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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing the crescent moon. Compare the Chinese character
月. Variants appear vertically, facing left
or right
; another variant is
(
𓇺). The phonogrammatic value of
ꜥḥ is derived by the
rebus principle from its use as a logogram for
jꜥḥ (“moon”).
Symbol
(ꜥḥ)
- Biliteral phonogram or phonetic determinative for ꜥḥ in wꜥḥ (“carob beans”).
- Logogram for jꜥḥ (“moon”).
- Alone or in combination as , logogram for ꜣbd (“month”).
- Logogram for šzp (“palm (measure)”).
- Determinative for the moon, as in jꜥḥ (“moon”).
- Determinative in šzp (“palm (measure)”).
- Alternative form of (𓄭) in some inscriptions.
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 486
- Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
