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{{original research|date=November 2016}} List of Egyptian hieroglyphs from Gardiner's sign list, sorted alphabetically by their English description (e.g. "archaic- -dagger", "archer", "Apep" and "adze" all appear under A). To be merged into List of Egyptian hieroglyphs (inasmuch as it contains information not already there).

Originally compiled by User:Mmcannis under the title List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by common name: A-L in 2010/11.

A

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
3
(=A)
vulture
(Egyptian)
G1
3 (Egyptian)
vulture
(hieroglyph)
Unil. a, or A,-(3)
adze
U19
U20
-- adze adze
adze-
on-block
U21
stp adze-
on-block
triliteral, stp, for "chosen";
often used in Pharaonic cartouche names as: "Chosen of God XXXX", (example: Beloved of Maat, Chosen of Maat)
(alabaster)
basin
Festival
sš-s(sh)
W3

sš-s(sh)
'(sesh)'
alabaster
basin
festival
(Equivalent to Gardiner W4, Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph))
det. in , 'alabaster', or "precious stone"; det. in hb
See Festival, Basin
Apep
Apophis
I15
-- snake
(multiple tall ripples)
Apep; (WikiCommons: [1])
archaic-
-dagger
T8
tp dagger
(archaic)
vertical
"top", or "first";
"first", "foremost";
Ideogram in tp, tpy; det. in mtpnt
archer
(soldier)
A12
-- archer
(soldier)
archer, (soldier)
archer's
equipment
(=quiver)
T13
rs archer's
equipment
(=quiver)
phonogram, rs
arm
D36
'
(vowel)
(unil.)
arm 1. Alphabetic, unil. vowel, '
2. Ideogram for "arm", ( ' )
arm-with-cone
vertical-bread=cone
offering
di
D37
di arm-with-cone
vertical-bread-cone
to give, or given
arm-with-flail
(kh)uy
D43
(kh)uy
ḫuy
arm-with-flail 1. Ideogram for (kh)uy, "to protect"
arm-with-nu-pot
ḥnk
D39
ḥnk arm-offering-nu-pot Determinative in ḥnk, "to make an offering", also: gift, offering, etc. (see: List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs; see also: Pot))
arm-with-djsr-
-sceptre
(dj)sr
D45
djsr
tchsr
--
(tril.)
arm
w/ sceptre
to be holy, to segregate
See Djsr (arm with powerstick)
arm-with-sekhem-
-sceptre
D44
-- arm-with-sekhem-
-sceptre
arms-in-
negation
D35
nn
negative words n
arms-in-
"denial"
1. Ideogram in negative words, n;
2. nn, and other complex uses[1]
arms-
rowing
khn
D33
(kh)n
ẖn
arms-
rowing
Egyptian biliteral sign (kh)n, ẖn
arms-
with-shield-
and-mace
(or axe)
'ḥ3
D34
D34A
'ḥ3 arms-
with-shield-
and-mace
(or axe)
Ideogram for 'ha-('ḥ3), "combat"; (fight, contest, struggle)-(noun or verb)
arrow
T11
'ha-('ḥ3)
sun-(swn)
arrow 1. Determinative in two names for "arrow", (sh)sr-(šsr), 'ha-('ḥ3);
2. also phonetically sun-(swn)
arrow
head
T22
T23
sn arrowhead
(shape)
Bil. sn; Ideo. for "arrow"
used for:
brother, husband
sister, wife
"smell"
touch, grasp
2, "second", 'the same'-(twin), etc.
Atef-
Crown
S8
atf
(3tf)
Atef
crown
(hieroglyph)
Ideo. or det. for the crown 3tf-(atef)
axe
T7
T7A
mibt, minb
m(dj)hu-(mḏḥw)
axe Determinative for mibt, and minb, "axe";
Ideogram for m(dj)hu-(mḏḥw), "carpenter"
  • ankh, see life
  • axe, see pennant, flag, axe

B

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
baker's
tool
(vertical) m
(second)
(vertical)
baker's
tool
(hieroglyph)
1. Uniliteral m, a second vertical, a later Period equivalent to the vertical m owl, Gardiner no. G17,
G17
; (see horizontal m: plinth) 2. Ideo. and det. for rhty, "baker of bread"; also for hnr, for "close-in", "imprisoned", etc.
(alabaster)
basin
Festival
sš-s(sh)
W3

sš-s(sh)
'(sesh)'
alabaster
basin
festival
(Equivalent to Gardiner W4, Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph))
det. in , 'alabaster', or "precious stone"; det. in hb
basket
(wicker)
V30
nb basket
(hieroglyph)
Egyptian for "everything", every; major use: "Lord", (or feminine, Lady);
Bil. nb
Ideogram for basket: master, lord
basket-
with-handle
k
V31
k
(unil.)
basket-
with-handle
(hieroglyph)
Unil. k
bee
L2
bity bee abbreviation for bity, the "king"-"pharaoh"
(kh)
(animal)
belly-teats-tail
F32
(ẖ) animal belly and tail second uniliteral (kh)
belly with teats and tail
bennu-
bird
(Phoenix)
G31
G32
bnw
(bnu)
Bennu
bird
1. the stork-like Bennu;
2. Determinative for bnw, the "Phoenix-bird"
bier
with body
s(dj)r
A55
s(dj)r
"stchr"
bier
with body
to lie down
block
N39
 
O39(short (lines absent))
1.-inr
2.-(dj)bt-ḏbt
block 1. block of stone, (or brick, etc.)
2. Ideogram or det. in inr for "stone", "block", etc.
3. Det. in types of building stones or types of minerals;
4. Det. for (dj)bt-(ḏbt), "brick"
(butcher's)-block
(kh)r
ẖr
T28
 
T28
D21
khr
ẖr
(butcher's)-block 1. Bil. (kh)r;
2. Ideas of items below, (butchered, segmented, then 'owned'); and major use of 'below', or 'under', as a prepositional use
boat
P1
-- boat boat
boat-
capsized
(overturned)
P1A
-- boat-
overturned
1. boat-capsized, (overturned); 2. Ideogram or det. for "capsize", "overturn"
boat-
with-load
'fishing-boat'
P4
P4A(load ofnets)
uh'
wḥ'
boat-
with-load
'fishing-boat'
1. uh' -(wḥ'), for "fisher"; Ideogram; also for "a laden boat"
isu
iw, iw'
swt
bone w/meat
F44
isu
iw', iw
swt
bone w/meat 1. Phoneme, isu-"Reward". 2. Determinative for thigh bone, iw' -"Heir", Inheritance, Ancestry, (phonetic iw). Also, tibia, swt.
bow
T10
-- bow 1. bow;
2. See Nine bows
bowstring
T12
ru(dj)
rwḏ
bowstring
(hieroglyph)
for bow
1. Tril. ru(dj)-(rwḏ); Ideo. for "bowstring";
2. items that are hard, durable, strong, rooted, thus growth, growing;
3. (see Pharaoh Rudjamun)
"box"
"cover"
s3
Aa18
 
Aa17
s3 'box'-"cage"
'cover'
w/door-opening rope
"s3"
branch
M3
(kh)t
ḫt
branch
(hieroglyph)
(=stick)
1. Bil. (kh)t; 2. Ideo. or det. for wood, tree; 3. linear measure, (=100 cubits)
bread
-cone
(offering
loaf)
di
X8
di cone-
shaped
bread
Ideogram for di, rdi, give, given, to give; (an equivalent to arm offering conical "loaf"), Gardiner no. D37,
D37

In iconography and reliefs, used for pharaonic statements: "Given, Life, Power...Forever"-(the vertical form of 'to give')
arm-with-cone
vertical-bread=cone
offering
di
D37
di arm-with-cone
vertical-bread-cone
to give, or given
(bread)-loaf
with-decoration
(p3)
p3t, p3u-t
X6
 
G40X1
X6
 
G40G1Z7
X4
 
Q3G40G1G43X1
X6
p3t
(phoneme p3)
loaf-with-decoration 1. Determinative for the 'decorated bread loaf', p3t; phoneme for p3; meanings of: stuff, matter, substance; for 'bread': dough, cake, bread, offering, food, product;
2. for the "primordial god(s)": "Pauti",
G40X6
X6
(or) X6
X1 Z4
R8R8R8R8R8R8

(many spelling versions)
A.-breast
B.-bosom
D27
D27A
mn(dj) breast Ideogram or det. for mn(dj), mn(dj)-ti, mnd-t, breast, bosom, teats of a cow, et.; also connected words, to suck, snq
(straw)
broom
(fiber)-swab
V29
sq
w3h-(uaḥ)
(fiber)
swab
(straw broom)
1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust";
2. Triliteral w3h, (uaḥ)
bull
E1
E2
k3 bull bull
(bundled)-"container"
-(w/-cord-tie)
ḥn
V36
V36w
ḥn (bundled)-"container"
-(w/-cord-tie)
Phonogram ḥn; products–natural or artificial, things, property, goods, possessions, tools, fabrics
Bundle
of Flax
djr
M36
1-(dj)r
many word
constructs
2-dma
bundle of flax 1. Bil. & phoneme for djr;
2. Determinative for dm3, to tie together, to bind, to gather together, to collect
Basket
of Fruit
M39
1-[(dj)r]
2-dma-(to-gather)
Basket
of Fruit
1. see "Bundle of Flax";
2. interchangeable with 'Bundle of Flax', bil. (dj)r;
3A. Determinative; 3B. for the Decree of Canopus, used once, line 18, for Egyptian language rd, (to grow, to flourish, to spring up, to spread out)
D21
D46
Z3M2
as a replacement for the "Garland"-(3-Plants-Bundle), "...., and the great processional festival of the Goddess Bast, because the time for the in-gathering of all the crops, and the inundation of the Nile (River) taketh place therein. ...."[2]
  • belly, see water skin
  • (bird)-trap, see trap
  • "black"-(Kemet), see crocodile skin
  • bone-with-meat, see Joint of meat (hieroglyph)
  • "born-of", see 3-fox-skins
  • (bovine)-hide, see (bovine) hide
  • bow-(Nubian), see Nubian bow
  • (butcher's) knife, see (butcher's) knife

C

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
canal
mr
N36
mr canal
(hieroglyph)
mr-(Beloved of XXXX); det. water; (see also for mr, Chisel)
cane
M22
n(kh)bt-nḫbt
phon.-nḫb
cane cane; n(kh)bt-(nḫbt); phoneme for nḫb
1–cane
2–reed-(=Rush)
3–(swt)-Rush
4–flowering-
rush-(sedge)
M22
M17
 
M17M17
M23
M26
-- -- --
cartouche
šn
(sh)n
V10
šn-(shen)
rn
cartouche
(hieroglyph)
special uses, (often with inserted name)
šn-(shen), "circle", "encircle", or a 'ring'; later timeperiod usage for "name", rn
cartouche
(half)
V11
-- a divided
cartouche
words for "to divide", "to cut", "to separate", etc.
cat
E13
miu
miw
onomatopoeic
cat cat; onomatopoeic miu-(miw), ("Meeoowww"); (see Bastet)
chair
(chair for carrying)
Q2
-- carrying
chair
Ideogram for 3sir, the God Osiris
chariot
T17
wrrt chariot Ideogram or det. for wrrt, "chariot"
child
A17
A18
(kh)rd-(ẖrd)
nn, nni
child
(hieroglyph)
1. Determinative: 'child'; 2. abbr. for (kh)rd-(ẖrd), (child); 3. Bil., nn, also nni
chisel
U23
3b
mr
chisel
(hieroglyph)
(See: Narmer Palette)
bil., 3b, mr; (see also for mr, Canal)
chisel-(clapper-tool)

B1-clapper-(of-a-bell)
mn(kh)

B2-chisel-
-tool/instrument-
-'forked -staff'
mn(kh)-t(fem.)

A-mn(kh), mn(kh)-t
beneficence, reward, well-doing, etc
U22
 
Y5
N35
Aa1
U22
Aa29
 
Y5
N35
Aa1
X1
U22
mn(kh)-(mnḫ) clapper-(of-bell)
tool/instrument
forked-staff, etc.
1. Determinative for mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "cut", "give shape to";
2. Ideogram in mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "to be excellent";
3. The grandfather of Ptolemy V of the Rosetta Stone is Ptolemy III Euergetes-(the Canopus Stone), the "Well-doer Gods"-(pharaohs).[3] Their name is a composition block of two 'God' hieroglyphs-(husband & wife), (no. R8),
R8R8
, with a chisel at the base of each,
 
U22R8
 
U22R8
cobra
I10(at rest)
I12(enraged)
-- cobra
(1. at-rest)
(2. enraged)
1. "at rest" is the unil. dj, (cobra); "enraged" is the Uraeus; 2. (See also: 1-Serpent, 2-Uraeus, 3-Viper, and 4-Apep)
cobra
-at-rest
I10
(dj)-(unil.)
cobra
-at-rest
(hieroglyph)
Egyptian uniliteral sign dj--; (also Gardiner no. I11),
I11
cobra
enraged
I12
I13
-- cobra
enraged
(see Uraeus)
coffin
Q6
-- coffin Determinative, coffin, burial
u
coil
(shape)
Z7
w
u
coil
(hieroglyph)
(hieratic equivalent)
unil., equivalent of unil. w, the quail chick,
G43
; Both chick and coil are used for plural, the w, (or u);
(see also: Plural)
coil
of rope
V1
(=100) coil
of rope
Det. for "rope"; numerical for '100', (sh)(n)t, š(n)t
'3
Great
wooden-column
O29
O29V
'3 column?, club? 'Great'
(wooden)-column
(bundled)-"container"
-(w/-cord-tie)
ḥn
V36
V36WW(wider (unlisted))
ḥn (bundled)-"container"
-(w/-cord-tie)
Phonogram ḥn; products–natural or artificial, things, property, goods, possessions, tools, fabrics
"cover"
"box"
s3
Aa18
 
Aa17
s3 'box'-"cage"
'cover'
w/door-opening rope
"s3"
crocodile
I3
-- crocodile 1. Ideogram or det.
2. (see Sobek (in the list, M-Z))
crocodile
skin
I6(i6)
I6A(unlisted)
km crocodile
skin
Black; see also Kemet; (see also Black); (see also Km (hieroglyph); (the unlisted form is untextured, with flame-like protubuerances on narrow end)
cross-n(dj)
Aa27
n(dj)
nḏ
cross-ndj
(hieroglyph)
Determinative or ideogram for n(dj)-(nḏ), "avenger", "protector", "advocate"; also "to converse", "to take counsel", "to discuss a matter"; often displayed in a phonetic complement with the 'nu-pot', Gardiner no. W24,
W24
, the complemented:
Aa27


W24

crossroads
intersection
town plan
O49
-- circle
with
"intersection"
Ideogram or det.
  • (capsized) boat, see boat-capsized
  • (folded)-cloth, see folded cloth
  • "cobra-enraged", see Uraeus
  • collar-or-necklace, see pectoral

D

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
dance
dancing
A32
(kh)bi
(ḫbi)
man
dancing
Ideogram or det. in (kh)bi-(ḫbi), "to dance"
date-(sweet(s))
bnri
M30
bnri date Ideogram or det. for bnr, sweet, date; for Egyptian language bnryt, sweetness, a favor, anything sweet, pleasant or nice; for bnry, the 'confectioner'.
(carob)
(sweet)-rhizome
(sweet)-pod
n(dj)m
M29
n(dj)m rhizome
seed-pod
1. Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m;
2. Egyptian triliteral sign for n(dj)m
decorate
adorn
Aa30
(kh)kr
(ẖkr)
ornament
(a decoration)
Ideogram or det. for (kh)krt-(ẖkrt), for "diadem", "ornament"; verbs of "to decorate, to adorn"
'diadem'
S10
(waḥw)
m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)
'diadem' (see (hair)-Ribbon)
district
nome
N24
-- nome
district
1. Ideogram or det. in sp3t, for "district, nomos"; 2. det. for province or district names; 3. det. for hsp-(ḥsp), for garden, vegetable garden, orchard, etc.; 3. (confer Nome (Egypt))
djed-reed-
column
R11
djd
ḏd
djed-reed-
column
"Djed Pillar"
1. Bil. for (dj)d--ḏd, the "Djed Pillar"
2. meaning, stable, enduring, "dominion"; the Pharaoh is sometimes shown in iconography with the Djed Pillar at 45 degrees, erecting the 'pillar of his kingdom'
door/
(gateway)
O31
'3 door
(often vertical)
1. Egyptian language, '3, equivalent to
O29
 
O29V
.
2. Determinative, 'open'
door bolt
O34
s
(horizontal)
door bolt
(hieroglyph)
Unil. s, (the horizontal s); the vertical s is Gardiner no. S29, a folded cloth,
S29
dual
Z4
Z1 Z1
dual
(=y)
dual 1. dual; 2. the number (2) is made from 2 vertical strokes, Gardiner Z1,
Z1Z1
; 3. Equivalent usage by the 'irrigation canal', 'district', glyph, no. N23,
N23
; 4. the dual angled strokes are also equal to y, the Egyptian uniliteral vowel; 5. see Plural, and Stroke
duck-in-flight
p3
G40
p3 duck-in-flight Ideogram for p3, to fly; phoneme for p3
duckling
nestling
G47
tj3
t_3
duckling
nestling
Bil. (tsh)3, t_3, for 'baby bird', duckling; Ideogram for 'young bird', nestling
(The Egyptian vizier is the "tshat(y)")
  • dagger, see (archaic) dagger
  • defeat, slaughter, see fall
  • Double Crown, see Pschent
  • draughtsman, see pawn, draughtsman, token, game piece
  • dung beetle, see scarab

