G48

G48

𓅸
G·Birds

Transliteration

ššsS
determinativeotherlogogram

Variants (1)

Meanings

Representation of three ducklings in a nest. Compare 𓅷, a representation of a single duckling.

1
determinative

Determinative in and ideograph for zš (“nest”).

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

2
determinative

Classifier nest

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

3
other

Three ducklings, with open beaks, outstretched wings on either side of the body, and the legs drawn towards the body (G47), inside a nest.

Has a specialized or contextual function

4
logogram

Logogram: SS — nest

Represents a complete word or concept

Attested Examplesfrom the TLA corpus

𓂋𓊪𓂝 𓌳𓅨 𓎛𓃀𓌨𓁷𓁶𓅆𓅆𓅸𓇩𓊓

(ꞽ)r(.ꞽ)-pꜥ(.t) wr-mꜣ(.w) ẖr(.ꞽ)-ḥꜣb(.t)-ḥr(.ꞽ)-tp-nṯr.DU-zš-ꞽz-ꞽp.t

Iri-pat, Größter der Sehenden, oberster Vorlesepriester der beiden Götter des Nestes der Kammer der Innenräume

2706 BCE – 2686 BCEearlier Egyptian

𓂋𓊪𓂝 𓅨𓌳 𓌨𓁷𓎛𓁶𓃀𓅆𓅆𓅸𓄲𓂋𓏏

(ꞽ)r(.ꞽ)-pꜥ(.t) wr-mꜣ(.w) ẖr(.ꞽ)-ḥꜣb(.t)-ḥr(.ꞽ)-tp-nṯr.DU-zš-pẖr.t

Iri-pat, Größter der Sehenden, oberster Vorlesepriester der beiden Götter des Nestes des Umkreises

2706 BCE – 2686 BCEearlier Egyptian

Source: Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae corpus (CC BY-SA 4.0) — translations in German.

Quick Info

Gardiner Code
G48
Unicode
U+13178
Category
G
Meanings
4
Transliterations
3
Source
both
Text examples
2

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