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𓐑 U+13411, 𓐑 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH AA005 Gardiner number: Aa5 ← 𓐐 [U+13410] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓐒 → [U+13412]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing perhaps a part of the steering gear of ships.

Symbol

(ḥpt)

1. Logogram for ḥjpt (“course”).
2. Biliteral phonogram for ḥp, as in ḥp (“Apis”), ḥpy (“Hapy”), ḥpt (“steering oar”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 540
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 51
• Postel, Lilian (2003) "«Rame» ou «course»? Enquête lexicographique sur le terme [hepet]" in Bulletin de l’institut français d’archéologie orientale, volume 103, pages 377-420 PDF