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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X. Loaves and Cakes

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
X1		Small bread loaf	Phono. t. Ideo. in t “bread.”
X2		Tall bread loaf	Det. of bread. In t “bread.” Ideo. in dḥwty “Thoth.”
X3		Var. of X2	Use as X2
X4		Bread roll	Det. in sni “pass by,” fq3 “cake.”
X5		Var. of X4	Det. in ʿqw “provisions.”
X6		Round loaf with baker’s mark	Det. in p3t “loaf.”
X7		Half loaf of bread	Det. in snw “offerings.” When doubled, wnm “eat.”
X8		Conical Loaf	Phono. di. In rdi “give.”