N2
sky with sceptreTransliteration
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother
Shape tags
Meanings
Representing the sky with an uncertain object suspended from it, originally (
N3), with the object possibly a broken oar or a drill 
U25, 
U24 with the sky as drill-weight. In later versions from the 18th Dynasty the object looks similar to the lower half of a broken scepter wAs.
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Phonogram: grḥ
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram for grḥ (“night”).
2. Logogram: grḥ — night
determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs
1. Determinative for words relating to darkness, obscurity, and night, as in grḥ, wḫ (“night”), kkw (“darkness”), jḫḫw (“dusk”).
2. Classifier night
3. Determinative: night
otherHas a specialized or contextual function
1. The sky with a sceptre with a forked end hanging from it.
Words Using This Glyph
sḫꜣVERB
spend the night
sꜣwNOUN
darkness
i͗ḥyVERB
to darken (sky)
wšꜣwNOUN
darkness
rswtNOUN
vigilance, alertness
