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.

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R. Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
R1		Table with jug and loaves	Det. or Ideo. in ḫ3t, ḫ3wt “offering table.”
R2		Table with bread slices	Use as R1.
R3		Low table with Jug and loaves	Det. or Ideo. in wḥḏw “offering table.”
R4		Bread loaf on mat	Phono. ḥtp. In ḥtp “altar, rest, be pleased.”
R5		Censer	Det. or Ideo. in k3p “fumigate.”
R6		Var. of R5	Use as R5
R7		Incense bowl	Det. or Ideo. in sntr “incense.”
R8		Flag	Phono. nṯr. In nṯr “god.”
R9		Combination of R8 + V33	Det. or Ideo. in bd “incense.”
R10		Combination of R8 + T28 + N29	Ideo. in ẖrt-nṯr “necropolis.”
R11		Reed column	Phono. ḏd. In ḏd “stable,” ḏdw “Busiris.”
R12		Standard	Det. in i3t “standard.”
R13		Combination of G5 + R14	Ideo. in imnt “West,” wnmi “right.”
R14		Var of R13	Ideo. in imnt “West,”wnmi “right.”
R15		Spear as standard	Ideo. in i3bt East,” i3by “left.”
R16		Scepter with feathers	Det. or Ideo in wḫ “Qus emblem.”
R17		Feathered wig with pole	Det. or Ideo. in t3-wr “This,” “nome of Abydos.”
R18		Var. of R17	Use as R17
R19		Combination of S40 + feather	Det. in w3st “Thebes.”
R20		Seshat emblem	Ideo. in sšt “Seshat.”
R21		Var. of R20	Use as R20.
R22		Min emblem	Phono. ḫm. In ḫm “shrine.” With standard, Ideo in mnw “Min.”
R23		Var. of R22	Use as R22
R24		Neith emblem	Det. in nit “Neith.”
R25		Var. of R24	Use as R24.