U+13239 "𓈹" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nu004 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+13239 "𓈹" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nu004 is a glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a depiction of water or a canal, often associated with the concept of the primordial watery abyss or the god Nun in ancient Egyptian writing. This hieroglyph is part of a larger set of signs used in the hieroglyphic script, primarily functioning as a determinative or ideogram in words related to moisture, bodies of water, or the primeval ocean. Its design consists of a horizontal zigzag or wavy line, symbolizing rippling water, and it appears in texts and art from the Pharaonic period through the Ptolemaic era. In Unicode, this character enables digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian language and culture, preserving a key symbol of creation mythology in a modern encoding system.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𓈹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𓈹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x93 0x88 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD80C 0xDE39 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00013239 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud80c\ude39 |
Unicode Properties
Unikemet Data
| kEH_Cat |
R-16-004 |
| kEH_Core |
C |
| kEH_Desc |
A sceptre with a straight shaft, a forked base, topped with the head of the Seth animal (S40), with a fillet and a backwards angled feather (H6) on top of the staff (R19); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24). |
| kEH_Func |
Logogram (Thebes) |
| kEH_FVal |
wꜣs.t |
| kEH_UniK |
NU004 |
| kEH_JSesh |
NU4 |