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𓂋 U+1308B, 𓂋
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D021
Gardiner number:D21
𓂊
[U+1308A]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓂌
[U+1308C]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the human mouth. In careful depictions, there is a significant narrowing toward the corners, so that the lips recurve, and the upper lip is more curved than the lower. This glyph was conventionally colored red. Compare the Chinese character . The phonetic value of r is derived by the rebus principle from its use as the logogram for r(ꜣ) (mouth).

Symbol

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r
(r)
  1. Uniliteral phonogram for r.
  2. Logogram for r(ꜣ) (mouth).

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 452
  • 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