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 items associated with agriculture, crafts and professions.

U1
Phon; mA Det and Log; to cut with a sickle, bend

U2
Phon; mA Det and Log; to cut with a sickle, bend

U3
Det; the stand of the balance

U4
Phon; mA´

U5
Phon; mA´

U6
Phon; mr Det; to till the soil

U7
Phon; mr Det and Log; to love, loosen the soil, till

U8
Phon; Hn Log; hoe

U9
Det; corn, emmer, to measure, a measure

U10
Det and Log; barley, emmer, cereal

U11
Abbr; Heqat measure

U12
Abbr; Heqat measure

U13
Phon; hb Det; to plough

T14
Phon; Sna

U15
Phon; tm

U16
Phon; bjA Det; sled

U17
Log; to found

U18
Log; to found

U19
Phon; nw

U20
Phon; nw

U21
Phon; stp

U22
Det; chisel, to chisel

U23
Phon; mr, Ab

U24
Log; craft

U25
Log; craft

U26
Log; open

U27
Log; open

U28
Phon; DA Log; fire drill Abbr; healthy

U29
Phon; DA Log; fire drill Abbr; healthy

U30
Phon tA; Log; potters kiln

U31
Phon Det; rtH, jtH, hnr, hnj Det and Log; baker

U32
Phon Det; smn Det; crush, salt heavy

U33
Phon; tj, t, T (the later usually after “H”) Log; pestle, future

U34
Phon; anh Phon; hfs Log; to spin

U35
Phon; hfs Log; to spin

U36
Phon; Hm Log; launderer, majesty

U37
Det; to shave

U38
Det and Log; balance

U39
Phon Det; wTs, Ts Det; the stand of a set of scales

U40
Phon Det; wTs, Ts, rs Det; the stand of a set of scales

U41
Det; the plumb of a set of scales
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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