Night (hieroglyph)
Introduction (Example hieroglyph relief). The ancient Egyptian '''Night hieroglyph''', Gardiner sign listed nos. N3 is a portrayal of the ''sky with the 'was' scepter hanging from it''; it is in the Gardiner subset for "sky, earth, and water".In the Egyptian language, the ''night hieroglyph'' is used as a determinative for words relating to 'obscurity'. In the language it is used for ''grh''-(grḥ), and ''w(kh)''-(uḫ) for '''night''', and ''kkw''-(kku) for '''dark''', and a determinative for other related words.
See also *Sky (hieroglyph)*Gardiner's Sign List#N. Sky, Earth, and Water*List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
References *Betrò, 1995. ''Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt,'' Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, )