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 images associated with the sky and earth.
N1
Phon; Hr(j) or hrw (rare) Det and Log; heaven, Nut 
N2
Det and Log; night, darkness
N3
Det and Log; night, darkness 
N4
Det and Log; dew, rain, rainstorm
N5
Det and Log; sun, time, day, hour, to rise
N6
Det and Log; sun
N7
Abbr; the course of a day 
N8
Det and Log; sunshine, to shine Abbr; “the people of the sun”
N9
Phon; psD Log; feast of the new moon 
N10
Phon; psD Log; feast of the new moon
N11
Phon Det; aH Log; moon Abbr and Det; month, palm width
N11a
Det; month
N12
Det; moon
N13
Log; feast of the half moon
N14
Phon; sbA, dwA Log; star, Sothis, Sirius, constellation
N15
Log; afterworld
N16
Phon; tA Det and Log; land, earth, eternity
N17
Phon; tA Det and Log; land, earth, eternity
N18
Det and Log; island, horizon, desert
N19
Abbr; Harakhte
N20
Phon wDb Det; sandbank 
N21
Det; land, shore 
N22
Det; sandbag, land, field
N23
Det; land, irrigated land
N24
Det and Log; garden nome, nome of Thinis
N25
Det and Log; foreign land, desert, desert land, land of Retjen”
N26
Phon; Dw Log; mountain 
N27
Log; horizon
N28
Phon; ha Log; crown, hill of the sunrise
N29
Phon; q Det and Log; hill 
N30
Det and Log; hill of earth
N31
Det and Log; path, to climb up, position, here, army Abbr; Horus Phon Det; Hr, wA 
N32
Phon Det; sjn 
N33
Det; sand, grain of metal, mineral, gold, medicine, black eye paint, a small sphere, something dangerous, enemy 
N33a
Det; mineral (plural) 
N34
Det and Log; copper, bronze, an item made of copper or bronze, a metal mirror 
N35
Phon; n
N35a
Phon; nw Det and Log; water, wave, to drink, to wash 
N36
Phon; mr, mj Phon Det; mr Det and Log; canal, to love, Nile, river, lake 
N37
Phon; S Log; pool 
N38
Phon; S Log; pool 
N39
Phon; S Log; pool 
N40
Abbr; go 
N41
Phon; Hm Phon Det; bjA well, marsh, pool, cow, vagina 
N42
Phon; Hm Phon Det; bjA well, marsh, pool, cow, vagina
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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