List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by English name/A–L

A list of Egyptian hieroglyphs by common English name: A–L.

Uses: Gold (hieroglyph) & Man-seated: arms in adoration (hieroglyph).

Uses Pyramid hieroglyph.

Common names: A-L

A

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
3 (=A) vulture (Egyptian)		3	(Egyptian) vulture (hieroglyph)	Unil. a, or A,-(3)
adze		--	adze	adze
adze- on-block		stp	adze- on-block	triliteral, stp, for "chosen"; often used in Pharaonic cartouche names as: "Chosen of God XXXX", (example: Beloved of Maat, Chosen of Maat)
(alabaster) basin Festival sš-s(sh)		sš sš-s(sh) '(sesh)'	alabaster basin	festival (Equivalent to Gardiner W4, Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)) det. in sš, 'alabaster', or "precious stone"; det. in hb See Festival, Basin
Apep Apophis		--	snake (multiple tall ripples)	Apep; (WikiCommons: )
archaic- -dagger		tp	dagger (archaic) vertical	"top", or "first"; "first", "foremost"; Ideogram in tp, tpy; det. in mtpnt
archer (soldier)		--	archer (soldier)	archer, (soldier)
archer's equipment (=quiver)		rs	archer's equipment (=quiver)	phonogram, rs
arm		' (vowel) (unil.)	arm	1. Alphabetic, unil. vowel, ' 2. Ideogram for "arm", ( ' )
arm-with-cone vertical-bread=cone offering di		di	arm-with-cone vertical-bread-cone	to give, or given
arm-with-flail (kh)uy		(kh)uy ḫuy	arm-with-flail	1. Ideogram for (kh)uy, "to protect"
arm-with-nu-pot ḥnk		ḥnk	arm-offering-nu-pot	Determinative in ḥnk, "to make an offering", also: gift, offering, etc. (see: List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs; see also: Pot))
arm-with-djsr- -sceptre (dj)sr		djsr tchsr -- (tril.)	arm w/ sceptre	to be holy, to segregate See Djsr (arm with powerstick)
arm-with-sekhem- -sceptre		--	arm-with-sekhem- -sceptre
arms-in- negation		nn negative words n	arms-in- "denial"	1. Ideogram in negative words, n; 2. nn, and other complex uses[1]
arms- rowing khn		(kh)n ẖn	arms- rowing	Egyptian biliteral sign (kh)n, ẖn
arms- with-shield- and-mace (or axe) 'ḥ3		'ḥ3	arms- with-shield- and-mace (or axe)	Ideogram for 'ha-('ḥ3), "combat"; (fight, contest, struggle)-(noun or verb)
arrow		'ha-('ḥ3) sun-(swn)	arrow	1. Determinative in two names for "arrow", (sh)sr-(šsr), 'ha-('ḥ3); 2. also phonetically sun-(swn)
arrow head		sn	arrowhead (shape)	Bil. sn; Ideo. for "arrow" used for: brother, husband sister, wife "smell" touch, grasp 2, "second", 'the same'-(twin), etc.
Atef- Crown		atf (3tf)	Atef crown (hieroglyph)	Ideo. or det. for the crown 3tf-(atef)
axe		mibt, minb m(dj)hu-(mḏḥw)	axe	Determinative for mibt, and minb, "axe"; Ideogram for m(dj)hu-(mḏḥw), "carpenter"

