𓎛

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𓎛 U+1339B, 𓎛
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH V028
Gardiner number:V28
𓎚
[U+1339A]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓎜
[U+1339C]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing a lamp wick of twisted flax. The uppermost loop is often the biggest of the three. These wicks were generally made of a folded strip of fabric twisted tightly and soaked in unused fat. This glyph was conventionally colored green. The phonogrammatic value of is derived by the rebus principle from ḥꜥt (wick).

Symbol

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H
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  1. Uniliteral phonogram for .
  2. (rare) Determinative in tkꜣw (candle, taper).

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 525
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 11
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language[1], Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48