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M4

M4

palm branch
M·Trees and plants·U+131B3·both

Transliteration

tr2snf4rnpt7rnp33rnpjḥꜣt.sprnpt.ḥsb
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

branchpalm

Variants (4)

M4AM4AM4BM4BM4CM4CM4DM4D

Meanings

Representation of the rib of a palm branch.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Phonogram: rnp

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram (year)

2. Logogram: ḥꜣt-sp — regnal year

3. Logogram: snf — last year

4. Logogram: rnp — year

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative in rnpj (“young”) and tr (“time, season”).

2. Determinative: rnpj — young

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. Ideogram for rnpt (“year”) and rnpt-ḥsb (“regnal year”).

2. When duplicated (M4M4 M4M4), serves as an ideogram for snf (“last year”).

3. A palm branch, stripped of leaves and notched with a round notch.

Words Using This Glyph

D1M4W3
tp.tꜣNOUN

beginning of the season festival

D1M4W3
tp.trNOUN

beginning of the season festival

D1Q3
X1D21
M17M4
W3N5
Z3A
tp.trwNOUN

seasons ?, calendar festivals

D1Z1
M4
X1Z1
tp.rnptNOUN

New Year festival

T8M4
X1Z1
tpy.rnptNOUN

first day of the year, new year's day

See all words using M4 →

Appears in

A109B

A109B

logogram

Man and his occupations

wr
A109D

A109D

Man and his occupations

A135A

A135A

Man and his occupations

B70

B70

other

Woman and her occupations

t/r
C9F

C9F

Anthropomorphic deities

C11

C11

phonogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥḤḥw
C11L

C11L

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C11B

C11B

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C11J

C11J

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C11C

C11C

Anthropomorphic deities

C11D

C11D

Anthropomorphic deities

C11G

C11G

Anthropomorphic deities

C11I

C11I

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C78D

C78D

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C78E

C78E

logogram

Anthropomorphic deities

ḥḥ
C78G

C78G

Anthropomorphic deities

C93

C93

Anthropomorphic deities

C298

C298

Anthropomorphic deities

r

Related Glyphs

M1

M1

phonogram

Trees and plants

jmꜥšnbs+5 more
M1C

M1C

Trees and plants

i͗mꜣ
M1D

M1D

logogram

Trees and plants

nꜥrt
M2

M2

phonogram

Trees and plants

sjsḥn+6 more
M2B

M2B

logogram

Trees and plants

mꜣꜥ.ḫrw

Royal Names Using This Glyph

Amenhotep I
1541 BC–1520 BC
Thutmose I
1520 BC–1492 BC
Hatshepsut★ Notable
1473 BC–1458 BC
Ramesses II★ Notable
1279 BC–1213 BC
Ramesses III★ Notable
1186 BC–1155 BC
Ramesses IV
1155 BC–1149 BC
Ramesses V
1149 BC–1145 BC
Ramesses VI
1145 BC–1137 BC
Ramesses VII
1137 BC–1130 BC
Ramesses IX
1129 BC–1111 BC

This glyph appears in 11 royal names.

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