𓄡

Representing a mammal’s belly (with teats) and tail, viewed from the underside. The phonetic value of ẖ is derived by the rebus principle from its use as the logogram for ẖt (“belly”). The color of this glyph when painted greatly varied.

(ẖ)

1. Uniliteral phonogram for ẖ.
2. Logogram for ẖt (“belly, body”).

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• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
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