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
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