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 |
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.” |