List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by English name/M–Z

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

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

Uses Pyramid hieroglyph.

M

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
Goddess-Maat M3't	(shu feather of maat)	m3't	Goddess-Maat	Goddess Maat
mace ḥ(dj)		ḥ(dj)	mace, (stone macehead, wooden handle)	Ideogram, and phonogram for mace, ḥ(dj)
man woman		--	man woman	man
man -constructing		qd	man -constructing	man constructing: a "Mason"; Ideogram or det. for qd, "to construct"; (see Wall, (Collapsing)-Wall)
man-dancing (kh)bi ib, ibu ib3u, ib3		(kh)bi-(ḫbi) ib, ibu ib3u, ib3	man-dancing	Ideogram or det. for (kh)bi, to dance; also det. for ib, ibu; ib3u, ib3, for dance, dancer, etc.; (see also Dance)
man -grinding-etc to build (kh)us-(kh)usi		(kh)us-(kh)usi	man -grinding -(in a mortar/etc)	man grinding (etc.); to grind in a mortar, to build, to construct, etc.
man -mixing		--	man -mixing- (in-vat)	man mixing (in vat)
man -with- bundle		--	man -with- bundle	"man carrying bundle"
man-seated: arm to mouth		concepts etc.	man-seated: arm to mouth (hieroglyph)	eating, speech, concepts, ideas, etc.
man-seated: arms in adoration		--	man-seated: arms in adoration (hieroglyph)	man-seated: arms in adoration; (see WikiCommons )
man-standing: arms in adoration		--	man-standing: arms in adoration (hieroglyph)	man-standing: arms in adoration; (see WikiCommons )
man-standing: arms raised in celebration		--	man-standing: arms raised in celebration	man-standing: arms raised in celebration
mast		'ḥ'	mast (hieroglyph)	Triliteral 'ḥ' , "to erect"
Menat		(mnit)	"menat necklace and counterpoise"	1. "Menat and counterpoise"; 2. Ideogram or det. in mnit, the necklace of Menat pearls
milk		--	milk	milk; (similar to Gardiner unlisted vessel, or "liquids", etc.; (milk symbol has vertical hanging above))
milk-jug -in-net	or or (the equivalent)	mi	milk-jug -in- -carrying- net	1. Biliteral mi; 2. Det. in mhr, 'pitcher of milk'; 3. Phonogram for mr and mi; Egyptian language, as, like, 'as-like', similar, etc; ("...Pharaoh XXX, given Life, Power...Ra-Like"), (...."as like Ra"-'Ra-ma', 'Ra-mi')
milk-jug -in-net	or or (the equivalent)	mi	milk-jug -in- -carrying- net	1. like, as, according to, inasmuch as, since, as well as, together with; all adverbial forms, some as a segue; 2. early forms use other hieroglyphs; 3. Egyptian: mity and mitt relate to "image" or "likeness": likeness, copy, resemblance, statue, image, similitude, the like etc.
(crescent) moon i'ḥ		i'ḥ	moon	1. Det. "moon"; 2. Ideogram, i'h-(i'ḥ), 'moon'; 3. items of the 'month', (timeperiod); see ploughing, laborer ("planting"), Gardiner no. T24, (also i'ḥ)
fields-(planting) i'ḥ		i'ḥ	fields-(planting) (etc.)	see moon, (also i'ḥ); A. plough, break ground; B. field laborer, peasant; C. field; D. det. in name of a god "I'h-ur"-(I'h-Great)
(moon)		--	moon	Gardiner, nos. N9, N10
moon (in phase)		(psdj) psḏ	moon (in phase)	Ideo., det. in "feast of the New Moon", (=ps(dj)n); phoneme for ps(dj)-(psḏ), (= to a triliteral)
mooring post		mnit	mooring post	1. Determinative in mnit, the "mooring post", or related words. 2. (of note, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, 2nd millennium BC, the (uprooted)-mooring posts are important in the wind and rainstorm of the flood story, (Gilgamesh flood story))
mountain		(dj)u ḏw	mountain	Bil. (dj)u-(ḏw), for "mountain"; ideogram for "mountain"
("horizon") mountain- -with- rising-sun		a(kh)t 3ḫt	mountain-with -rising-sun (or setting-sun)	Ideogram for a(kh)t-(3ḫt), "horizon"; (see Akhenaten's townsite, Akhetaten)
mouth		r	mouth (hieroglyph)	Unil. r

