The Egyptian nfr hieroglyph

by Simon at 23:33 29/01/06 (Blogs::Simon)

Described by most(?) authorities as being a pictorial representation of the heart and lungs, and has the concept of "beauty" associated with it, as in "nfr-ntr" ('beautiful god').

I think it's a pendulum / plumb-bob.

Check out this pic of a plumb, a square, and a square level from the tomb of Senedjem
at Deir el-Medineh. (Cairo 27280, 27259, 27258)

Ref: http://hbar.phys.msu.ru/gorm/ahist/arnold/arnold.htm

Here's the hieroglyph in question:
--
simon

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