Egg (hieroglyph)
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The
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]
There are variations of her name block.
Cleopatra III uses the Egg hieroglyph as part of her name within her cartouche[1].
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See also
- Gardiner's Sign List#H. Parts of Birds
- List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Wall relief -
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Goddess Isis -
Cleopatra III cartouche, and multiple uses of the Egg hieroglyph -
![[1]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wall_relief_Kom_Ombo18.JPG){kind=link}
References
- Betrò, 1995. ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)