• man
  • man-archer, see archer, soldier
  • man-prisoner, see prisoner, enemy, rebel
  • mason, see man-constructing
• mat-(uniliteral p), see stool-or-mat (hieroglyph)
• moment, see (moment of) time

N

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
naos		--	naos (shrine)	naos
Neith's Emblem nt		nt	Neith's Emblem	1. Ideogram or det. for name of Goddess Neith; 2. Egyp. bil. nt.
night nightfall		grḥ-wḫ-("night") kkw-("dark")	night (hieroglyph)	Determinative in words meaning 'obscurity'; grh-(grḥ), and u(kh)-(wḫ) for night; kku-(kkw) for dark; and others
nome district		--	district nome	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))
nose		fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd) (sh)rt-(šrt) (kh)nt-ẖnt	nose	Ideogram or det. for the "nose", fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd), (sh)rt-(šrt); det. for words relating to smell, joy, and the nose; det. for "face", (kh)nt, -(ẖnt), (and the phoneme for face)
Nubian bow		--	Nubian bow	=Nubia

• necklace-or-collar, see pectoral
• 'netting needle', see (weaver's)-shuttle

O

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
oar ḫru		1-(kh)ru-(ḫrw) 2-wsr	oar (a spoon- (shape))	1. Determinative for usr-(wsr), "oar"; 2. Tril. phonogram, (kh)ru-(ḫrw)
obelisk		t(kh)n tẖn	obelisk	Ideogram or det. for t(kh)n, the "obelisk"
"offering(s)-altar"		--	"offering(s)-altar"	"offering(s)-altar"
offering-table		--	offering-table	offering-table
(small) offering-table		--	(small) offering-table	(small)-offering-table
hotep offering-tablet		"htp"	hotep offering-tablet	hotep-offering-tablet
i3wt office 'post' 'position'		iaut-i3wt	office 'post' 'position'	1. Ideogram or det. for iaut-(i3wt), for "post", "office", "position", etc.; 2. the fetish of the "Temple of Min"
owl		m (vertical)	owl (hieroglyph)	Unil. m
ox horns		wp	ox horns	1. Biliteral up, (wp); 2. used for opening of the year: renpet, , with horns:

• one, (or ='1'), see stroke

P

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
palace 'ḥ		'ḥ	palace	1. Ideogram, 'h-('ḥ), "palace"; see also: palace, temple, tomb, ḥut
palace temple tomb ḥut		ḥut	plan view palace-(estate)	1. Ideogram for hwt-(ḥut), palace, temple, tomb; see also: palace, 'ḥ
papyrus clump (cluster)		ha (ḥ3)	papyrus clump	1. Ideogram for "Lower Egypt"-(the North), the Nile Delta, "t3-mḥw", 'land-mhw'; also det.; 2. phonetic for ha-(ḥ3)
papyrus roll m(dj)3t		m(dj)3-t m(dj)3t	papyrus roll	papyrus roll
papyrus roll- -tied (& sealed) m(dj)3t		m(dj)3-t m(dj)3t	papyrus roll-- -tied	papyrus roll-tied (& sealed)
papyrus stem u3ḏ		u3ḏ tril.	papyrus stem (hieroglyph)	Tril. ua(dj)-(w3ḏ)
pawn (draughtsman) (token) ib3		ib3	game piece (hieroglyph)	1. Ideogram or det. in ib3, "pawn", draughtsman; phoneme for ib3; 2. Det. for ib3u, ib3, dance [of the gods]; also dancer, dancing man, etc.
pectoral		--	pectoral	pectoral; (see also Pectoral (Ancient Egypt))
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.
pestle		1.-ti,2.-(=t)	pestle	1. second Egyptian uniliteral sign for t; 2. special usage for feminine adjectival (for example, "...may she live")[1]
phallus		mt	phallus	Biliteral mt
pick		grg	pick (hieroglyph)	Ideogram or det. for grg, to "break through" and related words
pillar (=Heliopolis)		iun (iwn)	pillar	Tril. iun-(iwn); ideo. for iwn; an abbreviation for Iunu-(iwnw), the City of Heliopolis
plinth m3'		ma'-(m3')	(a solid) plinth	1. =to m3' , ; 2. det. or ideo. for words meaning: true, right, truth, integrity, etc.
(m) plinth (shape)		m (horizontal)	plinth (hieroglyph)	Unil. m as the horizontal m
plow		hb	plow	Determinative for words related to 'plowing'; for hb, "plow", the phoneme hb
"plural"	(or) (or) , ,	--	"plural"	1. signs for the plural, (horizontal, vertical, and the 'shortened-form'); 2. see: Stroke (single item); 3. see Dual (Two); 4. see Grains; 5. see Quail chick (hieroglyph) and Coil (hieroglyph)
pool lake (or) basin š	(no3 (unlisted))	(sh) š	pool- lake-basin (hieroglyph)	uniliteral (sh)-š, a pool
pool with legs		--	pool with legs	pool with walking legs
pot	(various shapes)	nu and qd	pot (various) (typical-spherical)	Phoneme for nw; det. for qd, construct, mold
priest		w'b uab	priest	1. Ideogram in w'b-(uab), "pure"; 2. the Priest class; 3. equal to 'purify', Gardiner no. D60,
prisoner enemy rebel		--	prisoner enemy	prisoner, enemy, rebel, (adversary)
prop		--	prop	(also the 4 props of 'heaven'); see grape arbor (hieroglyph), using props, Gardiner no. M43,
Pschent Crown Double Crown		--	Pschent Crown Double Crown	for the Pharaoh, King of the Two Lands, (i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt)
pupil (eye) djfdj		djfdj	pupil (eye)	1. Determinative in djfdj, pupil. (other spellings, /entries)
pyramid		mr	pyramid	pyramid

