The 𓇳 glyph, top center, with color intact. A common variant, red with a white rim (second from right). Egyptian [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ] A pictogram ☉ .
Logogram for rꜥ ( “ sun, day ” ) .Logogram for hrw ( “ day ” ) .Logogram for sw ( “ day of the month ” ) in dates.Determinative for words relating to the sun, its actions, and related phenomena.Determinative for words relating to time.Used in , itself a determinative for time. [11th–12th Dynasty] References [ edit ] 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 A graphic variant with a boss/nipple in the center (top and bottom right). 
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of the sun. The circle or dot in the center usually does not appear in the full hieroglyphic form, which is a filled, usually convex circle colored red, often with a white rim. Compare the Chinese character 
and the modern astronomical solar symbol ☉.
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