Emblem of the West explained

The Egyptian hieroglyph Emblem of the West (Gardiner no. R13 or R14) 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) .As an ideogram, the hieroglyph represents imnt "west" or wnmy "right".^[2]

See also

• Gardiner's Sign List#R. Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Emblem of the East

References

• Betrò, Maria Carmela. , c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover,)
• Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes) (softcover,)
• Collier and Manley. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Collier, Mark and Manley, Bill. Illustrated by Richard Parkinson. c 1998. (hardcover,)

Notes and References

1. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betro, p. 212A, Emblem of the West.
2. 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.