Meanings
A ram (Ovis longipes palaeo-aegyptiacus), standing, with a beard.
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Phonogram: bꜣ
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram: bꜣ — ram
2. Logogram: ẖnmw — Khnum
determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs
1. Classifier ram
2. Determinative: rꜥm, sheep
Words Using This Glyph
srNOUN
ram, sheep
bdVERB
to shine, to illumine, to enlighten (out of darkness)
bꜣNOUN
holy ram, ram, soul, Ba
bbNOUN
collar, necklace
bꜣwtNOUN
(section of a coffin)?
Related Glyphs
Royal Names Using This Glyph
Smendes I
Shabaka
Shebitko
Tenutamen
Neferites I
This glyph appears in 5 royal names.