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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing the head of a crested heron, although possibly originally of a duck, given that there is a word for duck mꜣꜥ, in which case the phonogrammatic value of mꜣꜥ could derive from that word.
Symbol
(wšm, pꜣq, mꜣꜥ)
- Triliteral phonogram or phonetic determinative for wšm, as in wšm (“ear of corn”).
- Triliteral phonogram, replacing (𓆁), for pꜣq in pꜣqt (“fine linen”).
- Phonetic determinative for mꜣꜥ, as in mꜣꜥ (“temple”).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 474
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
