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.

Aa. Unclassified

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
Aa1		Placenta?	Phono. ḫ.
Aa2		Pustule or gland?	Det. in bodily growths or conditions.
Aa3		Aa2 with substance issuing	Use as Aa2.
Aa4		Pot	Var. of W10a.
Aa5		Part of ship?	Phono. ḥp.
Aa6		Unknown	Det. in tm3 “mat.”
Aa7		Unknown	Det. in sqr “smite.”
Aa8		Irrigation canal?	Phono. qn. In qn “complete.”
Aa9		Unknown	Det. in ḫwd “rich.”
Aa10		Unknown	Det. in drf “writing.”
Aa11		Unknown	Phono. m3ʿ.
Aa12		Unknown	Use as Aa11.
Aa13		Unknown	Phono. im, m.
Aa14		Unknown	Phono. im, m.
Aa15		Var. Aa13	Phono. im, m.
Aa16		Short form Aa13	Phono. gs. In gs “side, half.”
Aa17		Back of something?	Phono. s3. In s3 “back.”
Aa18		Var. of Aa17	Use as Aa17
Aa19		Unknown	Det. in ḥr “prepare,” ḥryt “dread.”
Aa20		Unknown	Phono. ʿpr. In ʿpr “equip.”
Aa21		Unknown	Phono. wḏʿ. In wḏʿ “judge.”
Aa22		Combination of Aa21 + D36	Use as Aa21.
Aa23		Warp between stakes?	Det. in mḏd “puncture, press, adhere.”
Aa24		Var. Aa24	Use as Aa23.
Aa25		Unknown	Ideo. in sm3 “stolist” (priestly title).
Aa26		Unknown	Det. in sbi “rebel.”
Aa27		Unknown	Phono. nḏ. In nḏ “ask, inquire.”
Aa28		Builder’s tool?	Phono. qd. In qd “build.”
Aa29		Var. of Aa28	Use as Aa28.
Aa30		Frieze element?	Det. in ẖqr “adorn.”
Aa31		Var. of Aa30	Use as Aa30.

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Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Aa. Unclassified

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