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 |
P1 | Boat on water | Det. of boats. In dpt “ship,” ḥʿw “ships,” ḫdi “sail downstream.” | |
P1a | Boat upside down | Det. in pnʿ “capsize.” | |
P2 | Ship sailing | Det. in ḫnti “sail upstream.” | |
P3 | Sacred bark | Det. wi3 “sacred bark,” ḏ3i “cross” | |
P4 | Boat with net | Phono. wḥʿ. In wḥʿ “fisherman.” | |
P5 | Sail | Det. or Ideo. in ṯ3w “wind, breath.” Det. mḥyt “north wind.” | |
P6 | Mast | Phono. ʿḥʿ. Inʿḥʿ “stand.” | |
P7 | Combination of P6 +D36 | Use as P6. | |
P8 | Oar | Phono ḫrw. In m3ʿ ḫrw “justified” ḫrw “voice,” ḫrwy “enemy.” | |
P9 | Combination of P8 + I9 | Ideo for ḫr.fy “says, said.” | |
P10 | Steering oar | Det. in ḥmw “steering oar,” ḥmy “steerer” | |
P11 | Mooring post | Det. in mnit “mooring post.” |