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𓇯

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𓇯 U+131EF, 𓇯
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N001
Gardiner number:N1
𓇮
[U+131EE]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇰
[U+131F0]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the sky with an architectural rather than mythological image, as a gigantic ceiling resting on four supports. The phonogrammatic value is derived from the glyph’s use in ḥrt (sky).

Symbol

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pt
(ḥrj)
  1. Triliteral or biliteral phonogram for ḥrj or ḥr, as in ḥrj (being above).
  2. Logogram for pt (sky).
  3. Logogram for ḥrt (sky) in jn-ḥrt.
  4. Determinative in words for the sky, as in nwt, ḥrt, pt.
  5. Determinative in words for gates, by confusion with other glyphs, as in rwtj (double gate), hꜣyt (portal).

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 485
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN