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𓍷 U+13377, 𓍷 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH V010 Gardiner number: V10 ← 𓍶 [U+13376] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓍸 → [U+13378]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the cartouche with an architectural rather than mythological image, as a gigantic ceiling resting on four supports. The phonogrammatic value is derived from the glyph’s use in šnw (“cartouche”).

Symbol

(šnw)

• Logogram for šnw (“cartouche”).
• Determinative in words for the cartouche, as in šnw.

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN