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.
R. Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems
| Gardiner Number | Hieroglyph | Description of Glyph |
Details |
| R1 |  |
Table with jug and loaves | Det. or Ideo. in ḫ3t, ḫ3wt “offering table.” |
| R2 |  |
Table with bread slices | Use as R1. |
| R3 |  |
Low table with Jug and loaves | Det. or Ideo. in wḥḏw “offering table.” |
| R4 |  |
Bread loaf on mat | Phono. ḥtp. In ḥtp “altar, rest, be pleased.” |
| R5 |  |
Censer | Det. or Ideo. in k3p “fumigate.” |
| R6 |  |
Var. of R5 | Use as R5 |
| R7 |  |
Incense bowl | Det. or Ideo. in sntr “incense.” |
| R8 |  |
Flag | Phono. nṯr. In nṯr “god.” |
| R9 |  |
Combination of R8 + V33 | Det. or Ideo. in bd “incense.” |
| R10 |  |
Combination of R8 + T28 + N29 | Ideo. in ẖrt-nṯr “necropolis.” |
| R11 |  |
Reed column | Phono. ḏd. In ḏd “stable,” ḏdw “Busiris.” |
| R12 |  |
Standard | Det. in i3t “standard.” |
| R13 |  |
Combination of G5 + R14 | Ideo. in imnt “West,” wnmi “right.” |
| R14 |  |
Var of R13 | Ideo. in imnt “West,”wnmi “right.” |
| R15 |  |
Spear as standard | Ideo. in i3bt East,” i3by “left.” |
| R16 |  |
Scepter with feathers | Det. or Ideo in wḫ “Qus emblem.” |
| R17 |  |
Feathered wig with pole | Det. or Ideo. in t3-wr “This,” “nome of Abydos.” |
| R18 |  |
Var. of R17 | Use as R17 |
| R19 |  |
Combination of S40 + feather | Det. in w3st “Thebes.” |
| R20 |  |
Seshat emblem | Ideo. in sšt “Seshat.” |
| R21 |  |
Var. of R20 | Use as R20. |
| R22 |  |
Min emblem | Phono. ḫm. In ḫm “shrine.” With standard, Ideo in mnw “Min.” |
| R23 |  |
Var. of R22 | Use as R22 |
| R24 |  |
Neith emblem | Det. in nit “Neith.” |
| R25 |  |
Var. of R24 | Use as R24. |