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𓏌

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𓏌 U+133CC, 𓏌
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH W024
Gardiner number:W24
𓏋
[U+133CB]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓏍
[U+133CD]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing a bowl.

Symbol

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W24
(nw)
  1. Phonogram for nw.
  2. Phonogram for jn, as in jnk (I).
  3. Phonetic determinative for ḏꜣḏꜣ, as in ḏꜣḏꜣt (council).
  4. Phonetic determinative for qd, as in qd (to build). [since the Middle Kingdom]
  5. Phonetic determinative for nḏ, as in nḏ (to protect). [since the Middle Kingdom]
  6. Phonetic determinative for nḫb, as in nḫbt (Nekhbet).
  7. Part of the combination
    nw
    N35B
    , a logogram for m ẖnw (in).
  8. Determinative for pot as an alternative to
    W22
    (𓏊) and
    W23
    (𓏋).

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 529-530
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 50