Stair-single (hieroglyph)
Introduction Relief with offerings to Sobek, showing ''Stair-Double''; (See in Budge, ''Rdu'', the Stairs of Sobek). (The offering relief is by Scribe Aa-mer-R-u(coil)-t, (Aa-mer-r-u-t); a meteor (hieroglyph) unlisted replaces the incense-pot. )The ancient Egyptian '''Single-Stair''' hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. O40 is a single staircase in the Gardiner subset for "buildings, parts of buildings, etc." A second full double-staircase is no. O41, O41In the Egyptian language, the ''single stair hieroglyph'' is used as a determinative.
See also *Gardiner's Sign List#O. Buildings, Parts of Buildings, etc. *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, )*Budge, 1978, (1920). ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, c 1978; cliv-(154) and 1314 pp. (In two volumes) (softcover, )