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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a papyrus roll, tied and sealed. Since the Middle Kingdom, the roll with tied ends
(
๐) has been used in place of this glyph.
Symbol
(mแธ๊ฃt)
- Logogram for mแธ๊ฃt (โbookโ).
- Phonogram for mแธ๊ฃt.
- Determinative for writing and written things, as in zแบ๊ฃ (โto writeโ), mdwt (โwordsโ).
- Determinative for abstract notions, as in m๊ฃ๊ฅt (โtruthโ), rแธซ (โto knowโ).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, โISBN, page 533
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginnerโs Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, โISBN, page 51
