Child (hieroglyph)
Introduction The ancient Egyptian '''child hieroglyph''' is part of the Egyptian Gardiner's Sign List hieroglyphs for the beginning core subgroup of ''Man and his Occupations''. It relates to the child, and childhood, and has a version for the Pharaoh, as a child.The hieroglyphic equivalent of the ''child hieroglyph'' is ''nn'' as a phonogram. It is the ancient Egyptian language equivalent of ''hrd''-(meaning "child"). The hieroglyph is also a determinative in words relating to childhood; (also an abbreviation for "child").
See also *Gardiner's Sign List#A. Man and his Occupations*List of Egyptian hieroglyphs*Harpocrates
References *Betrò, 1995. ''Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt'', Maria Carmela Betrò, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, )*Budge, 1989, (1929). ''The Rosetta Stone,'' E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989. (softcover, )