Symbol on an ancient sarcophagus

I believe the answer is:

asp

(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "It proved deadly for Cleopatra" , "Egyptian cobra" , "This Egyptian killer" , "Joe Blake is Australian species" , "Pa's Cleopatra's killer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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