• ankh, see life
• axe, see pennant, flag, axe

B

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
baker's tool	(vertical)	m (second) (vertical)	baker's tool (hieroglyph)	1. Uniliteral m, a second vertical, a later Period equivalent to the vertical m owl, Gardiner no. G17, ; (see horizontal m: plinth) 2. Ideo. and det. for rhty, "baker of bread"; also for hnr, for "close-in", "imprisoned", etc.
(alabaster) basin Festival sš-s(sh)		sš sš-s(sh) '(sesh)'	alabaster basin	festival (Equivalent to Gardiner W4, Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)) det. in sš, 'alabaster', or "precious stone"; det. in hb
basket (wicker)		nb	basket (hieroglyph)	Egyptian for "everything", every; major use: "Lord", (or feminine, Lady); Bil. nb Ideogram for basket: master, lord
basket- with-handle k		k (unil.)	basket- with-handle (hieroglyph)	Unil. k
bee		bity	bee	abbreviation for bity, the "king"-"pharaoh"
(kh) (animal) belly-teats-tail		(ẖ)	animal belly and tail	second uniliteral (kh) belly with teats and tail
bennu- bird (Phoenix)		bnw (bnu)	Bennu bird	1. the stork-like Bennu; 2. Determinative for bnw, the "Phoenix-bird"
bier with body s(dj)r		s(dj)r "stchr"	bier with body	to lie down
block	(short (lines absent))	1.-inr 2.-(dj)bt-ḏbt	block	1. block of stone, (or brick, etc.) 2. Ideogram or det. in inr for "stone", "block", etc. 3. Det. in types of building stones or types of minerals; 4. Det. for (dj)bt-(ḏbt), "brick"
(butcher's)-block (kh)r ẖr		khr ẖr	(butcher's)-block	1. Bil. (kh)r; 2. Ideas of items below, (butchered, segmented, then 'owned'); and major use of 'below', or 'under', as a prepositional use
boat		--	boat	boat
boat- capsized (overturned)		--	boat- overturned	1. boat-capsized, (overturned); 2. Ideogram or det. for "capsize", "overturn"
boat- with-load 'fishing-boat'	P4A (load of nets)	uh' wḥ'	boat- with-load 'fishing-boat'	1. uh' -(wḥ'), for "fisher"; Ideogram; also for "a laden boat"
isu iw, iw' swt bone w/meat		isu iw', iw swt	bone w/meat	1. Phoneme, isu-"Reward". 2. Determinative for thigh bone, iw' -"Heir", Inheritance, Ancestry, (phonetic iw). Also, tibia, swt.
bow		--	bow	1. bow; 2. See Nine bows
bowstring		ru(dj) rwḏ	bowstring (hieroglyph) for bow	1. Tril. ru(dj)-(rwḏ); Ideo. for "bowstring"; 2. items that are hard, durable, strong, rooted, thus growth, growing; 3. (see Pharaoh Rudjamun)
"box" "cover" s3		s3	'box'-"cage" 'cover' w/door-opening rope	"s3"
branch		(kh)t ḫt	branch (hieroglyph) (=stick)	1. Bil. (kh)t; 2. Ideo. or det. for wood, tree; 3. linear measure, (=100 cubits)
bread -cone (offering loaf) di		di	cone- shaped bread	Ideogram for di, rdi, give, given, to give; (an equivalent to arm offering conical "loaf"), Gardiner no. D37, In iconography and reliefs, used for pharaonic statements: "Given, Life, Power...Forever"-(the vertical form of 'to give')
arm-with-cone vertical-bread=cone offering di		di	arm-with-cone vertical-bread-cone	to give, or given
(bread)-loaf with-decoration (p3) p3t, p3u-t		p3t (phoneme p3)	loaf-with-decoration	1. Determinative for the 'decorated bread loaf', p3t; phoneme for p3; meanings of: stuff, matter, substance; for 'bread': dough, cake, bread, offering, food, product; 2. for the "primordial god(s)": "Pauti", (or) (many spelling versions)
A.-breast B.-bosom		mn(dj)	breast	Ideogram or det. for mn(dj), mn(dj)-ti, mnd-t, breast, bosom, teats of a cow, et.; also connected words, to suck, snq
(straw) broom (fiber)-swab		sq w3h-(uaḥ)	(fiber) swab (straw broom)	1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust"; 2. Triliteral w3h, (uaḥ)
bull		k3	bull	bull
(bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie) ḥn	V36w	ḥn	(bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie)	Phonogram ḥn; products–natural or artificial, things, property, goods, possessions, tools, fabrics
Bundle of Flax djr		1-(dj)r many word constructs 2-dma	bundle of flax	1. Bil. & phoneme for djr; 2. Determinative for dm3, to tie together, to bind, to gather together, to collect
Basket of Fruit		1-[(dj)r] 2-dma-(to-gather)	Basket of Fruit	1. see "Bundle of Flax"; 2. interchangeable with 'Bundle of Flax', bil. (dj)r; 3A. Determinative; 3B. for the Decree of Canopus, used once, line 18, for Egyptian language rd, (to grow, to flourish, to spring up, to spread out) as a replacement for the "Garland"-(3-Plants-Bundle), "...., and the great processional festival of the Goddess Bast, because the time for the in-gathering of all the crops, and the inundation of the Nile (River) taketh place therein. ...."[2]

• belly, see water skin
• (bird)-trap, see trap
• "black"-(Kemet), see crocodile skin
• bone-with-meat, see Joint of meat (hieroglyph)
• "born-of", see 3-fox-skins
• (bovine)-hide, see (bovine) hide
• bow-(Nubian), see Nubian bow
• (butcher's) knife, see (butcher's) knife

C

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
canal mr		mr	canal (hieroglyph)	mr-(Beloved of XXXX); det. water; (see also for mr, Chisel)
cane		n(kh)bt-nḫbt phon.-nḫb	cane	cane; n(kh)bt-(nḫbt); phoneme for nḫb
1–cane 2–reed-(=Rush) 3–(swt)-Rush 4–flowering- rush-(sedge)		--	--	--
cartouche šn (sh)n		šn-(shen) rn	cartouche (hieroglyph)	special uses, (often with inserted name) šn-(shen), "circle", "encircle", or a 'ring'; later timeperiod usage for "name", rn
cartouche (half)		--	a divided cartouche	words for "to divide", "to cut", "to separate", etc.
cat		miu miw onomatopoeic	cat	cat; onomatopoeic miu-(miw), ("Meeoowww"); (see Bastet)
chair (chair for carrying)		--	carrying chair	Ideogram for 3sir, the God Osiris
chariot		wrrt	chariot	Ideogram or det. for wrrt, "chariot"
child		(kh)rd-(ẖrd) nn, nni	child (hieroglyph)	1. Determinative: 'child'; 2. abbr. for (kh)rd-(ẖrd), (child); 3. Bil., nn, also nni
chisel		3b mr	chisel (hieroglyph)	(See: Narmer Palette) bil., 3b, mr; (see also for mr, Canal)
chisel-(clapper-tool) B1-clapper-(of-a-bell) mn(kh) B2-chisel- -tool/instrument- -'forked -staff' mn(kh)-t(fem.) A-mn(kh), mn(kh)-t beneficence, reward, well-doing, etc		mn(kh)-(mnḫ)	clapper-(of-bell) tool/instrument forked-staff, etc.	1. Determinative for mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "cut", "give shape to"; 2. Ideogram in mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "to be excellent"; 3. The grandfather of Ptolemy V of the Rosetta Stone is Ptolemy III Euergetes-(the Canopus Stone), the "Well-doer Gods"-(pharaohs).[3] Their name is a composition block of two 'God' hieroglyphs-(husband & wife), (no. R8), , with a chisel at the base of each,
cobra	(at rest) (enraged)	--	cobra (1. at-rest) (2. enraged)	1. "at rest" is the unil. dj, (cobra); "enraged" is the Uraeus; 2. (See also: 1-Serpent, 2-Uraeus, 3-Viper, and 4-Apep)
cobra -at-rest		(dj)-(unil.) ḏ	cobra -at-rest (hieroglyph)	Egyptian uniliteral sign dj--ḏ; (also Gardiner no. I11),
cobra enraged		--	cobra enraged	(see Uraeus)
coffin		--	coffin	Determinative, coffin, burial
u coil (shape)		w u	coil (hieroglyph) (hieratic equivalent)	unil., equivalent of unil. w, the quail chick, ; Both chick and coil are used for plural, the w, (or u); (see also: Plural)
coil of rope		(=100)	coil of rope	Det. for "rope"; numerical for '100', (sh)(n)t, š(n)t
'3 Great wooden-column		'3	column?, club?	'Great' (wooden)-column
(bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie) ḥn	V36WW (wider (unlisted))	ḥn	(bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie)	Phonogram ḥn; products–natural or artificial, things, property, goods, possessions, tools, fabrics
"cover" "box" s3		s3	'box'-"cage" 'cover' w/door-opening rope	"s3"
crocodile		--	crocodile	1. Ideogram or det. 2. (see Sobek (in the list, M-Z))
crocodile skin	(i6) I6A (unlisted)	km	crocodile skin	Black; see also Kemet; (see also Black); (see also Km (hieroglyph); (the unlisted form is untextured, with flame-like protubuerances on narrow end)
cross-n(dj)		n(dj) nḏ	cross-ndj (hieroglyph)	Determinative or ideogram for n(dj)-(nḏ), "avenger", "protector", "advocate"; also "to converse", "to take counsel", "to discuss a matter"; often displayed in a phonetic complement with the 'nu-pot', Gardiner no. W24, , the complemented:
crossroads intersection town plan		--	circle with "intersection"	Ideogram or det.

• (capsized) boat, see boat-capsized
• (folded)-cloth, see folded cloth
• "cobra-enraged", see Uraeus
• collar-or-necklace, see pectoral

D

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
dance dancing		(kh)bi (ḫbi)	man dancing	Ideogram or det. in (kh)bi-(ḫbi), "to dance"
date-(sweet(s)) bnri		bnri	date	Ideogram or det. for bnr, sweet, date; for Egyptian language bnryt, sweetness, a favor, anything sweet, pleasant or nice; for bnry, the 'confectioner'.
(carob) (sweet)-rhizome (sweet)-pod n(dj)m		n(dj)m	rhizome seed-pod	1. Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m; 2. Egyptian triliteral sign for n(dj)m
decorate adorn		(kh)kr (ẖkr)	ornament (a decoration)	Ideogram or det. for (kh)krt-(ẖkrt), for "diadem", "ornament"; verbs of "to decorate, to adorn"
'diadem'		(waḥw) m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)	'diadem'	(see (hair)-Ribbon)
district nome		--	nome district	1. Ideogram or det. in sp3t, for "district, nomos"; 2. det. for province or district names; 3. det. for hsp-(ḥsp), for garden, vegetable garden, orchard, etc.; 3. (confer Nome (Egypt))
djed-reed- column		djd ḏd	djed-reed- column "Djed Pillar"	1. Bil. for (dj)d--ḏd, the "Djed Pillar" 2. meaning, stable, enduring, "dominion"; the Pharaoh is sometimes shown in iconography with the Djed Pillar at 45 degrees, erecting the 'pillar of his kingdom'
door/ (gateway)		'3	door (often vertical)	1. Egyptian language, '3, equivalent to . 2. Determinative, 'open'
door bolt		s (horizontal)	door bolt (hieroglyph)	Unil. s, (the horizontal s); the vertical s is Gardiner no. S29, a folded cloth,
dual		dual (=y)	dual	1. dual; 2. the number (2) is made from 2 vertical strokes, Gardiner Z1, ; 3. Equivalent usage by the 'irrigation canal', 'district', glyph, no. N23, ; 4. the dual angled strokes are also equal to y, the Egyptian uniliteral vowel; 5. see Plural, and Stroke
duck-in-flight p3		p3	duck-in-flight	Ideogram for p3, to fly; phoneme for p3
duckling nestling		tj3 t_3	duckling nestling	Bil. (tsh)3, t_3, for 'baby bird', duckling; Ideogram for 'young bird', nestling (The Egyptian vizier is the "tshat(y)")

