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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K. Fish and Parts of Fish

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.”