Water-jugs-in-stand (hieroglyph)

W17
 
or
 
W18
Water jugs
in stand
in hieroglyphs
Relief with 3- and 4-jug hieroglyphs.

The ancient Egyptian Water-jugs-in-stand hieroglyph, is Gardiner sign listed no. W17, W18, within the Gardiner signs for vessels of stone and earthenware.

The hieroglyph is used as an ideogram in (kh)nt-(ḫnt), for 'a stand (for vases)'. It is also used phonetically for (ḫnt).[1]

  1. ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Water jugs in a stand, p. 216.

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