• dagger, see (archaic) dagger
• defeat, slaughter, see fall
• Double Crown, see Pschent
• draughtsman, see pawn, draughtsman, token, game piece
• dung beetle, see scarab

E

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
ear s(dj)m to listen		s(dj)m "stchm"	ear	to listen
egg suḥt		swḥt suḥt	egg (hieroglyph)	det. for feminine in goddess names, wives, etc.; det. in swḥt, 'egg'
3b elephant		3bu 3b dnhr-(Ptolemaic)	elephant	1. Determinative in 3bw, elephant; 3b 2. Ptolemaic Period, new use of dnhr.
Emblem of-the-East		--	Emblem of-the-East (hieroglyph)	Emblem of the East
Emblem- of-the-West imny, (unmy)	(or)	imny-("West") unmy-("right")	Emblem of-the-West (hieroglyph)	Emblem of the West Ideogram for imnt, west, (and similar); also for unmy, "right".
ḥs excrement feces		ḥs	excrement feces	Determinative in hs-(ḥs), "excrement"
eye ir		ir -- (bil.)	eye	1. Egyptian biliteral sign ir; ideogram for irt, eye; phoneme for ir; det. for words related to 'vision' and the eye. 2. Egyptian language meaning of 'to do', or 'to make', for example: to conduct a "festival"-(the Rosetta Stone)
Eye of Horus utchat		utchat	Eye of Horus	Eye of Horus
eye-paint		--	eye-paint kohl	(see Kohl)

• (Egyptian) vulture, see vulture
• (elephant) tusk, see tusk

F

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
face		hr (ḥr)	face (hieroglyph)	1. Bil. hr-(ḥr); 2. Ideogram for 'face'; 3. A major preposition for "on, upon", etc.; additional preposition constructs
fall (defeat) (slaughter)		(kh)r (ḫr)	falling man	1. fall, defeat, slaughter; 2. Ideo. or det., (kh)r-(ḫr), "to fall", and related words
fence šsp (sh)sp		(sh)sp šsp	fence	tril. (sh)sp-šsp-(shesep)
festival (holiday)		(heb-sed) --	1—basin-with-canopy 2—basin 3—Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)	(see "alabaster basin"), hb-(ḥb), (festival)
fetter hobble s3		s3	cattle hobble	bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V17, also s3, (see also: tethering rope)
Fetter + Cobra m(dj), m(dj)ut		m(dj), m(dj)ut	Fetter + Cobra	deep place, deep, pit, cavern-extending, subterranean shrine, etc.
finger		(dj)b' ḏb' Number 10,000	finger	Ideogram or det. for (dj)b' -(ḏb'), "finger"
fire-drill		dja ḏ3	fire drill (hieroglyph)	1. bil. (dj)a-(ḏ3); Ideogram for "forest" Emphatically used with words as djadja constructs; 2. (see AUS-(article), and "Scale-2"-(on list))
fish in		int, in -- (bil.)-in	fish Tilapia nilotica	Egyptian biliteral sign in; det. for "Tilapia", int; phoneme for in; the common fish shape for reliefs & art; also for the fish palettes.
fish net		'h, ih-('ḥ, iḥ) (phon. 'ḥ)	fish net	Determinative for 'h, ih-('ḥ, iḥ), "net"; phoneme 'ḥ
fish trap		msnu-(msnw) gau-(g3w)	fish trap	Determinative for msnu-(msnw), "harpooner"; Ideogram or det. for gau-(g3w), for "bundles", and 'groups of vegetation tied together'
fist		--	fist	fist, (see Bull Palette)
god seated		nṯr	seated god-(or-Pharaoh)	1. God 2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
("god") flag pennant (axe)	(with uraeus)	nṯr	pennant or 'staff-flag' with wrapped handle	1. God 2. n(tsh)r or n(ch)r, nṯr 3. Det.
flail		n(kh)a(kh)a	flail (whip) (fan) (fly-whisk)	1. see Crook and flail; 2. Ideogram or det. n(kh)3(kh)3-(nḫaḫa), for "flagellum", "whip"
float		(tsh)b3 (ṯba)	float	Ideogram in (tsh)ba-(ṯb3), "float" and related words
djb and dja float(?)		djb (dja)	float?	to supply, furnish with, equip, provide, & to decorate...(thus the "life preserver") see also: seal, (to seal, djb'i-t)
flower		--	flower	flower; (see also Lotus)
garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass' ḥn		ḥn-(from ḥni) is-(from isw)	garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass'	1. Determinative for various plants or flowers; 2. Two phonemes for "cane", and "canes", ḥn-(from ḥni), is-(from isw). 3. flower (garland), plant, branch, seed 4. Rosetta Stone, line R12, The people shall wear garlands on their heads, shall be made festal...
folded cloth (the hieroglyph)		s (vertical)	folded cloth (hieroglyph)	1. Unil. s, the vertical; 2. Major construct in "S-xxx" verb amplification, stressing, (beginning of core word); 3. (see door bolt, , the S, horizontal)
folded cloth (seat-back)		--	seat backing	iconography in reliefs, (see WikiCommons, ); (a folded-cloth is also shown in statue fists)
foot		b	foot (hieroglyph)	Alphabetic Unil. b; (see Leg)
foreleg of ox (kh)pš ḫpš		(kh)psh khpš-(ḫpš) ("khepeš")	foreleg of ox	1. (kh)p(sh), khepesh; 2. the reversed hieroglyph means, "strength", "power"
3-fox- -skins		ms	3-fox- -skins	Bil. ms, "born", "born-of"; example, Pharaoh Ahmose, "Moon-Born"; Kamose, "Spirit-Born"
frog ḥqt		ḥqt (bḫn' and qrr)	frog	Determinative, frog; (See also (frog)-Goddess Heket, her 'emblem'); noun words for 'frog': 'bḫn, qrr
fruit (harvest) (in-basket)		--	"basket-of -fruit- harvest"	a harvest basket of fruit; det. of plant-(harvest) offerings
fuller's-club (washer's-club)		ḥm -- (bil.)	fuller's-club	1. Egyptian biliteral sign ḥm, for a fuller's club; 2. Ideogram for ḥmw, 'washer', and ḥm, slave, servant; phonogram ḥm. 3. Extensively used in the Rosetta Stone in a composition block for His Majesty,

• (shade)-fan, see shade-fans, (1 and 2)
• feces, see excrement
• festival, see "alabaster basin"
• (fiber) swab, straw broom; see: (fiber) swab
• 'fishing'-boat, see boat-with-load
• "two flails with shen ring", see two whips with shen rings, (see whip)
• flower, see also lotus

G

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
gaming board		mn	gaming board (with pawns) (side view)	bil. mn; strong, stable, enduring-(permanent, monument)
garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass' ḥn		ḥn-(from ḥni) is-(from isw)	garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass'	1. Determinative for various plants or flowers; 2. Two phonemes for "cane", and "canes", ḥn-(from ḥni), is-(from isw). 3. flower (garland), plant, branch, seed 4. Rosetta Stone, line R12, The people shall wear garlands on their heads, shall be made festal...
knot girdle tjs (th)s		tjs (ṯs)	knot girdle	1. bil. tjs-(ṯs); concepts of "to tie", (as the vertebral bones); Ideogram for 'vertebrae'; 2. a knot; to tie in a knot, fetter
"Knot of Isis" "Girdle of Isis" tjt t_t		tjt t_t tyet	?stylized ankh (for Isis)(?)	Tyet, Knot of Isis, Girdle of Isis
god- seated (=pharaoh)		--	god- -seated	Determinative (gods or pharaoh)
goddess- seated (=queen)		--	goddess- -seated	Determinative (goddess or queen); (Identical to "woman" hieroglyph)
gold (hieroglyph) (gold collar)		nb (nub)	gold: "pearls" of gold in necklace	bil. nb; Horus of Gold name in Pharaonic titulary
dj'm white-gold		dj'm tch'm	gold collar ligatured with was sceptre	white-gold see gold (hieroglyph)
"son/daughter-of" goose(or duck) s3, s3-t		s3, s3-t	goose	1. "son of", "daughter of", sa, sa-t; 2. goose
grain		--	grain	grain
(grain) grains	, ,	-- (plural)	grains ("plurality")	multiple uses: grains, of sand, metal, cereal grain Plural usage instead of Gardiner no. Z2, (see also Plural)
(stack of) grain		'h'u 'ḥ'w	(stack of) grain	Determinative in 'h'u, for "stack", ( 'ḥ'w)
granary šnwt (sh)nut		(sh)nut šnwt	granary	Ideo. or det., šnwt-(sh)nut, "granary"
grape arbor		irp (or) i3rrt	grape arbor (hieroglyph)	1. grape arbor; 2. Det. and sometimes ideo., words connected to "vineyard", iarrt-(i3rrt); also "wine", irp; occasionally used for 'fruit' or 'orchard'
Guinea Hen Guinea Fowl nḥ		nḥ -- (bil.)	Guinea Hen Numida meleagris	1. Egyp. bil. nḥ, for the bird; phon. for nḥ; Ideas of petition, supplicate, beseech; for Egyptian language nḥ-t, nḥḥ-t, oil, unguent, equivalent of Coptic language, "neh"; 3. for nḥḥ, eternity, or ever and ever, (see ḥḥ), Coptic "eneh".

• game piece, see pawn, draughtsman, token
• garden pool, see pool
• god, see also flag, or pennant
• (stack of) grain, see stack
• grass, see garland
• 'gravestone', see (~=) stela

H

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
hair (locks of hair)		iny (+ inm)	hair	1. Determinative in iny, "hair" and related words; also for inm, "skin";2. also det. for words associated with "grief"
hall		sh (sḥ)	hall	hall; value: sh-(sḥ); a "curtain held up by poles", (used as a hall, 'pavilion'); (see also Sed festival); (the Chapel-or-tabernacle (hieroglyph) is sh-n(tsh)r, Gardiner no. O21), ; the n(tsh)r is the "God-flag-club" no. R8,
D hand		d	hand (hieroglyph)	Uniliteral d
hand drill		ḥmt	hand drill (hieroglyph)	Ideogram in hmt-(ḥmt), the name for the 'hand drill tool'; also hmt for words of "art", "artisan", etc.
hare		un (wn)	desert hare (hieroglyph)	bil. wn
harp		bint bin-t,_bn-t	harp (hieroglyph)	Determinative in bint, "harp"; (see article Medamud for relief usage)
harpoon (single- barbed)		u' w'	harpoon (hieroglyph)	1. "single" items; "1", 'each', etc.; 2. Bil. w'
Hathor		--	Hathor	Goddess Hathor ("Anthropomorphic Deities", Gardiner section C)
head		tp	head	1. Ideogram for tp, "head"; other uses related to actions of the head; (example "the tp of the rebels", 'the "chief" of the rebels');2. also for tp, see archaic dagger;3. (Narmer Palette shows 10 enemy heads-(decapitated))
head of duck		apd 3pd	head of duck	an abbreviation for 3pd, "bird"
headrest urs		urs	headrest	A. Determinative for urs-(wrs), the "headrest"; B. headrest is also Egyptian language, uars-t, (one spelling) (equals Coptic language, "ouras"). C. See also: WikiCommons:
heart		ib	heart	Ideogram or det. for ib, "heart"; (See also kid (goat), for ib)
heart and windpipe		nfr	heart and windpipe	Egyptian triliteral sign for nfr, (beauty), or "perfect"
helmet-khepresh (kh)prš		(kh)prš (ḫprš)	khepresh-helmet	khepresh-helmet
(bovine) hide		--	(bovine) hide	Determinative for 'skins' and related words; also mammal names, (supplemental determinative)
(st), sti to shoot hide-with-arrow		st, sti -- (bil.)-st	hide of animal with arrow	A. to shoot, (arrows, harpoons, etc.); B. for 'to shoot', sti, , to shoot, throw, stimulate, pour, radiate, launch (a flood, the Nile), etc.; C. see Satet, Goddess of the Nile Inundation
hindpart of lion		ph (pḥ) (bil.)	"hindpart"	1. Biliteral ph; 2. (see also: "forepart of lion")
hippopotamus		(kh)ab (ḫ3b)	hippopotamus	Determinative for words defining the hippo, db, and (kh)3b-(ḫ3b)
"hippo head"		at (3t)	"moment- of-time" snap-of-a-finger	a "moment", 'an instant', a snap-of-a-finger; phonetically 3t; in composition block, with sun (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. N5, , , , , ; 6. (the Papyrus of Ani replaces the 'hippo-head' with a Gardiner unlisted: "Crocodile head")
hobble fetter s3		s3	cattle hobble	bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V17, also s3, (see also: tethering rope)
hoe		mr	hoe (hieroglyph)	1. bil. mr, for "beloved"; 2. used in Pharaoh, individuals, other names, etc.: (Pharaoh XX, Beloved of Goddess YY)
honing stone		(s(sh)m) (sšm)	honing stone	Ideogram in s(sh)m-(sšm), "butcher"
"horizon" mountain- -with- rising-sun		a(kh)t 3ḫt	mountain-with- rising-sun (or setting-sun)	Ideogram for a(kh)t-(3ḫt), "horizon"; (see also Akhenaten's townsite, Akhetaten, (Horizon of Aten))
horse		--	horse	horse
hotep offering-tablet ḥtp		ḥtp	hotep offering-tablet	(see Hotep-offering-tablet)
house estate "home of"		pr	house (hieroglyph) (plan of house)	bil. pr; used extensively in "placenames"-(home of God XXX); placenames for a Pharaoh, etc. 1. Ideogram, house, estate; 2. bil. pr; 3. Determinative for 'building', 'location'

• hair ribbon, see (hair) ribbon
• hatchet(?), see adze
• harvest-(in basket), see fruit-(in basket)
• head of a leopard, see leopard head (hieroglyph)
• heap (or 'pile'), see stack (of grain)
• herb, see garland

First uniliteral h--h

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
h (reed shelter)		h	reed shelter (hieroglyph)	first uniliteral h plan view of shelter

Second uniliteral h--ḥ

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
h (wick)		(ḥ)	wick (hieroglyph)	second uniliteral h wick

I

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
Sacred Ibis 3(kh)		3(kh) (3ḫ)	Sacred Ibis	Bil. 3(kh), for the 'divine'; also the ideogram
incense censer: arm		--	incense arm (hieroglyph)	arm device, with incense burning chamber
incense censer: pot		--	incense-pot- -with-smoke (hieroglyph)	pot of incense, wafting smoke
Ba-bird-(soul) (with pot)		b3	Ba-bird-(soul) (with pot)	see: Egyptian soul; the incense pot at bird's foot is also found substituted with a Meteor (hieroglyph), (see WikiCommons)
intestine-(shape) p(kh)ar, rr utchb intestine-(shape)		p(kh)ar, rr utchb	intestine-(shape); in Rosetta Stone, festival routes	Egyptian language, utchb; from dikeworks, to turn round, to change the direction, (crop rows)
"irrigated lands<"		--	"irrigation canals"	1. (see 'district'); 2. doublet is also used for the "dual"-(i.e. "the Two Lands", taui)

