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Egyptian vulture G1

Sound
ꜣ: a (a glottal stop, like the break in uh-oh)
Meaning
The sound ꜣ; often read as 'a' in names.
Kind
one-sound sign
Unicode
U+1313F 𓄿

Famous Egyptians who wrote it in their names

  • Alexander the Great
  • Cleopatra VII

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