E

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
ear
s(dj)m
to listen
D18
s(dj)m
"stchm"
ear to listen
egg
suḥt
H8
swḥt
suḥt
egg
(hieroglyph)
det. for feminine in goddess names, wives, etc.; det. in swḥt, 'egg'
3b
elephant
E26
3bu
3b
dnhr-(Ptolemaic)
elephant 1. Determinative in 3bw, elephant; 3b 2. Ptolemaic Period, new use of dnhr.
Emblem
of-the-East
R15
-- Emblem
of-the-East
(hieroglyph)
Emblem of the East
Emblem-
of-the-West
imny, (unmy)
R14
(or)
R13
imny-("West")
unmy-("right")
Emblem
of-the-West
(hieroglyph)
Emblem of the West
Ideogram for imnt, west, (and similar); also for unmy, "right".
ḥs
excrement
feces
F52
ḥs excrement
feces
Determinative in hs-(ḥs), "excrement"
eye
ir
D4
ir
--
(bil.)
eye 1. Egyptian biliteral sign ir; ideogram for irt, eye; phoneme for ir; det. for words related to 'vision' and the eye. 2. Egyptian language meaning of 'to do', or 'to make', for example: to conduct a "festival"-(the Rosetta Stone)
Eye of
Horus
utchat
D10
utchat Eye of Horus Eye of Horus
eye-paint
D7
-- eye-paint
kohl
(see Kohl)
  • (Egyptian) vulture, see vulture
  • (elephant) tusk, see tusk

F

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
face
D2
hr
(ḥr)
face
(hieroglyph)
1. Bil. hr-(ḥr); 2. Ideogram for 'face';
3. A major preposition for "on, upon", etc.; additional preposition constructs
fall
(defeat)
(slaughter)
A15
(kh)r
(ḫr)
falling
man
1. fall, defeat, slaughter; 2. Ideo. or det., (kh)r-(ḫr), "to fall", and related words
fence
šsp
(sh)sp
O42
 
O43
(sh)sp
šsp
fence tril. (sh)sp-šsp-(shesep)
festival
(holiday)
W4
 
W3
 
O23
(heb-sed)
--
1—basin-with-canopy
2—basin
3—Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)
(see "alabaster basin"), hb-(ḥb), (festival)
fetter
hobble
s3
V16
s3 cattle
hobble
bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V17, also s3,
V17

(see also: tethering rope)
Fetter +
Cobra
m(dj), m(dj)ut
V21
m(dj), m(dj)ut Fetter + Cobra deep place, deep, pit, cavern-extending, subterranean shrine, etc.
finger
D50
D51
(dj)b'
ḏb'
Number 10,000
finger Ideogram or det. for (dj)b' -(ḏb'), "finger"
fire-drill
U28
U29
dja
ḏ3
fire drill
(hieroglyph)
1. bil. (dj)a-(ḏ3); Ideogram for "forest"
Emphatically used with words as djadja constructs;
2. (see AUS-(article), and "Scale-2"-(on list))
fish
in
K1
int, in
--
(bil.)-in
fish
Tilapia nilotica
Egyptian biliteral sign in; det. for "Tilapia", int; phoneme for in; the common fish shape for reliefs & art; also for the fish palettes.
fish net
T24
'h, ih-('ḥ, iḥ)
(phon. 'ḥ)
fish net Determinative for 'h, ih-('ḥ, iḥ), "net"; phoneme 'ḥ
fish trap
V32
msnu-(msnw)
gau-(g3w)
fish trap Determinative for msnu-(msnw), "harpooner"; Ideogram or det. for gau-(g3w), for "bundles", and 'groups of vegetation tied together'
fist
D49
-- fist fist, (see Bull Palette)
god
seated
A40
nṯr seated
god-(or-Pharaoh)
1. God
2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
("god")
flag
pennant
(axe)
R8
R9(with uraeus)
nṯr pennant
or 'staff-flag'
with wrapped
handle
1. God
2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
flail
S45
n(kh)a(kh)a flail
(whip)
(fan)
(fly-whisk)
1. see Crook and flail;
2. Ideogram or det. n(kh)3(kh)3-(nḫaḫa), for "flagellum", "whip"
float
T25
(tsh)b3
(ṯba)
float Ideogram in (tsh)ba-(ṯb3), "float" and related words
djb
and dja
float(?)
T25
djb
(dja)
float? to supply, furnish with, equip, provide, & to decorate...(thus the "life preserver")
see also: seal, (to seal, djb'i-t)
flower
M9
M42
-- flower flower; (see also Lotus)
garland
(of flowers)
'herb'
'grass'
ḥn
M2
ḥn-(from ḥni)
is-(from isw)
garland
(of flowers)
'herb'
'grass'
1. Determinative for various plants or flowers;
2. Two phonemes for "cane", and "canes", ḥn-(from ḥni), is-(from isw).
3. flower (garland), plant, branch, seed
4. Rosetta Stone, line R12, The people shall wear garlands on their heads, shall be made festal...
folded
cloth
(the hieroglyph)
S29
S30
s
(vertical)
folded
cloth
(hieroglyph)
1. Unil. s, the vertical;
2. Major construct in "S-xxx" verb amplification, stressing, (beginning of core word);
3. (see door bolt,
O34
, the S, horizontal)
folded
cloth
(seat-back)
S29
-- seat
backing
iconography in reliefs, (see WikiCommons, [2]);
(a folded-cloth is also shown in statue fists)
foot
D58
D59
b foot
(hieroglyph)
Alphabetic Unil. b;

(see Leg)
foreleg
of ox
(kh)pš
ḫpš
F23
F24
(kh)psh
khpš-(ḫpš)
("khepeš")
foreleg
of ox
1. (kh)p(sh), khepesh; 2. the reversed hieroglyph means, "strength", "power"
3-fox-
-skins
F31
ms 3-fox-
-skins
Bil. ms, "born", "born-of"; example, Pharaoh Ahmose, "Moon-Born"; Kamose, "Spirit-Born"
frog
ḥqt
I7
ḥqt
(bḫn' and qrr)
frog Determinative, frog; (See also (frog)-Goddess Heket, her 'emblem'); noun words for 'frog': 'bḫn, qrr
fruit
(harvest)
(in-basket)
M39
-- "basket-of
-fruit-
harvest"
a harvest basket of fruit; det. of plant-(harvest) offerings
fuller's-club
(washer's-club)
U36
ḥm
--
(bil.)
fuller's-club 1. Egyptian biliteral sign ḥm, for a fuller's club;
2. Ideogram for ḥmw, 'washer', and ḥm, slave, servant; phonogram ḥm.
3. Extensively used in the Rosetta Stone in a composition block for His Majesty,
U36 A41
I9
  • (shade)-fan, see shade-fans, (1 and 2)
  • feces, see excrement
  • festival, see "alabaster basin"
  • (fiber) swab, straw broom; see: (fiber) swab
  • 'fishing'-boat, see boat-with-load
  • "two flails with shen ring", see two whips with shen rings, (see whip)
  • flower, see also lotus

G

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
gaming board
Y5
mn gaming
board
(with pawns)
(side view)
bil. mn;
strong, stable, enduring-(permanent, monument)
garland
(of flowers)
'herb'
'grass'
ḥn
M2
ḥn-(from ḥni)
is-(from isw)
garland
(of flowers)
'herb'
'grass'
1. Determinative for various plants or flowers;
2. Two phonemes for "cane", and "canes", ḥn-(from ḥni), is-(from isw).
3. flower (garland), plant, branch, seed
4. Rosetta Stone, line R12, The people shall wear garlands on their heads, shall be made festal...
knot
girdle
tjs
(th)s
S24
tjs
(ṯs)
knot
girdle
1. bil. tjs-(ṯs);
concepts of "to tie", (as the vertebral bones); Ideogram for 'vertebrae';
2. a knot; to tie in a knot, fetter
"Knot
of Isis"
"Girdle
of Isis"
tjt
t_t
V39
tjt
t_t
tyet
?stylized ankh
(for Isis)(?)
Tyet, Knot of Isis, Girdle of Isis
god-
seated
(=pharaoh)
A40
-- god-
-seated
Determinative
(gods or pharaoh)
goddess-
seated
(=queen)
B1
-- goddess-
-seated
Determinative
(goddess or queen); (Identical to "woman" hieroglyph)
gold
(hieroglyph)
(gold collar)
S12
nb
(nub)
gold:
"pearls" of gold in necklace
bil. nb; Horus of Gold name in Pharaonic titulary
dj'm
white-gold
S14A
dj'm
tch'm
gold collar ligatured with was sceptre white-gold
see gold (hieroglyph)
"son/daughter-of"
goose(or duck)
s3, s3-t
G38
s3, s3-t goose 1. "son of", "daughter of", sa, sa-t; 2. goose
grain
U9
U10
-- grain grain
(grain)
grains
,
N33B N33B N33B
,
--
(plural)
grains
("plurality")
multiple uses:
grains, of sand, metal, cereal grain
Plural usage instead of Gardiner no. Z2,
Z2
(see also Plural)
(stack of)
grain
M35
'h'u
'ḥ'w
(stack of)
grain
Determinative in 'h'u, for "stack", ( 'ḥ'w)
granary
šnwt
(sh)nut
O51
(sh)nut
šnwt
granary Ideo. or det., šnwt-(sh)nut, "granary"
grape
arbor
M43
irp (or)
i3rrt
grape
arbor
(hieroglyph)
1. grape arbor; 2. Det. and sometimes ideo., words connected to "vineyard", iarrt-(i3rrt); also "wine", irp; occasionally used for 'fruit' or 'orchard'
Guinea Hen
Guinea Fowl
nḥ
G21
nḥ
--
(bil.)
Guinea Hen
Numida meleagris
1. Egyp. bil. nḥ, for the bird; phon. for nḥ;
Ideas of petition, supplicate, beseech; for Egyptian language nḥ-t, nḥḥ-t, oil, unguent, equivalent of Coptic language, "neh"; 3. for nḥḥ, eternity, or ever and ever, (see ḥḥ), Coptic "eneh".
  • game piece, see pawn, draughtsman, token
  • garden pool, see pool
  • god, see also flag, or pennant
  • (stack of) grain, see stack
  • grass, see garland
  • 'gravestone', see (~=) stela

