Arm, cubit symbol (hieroglyph)
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Arm (Palm-down) Cubit meḥ | ||
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Egyptian hieroglyphs |
The Arm, palm down or cubit hieroglyph (Gardiner D42) has the phonetic value mḥ. A variant with the upper arm "slanted" is D41. It represents the Egyptian cubit (about 20 inches).
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- Gardiner's Sign List#D. Parts of the Human Body
- List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Ancient Egyptian units of measurement#Length
References[]
Budge, (1920), 1978. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, p. 316a.
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- Egyptian hieroglyphs: parts of the human body