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𓁹 U+13079, 𓁹
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D004
Gardiner number:D4
𓁸
[U+13078]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓁺
[U+1307A]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the human eye. Compare the Chinese character . The hieroglyph was given a somewhat elongated appearance with the iris partly covered by the upper lid. The outline of the eye was generally black; the sclera was white; the iris was often red (sometimes with a black pupil), but sometimes black. The phonogrammatic value of jr is derived by the rebus principle from the glyph’s use as the logogram for jrt (eye).

Symbol

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ir
(jr)
  1. Biliteral phonogram for jr.
  2. Logogram for jrt (eye).
  3. Determinative for words relating to sight and the eye.
  4. Part of the combination
    U2
    ir
    , a biliteral phonogram for mꜣ.
  5. Part of the combination
    ir
    ir
    , a logogram for mꜣꜣ (to see).

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 450
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 18
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • David Nunn, A Palaeography of Polychrome Hieroglyphs (Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales, 2020)