𓃭

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𓃭 U+130ED, 𓃭
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH E023
Gardiner number:E23
← 𓃬
 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓃮 →

Egyptian

representing l on a cartouche of Alexander the Great

Glyph origin

Representing a recumbent lion. This glyph was conventionally colored yellow. The phonogrammatic value of rw derives by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for rw (“lion”).

Symbol

rw
 (rw)
  1. Biliteral phonogram for rw.
  2. (later) Uniliteral phonogram for r, sometimes representing /l/.
  3. Triliteral phonogram for šnꜥ, through confusion with hieratic
    U13
    (𓍁).
  4. Logogram for rw (“lion”).
  5. Logogram for mꜣj (“lion”).

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 460
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
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