𓏛
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Egyptian edit
Glyph origin edit
Representing a papyrus roll, tied and sealed, showing the ends of the strings; a later development of
(𓏝). Sometimes oriented vertically,
(𓏜).
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Symbol edit
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- Logogram for mḏꜣt (“book”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
- Phonogram for mḏꜣt. [since the 12th Dynasty]
- Determinative for writing and written things, as in zẖꜣ (“to write”), mdwt (“words”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
- Determinative for abstract notions, as in mꜣꜥt (“truth”), rḫ (“to know”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
- Logogram for dmḏ (“total”) (in mathematical books and accounts). [since the 12th Dynasty]
References edit
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 533
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 51