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𓁑 U+13051, 𓁑 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH B002 Gardiner number: B2 ← 𓁐 [U+13050] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓁒 → [U+13052]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a seated pregnant woman with possibly a ritual knot or tie in her hair that may symbolise tightness that is to be released during labor.

Symbol

1. Determinative for pregnancy, as in jwr (“to conceive”), bkꜣ (“to be(come) pregnant”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 448
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN