Arm, cubit symbol (hieroglyph)

The Arm, palm down or cubit hieroglyph (Gardiner D42) has the phonetic value mḥ.

A variant with the upper arm "slanted" is D41.

It represents the Egyptian cubit (about 20 inches).

An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, p. 316a.

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