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The
Egyptian hieroglyphEmblem of the West (
Gardiner no. R13 𓊿 or R14 𓋀) represents the goddess
Imentet, personification of the
afterlife. It is composed of a hawk or ostrich feather. The alternate version of the symbol contains the complete figure of the hawk, for
Horus, with the feather extending sideways, making it similar to the
iat standard, surmounted by individual gods.
The feather is associated with the headdress worn by the
Libyans.[1]
The lower part of the hieroglyph contains the vertical form of the "folded cloth" (S29 𓋴) .
As an
ideogram, the hieroglyph represents imnt "west" or wnmy "right".[2]
^Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betro, p. 212A, Emblem of the West.
^How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Collier and Manley, Character "E7", p. 139.
Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betro, p. 212A, Emblem of the West.
Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary,E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes) (softcover,
ISBN0-486-23615-3)