====== Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs ====== The following is a list of commonly used hieroglyphs as organized by Sir Alan H. Gardiner in his Egyptian Grammar. The signs are organized into 26 main categories followed by 3 sections that list hieroglyphs by their shape. Choose from any of the links below to guide yourself to a specific category. [[gardiner_s_sign_list_of_egyptian_hieroglyphs]] ===== X. Loaves and Cakes =====
Gardiner Number | Hieroglyph | Description of Glyph | Details |
X1 | ![]() |
Small bread loaf | Phono. t. Ideo. in t “bread.” |
X2 | ![]() |
Tall bread loaf | Det. of bread. In t “bread.” Ideo. in dḥwty “Thoth.” |
X3 | ![]() |
Var. of X2 | Use as X2 |
X4 | ![]() |
Bread roll | Det. in sni “pass by,” fq3 “cake.” |
X5 | ![]() |
Var. of X4 | Det. in ʿqw “provisions.” |
X6 | ![]() |
Round loaf with baker’s mark | Det. in p3t “loaf.” |
X7 | ![]() |
Half loaf of bread | Det. in snw “offerings.” When doubled, wnm “eat.” |
X8 | ![]() |
Conical Loaf | Phono. di. In rdi “give.” |