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𓂓

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𓂓 U+13093, 𓂓
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D028
𓂒
[U+13092]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓂔
[U+13094]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing two extended arms, as if to embrace. The glyph was painted red, except for some instances where it had a white fill due to a yellow background, and a yellow fill due to a white background.[1]

Symbol

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𓂓 (kꜣ)

  1. Biliteral phonogram for kꜣ.
  2. Logogram for kꜣ (soul, spirit).

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 453
  1. ^ David Nunn, A Palaeography of Polychrome Hieroglyphs (Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales, 2020)