NL8

NL8

sign of eighth nome of Lower Egypt
N·Sky, earth, water·U+13228·both

Transliteration

Ḥwj.jꜣbtjwꜥ.m.ḥww.i͗͗ꜣbty
logogram

Meanings

An one-barbed harpoon, with handle, written horizontally (T21T21), on top of a crescent moon shape, connected by three lines, in front of a spear made into a standard, with a circle on either side of the spear tip, with a loop over the standard (Jsesh/Gardiner R15R15); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24N24).

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram (8th nome of Lower Egypt)

2. Logogram: ḥwj-jꜣbtj — hui-jꜥbtj (eighth nome of Lower Egypt)