U+13228 "𓈨" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl008 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+13228 "𓈨" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl008 is a representation of a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian writing system, classified under Gardiner's sign list as part of the "N" category for sky, earth, and water symbols. This particular glyph is a determinative or ideogram for the concept of "land" or "ground," often depicted as a rectangle marked with a grid or crosshatched pattern to signify a cultivated field or plot of territory. In Egyptian texts, it was used in words related to geography, agriculture, or property, helping to clarify the meaning of adjacent phonetic signs. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and study of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+13228
Name
Egyptian Hieroglyph Nl008
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𓈨
HTML Hex Encoding
𓈨
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x93 0x88 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD80C 0xDE28
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00013228
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud80c\ude28
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Unikemet Data
kEH_Cat
T-13-072
kEH_Core
C
kEH_Desc
An one-barbed harpoon, with handle, written horizontally (T21), on top of a crescent moon shape, connected by three lines, in front of a spear made into a standard, with a circle on either side of the spear tip, with a loop over the standard (Jsesh/Gardiner R15); 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 (8th nome of Lower Egypt)
kEH_FVal
wꜥ-m-ḥww-ꞽꜣb.ty
kEH_UniK
NL008
kEH_JSesh
NL8