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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a man with his arms raised. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).
Symbol
- Determinative meaning "supplicate", such as in dwκ£ (βpraiseβ).
- Determinative meaning "hide", such as in sdgκ£ (βbe hiddenβ), and jmn (βhideβ).
Usage notes
This glyph's usage is closely aligned with the usage of
π’ (
). Compare also
π (
), which was similar in early depictions (before c. the 18th Dynasty, when that figure started to be depicted crouching behind a wall).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN, page 442
