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𓊍 U+1328D, 𓊍
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O040
Gardiner number:O40
← 𓊌
[U+1328C]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊎 →
[U+1328E]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing a stairway, conventionally with four steps.

Symbol

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O40
  1. Logogram for or determinative in rwd (“stairway”).
  2. Logogram for or determinative in ḫtw (“platform, terrace, terraced hillside”).
  3. Determinative for stairways and stepped constructions.

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 497
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN