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𓂧 U+130A7, 𓂧
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D046
Gardiner number:D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓂨

Egyptian

The hand hieroglyph in the name Senedj.

Glyph origin

Representing a human hand. This glyph was conventionally colored red. Compare the Chinese character and Epigraphic Mayan / ("hand").

Symbol

d
(d)
  1. Uniliteral phonogram for d.
  2. Logogram for ḏrt (hand).

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 455
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language, Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48