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G; Birds, page two

 G31; phoenix
G31
Det; phoenix, Benu, heron



 G32; phoenix and fence
G32
Det & Log; to be inundated



 G33; heron
G33
Phon Det; sdA Log; Seda bird



G34; ostrich
G34
Det; ostrich



G35; cormorant
G35
Phon; aq



 G36; swallow
G36
Phon; wr Det; swallow



G37; sparrow
G37
Det; small, bad, evil, weak



G38; goose
G38
Phon; gb (only in the name of Geb) Det; bird, insect, goose



G39; duck
G39
Phon; sA Det & Log; son, duck



G40; flying duck
G40
Phon; pA Det & Log; the, to fly (rare)



G41; duck landing
G41
Phon Det; hn, amyt, sHw, Tn, tn, qma Det; fly, bird, land



 G42; fattened duck
G42
Det & Log; fatten, food



 G43; quail chick
G43
Phon; w



 G44; two quail chicks
G44
Phon; ww



G45; quail chick and arm
G45
Phon; wa



G46; quail chick and sickle
G46
Phon; mAu



G46; nestling chick
G46
Phon; Ta Log; chick



G47; three chicks in a nest
G47
Det; nest



G49; three chicks in a nest
G49
Det; nest



G50; two birds
G50
Log; launderer copy



G51; bird eating fish
G51
Det; catch fish



 G52; goose pecking
G52
Det; to feed.



G53; Ba (soul or spirit)
G53
Log; Ba (soul)



G54; goose prepared for cooking
G54
Phon; snD Det; to wring a bird´s neck




Codes

Abb; the sign is an abbreviation of a word,
Det; the sign acts as a determinative (it has no phonetic value, but provids further information about the full word),
Log; the sign is a logogram (it represents an entire word or idea),
Phon; the sign has a phonetic value, and
Phon Det; the sign is a phonetic determinant (it acts as a determinative but also has a phonetic value).


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