• "Phoenix-bird", see "Bennu-bird"
• 'post', or 'position', see office

Q

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
u quail chick		w u	quail chick (hieroglyph)	1. Unil. w, or u; 2. Either "quail chick" or equivalent coil (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. Z7, , used as the Plural at word endings; 3. (see also: Plural)

R

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
Ra		r'	Ra	Ra (=r' )
ram		--	ram	ram
razor		(kh)'k	razor	1. the razor; 2. Determinative in (kh)'k; (multiple spellings in books, dictionary entries)
red crown		n (vertical)	red crown	see Deshret; Red crown (hieroglyph)-(uniliteral n-(vertical)); (see also White crown)
reed (flowering)-reed reed-(=rush) i		i	(flowering) reed-(=rush)	alphabetic uniliteral vowel i; ideo. in i, "rush"
pair-of-reeds y ii		y	pair-of-reeds	alphabetic uniliteral vowel y
reed with legs i(i) it		i(i) it	(flowering) reed-(=rush) w/ legs	combined sound-sign, determinative for i(+i); come, to come, coming, etc
rushes -(bundled) -(tied)		is	rushes -(bundled) -(tied)	Ideogram for isw-(isu)-(plural), "rushes"; phoneme for is
1–cane 2–reed-(=Rush) 3–(swt)-Rush 4–flowering- rush-(sedge)		--	--	--
reed shelter (h)		h	reed shelter (hieroglyph) (in a plan view)	1. first alphabetic h; 2. Egyptian uniliteral sign h; 3. see second uniliteral h, the wick (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. V28,
renpet		rnp	renpet	"rnp", or rnpt
(sweet)-rhizome (sweet)-pod n(dj)m		n(dj)m	rhizome seed-pod	Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m
("diadem") (hair)- ribbon		(w3ḥw) m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)	("diadem") (hair)- ribbon	1. Ideogram or det. for uahu-(w3ḥw), "diadem"; also m(dj)h-(mḏḥ), "ribbon"; 2. Phoneme for m(dj)h-(mḏḥ)
ripple- -of-water		n (horizontal)	ripple of water (hieroglyph)	1. Uniliteral n, (horizontal); 2. Major preposition usage for: in, to, by, of, for, etc.
road (-with-shrubs)		--	road (hieroglyph)	road
rudder ḥmw hmu		ḥmw hmu-hmw	rudder	Determinative, hmu-(ḥmw), for "rudder" and related words
flowering rush šm-šm'u	(m26)	(sh)m'u šm'w	flowering rush	flowering rush; also Gardiner nos. M25, M27, M28,

