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Egyptian
Glyph origin
A readaptation into hieroglyphs of the abbreviated
hieratic form of
π
± (
). The hieratic form grows increasingly common from the 9th dynasty onward, whereas its hieroglyphic readaptation first becomes notably common during the reign of
Akhenaten.
Symbol
(w)
- Alternative form of π
± ().
Usage notes
This glyph should not be confused with the extremely similar
(
π’), which serves as a phonogram for
Ε‘n, a determinative for rope, and a numeral for 100.
Descendants
- Phoenician: π€
(w)
- Ancient Greek: Ο (W), Ξ₯ (U)
- Aramaic: π‘
- Syriac: ά
- Hebrew: Χ
- (debated) Brahmi: π―
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN, page 537
