𓀀

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𓀀 U+13000, 𓀀
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH A001
Gardiner number:A1
[unassigned: U+12FF3–U+12FFF]
𒿲
[U+12FF2]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓀁
[U+13001]

Egyptian[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Representing a seated man with both arms flexed, the rearward arm overlapping the body, essentially portraying a man in a generic pose to draw little attention to any particular action or quality other than manhood. Compare the Chinese character .

Symbol[edit]

A1
  1. Logogram for z (man).
  2. Logogram for .j (first person suffix pronoun).
  3. (Late Egyptian) Logogram for wj (first person dependent pronoun).
  4. Determinative for the relations, occupations, and personal names of men.
  5. Determinative for the first person, as in jnk, .kw, wj.
  6. Part of the combination
    A1
    Z2
    , a logogram for rḥw (comrades) in certain personal names.
  7. Part of the combination
    A1 B1
    Z2
    , a determinative for groups of people, as in rmṯt (people).

References[edit]

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 442
  • Fischer, Henry (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 15
  • Betrò, Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 77–78