• rabbit, see Hare (hieroglyph)
• rebel, see prisoner, enemy, rebel

S

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
sail		(tsh)au-(ṯ3w) nfw, nfy	sail (hieroglyph)	Ideogram or det. (tsh)au-(ṯ3w), for "puff", "wind"; and in nfw, nfy, for "sailor"
sandal		(tsh)bt (ṯbt)-(ṯb)	sandal	Ideogram or det. (tsh)bt-(ṯbt), for "sandal"; phon. (tsh)b-(ṯb)
scale m(kh)3t		m(kh)3t	scale	Ideogram and det. for m(kh)3t-(mḫat), "scale": see Stand (for Scales)
('an equivalent') (=type of) scale (?)		u(dj)' wḏ'	(=type of) scale (or balance)	1. for utcha'=w(dj)' , to weigh, estimate, consider, reckon up, decide; =, and other spellings, , and also no. I10, cobra, , replaced by, U28, (=utcha), ; (see the use of w(dj)' in AUS, for "Life, Prosperity, Health"); 2. Determinative or ideo. for right, correct, just, equable, etc
u(dj)' utch' a scale a balance (="judgement")		u(dj)'	balance ligatured with arm	judge, "judgement"
"scarab"		(kh)-p-r	scarab the Dung Beetle, (Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea)	See: Scarab (artifact) See: God Khepri
scepter-heq Hq scepter ḥq		ḥq	Hq-scepter	1. 'to rule', 'chief', 'ruler', ḥq; 2. Hq scepter; 3. the pharaoh was called the Ruler of On, (Ruler of Heliopolis)
scepter-sekhem sekhem-scepter s(kh)m		s(kh)m sḫm	Sekhem scepter	Sekhem scepter; "power" is s(kh)m, (sḫm)
Man-standing w/sekhem-&-staff		--	Man-standing w/sekhem-&-staff	Determinative in words for 'statue': tut, (kh)nt(y)-(ẖnnt(y)
scepter-Was Was sceptre uas		w3s (uas)	w3s (u3s)	see Was scepter
scimitar		(kh)p(sh) (ḫpš)	scimitar Khopesh	Determinative, (kh)p(sh)-(ḫpš); see Khopesh
Seal-ring djb'i-t seal (seal- -cylinder) (valuables)		many see under: djb-to seal djb'i-t	"seal"	1. (confer cylinder seal); 2. Ideogram or det. in (kh)tm-(ẖtm), s(dj)3t, (dj)b't, all words for "seal", or equivalent words Seal-rings, (Impression seals, or Seals of Office)
seal with necklace		--	seal with necklace	seal with necklace
serpent (snake)		hfau (ḥf3w)	serpent (snake)	Determinative for "serpent", and equivalent words, hfau, (ḥf3w); (See also: 1-Cobra, 2-Uraeus, 3-Viper, and 4-Apep)
Seshat's emblem		s(sh)at (sš3t)	Seshat's emblem	Emblem and equivalent of Goddess Seshat; Ideogram or det. in Seshat's name, s(sh)at-(sš3t)
Set- animal (='Seth')		--	Set-animal (hieroglyph)	Set (mythology)
Set-God		--	Set-God	Set (mythology)
(shade)-fan (umbrella)		--	(shade)-fan (umbrella)	Shade-Fan, or (=Umbrella)
"ceremonial" (shade)-fan (umbrella)		--	"ceremonial" (shade)-fan (umbrella)	ceremonial Shade-Fan
Shen ring		"shen" šn	shen ring	Determinative in (sh)nw-(šnu), the cartouche
two whips with shen ring		dm(dj) dmḏ	two whips with shen ring (hieroglyph)	Ideogram and det. in dmdj-(dmḏ), for "to unite"
(Goddess) Maat		--	(Goddess) Maat'	Goddess Maat
(Maat's) Shu feather (Sh)u-Šu		(Sh)u-Šu	(Maat's) Shu feather	Goddess Shu; Maat's Shu feather
'shuti' adornment (two-feathers) (sh)uty-šuty		(sh)uty-šuty	shuti two-feather adornment (hieroglyph)	two feathers, shuti two-feather adornment
(weaver's) shuttle "netting- needle"		1-'(dj)-('ḏ) 2-'nḏ	(weaver's) shuttle "netting- needle"	Ideogram for '(dj-('ḏ), "shuttle"; phon. for 'nḏ
sickle		ma (m3)	sickle	m3
sieve (placenta) (kh)		(kh) (ḫ)	sieve placenta	first uniliteral (kh) sieve or placenta-(older first form) (both (kh)1 and (kh)2, sieve and belly-with-tail are from the Old Kingdom)
silver		h(dj) (ḥḏ)	silver	1. silver; 2. (see Gold (hieroglyph); 3. equal to Egyptian h(dj)-(ḥḏ), for "club"
sistrum (or "castanets") sš, sššt		sš, sššt (also s(kh)m)	sistrum	A. Ideo. for "sistrum", sššt, (or s(kh)m(=sistrum)); det. in sššt; B. s(kh)m is Egyptian for 'power', (confer with Sekhem scepter-(list) and Medamud-(article))
slaughter-block w/ knife nmm nmm-t		nmm (and) nmm-t	slaughter-block w/ knife	execute, slaughter, 'torture'
sled (sledge)		tm	sled (sledge)	Bil. tm
smite slay, beat		sḳr (sqer)	smite slay, beat	sḳr (sqer)
Sobek Sbk	(archaic fetish)	sbk	(crocodile) Sobek on shrine (=fetish)	Ideogram of det. for sbk, (Sobek); (see also Crocodile)
spindle		(kh)sf ẖsf	spindle (hieroglyph)	Triliteral (kh)sf-ẖsf
3u spine issuing fluid		3u	spine, issuing fluid	to be long, length, to extend Pharaoh: Extent of Happiness-(for Egypt-Land), , (on Reliefs), (the Nation's Welfare)
spit		(multiple- uses)	spit	Determinative for words meaning: "to spit", "to vomit", "blood", etc.
spoon		(multiple- uses)	(spoon-shape)	see Oar
stack-(of grain) heap (kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u		(kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u	stack (of grain)	Determinative in 1. 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u, for "stack-(of grain)"; (or other determiners for: food, provisions, stores, heaps of grain, wealth, riches, abundance); 2. and (kh)ty, 'heap of grain', where (kh)tyt, is "barn floor", or "place where grain is stored for sale"
stair-single		--	stair-single (hieroglyph)	a determinative
stand (for scales)		u(tsh)st (wṯst)	stand (for scales)	Determinative in u(tsh)st-(wṯst), for this device that supports the scale (hieroglyph); the related verb is u(tsh)s-(wṯs), Egyptian "to lift"; see Scale
star sb3 du3		sb3 dw3	star	Ideogram or det. for sba-(sb3), "star"; phonetic for dua-(dw3)(dua); (see Duat)
Otherworld Duat du3t		sb3 dw3	star-in-circle	Otherworld, the Duat
1.-stela 2.-boundary stone u(dj) 'h'u		u(dj)-wḏ 'h'u-'ḥ'w	1.-stele 2.-"boundary stone" 'landmark'	1. Ideogram or det. for u(dj)-(wḏ), a "stele"; det. for 'h'u-('ḥ'w), station (of a procession), "stele"; used also for 'memorial slab', boundary stone, landmark. 2. NOTE: there are other listed, (or Non-listed) hieroglyphs for boundary steles: (similar) (variants) 3. Similar spelling for udj: uses a stone block as det. and hand: ud
stool- or-mat		p	stool- or-mat (hieroglyph)	1. Unil. p
stroke 1 (emphasis stroke)		1.-(emphasis) 2.-"1"	single stroke	1. sign of the 1; also sign of emphasis, or specifying the hieroglyph emphasized-(i.e. symmetry); 2. see: Plural; 3. see Dual (Two)
sun		r' (ra)	sun (hieroglyph)	1. the sun; 2. Major use in cartouches, or Pharaonic names: sun = Ra-R' ; 3. Used in words relating to 'time, of day'; "day", etc., see Moment of Time, etc.; "moment" uses the Hippo head, Gardiner no. F3, , an "instant", (as used in the Canopus Stone, for example). 4. Ideogram in r' , "sun", hrw-(hru), "day", and R' , God Ra; also as Gardiner no. D12, , (variable sizes)
sun-rising- -with-rays (kh)' ḫ'		(kh)' ḫ'	sun-rising- -with-rays	Bil. (kh)' , ḫ'
sun-shining- with-rays ubn 3(kh)u, psdj piercing- -rays stiut-stut	(equal equiv)	(many uses) (Betrò ref)[2]	sun-shining- with-rays (hieroglyph)	"Sun-with-rays"; also used for "people of the sun"-(Heliopolitan theology) For "Piercing Rays", see "to shoot", Hide-with-pierced-arrow, sti
(fiber) swab straw-broom sq u3ḥ		sq, (or) u3ḥ bil.-tril.	(fiber) swab (straw broom)	1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust"; 2. Triliteral uah, (w3ḥ)
swallow		wr	swallow (hieroglyph)	Biliteral wr, ur; 2. Egyptian for "great"; (confer with cuneiform GAL); 3. often in composition blocks with r, mouth,

• scalpel, see chisel-or-scalpel
• scribe writing tools, see (scribe)-writing tools
• to seal-up, to furnish, see float, Egyptian lang. djb
• 'ship', see the boats
• slaughter, see fall, defeat, slaughter
• snake, see serpent
• soldier, see archer
• 'sphinx' , see lion-reclining (hieroglyph)
• "spoon"-(shape), see oar
• stick, see branch
• straw broom, see (fiber) swab

T

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
tail sd		sd	tail	1. Determinative for sd, "tail"; then phon., sd; 2. (See: "Festival of the Tail", the Sed festival)
tether		tsh (ṯ)	tether (hieroglyph)	Unil. tsh, (=ch)
tether with legs		--	tether rope with legs	tether rope with walking legs; (return ?)
threshing- floor		sp (from spt)	threshing- floor	Biliteral sp; (equal to Egyptian: "time"); see also "time", Gardiner no. O48,
throwing stick		--	throw stick (hieroglyph)	1. Ideogram in niwt, "city"; 2. Det. in names of countries, towns, placenames, etc.
"time"		sp	time	time; see also "threshing floor", Gardiner no. O50,
"moment of time" (instant)		at (3t)	moment snap-of-a-finger	a "moment", 'an instant', a snap-of-a-finger; phonetically 3t; in composition block, with sun (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. 5, , , , ,
A-tongue B-30th ns		ns	tongue	1. 1. Egyp. bil. ns. 2. A-tongue, and related words for speech; B-30th, and therefore, (next)-last.
trap (=bird-trap) s(kh)t-sḫt		s(kh)t (sḫt)	trap (device)	1. trap, bird-trap, (the device); 2. Ideogram or det. in s(kh)t-(sḫt), Egyptian "trap" and related words
tree		i3m, im3	tree (hieroglyph)	Determinative for 'tree'; also, Egyptian: i3m, im3
trussed goose (or duck) u(sh)n sn(tj)		u(sh)n (phon.-sn(tj))	trussed goose (or duck)	1. Determinative for u(sh)n, (wšn), Egyptian: "twist the neck (of a bird)"; 2. Phonetically sn(tj), (snṯ) 3. (see Trussed-goose Palette)
turtle št (sh)t		(sh)t št	turtle	turtle
tusk (elephant)		bh, hw bḥ, ḥw	(elephant) tusk	1. Bil. for 2 values: bh, and hw, (bḥ and ḥu); 2. also det. for 'teeth', "actions of teeth"[3] 3. also used in reliefs, and stelae lunettes
Two Ladies		--	two-goddesses on two baskets (="Ladies of South + North")	the goddesses representing: the Goddess of the South, Goddess of the North-(Nile Delta)-Goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet

• token, see pawn, draughtsman, token, "game-piece"
• town plan, see crossroads, intersection, town plan
• (fish) trap, see fish trap
• two, see dual

U

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
union		sma (sm3)	lung-and- trachea union	Egyptian "lung", sma-(sm3); used for union, (as in the "Two Lands", "Upper and Lower Egypt)-(Lower Egypt=the Nile Delta); Ideogram or det. for "unite", "join"
uraeus i'rt'		--	uraeus	Uraeus; Determinative for i'rt, the Uraeus, and also in Goddess names

