U+13038 "𓀸" Egyptian Hieroglyph A047 Unicode Character

U+13038 "𓀸" Egyptian Hieroglyph A047 is a sign from the Gardiner Sign List category A, which depicts a seated figure with a specific posture or attribute, often interpreted as a man or deity in a particular role within ancient Egyptian writing. This glyph is part of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block in Unicode, allowing for digital representation of this ancient script, and it was typically used in religious, funerary, or administrative texts to convey phonetic sounds or logographic meanings associated with the figure it represents. Scholars categorize it alongside related hieroglyphs that show human figures with distinct gestures or equipment, aiding in the translation and understanding of Egyptian language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+13038
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph A047
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓀸
HTML Hex Encoding	𓀸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x80 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDC38
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00013038
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udc38

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	A-13-004
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Man (shepherd), seated, both knees up, with covered legs and arms, with a short straight beard and short hair/wig, holding a stick which curves inwards, with a band of string or fabric, with the ties away from the body.
kEH_Func	Logogram (to guard)
kEH_FVal	sꜣw
kEH_UniK	A047
kEH_JSesh	A47
kEH_HG	A47
kEH_IFAO	17,8