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𓆼 U+131BC, 𓆼
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH M012
Gardiner number:M12
𓆻
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆽

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the leaf, stalk and rhizome (or a mound of earth) of the lotus. In general, the stem and base red, and the leaf green or yellow.

Symbol

M12
  1. Biliteral phonogram for ḫꜣ.
  2. Logogram for ḫꜣ (one thousand).

Descendants

Hieratic Demotic Coptic
Ϧ

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 480
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN