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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing the cartouche with an architectural rather than mythological image, as a gigantic ceiling resting on four supports. The phonogrammatic value is derived from the glyph’s use in šnw (“cartouche”).
Symbol
(šnw)
- Logogram for šnw (“cartouche”).
- Determinative in words for the cartouche, as in šnw.
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
