Meanings
An image of a flowering sedge plant. Distinct from the non-flowering sign 𓇓.
1
phonogram
Triliteral phonogram for šmꜥ.
Represents a sound or phonetic value
2
other
Ideogram for šmꜥw (“Nile Valley”).
Has a specialized or contextual function
3
logogram
Logogram (Upper Egypt)
Represents a complete word or concept
4
other
A desert plant, with four branches, with flowers on every branch, on a horizontal base.
Has a specialized or contextual function
5
logogram
Logogram: ^Smaw — Upper Egypt
Represents a complete word or concept
Attested Examplesfrom the TLA corpus
𓆛𓏌 𓇗
ꞽn.w šmꜥ.w
Lieferungen Oberägyptens
3106 BCE – 3062 BCEearlier Egyptian
𓆓𓆑 𓇗
ḏf(ꜣ) šmꜥ.w
Lebensmittelabgabe Oberägyptens
3150 BCE – 3106 BCEearlier Egyptian
𓇋𓊪 𓇗
ꞽp(.t) šmꜥ.w
Abrechnung Oberägyptens
3224 BCE – 3161 BCEearlier Egyptian
Source: Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae corpus (CC BY-SA 4.0) — translations in German.
Quick Info
- Gardiner Code
- M26
- Unicode
- U+131D7
- Category
- M
- Meanings
- 5
- Transliterations
- 5
- Source
- both
- Text examples
- 3
