𓊌

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𓊌 U+1328C, 𓊌
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O039
Gardiner number:O39
𓊋
[U+1328B]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊍
[U+1328D]

Egyptian[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Representing a cut block of stone or brick. The dimension of the sign varies, and it may be written long like 𓈙 (
S
), with which it should not be confused, although it was often written shorter to distinguish it. The stone glyph conventionally colored either white (in many examples, representing a whitish stone such as limestone), or blue (in other examples, perhaps representing a mud-brick—as Egyptian scribes generally used a limited color palette that did not include grey or brown—or a block of dark stone such as basalt or greywacke).

Compare the Chinese character .

Symbol[edit]

O39
  1. Logogram for jnr (stone).
  2. Determinative for stone, as in jnr (stone), ꜥꜣt (precious stone), dbn (deben, a measure of weight), ꜥr (pebble), ḏbt (brick).

Usage notes[edit]

This glyph and
S
(𓈙) are extremely similar, see the usage notes there regarding typical coloration and other distinguishing features of the two.

References[edit]