𓄿

Glyph origin
Representing the Egyptian vulture. The sharp “corner” at the back of the head represents a tuft of feathers sticking out; other details sometimes shown include a featherless area at the base of the beak and a lean, thinly feathered neck. The oldest depictions color the wings blue or grey, but later they become green; the glyph as a whole is polychrome, with a largely yellow head, and yellow or red feet. (Less careful representations are sometimes all yellow, all blue, or nearly all white.) The phonetic value of is derived by the rebus principle from its use as a logogram for. Compare the Chinese character.

Usage notes
This glyph should not be confused with the extremely similar  (, a buzzard), which serves as a phonogram for  and has a more rounded back of the head. In some inscriptions the two could also be distinguished by their colors, the buzzard being largely yellow with red details.