𓁓

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𓁓 U+13053, 𓁓
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH B004
Gardiner number:B4
← 𓁒
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓁔 β†’

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a woman giving birth, with the depiction of the child’s emerging head and arms seen in 𓁒 (
B3
) symbolically replaced by fennec skins from the hieroglyph π“„Ÿ (
ms
), itself used in various words relating to birth and children. In old examples the woman and the skins are found almost or completely separated.

Symbol

B4
  1. Alternative form of 𓁒 (
    B3
    ).
  2. (rare, in a single hieratic manuscript) Alternative form of 𓀂 (
    A3
    ).

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, β†’ISBN, page 448
  • BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., β†’ISBN