Y4

𓏟

Unicode: U+133DF 𓏟
Reading: sš
Use: Logogram (scribe)
Group: Y – Writings, games, music
Sign list: Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar
Recognised as: Y3

Description

A scribe's kit, consisting of a palette, ink or paint pouch and reed pen, with the reed pen towards the front.

Examples

Y4 on an Egyptian monument — Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig

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Sign drawings: NewGardiner font by Mark-Jan Nederhof (SIL Open Font License 1.1); signs missing there: © Serge Rosmorduc (from JSesh; LGPL / CeCILL, see notice). Transliteration font: Charis SIL (SIL Open Font License 1.1). Photos: Alexander Sulimov, unless stated otherwise. Descriptions: Unicode Egyptian hieroglyph data (Unikemet).