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Hieroglyph Heart (ib)
CulturalSeedegyptian
Construction note
A simplified geometric impression of an Egyptian hieroglyph.
About this symbol
- Meaning
- A heart-jar; ‘ib’, the seat of thought.
- Culture / origin
- Ancient Egypt
- Era
- From c. 3200 BCE
- Historical context
- Egyptian hieroglyphs combined logograms and phonetic signs, carved and painted on monuments for over three millennia.
Public-domain ancient script; present with its Egyptian context.
Tags
egyptianhieroglyphancient
SVG source
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