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𓅃 U+13143, 𓅃
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH G005
Gardiner number:G5
← 𓅂
[U+13142] 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓅄 →
[U+13144]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a falcon, variously identified as a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon.

Symbol
G5
  1. Logogram for ḥr (“Horus”).
  2. (occasionally) Alternative form of 𓅆 (
    G7
    ). [chiefly Old Kingdom and Late Period]

References
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 467
  • Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 26
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
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