Egyptian [ edit ] representing l on a cartouche of Alexander the Great Glyph origin [ edit ] Representing a recumbent lion (colored yellow). The phonogrammatic value of rw derives by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for rw ( “ lion ” ) .
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Biliteral phonogram for rw .( later ) Uniliteral phonogram for r , sometimes representing /l/.Triliteral phonogram for šnꜥ , through confusion with hieratic (𓍁 Logogram for rw ( “ lion ” ) . Logogram for mꜣj ( “ lion ” ) . References [ edit ] Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs , third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN page 460 Betrò, Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto , Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN 
