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𓉗 U+13257, 𓉗
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O006
Gardiner number:O6
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[U+13256]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓉘
[U+13258]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a plan of a walled rectangular enclosure, with the smaller rectangle representing the roofed living quarters.

Symbol

Hwt

(ḥwt)

  1. Triliteral phonogram for ḥwt, as inḥwt (verse),ḥwtt (quarry).
  2. Logogram forḥwt (large building).

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 493
  • Betrò, Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
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