D54

D54

𓂻
D·Parts of the human body

Transliteration

Logogramjwjnmttšmjꜣb𓏎iwjw
logogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

Variants (1)

Meanings

Representing a pair of forward-facing walking legs. From the Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3–6) onward this glyph would sometimes include a kilt. This glyph was conventionally colored red. Sometimes the space between the legs was painted white.

1
logogram

Logogram for jwj (“to come”).

Represents a complete word or concept

2
logogram

Logogram for nmtt (“stride”).

Represents a complete word or concept

3
determinative

Determinative for movement, as in šmj (“to go”).

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

4
determinative

Determinative for lack of movement, as in ꜣb (“to stop”).

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

5
other

alternative form of 𓏎 (ini)

Has a specialized or contextual function

6
determinative

Classifier movement

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

7
other

Legs in a walking posture, feet orientated towards the reading direction.

Has a specialized or contextual function

8
logogram

Logogram: Jw — come

Represents a complete word or concept

9
logogram

Logogram: Nmtt — step

Represents a complete word or concept

10
determinative

Determinative: Movement

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

Attested Examplesfrom the TLA corpus

𓄲𓂋𓂻 𓎢

pẖr =k

du mögest umherziehen,

1818 BCE – 1630 BCEearlier Egyptian

𓏲𓍑𓄿𓂻𓏥

wḏꜣ.PL

"Zieht ein!"

1580 BCE – 1539 BCEearlier Egyptian

𓂻𓏲 𓆑 𓊪𓏲

ꞽwi̯ =f pw

Dies(er Satz) bedeutet, daß er (d.h. der Text) (ans Ende) kommt.

1939 BCE – 1630 BCEearlier Egyptian

Source: Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae corpus (CC BY-SA 4.0) — translations in German.