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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing the sky with an architectural rather than mythological image, as a gigantic ceiling resting on four supports. The phonogrammatic value is derived from the glyph’s use in ḥrt (“sky”).
Symbol
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(ḥrj)
- Triliteral or biliteral phonogram for ḥrj or ḥr, as in ḥrj (“being above”).
- Logogram for pt (“sky”).
- Logogram for ḥrt (“sky”) in jn-ḥrt.
- Determinative in words for the sky, as in nwt, ḥrt, pt.
- Determinative in words for gates, by confusion with other glyphs, as in rwtj (“double gate”), hꜣyt (“portal”).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
- Betrò, Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN