Water-jugs-in-stand (hieroglyph)
The ancient Egyptian Water-jugs-in-stand hieroglyph, is Gardiner sign listed no. W17, W18, within the Gardiner signs for "vessels of stone and earthenware." The hieroglyph is used as an ideogram in "(kh)nt"-(ḫnt), for 'a stand (for vases)'. It is also used phonetically for (ḫnt). Egyptian "khenti". As Egyptian "khenti", foremost is used extensively to refer to gods, often in charge of a region, or position, as "foremost of xxxx". Anubis, or Osiris are often referred to as "Foremost", or "Chief" of the 'western cemetery', (where the sun sets). Water-jugs-in-stand (hieroglyph