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The Hippopotamus hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. E25, in the category of mammals. It is used in Egyptian hieroglyphs as a determinative in words designating the animal, in Egyptian as db, and kh3b.[1]
The hieroglyph shows the massiveness of the hippo's body, on its short legs. In Late Period Egypt, it was also used for words related to "heavy" (namely dns, udn-(wdn)).[2]
- ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, p. 99.
- ^ Betrò, 1995. p. 99.