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𓇳 U+131F3, 𓇳 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N005 Gardiner number: N5 ← 𓇲 [U+131F2] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇴 → [U+131F4]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the sun. Compare the Chinese character 日. The hieroglyph was colored red.

Symbol

1. Logogram for rꜥ (“sun, day”).
2. Logogram for hrw (“day”).
3. Logogram for sw (“day of the month”) in dates.
4. Determinative for words relating to the sun, its actions, and related phenomena.
5. Determinative for words relating to time.
6. Used in , itself a determinative for time. [11th–12th Dynasty]

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