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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing
crocodile hide with
spines. The Old Kingdom form is rounded, with the spikes rising from the curving top,
, while the later form that became usual in the Middle Kingdom shows a more squarish piece of hide with spikes at its left side. The phonogrammatic value of
km possibly derives from the glyphโs use in
jkm (โshieldโ).
Symbol
(km)
- Biliteral phonogram for km.
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, โISBN, page 475
- Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginnerโs Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, โISBN
- Betrรฒ, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., โISBN
