Egg (hieroglyph)
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The ancient Egyptian
Egg hieroglyph, Gardiner
sign listed no. H8, is a portrayal of an oval
-shaped egg, tilted at an angle, within the Gardiner signs for parts of birds.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
Egg hieroglyph, Gardiner
Gardiner's Sign List
Gardiner's Sign List is a list of common Egyptian hieroglyphs compiled by Sir Alan Gardiner. It is considered a standard reference in the study of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs....
sign listed no. H8, is a portrayal of an oval
Oval
An oval is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse, such as a Cassini oval. The term does not have a precise mathematical definition except in one area oval , but it may also refer to:* A sporting arena of oval shape** a cricket field...
-shaped egg, tilted at an angle, within the Gardiner signs for parts of birds.