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.

H. Parts of Birds

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
H1		Head of duck	Ideo. in 3pd “bird.” Det. in wšn “wring the neck of birds.”
H2		Head of crested bird	Phono. m3ʿ, wšm, p3q. Det. in m3ʿ “temple of the head,” “true.”
H3		Head of spoonbill	Phono. p3q.
H4		Head of vulture	Phono. nr. Det. in nrt “vulture.”
H5		Wing	Det. in ḏnḥ “wing.”
H6		Feather	Phono. šw. Ideo. in šwt “feather.” Det. and Ideo. in m3ʿt “truth.”
H7		Claw	Phono. š3, š3t. In š3t “Shat” (location).
H8		Egg	Ideo. in s3 “son.” Det. sḥwt “egg.”

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Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

H. Parts of Birds

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