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𓆂 U+13182, 𓆂 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH H004 Gardiner number: H4 ← 𓆁 [U+13181] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓆃 → [U+13183]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing the head of the vulture (𓅐, Gyps fulvus). The phonogrammatic value of nr is derived by the rebus principle from the word for vulture, nrt.

Symbol

(nr)

1. Phonetic determinative for nr.
2. Used as a cryptograph for rmṯ (“people”). [since the 18th Dynasty]

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 474
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN