Spine with fluid (hieroglyph)

Spine
issuing fluid(?)
in hieroglyphs
The Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph of a Spine issuing fluid is Gardiner sign listed no. F40 for the animal spine, fluid falling from each end. Another hieroglyph, Gardiner F39 shows only half of the spine, -(referring to 'dignity', or 'to be revered').[1]
The Spine with Fluid hieroglyph is used in Egyptian hieroglyphs as a biliteral with the language value of Aw-(Au) and consists of the Egyptian vowel uniliterals of a, the vulture, Gardiner G1-(birds), , and w, the quail chick, Gardiner G43,

The use of the spine with fluid hieroglyph is for words showing "length", as opposed to 'breadth', (Egyptian usekh-(breadth, width)-for example, the Usekh collar). Some example words for 'length' are: to be long, length, to extend, extended; and for to expand, to dilate, words like: joy, gladness, pleasure, delight.[2]

Preceded by

vulture: a - (unil.)
Vulture (hieroglyph)
(start of alphabet)
spine with fluid
3w-(3u)		 Succeeded by

chisel
3b - (phonogram)

See also

References

  1. ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, hieroglyph: Spine with marrow, p. 128.
  2. ^ Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, au, p. 2 (of 464 pp.)