H

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
hair
(locks of
hair)
D3
iny
(+ inm)
hair 1. Determinative in iny, "hair" and related words; also for inm, "skin";2. also det. for words associated with "grief"
hall
O22
sh
(sḥ)
hall hall; value: sh-(sḥ); a "curtain held up by poles", (used as a hall, 'pavilion'); (see also Sed festival); (the Chapel-or-tabernacle (hieroglyph) is sh-n(tsh)r, Gardiner no. O21),
O21
; the n(tsh)r is the "God-flag-club" no. R8,
R8
D
hand
D46
D47
D48
d hand
(hieroglyph)
Uniliteral d
hand
drill
U24
U25
ḥmt hand
drill
(hieroglyph)
Ideogram in hmt-(ḥmt), the name for the 'hand drill tool'; also hmt for words of "art", "artisan", etc.
hare
E34
un
(wn)
desert
hare
(hieroglyph)
bil. wn
harp
Y7
bint
bin-t,_bn-t
harp
(hieroglyph)
Determinative in bint, "harp"; (see article Medamud for relief usage)
harpoon
(single-
barbed)
T21
u'
w'
harpoon
(hieroglyph)
1. "single" items; "1", 'each', etc.; 2. Bil. w'
Hathor
C9
-- Hathor Goddess Hathor
("Anthropomorphic Deities", Gardiner section C)
head
D1
tp head 1. Ideogram for tp, "head"; other uses related to actions of the head; (example "the tp of the rebels", 'the "chief" of the rebels');2. also for tp, see archaic dagger;3. (Narmer Palette shows 10 enemy heads-(decapitated))
head
of duck
H1
apd
3pd
head
of duck
an abbreviation for 3pd, "bird"
headrest
urs
Q4
urs headrest A. Determinative for urs-(wrs), the "headrest";
B. headrest is also Egyptian language, uars-t,
V4E23Aa18
Z1
M3
X1 Z1
(one spelling)
(equals Coptic language, "ouras").
C. See also: WikiCommons: [3]
heart
F34
ib heart Ideogram or det. for ib, "heart"; (See also kid (goat), for ib)
heart and
windpipe
F35
nfr heart and
windpipe
Egyptian triliteral sign for nfr, (beauty), or "perfect"
helmet-khepresh
(kh)prš
S7
(kh)prš
(ḫprš)
khepresh-helmet khepresh-helmet
(bovine)
hide
F27
F28
-- (bovine)
hide
Determinative for 'skins' and related words; also mammal names, (supplemental determinative)
(st), sti
to shoot
hide-with-arrow
F29
st, sti
--
(bil.)-st
hide of animal
with arrow
A. to shoot, (arrows, harpoons, etc.);
B. for 'to shoot', sti,
F29X1A24
, to shoot, throw, stimulate, pour, radiate, launch (a flood, the Nile), etc.;
C. see Satet, Goddess of the Nile Inundation
hindpart of
lion
F22
ph
(pḥ)

(bil.)
"hindpart" 1. Biliteral ph; 2. (see also: "forepart of lion")
hippopotamus
E25
(kh)ab
(ḫ3b)
hippopotamus Determinative for words defining the hippo, db, and (kh)3b-(ḫ3b)
"hippo
head"
F3
at
(3t)
"moment-
of-time"
snap-of-a-finger
a "moment", 'an instant', a snap-of-a-finger; phonetically 3t; in composition block, with sun (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. N5,
,
,
N5
F3
,
,
F3
N5 Z1
; 6. (the Papyrus of Ani replaces the 'hippo-head' with a Gardiner unlisted: "Crocodile head")
hobble
fetter
s3
V16
s3 cattle
hobble
bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V17, also s3,
V17

(see also: tethering rope)
hoe
U7
U6
mr hoe
(hieroglyph)
1. bil. mr, for "beloved";
2. used in Pharaoh, individuals, other names, etc.: (Pharaoh XX, Beloved of Goddess YY)
honing
stone
T31
(s(sh)m)
(sšm)
honing
stone
Ideogram in s(sh)m-(sšm), "butcher"
"horizon"
mountain-
-with-
rising-sun
N27
a(kh)t
3ḫt
mountain-with-
rising-sun
(or setting-sun)
Ideogram for a(kh)t-(3ḫt), "horizon"; (see also Akhenaten's townsite, Akhetaten, (Horizon of Aten))
horse
E6
-- horse horse
hotep
offering-tablet
ḥtp
R4
ḥtp hotep
offering-tablet
(see Hotep-offering-tablet)
house
estate
"home of"
O1
pr house
(hieroglyph)
(plan of house)
bil. pr; used extensively in "placenames"-(home of God XXX); placenames for a Pharaoh, etc.
1. Ideogram, house, estate; 2. bil. pr; 3. Determinative for 'building', 'location'
  • hair ribbon, see (hair) ribbon
  • hatchet(?), see adze
  • harvest-(in basket), see fruit-(in basket)
  • head of a leopard, see leopard head (hieroglyph)
  • heap (or 'pile'), see stack (of grain)
  • herb, see garland

First uniliteral h--h

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
h
(reed shelter)
O4
h reed shelter (hieroglyph) first uniliteral h
plan view of shelter

Second uniliteral h--ḥ

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
h
(wick)
V28
(ḥ) wick
(hieroglyph)
second uniliteral h
wick

I

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
Sacred Ibis
3(kh)
G25
3(kh)
(3ḫ)
Sacred Ibis Bil. 3(kh), for the 'divine'; also the ideogram
incense
censer: arm
R5
R6
-- incense arm
(hieroglyph)
arm device, with incense burning chamber
incense
censer: pot
R7
-- incense-pot-
-with-smoke
(hieroglyph)
pot of incense, wafting smoke
Ba-bird-(soul)
(with pot)
G53
G29
b3 Ba-bird-(soul)
(with pot)
see: Egyptian soul; the incense pot at bird's foot is also found substituted with a Meteor (hieroglyph), (see WikiCommons) [4]
intestine-(shape)
p(kh)ar, rr
utchb
intestine-(shape)
F46
 
F48
 
N21N21
 
N23
p(kh)ar, rr
utchb
intestine-(shape); in Rosetta Stone, festival routes Egyptian language, utchb; from dikeworks, to turn round, to change the direction, (crop rows)
"irrigated
lands<"
N24
N23
-- "irrigation
canals"
1. (see 'district'); 2. doublet is also used for the "dual"-(i.e. "the Two Lands", taui)

J

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
jar
stand
W11
W12
1-g, 2-nst jar stand
(hieroglyph)
1. uniliteral g
2. Ideogram, nst, "throne"
joint
of meat
F44
-- joint
of meat
(hieroglyph)
Used for "ancestry"
Det. for 'thigh bone' names; iw', phoneme for iw-iu; for the tibia, swt, (phon. isw-isu)
festival
Jubilee
Pavilion
W4
-- canopy + basin (see Sed festival)
Determinative for "festival"; also for hb-(ḥb), "festival"
  • Jubilee Festival, see festival

K

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
kid (goat)
E8
ib kid (goat) 1. Phoneme ib for 'young goat';
2. Determinative for words of 'young farm animals'
3. (See also heart, for ib)
kiln
t3
U30
t3 kiln
(hieroglyph)
Bil. t3; Ideogram for "potter's kiln";
(for t3, see also Land)
honing
stone
T31
(s(sh)m)
(sšm)
honing
stone
Ideogram in s(sh)m-(sšm), "butcher"
knife
(or saw)
T30
-- knife
(or saw)
Ideo. or det. for "sftu", sf(tsh)w, "butcher"
knife and
block
T29
-- knife and
block
"slaughter"
(butcher's)
knife
T34
nm (butcher's)
knife
Phonogram nm
knot
girdle-knot
tjs
(th)s
S24
(tj)s
(ṯs)
knot-hieroglyph
girdle-knot
1. bil. tjs-(ṯs);
concepts of "to tie", (as the vertebral bones); Ideogram for 'vertebrae';
2. a knot; to tie in a knot, fetter; 3. Also a statuary-(belt) element, 3rd millennium BC and later, and an amulet & jewellery element, (especially Middle Kingdom for jewellery).
"Knot
of Isis"
"Girdle
of Isis"
tjt
t_t
V39
tjt
t_t
tyet
?stylized ankh
(for Isis)(?)
Tyet, Knot of Isis, Girdle of Isis
  • (kohl)-eye-paint, see eye-paint

First uniliteral (kh)--ḫ

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
(kh)
sieve
(placenta)
Aa1
(ḫ) placenta
sieve
first uniliteral (kh)
sieve or placenta-(older first form)

Second uniliteral (kh)--ẖ

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
(kh)
(animal)
belly-teats-tail
F32
(ẖ) animal belly and tail second uniliteral (kh)
belly with teats and tail

L

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
land
'country'
"strip of
land"
t3
N16
(or)
N17
ta
(t3)
(strip of)
land
'country'
Biliteral t3-(ta), "land", "country", etc.;
(for t3, see also Kiln)
"the two
lands"
N17
N17
(or)
N16
N16
taui
(t3wi)
"the two
lands"
=Egypt, (i.e. the Two Lands, (south and north), Upper and Lower Egypt)
leg
(human)
D56
D57
rd leg
(human)
Ideo., det. for rd, "leg"; Det. "to tread";
(see Foot)
Also: for pds, w'rt, sbq.
leg of
hoofed animal
F25
(uhm)-(whm)
wḥm
leg of
ox
1. meanings of: "repeat, repetition"
2. Tril. for wḥm;
3. Ideogram for "bovine leg"
4. (to repeat, narrate, recount, tell a story, tell a dream)
lasso
V4
(ua)
w3
lasso lasso, for "cord", (possibly earlier, a word related to "lasso")
leopard
head
F9
F9F9
pḥty
("pehty")
leopard
head
(hieroglyph)
Determinative or abbreviation for "pehty"-(pḥty), "strength"
life
live
S34
ankh
'n(kh)
'nḫ
life
live
Tril. 'n(kh);
Ideogram for "life", "live"
lifesaver
s3
V17
 
V18
s3 lifesaver bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V16, also s3,
V16

(see also: tethering rope)
linen
bag
V33
s(sh)r-(sšr)
sšr
linen
bag
Ideogram or det. in s(sh)r-(sšr), for "linen", "fabric"; phoneme for sšr
lion
E22
m3i lion Ideogram for standing lion, m3i
lion-
reclining
(sphinx)
E23
ru
(rw)
l,r
lion-reclining
(sphinx)
1. Biliteral rw
2. Ideogram for "lion";
3. Unil. for l, or r
(upper)
lip
(w/ teeth)
D24
spt (upper)
lip
(w/ teeth)
Ideogram or det. in spt, for "lip", "border"
(the two)
lips
D25
-- (the two)
lips
pair of lips
(lips)-
spitting
D26
(=multiples) spit Determinative for words meaning: "to spit", "to vomit", "blood", etc.
lizard
I1
'(sh)a
'š3
lizard 1. "multitudes", (=the populace, etc.); 2. Det. or ideo. in 'š3-('(sh)a), "lizard"; also the tril.
lotus
(lotus-bud)
M10
M9(lotus flower)
-- lotus
(lotus-bud)
lotus; (see also Flower)
lotus flower
sšn
M9
sšn
(also snšn)
lotus flower A. Ideogram or det. in sšn, lotus flower;
B. Greek language 'souson';
C. also det. for snšn, for lily, lotus.
lotus
(lotus stem
with leaf
and rhizome)
M12
1000
(kh)a-ḫ3
lotus
(lotus stem
with leaf
and rhizome)
Ideogram for (kh)a-(ḫ3), a part of the "lotus"; phonetically used for ḫ3; in Egyptian mathematics, 1000
  • (hindpart of) lion, see hindpart of lion
  • (forepart of) lion, see forepart of lion
  • lotus, see also flower

M

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
Goddess-Maat
M3't
C10
 
H6(shu featherofmaat)
m3't Goddess-Maat Goddess Maat
mace
ḥ(dj)
T3
ḥ(dj) mace, (stone macehead, wooden handle) Ideogram, and phonogram for mace, ḥ(dj)
man
woman
A1
B1
-- man
woman
man
man
-constructing
A35
qd man
-constructing
man constructing: a "Mason"; Ideogram or det. for qd, "to construct"; (see Wall, (Collapsing)-Wall)
man-dancing
(kh)bi
ib, ibu
ib3u, ib3
A32
(kh)bi-(ḫbi)
ib, ibu
ib3u, ib3
man-dancing Ideogram or det. for (kh)bi, to dance; also det. for ib, ibu; ib3u, ib3, for dance, dancer, etc.; (see also Dance)
man
-grinding-etc
to build
(kh)us-(kh)usi
A34
(kh)us-(kh)usi man
-grinding
-(in a mortar/etc)
man grinding (etc.); to grind in a mortar, to build, to construct, etc.
man
-mixing
A36
-- man
-mixing-
(in-vat)
man mixing (in vat)
man
-with-
bundle
A33
-- man
-with-
bundle
"man carrying bundle"
man-seated:
arm to
mouth
A2
concepts
etc.
man-seated:
arm to
mouth
(hieroglyph)
eating, speech, concepts, ideas, etc.
man-seated:
arms in
adoration
A4
-- man-seated:
arms in
adoration
(hieroglyph)
man-seated: arms in adoration; (see WikiCommons [5])
man-standing:
arms in
adoration
A30
-- man-standing:
arms in
adoration
(hieroglyph)
man-standing: arms in adoration; (see WikiCommons [6])
man-standing:
arms raised
in celebration
A28
-- man-standing:
arms raised
in celebration
man-standing: arms raised in celebration
mast
P6
P7
'ḥ' mast
(hieroglyph)
Triliteral 'ḥ' , "to erect"
Menat
S18
(mnit) "menat
necklace
and
counterpoise"
1. "Menat and counterpoise"; 2. Ideogram or det. in mnit, the necklace of Menat pearls
milk
W20
-- milk milk; (similar to Gardiner unlisted vessel, or "liquids", etc.; (milk symbol has vertical hanging above))
milk-jug
-in-net
W19
 
W19orW19M17orW19M17Aa29
 
G17M17(the equivalent)
mi milk-jug
-in-
-carrying-
net
1. Biliteral mi;
2. Det. in mhr, 'pitcher of milk';
3. Phonogram for mr and mi;
Egyptian language, as, like, 'as-like', similar, etc; ("...Pharaoh XXX, given Life, Power...Ra-Like"), (...."as like Ra"-'Ra-ma', 'Ra-mi')
milk-jug
-in-net
W19
 
W19orW19M17orW19M17Aa29
 
G17M17(the equivalent)
mi milk-jug
-in-
-carrying-
net
1. like, as, according to, inasmuch as, since, as well as, together with; all adverbial forms, some as a segue;
2. early forms use other hieroglyphs;
3. Egyptian: mity and mitt relate to "image" or "likeness": likeness, copy, resemblance, statue, image, similitude, the like etc.
(crescent)
moon
i'ḥ
N11
N12
i'ḥ moon 1. Det. "moon"; 2. Ideogram, i'h-(i'ḥ), 'moon'; 3. items of the 'month', (timeperiod); see ploughing, laborer ("planting"), Gardiner no. T24, (also i'ḥ)
T24
fields-(planting)
i'ḥ
T24
i'ḥ fields-(planting)
(etc.)
see moon, (also i'ḥ);
A. plough, break ground;
B. field laborer, peasant;
C. field;
D. det. in name of a god "I'h-ur"-(I'h-Great)
(moon)
N9
N10
-- moon Gardiner, nos. N9, N10
moon
(in phase)
N9
N10
(psdj)
psḏ
moon
(in phase)
Ideo., det. in "feast of the New Moon", (=ps(dj)n); phoneme for ps(dj)-(psḏ), (= to a triliteral)
mooring
post
P11
mnit mooring
post
1. Determinative in mnit, the "mooring post", or related words.
2. (of note, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, 2nd millennium BC, the (uprooted)-mooring posts are important in the wind and rainstorm of the flood story, (Gilgamesh flood story))
mountain
N26
(dj)u
ḏw
mountain Bil. (dj)u-(ḏw), for "mountain"; ideogram for "mountain"
("horizon")
mountain-
-with-
rising-sun
N27
a(kh)t
3ḫt
mountain-with
-rising-sun
(or setting-sun)
Ideogram for a(kh)t-(3ḫt), "horizon"; (see Akhenaten's townsite, Akhetaten)
mouth
D21
r mouth
(hieroglyph)
Unil. r
  • man
    • man-archer, see archer, soldier
    • man-prisoner, see prisoner, enemy, rebel
    • mason, see man-constructing
  • mat-(uniliteral p), see stool-or-mat (hieroglyph)
  • moment, see (moment of) time

N

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
naos
O18
-- naos
(shrine)
naos
Neith's
Emblem
nt
R24
 
R25
nt Neith's
Emblem
1. Ideogram or det. for name of Goddess Neith;
2. Egyp. bil. nt.
night
nightfall
N3
grḥ-wḫ-("night")
kkw-("dark")
night
(hieroglyph)
Determinative in words meaning 'obscurity'; grh-(grḥ), and u(kh)-(wḫ) for night; kku-(kkw) for dark; and others
nome
district
N24
-- district
nome
1. Ideogram or det. in sp3t, for "district, nomos"; 2. det. for province or district names; 3. det. for hsp-(ḥsp), for garden, vegetable garden, orchard, etc.; 3. (confer Nome (Egypt))
nose
D19
D20
fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd)
(sh)rt-(šrt)
(kh)nt-ẖnt
nose Ideogram or det. for the "nose", fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd), (sh)rt-(šrt); det. for words relating to smell, joy, and the nose; det. for "face", (kh)nt, -(ẖnt), (and the phoneme for face)
Nubian
bow
Aa32
-- Nubian
bow
=Nubia
  • necklace-or-collar, see pectoral
  • 'netting needle', see (weaver's)-shuttle

O

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
oar
ḫru
P8
P9
1-(kh)ru-(ḫrw)
2-wsr
oar
(a spoon-
(shape))
1. Determinative for usr-(wsr), "oar";
2. Tril. phonogram, (kh)ru-(ḫrw)
obelisk
O25
t(kh)n
tẖn
obelisk Ideogram or det. for t(kh)n, the "obelisk"
"offering(s)-altar"
R2
-- "offering(s)-altar" "offering(s)-altar"
offering-table
R3
-- offering-table offering-table
(small)
offering-table
R1
-- (small)
offering-table
(small)-offering-table
hotep
offering-tablet
R4
"htp" hotep
offering-tablet
hotep-offering-tablet
i3wt
office
'post'
'position'
O44
iaut-i3wt office
'post'
'position'
1. Ideogram or det. for iaut-(i3wt), for "post", "office", "position", etc.;
2. the fetish of the "Temple of Min"
owl
G17
m
(vertical)
owl
(hieroglyph)
Unil. m
ox horns
F13
wp ox horns 1. Biliteral up, (wp); 2. used for opening of the year: renpet,
M4
, with horns:
F14
  • one, (or ='1'), see stroke

P

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
palace
'ḥ
O11
O12
'ḥ palace 1. Ideogram, 'h-('ḥ), "palace"; see also:
O6
palace, temple, tomb, ḥut
palace
temple
tomb
ḥut
O6
ḥut plan view
palace-(estate)
1. Ideogram for hwt-(ḥut), palace, temple, tomb; see also:
O11
palace, 'ḥ
papyrus
clump
(cluster)
M16
M15
ha
(ḥ3)
papyrus
clump
1. Ideogram for "Lower Egypt"-(the North), the Nile Delta, "t3-mḥw", 'land-mhw'; also det.; 2. phonetic for ha-(ḥ3)
papyrus
roll
m(dj)3t
Y1
 
Y2
m(dj)3-t
m(dj)3t
papyrus
roll
papyrus roll
papyrus roll-
-tied (& sealed)
m(dj)3t
Y1
m(dj)3-t
m(dj)3t
papyrus roll--
-tied
papyrus roll-tied (& sealed)
papyrus
stem
u3ḏ
M13
u3ḏ

tril.
papyrus
stem
(hieroglyph)
Tril. ua(dj)-(w3ḏ)
pawn
(draughtsman)
(token)
ib3
Y6
ib3 game piece
(hieroglyph)
1. Ideogram or det. in ib3, "pawn", draughtsman; phoneme for ib3; 2. Det. for ib3u, ib3, dance [of the gods]; also dancer, dancing man, etc.
pectoral
S11
-- pectoral pectoral; (see also Pectoral (Ancient Egypt))
god
seated
A40
nṯr seated
god-(or-Pharaoh)
1. God
2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
("god")
flag
pennant
(axe)
R8
R9(with uraeus)
nṯr pennant
or 'staff-flag'
with wrapped
handle
1. God
2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
pestle
U33
U32
1.-ti,2.-(=t) pestle 1. second Egyptian uniliteral sign for t; 2. special usage for feminine adjectival (for example, "...may she live")[4]
phallus
D52
D53
mt phallus Biliteral mt
pick
U17
U18
grg pick
(hieroglyph)
Ideogram or det. for grg, to "break through" and related words
pillar
(=Heliopolis)
O28
iun
(iwn)
pillar Tril. iun-(iwn); ideo. for iwn; an abbreviation for Iunu-(iwnw), the City of Heliopolis
plinth
m3'
Aa11
ma'-(m3') (a solid)
plinth
1. =to m3' ,
U2
D36
;
2. det. or ideo. for words meaning: true, right, truth, integrity, etc.
(m)
plinth
(shape)
Aa15
Aa13
m
(horizontal)
plinth
(hieroglyph)
Unil. m as the horizontal m
plow
U13
U14
hb plow Determinative for words related to 'plowing'; for hb, "plow", the phoneme hb
"plural"
Z2
(or)
Z3
(or)
Z2ss
,
N33B N33B N33B
,
-- "plural" 1. signs for the plural, (horizontal, vertical, and the 'shortened-form'); 2. see: Stroke (single item); 3. see Dual (Two); 4. see Grains; 5. see Quail chick (hieroglyph) and Coil (hieroglyph)
pool
lake
(or)
basin
š
N37
 
N38
 
(no3 (unlisted))
(sh)
š
pool-
lake-basin
(hieroglyph)
uniliteral (sh)-š, a pool
pool
with legs
N40
-- pool
with legs
pool with walking legs
pot
W24(various shapes)
nu
and qd
pot
(various)
(typical-spherical)
Phoneme for nw; det. for qd, construct, mold
priest
A6
w'b
uab
priest 1. Ideogram in w'b-(uab), "pure"; 2. the Priest class; 3. equal to 'purify', Gardiner no. D60,
D60
prisoner
enemy
rebel
A13
-- prisoner
enemy
prisoner, enemy, rebel, (adversary)
prop
O30
-- prop (also the 4 props of 'heaven'); see grape arbor (hieroglyph), using props, Gardiner no. M43,
M43
Pschent Crown
Double Crown
S5
 
S6
-- Pschent Crown
Double Crown
for the Pharaoh, King of the Two Lands, (i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt)
pupil (eye)
djfdj
D12
djfdj pupil (eye) 1. Determinative in djfdj, pupil. (other spellings, /entries)
pyramid
O24
mr pyramid pyramid
  • "Phoenix-bird", see "Bennu-bird"
  • 'post', or 'position', see office

Q

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
u
quail
chick
G43
w
u
quail
chick
(hieroglyph)
1. Unil. w, or u;
2. Either "quail chick" or equivalent coil (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. Z7,
Z7
, used as the Plural at word endings; 3. (see also: Plural)

R

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
Ra
C1
N6
r' Ra Ra (=r' )
ram
E10
E11
-- ram ram
razor
U37
(kh)'k razor 1. the razor; 2. Determinative in (kh)'k; (multiple spellings in books, dictionary entries)
red crown
S3
n
(vertical)
red crown see Deshret; Red crown (hieroglyph)-(uniliteral n-(vertical)); (see also White crown)
reed
(flowering)-reed
reed-(=rush)
i
M17
i (flowering)
reed-(=rush)
alphabetic uniliteral vowel i; ideo. in i, "rush"
pair-of-reeds
y
ii
M17M17
y pair-of-reeds alphabetic uniliteral vowel y
reed
with legs
i(i)
it
M18
i(i)
it
(flowering)
reed-(=rush)
w/ legs
combined sound-sign, determinative for i(+i); come, to come, coming, etc
rushes
-(bundled)
-(tied)
M40
is rushes
-(bundled)
-(tied)
Ideogram for isw-(isu)-(plural), "rushes"; phoneme for is
1–cane
2–reed-(=Rush)
3–(swt)-Rush
4–flowering-
rush-(sedge)
M22
M17
 
M17M17
M23
M26
-- -- --
reed
shelter
(h)
O4
h reed
shelter
(hieroglyph)
(in a plan
view)
1. first alphabetic h; 2. Egyptian uniliteral sign h; 3. see second uniliteral h, the wick (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. V28,
V28
renpet
M4
rnp renpet "rnp", or rnpt
(sweet)-rhizome
(sweet)-pod
n(dj)m
M29
n(dj)m rhizome
seed-pod
Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m
("diadem")
(hair)-
ribbon
S10
(w3ḥw)
m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)
("diadem")
(hair)-
ribbon
1. Ideogram or det. for uahu-(w3ḥw), "diadem"; also m(dj)h-(mḏḥ), "ribbon";
2. Phoneme for m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)
ripple-
-of-water
N35
n
(horizontal)
ripple
of water
(hieroglyph)
1. Uniliteral n, (horizontal);
2. Major preposition usage for: in, to, by, of, for, etc.
road
(-with-shrubs)
N31
-- road
(hieroglyph)
road
rudder
ḥmw
hmu
P10
ḥmw
hmu-hmw
rudder Determinative, hmu-(ḥmw), for "rudder" and related words
flowering
rush
šm-šm'u
M26(m26)
(sh)m'u
šm'w
flowering
rush
flowering rush; also Gardiner nos. M25, M27, M28,
M25
 
M27
 
M28

S

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
sail
P5
(tsh)au-(ṯ3w)
nfw, nfy
sail
(hieroglyph)
Ideogram or det. (tsh)au-(ṯ3w), for "puff", "wind"; and in nfw, nfy, for "sailor"
sandal
S33
(tsh)bt
(ṯbt)-(ṯb)
sandal Ideogram or det. (tsh)bt-(ṯbt), for "sandal"; phon. (tsh)b-(ṯb)
scale
m(kh)3t
U38
m(kh)3t scale Ideogram and det. for m(kh)3t-(mḫat), "scale": see Stand (for Scales)
('an equivalent')
(=type of)
scale
(?)
Aa21
Aa22
u(dj)'
wḏ'
(=type of)
scale
(or balance)
1. for utcha'=w(dj)' , to weigh, estimate, consider, reckon up, decide; =
G43Aa21
, and other spellings,
G43I10
D36
, and also no. I10, cobra,
I10
, replaced by, U28, (=utcha),
U28
; (see the use of w(dj)' in AUS, for "Life, Prosperity, Health");
2. Determinative or ideo. for right, correct, just, equable, etc
u(dj)'
utch'
a scale
a balance
(="judgement")
Aa22
u(dj)' balance ligatured with arm judge, "judgement"
"scarab"
L1
(kh)-p-r scarab
the Dung Beetle, (Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea)
See: Scarab (artifact)
See: God Khepri
scepter-heq
Hq scepter
ḥq
S38
ḥq Hq-scepter 1. 'to rule', 'chief', 'ruler', ḥq;
2. Hq scepter;
3. the pharaoh was called the Ruler of On, (Ruler of Heliopolis)
scepter-sekhem
sekhem-scepter
s(kh)m
S42
s(kh)m
sḫm
Sekhem
scepter
Sekhem scepter; "power" is s(kh)m, (sḫm)
Man-standing
w/sekhem-&-staff
A22
-- Man-standing
w/sekhem-&-staff
Determinative in words for 'statue': tut, (kh)nt(y)-(ẖnnt(y)
scepter-Was
Was
sceptre
uas
S40
S41
w3s
(uas)
w3s
(u3s)
see Was scepter
scimitar
T16
(kh)p(sh)
(ḫpš)
scimitar
Khopesh
Determinative, (kh)p(sh)-(ḫpš); see Khopesh
Seal-ring
djb'i-t
seal
(seal-
-cylinder)
(valuables)
S20
many
see under:
djb-to seal
djb'i-t
"seal" 1. (confer cylinder seal); 2. Ideogram or det. in (kh)tm-(ẖtm), s(dj)3t, (dj)b't, all words for "seal", or equivalent words
Seal-rings, (Impression seals, or Seals of Office)
seal
with necklace
S19
-- seal
with necklace
seal
with necklace
serpent
(snake)
I14
hfau
(ḥf3w)
serpent
(snake)
Determinative for "serpent", and equivalent words, hfau, (ḥf3w);
(See also: 1-Cobra, 2-Uraeus, 3-Viper, and 4-Apep)
Seshat's
emblem
R20
R21
s(sh)at
(sš3t)
Seshat's
emblem
Emblem and equivalent of Goddess Seshat; Ideogram or det. in Seshat's name, s(sh)at-(sš3t)
Set-
animal
(='Seth')
E20
E21
-- Set-animal
(hieroglyph)
Set (mythology)
Set-God
C7
-- Set-God Set (mythology)
(shade)-fan
(umbrella)
S36
-- (shade)-fan
(umbrella)
Shade-Fan, or (=Umbrella)
"ceremonial"
(shade)-fan
(umbrella)
S35
-- "ceremonial"
(shade)-fan
(umbrella)
ceremonial Shade-Fan
Shen
ring
V9
"shen"
šn
shen
ring
Determinative in (sh)nw-(šnu), the cartouche
two whips
with shen ring
S23
dm(dj)
dmḏ
two whips
with shen ring
(hieroglyph)
Ideogram and det. in dmdj-(dmḏ), for "to unite"
(Goddess)
Maat
C10
-- (Goddess)
Maat'
Goddess Maat
(Maat's)
Shu
feather
(Sh)u-Šu
H6
H6A
(Sh)u-Šu (Maat's)
Shu
feather
Goddess Shu; Maat's Shu feather
'shuti'
adornment
(two-feathers)
(sh)uty-šuty
S9
(sh)uty-šuty shuti
two-feather
adornment
(hieroglyph)
two feathers, shuti two-feather adornment
(weaver's)
shuttle
"netting-
needle"
V26
1-'(dj)-('ḏ)
2-'nḏ
(weaver's)
shuttle
"netting-
needle"
Ideogram for '(dj-('ḏ), "shuttle"; phon. for 'nḏ
sickle
U1
U2
ma
(m3)
sickle m3
sieve
(placenta)
(kh)
Aa1
(kh)
(ḫ)
sieve
placenta
first uniliteral (kh)
sieve or placenta-(older first form)
(both (kh)1 and (kh)2, sieve and belly-with-tail are from the Old Kingdom)
silver
S14
T2
h(dj)
(ḥḏ)
silver 1. silver;
2. (see Gold (hieroglyph);
3. equal to Egyptian h(dj)-(ḥḏ), for "club"
sistrum
(or "castanets")
sš, sššt
Y8
sš, sššt
(also s(kh)m)
sistrum A. Ideo. for "sistrum", sššt, (or s(kh)m(=sistrum)); det. in sššt;
B. s(kh)m is Egyptian for 'power', (confer with Sekhem scepter-(list) and Medamud-(article))
slaughter-block
w/ knife
nmm
nmm-t
T30
O26
 
T29
nmm (and)
nmm-t
slaughter-block
w/ knife
execute, slaughter, 'torture'
sled
(sledge)
U15
U16
tm sled
(sledge)
Bil. tm
smite
slay, beat
Aa7
sḳr
(sqer)
smite
slay, beat
sḳr
(sqer)
Sobek
Sbk
I4
I5A(archaic fetish)
sbk (crocodile)
Sobek
on shrine
(=fetish)
Ideogram of det. for sbk, (Sobek); (see also Crocodile)
spindle
U34
U35
(kh)sf
ẖsf
spindle
(hieroglyph)
Triliteral (kh)sf-ẖsf
3u
spine
issuing fluid
F40
3u spine, issuing fluid to be long, length, to extend
Pharaoh: Extent of Happiness-(for Egypt-Land),
F40
F34
, (on Reliefs), (the Nation's Welfare)
spit
D26
(multiple-
uses)
spit Determinative for words meaning: "to spit", "to vomit", "blood", etc.
spoon
P8
(multiple-
uses)
(spoon-shape) see Oar
stack-(of grain)
heap
(kh)ty
'ḥ'-'ḥ'u
M35
(kh)ty
'ḥ'-'ḥ'u
stack
(of grain)
Determinative in 1. 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u, for "stack-(of grain)"; (or other determiners for: food, provisions, stores, heaps of grain, wealth, riches, abundance);
2. and (kh)ty, 'heap of grain', where (kh)tyt, is "barn floor", or "place where grain is stored for sale"
stair-single
O40
-- stair-single
(hieroglyph)
a determinative
stand
(for scales)
U39
u(tsh)st
(wṯst)
stand
(for scales)
Determinative in u(tsh)st-(wṯst), for this device that supports the scale (hieroglyph); the related verb is u(tsh)s-(wṯs), Egyptian "to lift"; see Scale
star
sb3
du3
N14
sb3
dw3
star Ideogram or det. for sba-(sb3), "star"; phonetic for dua-(dw3)(dua); (see Duat)
Otherworld
Duat
du3t
N15
sb3
dw3
star-in-circle Otherworld, the Duat
1.-stela
2.-boundary stone
u(dj)
'h'u
O26
u(dj)-wḏ
'h'u-'ḥ'w
1.-stele
2.-"boundary
stone"
'landmark'
1. Ideogram or det. for u(dj)-(wḏ), a "stele"; det. for 'h'u-('ḥ'w), station (of a procession), "stele"; used also for 'memorial slab', boundary stone, landmark. 2. NOTE: there are other listed, (or Non-listed) hieroglyphs for boundary steles:
Aa20(similar) O26(variants)
3. Similar spelling for udj: uses a stone block as det. and hand: ud
V25D46
N39
stool-
or-mat
Q3
p stool-
or-mat
(hieroglyph)
1. Unil. p
stroke
1
(emphasis stroke)
Z1
1.-(emphasis)
2.-"1"
single
stroke
1. sign of the 1; also sign of emphasis, or specifying the hieroglyph emphasized-(i.e. symmetry); 2. see: Plural; 3. see Dual (Two)
sun
N5
r'
(ra)
sun
(hieroglyph)
1. the sun; 2. Major use in cartouches, or Pharaonic names: sun = Ra-R' ; 3. Used in words relating to 'time, of day'; "day", etc., see Moment of Time, etc.; "moment" uses the Hippo head, Gardiner no. F3,
F3
, an "instant", (as used in the Canopus Stone, for example). 4. Ideogram in r' , "sun", hrw-(hru), "day", and R' , God Ra;
also as Gardiner no. D12,
D12
, (variable sizes)
sun-rising-
-with-rays
(kh)'
ḫ'
N28
 
N28
D36
(kh)'
ḫ'
sun-rising-
-with-rays
Bil. (kh)' , ḫ'
sun-shining-
with-rays
ubn
3(kh)u, psdj
piercing-
-rays
stiut-stut
N8
S16(equal equiv)
 
F29N8
(many uses)
(Betrò ref)[5]
sun-shining-
with-rays
(hieroglyph)
"Sun-with-rays"; also used for "people of the sun"-(Heliopolitan theology)
For "Piercing Rays", see "to shoot", Hide-with-pierced-arrow, sti
(fiber)
swab
straw-broom
sq
u3ḥ
V29
sq, (or)
u3ḥ

bil.-tril.
(fiber)
swab
(straw broom)
1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust";
2. Triliteral uah, (w3ḥ)
swallow
G36
wr swallow
(hieroglyph)
Biliteral wr, ur; 2. Egyptian for "great"; (confer with cuneiform GAL); 3. often in composition blocks with r, mouth,
G36
D21
  • scalpel, see chisel-or-scalpel
  • scribe writing tools, see (scribe)-writing tools
  • to seal-up, to furnish, see float, Egyptian lang. djb
  • 'ship', see the boats
  • slaughter, see fall, defeat, slaughter
  • snake, see serpent
  • soldier, see archer
  • 'sphinx' , see lion-reclining (hieroglyph)
  • "spoon"-(shape), see oar
  • stick, see branch
  • straw broom, see (fiber) swab

T

[edit]
Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
tail
sd
F33
sd tail 1. Determinative for sd, "tail"; then phon., sd;
2. (See: "Festival of the Tail", the Sed festival)
tether
V13
tsh
(ṯ)
tether
(hieroglyph)
Unil. tsh, (=ch)
tether
with legs
V15
-- tether
rope
with legs
tether rope with walking legs; (return ?)
threshing-
floor
O50
sp
(from spt)
threshing-
floor
Biliteral sp; (equal to Egyptian: "time"); see also "time", Gardiner no. O48,
O48
throwing
stick
T14
T15
-- throw
stick
(hieroglyph)
1. Ideogram in niwt, "city"; 2. Det. in names of countries, towns, placenames, etc.
"time"
O48
sp time time; see also "threshing floor", Gardiner no. O50,
O50
"moment
of time"
(instant)
F3
at
(3t)
moment
snap-of-a-finger
a "moment", 'an instant', a snap-of-a-finger; phonetically 3t; in composition block, with sun (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. 5,
,
,
N5
F3
,
,
F3
N5 Z1
A-tongue
B-30th
ns
F20
ns tongue 1. 1. Egyp. bil. ns.
2. A-tongue, and related words for speech; B-30th, and therefore, (next)-last.
trap
(=bird-trap)
s(kh)t-sḫt
T27
T26
s(kh)t
(sḫt)
trap
(device)
1. trap, bird-trap, (the device); 2. Ideogram or det. in s(kh)t-(sḫt), Egyptian "trap" and related words
tree
M1
i3m, im3 tree
(hieroglyph)
Determinative for 'tree'; also, Egyptian: i3m, im3
trussed
goose
(or duck)
u(sh)n
sn(tj)
G54
u(sh)n
(phon.-sn(tj))
trussed
goose
(or duck)
1. Determinative for u(sh)n, (wšn), Egyptian: "twist the neck (of a bird)";
2. Phonetically sn(tj), (snṯ)
3. (see Trussed-goose Palette)
turtle
št
(sh)t
I2
(sh)t
št
turtle turtle
tusk
(elephant)
F18
bh, hw
bḥ, ḥw
(elephant)
tusk
1. Bil. for 2 values: bh, and hw, (bḥ and ḥu); 2. also det. for 'teeth', "actions of teeth"[6] 3. also used in reliefs, and stelae lunettes
Two
Ladies
G16
-- two-goddesses
on two
baskets
(="Ladies of
South + North")
the goddesses representing: the Goddess of the South, Goddess of the North-(Nile Delta)-Goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet
  • token, see pawn, draughtsman, token, "game-piece"
  • town plan, see crossroads, intersection, town plan
  • (fish) trap, see fish trap
  • two, see dual

U

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Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
union
F36
sma
(sm3)
lung-and-
trachea
union
Egyptian "lung", sma-(sm3); used for union, (as in the "Two Lands", "Upper and Lower Egypt)-(Lower Egypt=the Nile Delta); Ideogram or det. for "unite", "join"
uraeus
i'rt'
I12
I13
-- uraeus Uraeus; Determinative for i'rt, the Uraeus, and also in Goddess names
  • umbrella, see Shade-Fan-1, Shade-Fan-2

V

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Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
vase
water-pot
ḥs
W14
ḥs vase
water
pot
Bil. hs, (ḥs)
viper
I9
f viper
(hieroglyph)
1. Uniliteral f;
2. possessive pronoun "his", (following the noun, "...Pharaoh-his...", "town-his")
vulture
(Egyptian)
3
(=A)
G1
3 (Egyptian)
vulture
(hieroglyph)
Unil. a, or A,-(3)

W

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Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
wall
inb
O36
inb wall 1. Ideogram or det. for inb, "wall";2. (a det. for related words)
collapsing-
wall
O37
uhn-(whn)
s(kh)nn-(sẖnn)
collapsing-
wall
Determinative for: 1–"knock down"; 2–uhn-(whn), for "overwhelm"; 3–s(kh)nn-(sẖnn), for "demolish"
man
-constructing
A35
qd man
-constructing
man constructing: a "Mason"; Ideogram or det. for qd, "to construct"
(See: ancient Rhacotis, (Alexandria))
scepter-Was
Was
sceptre
uas
S40
S41
w3s
(uas)
w3s
(u3s)
see Was scepter
water-pot
(vase)
W15
W14
hs
(ḥs)
water
pot
(vase)
Bil. hs, (ḥs)
water
skinšd
(sh)d
F30
(sh)dw-(šdu)
(sh)d-(šd)
water-
skin
"belly"
1. Determinative for (sh)dw-(šdu), "belly"; phon. for (sh)d-(šd);
2. (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: whip)
whip
mḥ
V22
V23
mḥ whip Bil. mh, (mḥ); (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: water-skin)
two whips
with shen ring
S23
dm(dj)
dmḏ
two whips
with shen ring
(hieroglyph)
Ideogram and det. in dmdj-(dmḏ), for "to unite"
white crown
ḥ(dj)
S1
ḥ(dj) white crown see Hedjet; (see also Red crown & Pschent))
Pschent Crown
Double Crown
S5
 
S6
-- Pschent Crown
Double Crown
for the Pharaoh, King of the Two Lands, (i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt)
dj'm
white-gold
S14A
(dj)'m
tch'm
gold collar ligatured with was sceptre white-gold
see gold (hieroglyph)
wick
V28
wick
(hieroglyph)
1. second uniliteral ;
2. see first uniliteral h, the reed shelter (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. O4,
O4
wine
jars
irp
W21
"irp" wine
jars
Determinative in irp, "wine"
wing
H5
(dj)nh, dnh
ḏnḥ, dnḥ
wing Determinative for (dj)nh, dnh-(ḏnḥ, dnḥ), "wing"; also for words relating to flying
woman
man
B1
A1
-- woman
man
woman
woman-and-
infant
B6
-- woman-and-
infant
woman-and-infant
woman-
in-birth
B3
-- woman-
in-birth
woman-in-birth
woman-nursing
B5
-- woman-nursing woman-nursing
(Scribe-God)
Thoth
G26
Djehuti Thoth-(ibis)
on his
standard
Thoth
(scribe)
writing
tools
Y3
-- scribal
equipment
scribe tools: vertical case(?)-pot-palette; the pot is originally a leather bag for the red and black 'inks'
  • washer's stick, see fuller's club
  • (wooden)-column, see column

X

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Common
Name
Hiero. Transl. Element Description
X
crossed-
sticks
Z9
-- x
crossed-
sticks
det.: separate, cross, pass by; also items that are 'bad', or 'negative' (see: Crown Prince Thutmose#The schist recumbent bier)


See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Arms in the Sign of Negation, p. 59.
  2. ^ Budge, 1989, (1929), The Rosetta Stone, p. 288-289.
  3. ^ Budge, 1989, (1929). The Rosetta Stone, p. 126.
  4. ^ Zauzich, 1992. Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing, section: Tutankhamun's Alabaster Chest, p. 59-65.
  5. ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Sun with Rays, p. 152.
  6. ^ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Elephant Tusks, p. 119.

Bibliography

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  • Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)
  • Budge, 1978, (1920). An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, c 1978; cliv-(154) and 1314 pp. (In two volumes) (softcover, ISBN 0-486-23615-3)
  • Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989. (softcover, ISBN 0-486-26163-8)
  • Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook, Ruth Schumann-Antelme, and Stéphane Rossini. c 1998, English trans. 2002, Sterling Publishing Co. (Index, Summary lists (tables), selected uniliterals, biliterals, and triliterals.) (softcover, ISBN 1-4027-0025-3)


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