anteanus:mammals
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.
E. Mammals
|
Gardiner Number |
Hieroglyph |
Description of Glyphs |
Details |
| E1 |
|
Bull | Det. of cattle. ex. ng “bull,” mnmnt “cattle.” Ideo. in k3 “bull.” |
| E2 |  |
Bull preparing to charge | Det. in sm3 “fighting bull.” Ideo. in k3 nḫt “victorious bull,” (epithet of Pharaoh.) |
| E3 |  |
Calf | Det. in bḥs “calf” |
| E4 |  |
Sacred cow | Det. in ḥs3t “sacred cow.” |
| E5 |  |
Cow with calf | Det. in 3ms “show solicitude.” |
| E6 |  |
Horse | Ideo. or Det. in ssmt “horse.” Det. in ibr “stallion.” |
| E7 |  |
Donkey | Det. in ʿ3 “donkey.” |
| E8 |  |
Kid | Phon. ib, “kid.” Det. in ʿwt “flocks.” |
| E9 |  |
Newborn bubalis | Phon. iw. In iwr “conceive.” |
| E10 |  |
Ram | Det. in b3 “ram,” ẖnmw “Khnum,”ʿwt ḥḏt “white flocks, sheep” |
| E11 |  |
Ram | Use as E10 |
| E12 |  |
Pig | Det. in rri “pig.” |
| E13 |  |
Cat | Det. in miw “cat.” |
| E14 |  |
Dog | Det. in iw “dog,” ṯsm “hound.” |
| E15 |  |
Recumbent Jackal | Det. or Ideo. in Inpw, “Anubis.” |
| E16 |  |
Recumbent Jackal on shrine | Use as E15. |
| E17 |  |
Jackal | Det. or Ideo. in s3b “jackal” and “dignitary.” |
| E18 |  |
Jackal on standard R12 | Det. or Ideo. in Wp-w3wt “Opener of ways, Wepwawet.” |
| E19 |  |
O.K. form of last | Use as E18 |
| E20 |  |
Seth animal | Det. or Ideo. in stẖ, stš “Seth.” Det. in ẖnnw “turmoil,” sh3 “confusion.” |
| E21 |  |
Recumbent Seth animal | Det. in nšni “storm, rage.” |
| E22 |  |
Lion | Det. or Ideo. in m3i “lion” |
| E23 |  |
Recumbent Lion | Phon. rw. Det. or Ideo. in rw “lion.” |
| E24 |  |
Panther | Det. or Ideo. in 3by “panther, leopard.” |
| E25 |  |
Hippopotamus | Det. in db, dib “hippopotamus.” |
| E26 |  |
Elephant | Det. 3bw “elephant.” Ideo. in 3bw “Elephantine.” |
| E27 |  |
Giraffe | Det. sr “foretell.” Det. or Ideo in mmi “giraffe.” |
| E28 |  |
Oryx | Det. in m3ḥḏ “oryx.” |
| E29 |  |
Gazelle | Det. in gḥs “gazelle.” |
| E30 |  |
Ibex | Det. in n3w, nr3w, ni3 “ibex.” |
| E31 |  |
Goat with collar | Det. in sʿḥ “rank, privilege.” |
| E32 |  |
Baboon | Det. in iʿn “baboon,” ky “monkey,” qnd “furious.” |
| E33 |  |
Monkey | Det. gf, gif “monkey.” |
| E34 |  |
Hare | Phono. wn. wnn “be.” |
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