Union symbol (hieroglyph)
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Union-symbol (Lung and Trachea) sma in hieroglyphs | ||
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In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the hieroglyph is used for the phonetic value of sma,[1] (a triliteral) with meanings of to join together, to unite with.[2]
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- Chephren's seated statue
- Detail of Chephren's statue
See also[edit]
- Two whips with shen ring (hieroglyph)
- Gardiner's Sign List#F. Parts of mammals
- List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
References[edit]
- ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, p. 128,
- ^ Budge, 1991. A Hieroglyphic Dictionary to the Book of the Dead, pp. 345.
- Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)
- Budge, 1991. A Hieroglyphic Dictionary to the Book of the Dead, E.A.Wallace Budge, Dover edition, 1991; Original: c 1911 as: "A Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead with an Index to All the English Equivalents of the Egyptian Words", (Kegan Paul, etc. Ltd, London, publisher). Dover: (softcover, ISBN 0-486-26724-5)
- Schulz, Seidel. Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs, Editors, Regine Schulz, Matthias Seidel, Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne, English translation version. (hardcover, ISBN 3-89508-913-3)