Egg (hieroglyph)

The ancient Egyptian Egg hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. H8, is a portrayal of an oval-shaped egg, tilted at an angle, within the Gardiner signs for parts of birds.

It is an Egyptian language hieroglyph determinative used for the Egyptian word swht, "egg".[1] It is also used for the names of goddesses. Goddess Isis uses the egg in her hieroglyphic block.[2]
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There are variations of her name block. Cleopatra III uses the Egg hieroglyph as part of her name within her cartouche.
H8
Egg
in hieroglyphs

See also

References

  1. Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Egg: p. 125.
  2. Betrò, 1995, Egg: p. 125.
  • Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Maria Carmela Betrò, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)


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