Y1

Y1

scroll with ties

Transliteration

rḫzẖꜣmdwtdmḏmḏꜣtmꜣꜥtsspdw
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Variants (1)

Meanings

Representing a papyrus roll, tied and sealed, showing the ends of the strings; a later development of Y2Y2 (). Sometimes oriented vertically, Y1VY1V ().

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Phonogram for mḏꜣt.

2. Phonogram: mdꜣt

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram for mḏꜣt (“book”).

2. Logogram for dmḏ (“total”) (in mathematical books and accounts).

3. Logogram: dmd — total

4. Logogram: mdꜣt — papyrus roll

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative for writing and written things, as in zḫꜣ (“to write”), mdwt (“words”).

2. Determinative for abstract notions, as in mꜣꜥt (“truth”), rḫ (“to know”).

3. Classifier abstract words

4. Determinative: writing and what is written, abstract notions

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. A papyrus scroll, rolled-up, tied and sealed, written horizontally, with ties.