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𓐠 U+13420, 𓐠 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH AA018 Gardiner number: Aa18 ← 𓐟 [U+1341F] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓐡 → [U+13421]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a lid; a later development of (𓐟).

Symbol

(sꜣ)

1. Logogram for sꜣ (“back”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
2. Phonogram for sꜣ. [since the 12th Dynasty]
3. (group-writing) The group or constitutes a uniliteral phonogram for s.

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