Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a falcon, variously identified as a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon.
Symbol
- Logogram for แธฅr (โHorusโ).
- (occasionally) alternative form of ๐
(). [chiefly Old Kingdom and Late Period]
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, โISBN, page 467
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginnerโs Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, โISBN, page 26
- Betrรฒ, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., โISBN