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𓅱 U+13171, 𓅱
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH G043
Gardiner number:G43
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[U+13172]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a quail chick. In semi-cursive hieroglyphic writing the head tends to be summarized as a hook. This glyph was conventionally colored yellow. The source of its phonetic value is unknown.

Symbol
(w)
  1. Uniliteral phonogram for w, as in the plural ending -w.

References
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 472
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
  • Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language‎, Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48
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