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𓇲 U+131F2, 𓇲 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N004 Gardiner number: N4 ← 𓇱 [U+131F1] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇳 → [U+131F3]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the sky with water descending from it. Compare the Chinese character 雨.

Symbol

1. Logogram for jꜣdt (“dew”).
2. Determinative for precipitation, dew, and fog.
3. Determinative in jꜣdw (“pestilence”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN