𓐟

𓐟 U+1341F, 𓐟 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH AA017 Gardiner number: Aa17 ← 𓐞 [U+1341E] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓐠 → [U+13420]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a lid. Since the Middle Kingdom, (𓐠) has been used in place of this glyph.

Symbol

(sꜣ)

1. Logogram for sꜣ (“back”). [Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom]
2. Phonogram for sꜣ. [Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom]

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 542
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 51