𓏛

𓏛	U+133DB, 𓏛 EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH Y001

Gardiner number:

Egyptian

Representing a papyrus roll, tied and sealed, showing the ends of the strings; a later development of

(𓏝). Sometimes oriented vertically,

(𓏜).

(mḏꜣt)

Logogram for mḏꜣt (“book”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
Phonogram for mḏꜣt. [since the 12th Dynasty]
Determinative for writing and written things, as in zẖꜣ (“to write”), mdwt (“words”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
Determinative for abstract notions, as in mꜣꜥt (“truth”), rḫ (“to know”). [since the 12th Dynasty]
Logogram for dmḏ (“total”) (in mathematical books and accounts). [since the 12th Dynasty]

Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 533
Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 51