𓎱

𓎱 U+133B1, 𓎱 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH W003 Gardiner number: W3 ← 𓎰 [U+133B0] Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓎲 → [U+133B2]

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing an alabaster bowl used in purifications.

Symbol

(ḥꜣb)

1. Determinative for alabaster, as in šs (“alabaster”).
2. Logogram for ḥꜣb (“feast”).
3. Phonogram for ḥꜣb, as in ḥꜣbj (“to mourn”).
4. Determinative for feast, as in psḏntjw (“new-moon festival”), wꜣg (“wag-festival”).

References

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 527
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 50