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,

Spine with fluid, stating: "...(pharaoh)-Lord (of) Extent of (the Land's) "Happiness"...."
(uses the Heart (hieroglyph))

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spine and nerve (aw hieroglyph).

• Gardiner's Sign List#F. Parts of Mammals

References

• Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)
• Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes) (softcover, ISBN 0-486-23615-3)