𓂀

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

𓂀 U+13080, 𓂀
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH D010
Gardiner number:D10
𓁿
[U+1307F]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓂁
[U+13081]

Egyptian

[edit]

Glyph origin

[edit]

Representing the Eye of Horus or wḏꜣt (literally Intact One) in the form of a human eye with the markings of a falcon’s head. The vertical stripe represents the dark spot found beneath the falcon’s eye, while the spiral stylizes the feather pattern behind this spot.

Symbol

[edit]
wDAt
  1. Logogram for wḏꜣt (Eye of Horus).
  2. Determinative in wḏꜣt (Eye of Horus).

References

[edit]
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 451
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN