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𓈀 U+13200, 𓈀
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N018
Gardiner number:N18
← 𓇿
[U+131FF] 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓈁 →
[U+13201]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

This was originally three different glyphs: one representing a sandy tract of land (an island in the Nile or a sandy hill in the flood plain,
), one representing a bolt of rolled-up linen (
, variant
), and one representing a roll of bread (
, variant
(𓏒)). The land glyph is generally colored reddish yellow and sometimes speckled to indicate sand.

Symbol
  1. (group-writing) The group

    constitutes a uniliteral phonogram for j, as in jrt (“Yareth”).
  2. Logogram for jw (“island”).
  3. Determinative for deserts and foreign countries, as in ꜣḫt (“place of sunrise/sunset”), ṯḥnw (“Libya”), stt (“Asia”).
  4. alternative form of 𓋰 (
    )
  5. alternative form of 𓏒 (
    )

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 487
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
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