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𓆓 U+13193, 𓆓
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH I010
Gardiner number:I10
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[U+13194]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) in a position of rest. It is conventionally colored yellow. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from its use as an ideogram for the cobra, ḏ.

Symbol

D

(ḏ)

  1. Uniliteral phonogram for ḏ; in later Egyptian often used for d, as the sounds had merged.
  2. Used as an ideogram for cobra: see ḏ,‎ ḏt.

References

  • Betrò, Maria (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, Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48
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