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𓆋 U+1318B, 𓆋 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH I004 Gardiner number: I4 ← 𓆊 [U+1318A] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆌 → [U+1318C]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a crocodile on a shrine. Older variants lack the shrine and instead depict the crocodile as a cult image (fetish) or a mummified crocodile, with only its head emerging from a wrapping of bandages or a sudarium: 𓆍 ().

Symbol

1. Logogram for sbk (“Sobek”).
2. Determinative in sbk (“Sobek”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 475
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN