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𓇹 U+131F9, 𓇹 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N011 Gardiner number: N11 ← 𓇸 [U+131F8] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇺 → [U+131FA]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the crescent moon. Compare the Chinese character 月. Variants appear vertically, facing left or right ; another variant is (𓇺). The phonogrammatic value of ꜥḥ is derived by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for jꜥḥ (“moon”).

Symbol

(ꜥḥ)

1. Biliteral phonogram or phonetic determinative for ꜥḥ in wꜥḥ (“carob beans”).
2. Logogram for jꜥḥ (“moon”).
3. Alone or in combination as , logogram for ꜣbd (“month”).
4. Logogram for šzp (“palm (measure)”).
5. Determinative for the moon, as in jꜥḥ (“moon”).
6. Determinative in šzp (“palm (measure)”).
7. Alternative form of (𓄭) in some inscriptions.

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957), Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 486
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995), Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN