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𓊁 U+13281, 𓊁
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O033
Gardiner number:O33
EGPZ 1.0:58028
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Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a façade of a palace or tomb.

Symbol
  1. Used to mark the name of a king, initially by being written next to it; since the middle Naqada III period, it was instead attached to a rectangular enclosure that contained the royal name, particularly the Horus name. [Since c. 3400 BCE]
  2. Logogram for srḫ (“serekh”).
  3. Determinative in srḫ (“serekh”).

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 496

Further reading

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