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.

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P. Ships and Parts of Ships

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
P1		Boat on water	Det. of boats. In dpt “ship,” ḥʿw “ships,” ḫdi “sail downstream.”
P1a		Boat upside down	Det. in pnʿ “capsize.”
P2		Ship sailing	Det. in ḫnti “sail upstream.”
P3		Sacred bark	Det. wi3 “sacred bark,” ḏ3i “cross”
P4		Boat with net	Phono. wḥʿ. In wḥʿ “fisherman.”
P5		Sail	Det. or Ideo. in ṯ3w “wind, breath.” Det. mḥyt “north wind.”
P6		Mast	Phono. ʿḥʿ. Inʿḥʿ “stand.”
P7		Combination of P6 +D36	Use as P6.
P8		Oar	Phono ḫrw. In m3ʿ ḫrw “justified” ḫrw “voice,” ḫrwy “enemy.”
P9		Combination of P8 + I9	Ideo for ḫr.fy “says, said.”
P10		Steering oar	Det. in ḥmw “steering oar,” ḥmy “steerer”
P11		Mooring post	Det. in mnit “mooring post.”