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𓏝 U+133DD, 𓏝 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH Y002 Gardiner number: Y2 ← 𓏜 [U+133DC] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓏞 → [U+133DE]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a papyrus roll, tied and sealed. Since the Middle Kingdom, the roll with tied ends (𓏛) has been used in place of this glyph.

Symbol

(mḏꜣt)

1. Logogram for mḏꜣt (“book”). [Old Kingdom]
2. Phonogram for mḏꜣt. [Old Kingdom]
3. Determinative for writing and written things, as in zẖꜣ (“to write”), mdwt (“words”). [Old Kingdom]
4. Determinative for abstract notions, as in mꜣꜥt (“truth”), rḫ (“to know”). [Old Kingdom]

References

• 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