anteanus:strokes
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.
Z. Strokes
| Gardiner Number | Hieroglyph | Description of Glyph |
Details |
| Z1 |  |
Stroke | Follows Ideograms. Det. wʿ “one.” Ideo. numerals 1-9. |
| Z2 |  |
Triple stroke | Det. of plurality. |
| Z3 |  |
Three Z1 vertical strokes | Same as Z2. |
| Z3a |  |
Z2 vertical | Same as Z2. |
| Z4 |  |
Two diagonal strokes | Det. Duality |
| Z4a |  |
Two vertical strokes | Det. Duality. |
| Z5 |  |
Diagonal stroke in hieratic | Replacement for complex or dangerous signs, human figures. |
| Z6 |  |
Hieratic var. of A13 and A14 | Det. in m(w)t “die” |
| Z7 |  |
From hieratic var. of G43. | Phono. w. |
| Z8 |  |
Oval | Det. of round. |
| Z9 |  |
Crossed sticks | Phono. sw3. In sw3 “pass.” |
| Z10 |  |
Var. of Z9 | Use as Z9. |
| Z11 |  |
Crossed planks | Phono. im. In imy “who is in.” |
anteanus/strokes.txt · Last modified: 2022/07/01 11:32 (external edit)