hieroglyph

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A vulture is used as the hieroglyph for mother, mut being the word for them both, and for the mother goddess of Thebes.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Some other holes were tagged with the Nefer hieroglyph, the symbol for “good”; perhaps some benefit accrued to pieces that landed there, Carter speculated.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 26, 2019

“Udjat,” first presented in 1985, is named after the Egyptian sacred eye hieroglyph, which represents completeness and is an apt symbol for Ms. Osserman’s impressive artistic milestone.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2016

The Egyptians had a hieroglyph fashioned after the barn owl.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2015

It was a real Egyptian hieroglyph and it meant “heart,” to go with Nefertiti, which means “Beloved One.”

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder