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𓆓 U+13193, 𓆓
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH I010
Gardiner number:I10
𓆒
[U+13192]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆔
[U+13194]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) in a position of rest. This glyph was conventionally colored yellow. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for ḏt (cobra).

Symbol

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D
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  1. Uniliteral phonogram for ; since Middle Egyptian sometimes used for d, as the sounds had merged in some phonetic environments.
  2. Logogram for ḏt (cobra).

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 476
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
  • Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language[1], Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48