NU3

NU3

sign of third nome of Upper Egypt
N·Sky, earth, water·U+13238·both

Transliteration

nḫn
logogram

Meanings

Two feathers (H6H6), orientated outwards, on top of a plan of a prehistoric building at the town of Nekhen, written as a circle / A circle with two vertical strokes, arranged horizontally, written within it (O48O48); 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 (3rd nome of Upper Egypt)

2. Logogram: nḫn — Nekhen (third nome of Upper Egypt)