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𓎰 U+133B0, 𓎰 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH W002 Gardiner number: W2 ← 𓎯 [U+133AF] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓎱 → [U+133B1]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a sealed oil-jar without tied ends. Old Kingdom forms of this glyph often omit the seal on top and sometimes show alabaster veining.

According to Fischer, since the Middle Kingdom the oil-jar with tied ends (𓎯) has also been used in place of this glyph.

Symbol

(bꜣs)

1. Triliteral phonogram for bꜣs, as in bꜣstt (“(cat-goddess) Bastet”).
2. Determinative for jar, as in bꜣs (“jar”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 527
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, pages 49–50