π
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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a cut block of stone or brick. The dimension of the sign varies, and it may be written long like π (
), with which it should not be confused, although it was often written shorter to distinguish it. The stone glyph conventionally colored either white (in many examples, representing a whitish stone such as limestone), or blue (in other examples, perhaps representing a mud-brickβas Egyptian scribes generally used a limited color palette that did not include grey or brownβor a block of dark stone such as basalt or greywacke).
Compare the Chinese character η³.
Symbol
Usage notes
This glyph and
(π) are extremely similar, see the usage notes there regarding typical coloration and other distinguishing features of the two.
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN, page 497
- BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., βISBN
- David Nunn, A Palaeography of Polychrome Hieroglyphs (2020)
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