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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W. Vessels of Stone and Earthenware

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
W1		Oil jar	Det. in mḏt “ointment,” mrḥt “oil.”
W2		Oil jar without ties	Phono. b3s. In b3stt “Bastet,” b3s “oil jar.”
W3		Alabaster basin	Det. or Ideo. in ḥb “feast,” ḥb “mourn.”
W4		Combination of W3 + O22	Det. or Ideo. in ḥb “feast,” tp-rnpt “feat of the first of the year.”
W5		Combination of W3 + T28	Ideo in ẖry-ḥbt “lector priest.”
W6		Vessel	Det. in wḥt “cauldron.”
W7		Granite bowl	Det. in 3bt “family,” m3ṯ “proclaim.”
W8		Var. of W7	Use as W7.
W9		Stone jug	Phono. ẖnm.
W10		Cup	Phono. ḥnw. In ḥnwt “mistress.” Det. or Ideo. in wsḫ “wide.”
W10a		Pot	Phono. b3.
W11		Ring stand	Phono. g. Det. or Ideo. in nst “throne.”
W12		Ring stand	Use as W11.
W13		Pot	Det. or Ideo. in dšrt “red pot.”
W14		Tall jar	Phono. ḥs. In ḥst “water jar.”
W15		Tall jar with water	Det. or Ideo. in qbb, qbḥ “cool, water.”
W16		Combination of W15 + W12	Use as W15.
W17		Tall jars in rack.	Phono. ḫnt. In ḫntw “jar rack.”
W18		Var. W17	Use as W17
W19		Milk jug	Phono. mi. In mi “likeness.”
W20		Milk jug with leaf	Det. in irtt “milk.”
W21		Wine jars	Det. in irp “wine.”
W22		Beer jugs	Ideo. in ḥnqt “beer.” Det. in qrḥt “vessel.”
W23		Jug with handles	Use as W22.
W24		Bowl	Phono. nw, in, ink.
W25		Combination of W24 + legs	Phono. in. In ini “fetch, bring.”