Spine with fluid (hieroglyph)
Introduction Spine with fluid, stating: "...(pharaoh)-Lord (of) Extent of (the Land's) "Happiness"...."(uses the Heart (hieroglyph))The ancient Egyptian hieroglyph of a '''Spine issuing fluid''' is Gardiner sign listed no. F40 for the ''animal spine, fluid falling from each end''. Another hieroglyph, Gardiner F39 shows only half of the spine, F39-(referring to 'dignity', or 'to be revered').The ''Spine with fluid'' hieroglyph is used in Egyptian hieroglyphs as a biliteral with the language value of '''Aw'''-(''Au'') and consists of the Egyptian vowel uniliterals of a, the vulture, Gardiner G1-(birds), G1 and w, the quail chick, Gardiner G43, G43The use of the ''Spine with fluid'' hieroglyph is for words showing "length", as opposed to 'breadth', (Egyptian ''usekh''-(breadth, width)-for example, the Usekh collar). Some example words for 'length' are: ''to be long, length, to extend, extended''; and for ''to expand, to dilate'', words like: ''joy, gladness, pleasure, delight''.
See also *Gardiner's Sign List#F. Parts of Mammals*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. ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,'' E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes) (softcover, )