The hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt are often listed in groups of associated glyphs. The following hieroglyphs have been grouped according to the system established by Sir Alan Gardiner and are all depictions of parts of mammals.

F1
Abbr; cow

F2
Det; anger

F3
Phon Det; At

F4
Phon Det; Hat Log; front part, top

F5
Phon Det; ssA or sSA

F6
Phon Det; ssA or sSA

F7
Det; dignity

F8
Det; dignity

F9
Phon Det; At

F9a
Det and Log; strength

F10
Det; to swallow, throat, town of Hais

F11
Det; to swallow, throat, town of Hais

F12
Phon; wsr Log; nape

F13
Phon; wp jp (only in “jpwt” – messenger and “jpt” – mission) Log; horns, top of the head

F14
Abbr; new year

F15
Abbr; new year

F16
Phon Det; ab Det and Log; horn

F17
Det and Log; cleansing

F18
Phon Det; bH, Hw, bjA, bj (in “bjt” character) Det and Log; tooth, to bite

F19
Det; jaw

F20
Phon; ns Det and Log; tongue, chief, head, to taste

F21
Phon Det; sdm, sDm, jdn Det and Log; ear, leaf, hear

F22
Phon Det; kfa Phon; pH Det and Log; hindparts, bottom of a container

F23
Det and Log; foreleg, leg, the Great Dipper

F24
Det and Log; foreleg, leg, the Great Dipper

F25
Phon; wHm Log; Huf

F26
Phon; hn Log; animal skin

F27
Det; leather, skin, mouse, mammals

F28
Phon; Ab Log; dappled, motley

F29
Phon; st Log; to shoot through

F30
Phon; sd

F31
Phon; ms Log; apron of skin

F32
Phon; x Log; body, belly

F33
Det; tail

F34
Det and Log; heart

F35
Phon; nfr log; to be beautiful

F36
Phon; smA Log; lung

F37
Phon Det; sm Det and Log; back

F38
Det; back

F39
Phon; jmah Det and Log; venerable, to approach, spine, back

F40
Phon; Aw

F41
Det; back, slaughter

F42
Phon; spr Log; rib

F43
Det; ribs, meat

F44
Phon; jsw, jwa Det; leg bone with meat, thigh

F45
Log; vulva, cow

F46
Phon Det; qab, wdb, wDb Phon; phr, dbn Log; viscera

F47
Phon Det; qab, wdb, wDb Phon; phr, dbn Log; viscera

F48
Phon Det; qab, wdb, wDb Phon; phr, dbn Log; viscera

F49
Phon Det; qab, wdb, wDb Phon; phr, dbn Log; viscera

F50
Abbr; to copy

F51
Phon; as (in Aset- Isis or Asir – Osiris) ws (in Wsir – Osiris) Det; flesh, limb, neck

F52
Det; excrement
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).
A: Man and his occupations
B: Woman and her occupations
C: Anthropomorphic Deities
D: Parts of the body
E: Mammals
F: Parts of Mammals
G: Birds, 1
H: Parts of Birds
I: Amphibious Animals, Reptiles, etc.
K: Fishes and Parts of Fishes
L: Invertebrata and Lesser Animals
M: Trees and Plants
N: Sky, Earth, Water
O: Buildings and Parts of Buildings
P: Ships and Parts of Ships
Q: Domestic and Funerary Furniture
R: Temple Furniture and Sacret Emblems
S: Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc
T: Warfare, Hunting, Butchery
U: Agriculture, Crafts and Professions
V: Rope, Fibre, Baskets, Bags, etc.
W: Vessels of Stone and Earthenware
X: Loaves and Cakes
Y: Writing, Games, Music
Z: Strokes, Geometrical Figures, etc.
Aa: Unclassified
Return to Gardiner’s sign listPronunciation guidecopyright J Hill 2010


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