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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a woman giving birth, in the posture that would typically be adopted by Egyptian women in such a scenario (crouching over birth bricks, though the bricks themselves are not depicted).
Symbol
- Logogram for msj (βto give birthβ).
- Determinative for giving birth, as in msj (βto give birthβ), pκ₯pκ₯ (βto give birthβ), etc.
Alternative forms
(π)
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN, page 448
- BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., βISBN
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