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𓃹 U+130F9, 𓃹 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH E034 Gardiner number: E34 ← 𓃸 [U+130F8] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓃺 → [U+130FA]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

A crouching depiction of the Egyptian desert hare (Lepus capensis aegyptius), called sẖꜥt. The use of the hare as a phonogram for wn could derive from an ancient epithet of ‘runner’ for the hare. Compare the Chinese character 兔.

Symbol

(wn)

1. Biliteral phonogram for wn.
2. Logogram for wn (“desert hare”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 461
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN