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𓆤 U+131A4, 𓆤 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH L002 Gardiner number: L2 ← 𓆣 [U+131A3] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆥 → [U+131A5]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a bee. The hind leg (drawn raised under the abdomen) was often omitted. The phonogrammatic value of bjt is derived by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for bjt (“bee; honey”).

Symbol

(bjt)

1. Triliteral phonogram for bjt, as in bjtj (“King of Lower Egypt”).
2. Logogram for bjt (“bee; honey”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 477
• 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