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𓇰

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𓇰 U+131F0, 𓇰
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N002
Gardiner number:N2
𓇯
[U+131EF]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇱
[U+131F1]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the sky with an uncertain object suspended from it, originally 𓇱 (
N3
), with the object possibly a broken oar or a drill
U25
,
U24
with the sky as drill-weight. In later versions from the 18th Dynasty the object looks similar to the lower half of a broken scepter
wAs
.

Symbol

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N2
  1. Logogram for grḥ (night).
  2. Determinative for words relating to darkness, obscurity, and night, as in grḥ, wḫ (night), kkw (darkness), jḫḫw (dusk).

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 183
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN