Egyptian [ edit ]
Glyph origin [ edit ]
Representing an Egyptian cobra (Naja haje ) in a position of rest. This glyph was conventionally colored yellow. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for ḏt ( “ cobra ” ) .
(ḏ )
Uniliteral phonogram for ḏ ; since Middle Egyptian sometimes used for d , as the sounds had merged in some phonetic environments.
Logogram for ḏt ( “ cobra ” ) .
References [ edit ]
Gardiner, Alan (1957 ) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs , third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 476
Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995 ) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto , Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN
Peust, Carsten (1999 ) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language [1] , Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 48