π“ˆ†


π“ˆ† U+13206, 𓈆
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N022
Gardiner number:N22
← π“ˆ…
[U+13205] 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs π“ˆ‡ β†’
[U+13207]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a sandy tongue of land. The sand is sometimes represented as speckles across the glyph. This was the Old Kingdom precursor to both
(π“ˆ„) and
(π“ˆ…).

Symbol

 (wḏb)
  1. Triliteral phonogram for wḏb. [Old Kingdom]
  2. Determinative in wḏb (β€œsandbank, shore”). [Old Kingdom]
  3. Determinative for land, as in κœ₯αΈ₯t (β€œfield”). [Old Kingdom]

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, β†’ISBN, page 488
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