A14

A14

falling man with blood streaming from his head

Transliteration

mwt2sbi͗6ḫftjrḳḫfty
phonogramdeterminativeother

Meanings

Representing a fallen man with blood streaming from his head. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details). The blood is red. Some scribes reinterpreted or depicted the blood as an axe, with a red (wood) handle and white (simple stone) axehead.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Phonogram: mwt

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative for death, as in mwt (“to die”).

2. Determinative for enemies, as in ḫftj (“enemy”).

3. Classifier rebel, opponent

4. Determinative: death

5. Determinative: enemy

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. Man, curled up, right and left lower legs separated, back nearly horizontal, both arms forward, forearms horizontal, grasping a line of liquid (blood) which comes from the head.