𓆇

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𓆇 U+13187, 𓆇
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH H008
Gardiner number:H8
𓆆
[U+13186]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆈
[U+13188]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing an egg. Compare the Chinese character . As a determinative in pꜥt (patricians), it may have originally been a different glyph, a clod of earth. This glyph was conventionally colored white or yellow, reflecting the creamy color of ostrich or goose eggs.

Symbol

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H8
  1. (in hieratic texts) Logogram for zꜣ (son) by conflation with
    zA
    (𓅭)
    [19th Dynasty]
  2. Determinative in swḥt (egg).
  3. Determinative in names of goddesses.
  4. Determinative in pꜥt (patricians).

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 474
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN