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𓆼

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𓆼 U+131BC, 𓆼
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH M012
Gardiner number:M12
𓆻
[U+131BB]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆽
[U+131BD]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the leaf, stalk and rhizome (or a mound of earth) of the lotus. In general, the stem and base red, and the leaf green or yellow.

Symbol

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M12
  1. Biliteral phonogram for ḫꜣ.
  2. Logogram for ḫꜣ (one thousand).

Descendants

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Hieratic Demotic Coptic
Ϧ

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 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