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Colorful hieroglyphs from the tomb of Seti I, showing 𓎡.
Glyph origin
Representing a wickerwork basket with a handle. Compare the Chinese character 𠀠, 其. In the Old Kingdom the wickerwork was often detailed as green or yellow horizontal striations, representing a basket made from a continuous spiral, with strips whipstitched together. In later times multicolored checkered patterns became more common. The usual color is green. The phonetic value of k is of uncertain derivation.
Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 525
Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 13
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
