T19

T19

harpoon head

Transliteration

ḳs9ꜣbwḳrs10twr10gnwt19gn2msn1bonetubegnwtjtwi͗
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

Variants (3)

Meanings

Representation of a bone harpoon head.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Biliteral phonogram for qs.

2. Phonogram: twr

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram: qs — bone

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative for "bone" and "tube" and in the words qrs (“to bury”) and twr (“pure”).

2. Classifier bone

3. Determinative: bone, tubular

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. Ideogram for gnwt (“annals”) and gnwtj (“sculptor”). In the latter word, it is often doubled (G35G35 G35G35).

2. A harpoon-head with two horizontal strokes on top and an angled stroke below a curl as point.

3. A harpoon-head with two horizontal strokes on top and a single curl on top of the point.

4. A harpoon-head with two horizontal strokes on top and two curls on top of the point.