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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S. Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc.

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
S1		White crown of Upper Egypt	Det. or Ideo. in ḥḏt “white crown.”
S2		Combination of S1 + V30	Det. or Ideo. in ḥḏt “white crown.”
S3		Red crown of Lower Egypt	Phono. n. Det. or Ideo in dšrt “Red Crown.”
S4		Combination of S3 + V30	Use as S3.
S5		Combination of red and white crown	Det. or Ideo. in sḫmty “double crown.”
S6		Combination of S5 + V30	Use as S5.
S7		Blue Crown	Det. or Ideo. in ḫprš “blue crown.”
S8		Atef crown	Det. or Ideo. in 3tf “atef crown.”
S9		Double plumes	Det. or Ideo. in šwty “double plumes.”
S10		Headband	Phono mḏḥ. In mḏḥ “fillet.”
S11		Collar	Phono. wsḫ. In wsḫ “collar,” swsḫ “widen.”
S12		Collar of beads	Det. or Ideo. in nbw “gold,” ḥḏ “silver.”
S13		Combination of S12 + D58	Phono. nb.
14		Combination of S12 + T3	Ideo. in ḥḏ “silver.”
S14a		Combination of S12 + S40	Ideo. in ḏʿm “electrum.”
S15		Faience pectoral	Det. or Ideo. in ṯḥn “sparkle,” ṯḥnt “faience.”
S16		Var. of S15	Use as S15.
S17		Var of S15	Use as S15
S18		Bead necklace	Det. or Ideo. in mnit “bead necklace.”
S19		Necklace and cylinder seal	Ideo. in sḏ3wty “treasurer,” sḏ3w “precious.” Det. or Ideo. in ḫtm “seal.”
S20		Necklace and cylinder seal	Ideo. in ḫtm “seal.”
S21		Ring	Det. in iwʿw, ʿʿw, sšw “ring.”
S22		Shoulder knot	Phono. sṯ. Det. or Ideo. in t3-wr “port.”
S23		Knotted cloth	Phono dmḏ. In dmḏ “unite.”
S24		Knotted belt	Phono. ṯs. In ṯs “tie, bind.”
S25		Garment with ties	Ideo. in iʿ3w “guide.”
S26		Apron	Det. or Ideo. in šndyt “apron.”
S27		Horizontal strips of cloth	Det. or Ideo. in mnḫt “clothing.”
S28		Cloth with fringe + S29	Det. in ḥbs “clothing,” ḥ3p “conceal,” kfi “uncover.”
S29		Folded cloth	Phono. s. In ʿnḫ.(w) (w)ḏ3 snb “may he live, be prosperous, be healthy.” (L.P.H.)
S30		Combination of S29 + I9	Phono. sf. In sf “yesterday.”
S31		Combination of S29 + U1	Phono. sm3. In sm3 “fighting bull.”
S32		Cloth iwht fringe	Phono. si3. In si3t “fringed cloth.”
S33		Sandal	Ideo. in ṯbt “sandal,” ṯbw “sandal maker.”
S34		Sandal strap	Phono. ʿnḫ. In ʿnḫ “live,” ʿnḫ “sandal strap.”
S35		Sunshade	Ideo. in šwt “shadow, shade.”
S36		Var. of S35	Use as S35
S37		Fan	Det. or Ideo. in ḫw “fan.”
S38		Crook	Phono. ḥq3. In ḥq3 “rule,” ḥq3t “scepter.”
S39		Crook	Phono ʿwt. In ʿwt “flock.”
S40		Scepter with Seth animal	Phono. w3s. In w3s “w3s-scepter.” Ideo. in i3tt “milk, cream.”
S41		Scepter with spiral shaft and Seth animal	Phono. ḏʿm. In ḏʿm “fine gold.”
S42		Scepter	Phono. sḫm. In sḫm “have power,” sḫm “scepter.” Det. or Ideo. in ḫrp “manage, at head.”
S43		Staff	Phono. md. In mdw “speak.”
S44		Staff with flail	Det. or Ideo. in 3ms “staff.”
S45		Flail	Det. or Ideo. in nḫ3ḫ3w “flail.”