π“ŠŒ


π“ŠŒ U+1328C, 𓊌
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O039
Gardiner number:O39
← π“Š‹
[U+1328B]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs π“Š β†’
[U+1328D]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a cut block of stone or brick. The dimension of the sign varies, and it may be written long like the pool glyph π“ˆ™ (
), with which it should not be confused; the stone glyph was often written shorter to distinguish it. The stone glyph was conventionally colored either white (in many examples, representing a whitish stone such as limestone) or blue (in other examples, perhaps representing a mud-brickβ€”as Egyptian scribes generally used a limited color palette that did not include grey or brownβ€”or a block of dark stone such as basalt or greywacke, although blue coloration has also been interpreted as mere confusion with the pool glyph).

Compare the Chinese character 石.

Symbol

  1. Logogram for jnr (β€œstone”).
  2. Determinative for stone, as in jnr (β€œstone”), κœ₯ꜣt (β€œprecious stone”), dbn (β€œdeben, a measure of weight”), κœ₯r (β€œpebble”), ḏbt (β€œbrick”).

Usage notes

This glyph and
(π“ˆ™) are extremely similar, see the usage notes there regarding typical coloration and other distinguishing features of the two.

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, β†’ISBN, page 497
  • BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., β†’ISBN
  • David Nunn, A Palaeography of Polychrome Hieroglyphs (2020)