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𓊌 U+1328C, 𓊌 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O039 Gardiner number: O39 ← 𓊋 [U+1328B] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊍 → [U+1328D]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a cut block of stone or brick. The dimension of the sign varies, and it may be written long like 𓈙 (), with which it should not be confused. Compare the Chinese character 石.

Symbol

1. Logogram for jnr (“stone”).
2. Determinative for stone, as in jnr (“stone”), ꜥꜣt (“precious stone”), dbn (“deben, a measure of weight”), ꜥr (“pebble”), ḏbt (“brick”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 497
• Betrò, Maria (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN