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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) in a position of rest. This glyph was conventionally colored yellow. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for ḏt (“cobra”).
Symbol
(ḏ)
- Uniliteral phonogram for ḏ; since Middle Egyptian sometimes used for d, as the sounds had merged in some phonetic environments.
- Logogram for ḏt (“cobra”).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 476
- 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