• infant, see child (hieroglyph)
• intersection, see crossroads, intersection, town plan

J

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
jar stand		1-g, 2-nst	jar stand (hieroglyph)	1. uniliteral g 2. Ideogram, nst, "throne"
joint of meat		--	joint of meat (hieroglyph)	Used for "ancestry" Det. for 'thigh bone' names; iw', phoneme for iw-iu; for the tibia, swt, (phon. isw-isu)
festival Jubilee Pavilion		--	canopy + basin	(see Sed festival) Determinative for "festival"; also for hb-(ḥb), "festival"

• Jubilee Festival, see festival

K

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
kid (goat)		ib	kid (goat)	1. Phoneme ib for 'young goat'; 2. Determinative for words of 'young farm animals' 3. (See also heart, for ib)
kiln t3		t3	kiln (hieroglyph)	Bil. t3; Ideogram for "potter's kiln"; (for t3, see also Land)
honing stone		(s(sh)m) (sšm)	honing stone	Ideogram in s(sh)m-(sšm), "butcher"
knife (or saw)		--	knife (or saw)	Ideo. or det. for "sftu", sf(tsh)w, "butcher"
knife and block		--	knife and block	"slaughter"
(butcher's) knife		nm	(butcher's) knife	Phonogram nm
knot girdle-knot tjs (th)s		(tj)s (ṯs)	knot-hieroglyph girdle-knot	1. bil. tjs-(ṯs); concepts of "to tie", (as the vertebral bones); Ideogram for 'vertebrae'; 2. a knot; to tie in a knot, fetter; 3. Also a statuary-(belt) element, 3rd millennium BC and later, and an amulet & jewellery element, (especially Middle Kingdom for jewellery).
"Knot of Isis" "Girdle of Isis" tjt t_t		tjt t_t tyet	?stylized ankh (for Isis)(?)	Tyet, Knot of Isis, Girdle of Isis

• (kohl)-eye-paint, see eye-paint

First uniliteral (kh)--ḫ

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
(kh) sieve (placenta)		(ḫ)	placenta sieve	first uniliteral (kh) sieve or placenta-(older first form)

Second uniliteral (kh)--ẖ

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
(kh) (animal) belly-teats-tail		(ẖ)	animal belly and tail	second uniliteral (kh) belly with teats and tail

L

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
land 'country' "strip of land" t3	(or)	ta (t3)	(strip of) land 'country'	Biliteral t3-(ta), "land", "country", etc.; (for t3, see also Kiln)
"the two lands"	(or)	taui (t3wi)	"the two lands"	=Egypt, (i.e. the Two Lands, (south and north), Upper and Lower Egypt)
leg (human)		rd	leg (human)	Ideo., det. for rd, "leg"; Det. "to tread"; (see Foot) Also: for pds, w'rt, sbq.
leg of hoofed animal		(uhm)-(whm) wḥm	leg of ox	1. meanings of: "repeat, repetition" 2. Tril. for wḥm; 3. Ideogram for "bovine leg" 4. (to repeat, narrate, recount, tell a story, tell a dream)
lasso		(ua) w3	lasso	lasso, for "cord", (possibly earlier, a word related to "lasso")
leopard head		pḥty ("pehty")	leopard head (hieroglyph)	Determinative or abbreviation for "pehty"-(pḥty), "strength"
life live		ankh 'n(kh) 'nḫ	life live	Tril. 'n(kh); Ideogram for "life", "live"
lifesaver s3		s3	lifesaver	bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V16, also s3, (see also: tethering rope)
linen bag		s(sh)r-(sšr) sšr	linen bag	Ideogram or det. in s(sh)r-(sšr), for "linen", "fabric"; phoneme for sšr
lion		m3i	lion	Ideogram for standing lion, m3i
lion- reclining (sphinx)		ru (rw) l,r	lion-reclining (sphinx)	1. Biliteral rw 2. Ideogram for "lion"; 3. Unil. for l, or r
(upper) lip (w/ teeth)		spt	(upper) lip (w/ teeth)	Ideogram or det. in spt, for "lip", "border"
(the two) lips		--	(the two) lips	pair of lips
(lips)- spitting		(=multiples)	spit	Determinative for words meaning: "to spit", "to vomit", "blood", etc.
lizard		'(sh)a 'š3	lizard	1. "multitudes", (=the populace, etc.); 2. Det. or ideo. in 'š3-('(sh)a), "lizard"; also the tril.
lotus (lotus-bud)	(lotus flower)	--	lotus (lotus-bud)	lotus; (see also Flower)
lotus flower sšn		sšn (also snšn)	lotus flower	A. Ideogram or det. in sšn, lotus flower; B. Greek language 'souson'; C. also det. for snšn, for lily, lotus.
lotus (lotus stem with leaf and rhizome)		1000 (kh)a-ḫ3	lotus (lotus stem with leaf and rhizome)	Ideogram for (kh)a-(ḫ3), a part of the "lotus"; phonetically used for ḫ3; in Egyptian mathematics, 1000

