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 Number | Hieroglyph | Description of Glyph | Details |
K1 | Bulti fish | Phono. in. In int “bulti.” | |
K2 | Barbel fish | Phono. bw. In bwt “abomination.” | |
K3 | Mullet fish | Phono. ʿḏ. In ʿḏ-mr “district administrator.” | |
K4 | Oxyrhynchus fish | Phono. ẖ3. In ẖ3t “oxyrhynchus.” | |
K5 | Pike fish | Phono. bs. Det. in bsi “introduce.” | |
K6 | Fish scale | Det. and Ieo. in nšmt “fish scale.” | |
K7 | Blowfish | Det. špt “discontented.” |