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𓆷 U+131B7, 𓆷 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH M008 Gardiner number: M8 ← 𓆶 [U+131B6] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆸 → [U+131B8]

Egyptian

cartouche of Darius II, with the final -š of the name visible

Glyph origin

Representing a pool with lotus flowers. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from the glyph’s use as a logogram for šꜣ (“field, countryside, swamp”).

Symbol

(šꜣ)

1. Biliteral phonogram for šꜣ.
2. Group-writing phonogram for š; compare uniliteral 𓈙 (Gardiner number: N37).
3. Logogram for šꜣ (“field, countryside, swamp”).
4. Logogram for ꜣḫt (“Akhet, inundation season”).

Descendants

Hieratic	Demotic	Coptic
		Ϣ

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 480
• 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