• (hindpart of) lion, see hindpart of lion
• (forepart of) lion, see forepart of lion
• lotus, see also flower

Articles

Adze-on-block (hieroglyph) Ankh Atef crown (hieroglyph) -M-(vertical)-Baker's tool (hieroglyph) Basket (hieroglyph) -K-Basket-with-handle (hieroglyph) Bee (hieroglyph) Bennu Bennu bird (hieroglyph) Bowstring (hieroglyph) Branch (hieroglyph) Brazier (hieroglyph) -T-Bread bun (hieroglyph) Bread-cone (hieroglyph) Bull (ka hieroglyph) Carob (hieroglyph) Cartouche (hieroglyph) Child (hieroglyph) -Dj-(uniliteral)-Cobra-at-rest (hieroglyph) Cobra-enraged (hieroglyph) -w=u(no. 2)-Coil (hieroglyph) Cross-ndj (hieroglyph) Crossroads (hieroglyph) Dagger (tp hieroglyph) Deshret Red Crown Djed Djed pillar -S-(horizontal)-Door bolt (s hieroglyph) Egg (hieroglyph) Emblem of the East (hieroglyph) Emblem of the West (hieroglyph) Eye of Horus Face (hieroglyph) -S-(vertical)-Folded cloth (s hieroglyph) -B-Foot (hieroglyph) Foreleg of ox Game piece (hieroglyph) Gold (hieroglyph) Grape arbor (hieroglyph) -D-Hand (hieroglyph) Hand drill (hieroglyph) Hare (hieroglyph) Harpoon (hieroglyph) Hedjet White Crown Hill-country (hieroglyph) House (hieroglyph) Incense burner: arm (hieroglyph) Incense burner: pot (hieroglyph) -G-Jar stand (hieroglyph) Joint of meat (hieroglyph) Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph) Khepresh Km (hieroglyph) Black (hieroglyph and variants) Knot of Isis Leopard head (hieroglyph) -L/R-(late periods)-Lion-reclining (hieroglyph) Sphinx (hieroglyph)

Man-prisoner (hieroglyph) Man-seated: arms in adoration (hieroglyph) Mast (hieroglyph) -R-Mouth (hieroglyph) -N-(vertical)-N-red crown (n hieroglyph) -N-(horizontal)-N-water ripple (n hieroglyph) Night (hieroglyph) Naos (shrine) -M-Owl (hieroglyph) Papyrus stem (hieroglyph) Pick (hieroglyph) Placenta (hieroglyph) -M-(horizontal)-Plinth (hieroglyph) -(Sh=Š)-Pool-lake-basin (hieroglyph) Pr (hieroglyph) House (hieroglyph) (See also: E (temple) of cuneiform) -w=u(no. 1)-Quail chick (hieroglyph) -H1-Reed shelter (hieroglyph) Rekhyt bird (hieroglyph) Renpet Road (hieroglyph) Sail (hieroglyph) Sekhem scepter Serekh Seshat's emblem Set-animal (hieroglyph) Shen ring Shuti hieroglyph (two-feather adornment) -Kh1-Sieve (hieroglyph) Placenta (hieroglyph) Sky (hieroglyph) Spine with fluid (hieroglyph) Stair-single (hieroglyph) -P-Stool-or-mat (hieroglyph) Sun (hieroglyph) Sun-rising (hieroglyph) Sun-shining-with-rays (hieroglyph) Swallow (hieroglyph) -(Tsh)=Ch-Tether (hieroglyph) Three-fox-skins (hieroglyph) Throw stick (hieroglyph) Two whips with shen ring (hieroglyph) Tyet Knot of Isis Girdle of Isis Uraeus Cobra-enraged (hieroglyph) -F-Viper (hieroglyph) -a-Vulture (hieroglyph) Wadjet Was Was scepter -H2-Wick (hieroglyph)

Uniliterals

A table of the 24-letter alphabetic, Egyptian hieroglyph uniliteral signs.

a	i	y	'	(w,u)	B
P	F	M	N	R	H1
H2	Kh1	Kh2	S	(Sh)=Š	Q/K2
K	G	T	Ch—Tj	D	Dj
L/(R) (special) (Ptolemaic, etc.)	--	--	--	--	--

See also

• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by common name: M-Z
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by alphabetization
• Gardiner's sign list
• List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

References

1. Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Arms in the Sign of Negation, p. 59.
2. Budge, 1989, (1929), The Rosetta Stone, p. 288-289.
3. Budge, 1989, (1929). The Rosetta Stone, p. 126.

• Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)
• Budge, 1978, (1920). An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, c 1978; cliv-(154) and 1314 pp. (In two volumes) (softcover, ISBN 0-486-23615-3)
• Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989. (softcover, ISBN 0-486-26163-8)
• Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook, Ruth Schumann-Antelme, and Stéphane Rossini. c 1998, English trans. 2002, Sterling Publishing Co. (Index, Summary lists (tables), selected uniliterals, biliterals, and triliterals.) (softcover, ISBN 1-4027-0025-3)