• umbrella, see Shade-Fan-1, Shade-Fan-2

V

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
vase water-pot ḥs		ḥs	vase water pot	Bil. hs, (ḥs)
viper		f	viper (hieroglyph)	1. Uniliteral f; 2. possessive pronoun "his", (following the noun, "...Pharaoh-his...", "town-his")
vulture (Egyptian) 3 (=A)		3	(Egyptian) vulture (hieroglyph)	Unil. a, or A,-(3)

W

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
wall inb		inb	wall	1. Ideogram or det. for inb, "wall";2. (a det. for related words)
collapsing- wall		uhn-(whn) s(kh)nn-(sẖnn)	collapsing- wall	Determinative for: 1–"knock down"; 2–uhn-(whn), for "overwhelm"; 3–s(kh)nn-(sẖnn), for "demolish"
man -constructing		qd	man -constructing	man constructing: a "Mason"; Ideogram or det. for qd, "to construct" (See: ancient Rhacotis, (Alexandria))
scepter-Was Was sceptre uas		w3s (uas)	w3s (u3s)	see Was scepter
water-pot (vase)		hs (ḥs)	water pot (vase)	Bil. hs, (ḥs)
water skinšd (sh)d		(sh)dw-(šdu) (sh)d-(šd)	water- skin "belly"	1. Determinative for (sh)dw-(šdu), "belly"; phon. for (sh)d-(šd); 2. (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: whip)
whip mḥ		mḥ	whip	Bil. mh, (mḥ); (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: water-skin)
two whips with shen ring		dm(dj) dmḏ	two whips with shen ring (hieroglyph)	Ideogram and det. in dmdj-(dmḏ), for "to unite"
white crown ḥ(dj)		ḥ(dj)	white crown	see Hedjet; (see also Red crown & Pschent))
Pschent Crown Double Crown		--	Pschent Crown Double Crown	for the Pharaoh, King of the Two Lands, (i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt)
dj'm white-gold		(dj)'m tch'm	gold collar ligatured with was sceptre	white-gold see gold (hieroglyph)
wick ḥ		ḥ	wick (hieroglyph)	1. second uniliteral ḥ; 2. see first uniliteral h, the reed shelter (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. O4,
wine jars irp		"irp"	wine jars	Determinative in irp, "wine"
wing		(dj)nh, dnh ḏnḥ, dnḥ	wing	Determinative for (dj)nh, dnh-(ḏnḥ, dnḥ), "wing"; also for words relating to flying
woman man		--	woman man	woman
woman-and- infant		--	woman-and- infant	woman-and-infant
woman- in-birth		--	woman- in-birth	woman-in-birth
woman-nursing		--	woman-nursing	woman-nursing
(Scribe-God) Thoth		Djehuti	Thoth-(ibis) on his standard	Thoth
(scribe) writing tools		--	scribal equipment	scribe tools: vertical case(?)-pot-palette; the pot is originally a leather bag for the red and black 'inks'

• washer's stick, see fuller's club
• (wooden)-column, see column

X

Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
X crossed- sticks		--	x crossed- sticks	det.: separate, cross, pass by; also items that are 'bad', or 'negative' (see: Crown Prince Thutmose#The schist recumbent bier)

Articles

Adze-on-block (hieroglyph) Ankh Atef crown (hieroglyph) -M-(vertical)-Baker's tool (hieroglyph) Basket (hieroglyph) -K-Basket-with-handle (hieroglyph) Bennu Bennu bird (hieroglyph) Bowstring (hieroglyph) Branch (hieroglyph) Brazier (hieroglyph) -T-Bread bun (hieroglyph) Bread-cone (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) 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) 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: A-L
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by alphabetization
• Gardiner's sign list
• Egyptian hieroglyphs
• List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

References

1. Zauzich, 1992. Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing, section: Tutankhamun's Alabaster Chest, p. 59-65.
2. Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Sun with Rays, p. 152.
3. Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Elephant Tusks, p. 119.

• 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)
• 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)
• Zauzich, 1992. Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing, Karl-Theodor Zauzich, English translation, Ann Macy Roth, c. 1992, University of Texas Press, Austin. Appendix-(problem solutions), "Hieroglyphic Sign List"-(abbreviated Gardiner's), Museum Numbers and Photo Credits for the Objects Discussed-(12 entries); 121 pages. (softcover, ISBN 0-292-79804-0)