Assertion: date palm | /r/ObjectUse | used as the symbol
Facets:
value: for a year in egyptian hieroglyphics
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: More proof of the great antiquity of the date palm is in Egypt's Nile Valley where it was used as the symbol for a year in Egyptian hieroglyphics and its frond as a symbol for a month (Dowson, 1982).