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.

V. Rope, Fiber, Baskets, Bags, etc.

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
V1		Rope coil	Phono. šn. In šnt “dispute,” šni “litigate,” št “hundred.”
V2		Combination of V1 + O34	Det. in st3 “drag.” Ideo. in sṯ3t “aurora.”
V3		Same as V2, but with two additional coils	Ideo. in r-sṯ3w “necropolis.”
V4		Lasso	Phono. w3. In w3ḥ “endure.”
V5		Looped rope	Det. or Ideo. in snṯ “plot.”
V6		Cord with loop facing downwards	Phono. šs, šsr.
V7		Cord with loop facing upwards	Phono. šn.
V8		Var. of V7	Use as V7
V9		Round cartouche	Det. in šnw “cartouche.”
V10		Oval cartouche	Det. in šnw “cartouche,” rn “name.
V11		End of cartouche	Det. in dni “restrain, dam,” pḫ3 “split.
“V12		String	Det. in sšd “headband,” fḫ “loosen,” fḫnw “Phoenicians.
V13		Tethering rope	Phono. ṯ.
V14		Var. of V13	Use as last.
V15		Combination of V13 and D54	Phono. iṯ. In iṯi “seize.”
V16		Hobble for cattle	Phono. s3. In s3 “protection.”
V17		Herdsman’s shelter	Ideo. in s3 “protection.”
V18		Var. of V17	Use as V17
V19		Hobble for cattle	Det. in mḏt “stable,” k3r “shrine,” tm3 “mat.”
V20		Hobble for cattle sans crossbar	Phono. mḏ. In mḏwt “stables,” mḏ “10.”
V21		Combination of V20 + I10	Phono. mḏ.
V22		Whip	Phono. mḥ. In mḥ “fill.”
V23		Var. of V22	Use as V22.
V24		Cord on Stick	Phono. wḏ. In wḏ “command, decree.”
V25		Var. of V24	Use as V24
V26		Spool with thread	Phono. ʿd/ʿḏ. In ʿd “good condition.”
V27		Var. of V26	Use as V26.
V28		Wick	Phono. ḥ.
V29		Swab	Phono. w3ḥ, sk.
V30		Basket	Phono. nb. In nb “lord,” nb “every, all.”
V31		Basket with handle	Phono k.
V31a		V31 reversed	Use as V31.
V32		Wicker satchel	Phono. msn. In msn “Mesen.” Det. in g3wt “bundles,” g3w “absence, lack.”
V33		Linen bag	Det. in šsr “linen.”
V34		Var. of V33	Use as V33.
V35		Var. of V33	Use as V33.
V36		Receptacle	Phono. ḥn. In ḥnt “occupation.”
V37		Bandage	Det. or Ideo. in idr “bandage, bind,” idr “herd.”
V38		Bandage	Det. in wt “bandage.”
V39		Tie	Ideo. in tit “Isis knot.”

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Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

V. Rope, Fiber, Baskets, Bags, etc.

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