𓆋


𓆋 U+1318B, 𓆋
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH I004
Gardiner number:I4
← π“†Š
[U+1318A] 		Egyptian Hieroglyphs π“†Œ β†’
[U+1318C]

Egyptian

Glyph origin
Representing a crocodile on a shrine. Older variants lack the shrine and instead depict the crocodile as a cult image (fetish) or a mummified crocodile, with only its head emerging from a wrapping of bandages or a sudarium: 𓆍 (
I5A
).

Symbol
I4
  1. Logogram for sbk (β€œSobek”).
  2. Determinative in sbk (β€œSobek”).

References
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, β†’ISBN, page 475
  • BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., β†’ISBN
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