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𓆂 U+13182, 𓆂
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH H004
Gardiner number:H4
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[U+13181] 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆃 β†’
[U+13183]

Egyptian

Glyph origin
Representing the head of the vulture
G14
(𓅐, Gyps fulvus). The phonogrammatic value of nr is derived by the rebus principle from the word for vulture, nrt.

Symbol
nr

(nr)

  1. Phonetic determinative for nr.
  2. Used as a cryptograph for rmαΉ― (β€œpeople”). [since the 18th Dynasty]

References
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, β†’ISBN, page 474
  • BetrΓ², Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., β†’ISBN
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