M26
flowering sedgeTransliteration
šmꜥšmꜥw
phonogramlogogramother
Meanings
An image of a flowering sedge plant. Distinct from the non-flowering sign .
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Triliteral phonogram for šmꜥ.
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram (Upper Egypt)
2. Logogram: šmꜥw — Upper Egypt
otherHas a specialized or contextual function
1. Ideogram for šmꜥw (“Nile Valley”).
2. A desert plant, with four branches, with flowers on every branch, on a horizontal base.
