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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B. Woman and her Occupations

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
B1		Seated Woman	Det. woman, name. Sometimes for A1 1st sing. pronoun – i
B2		Pregnant woman	Det. pregnant
B3		Woman giving birth	Det. and Ideo msi “give birth, bear.”
B4		Var. B3	Use as B3.
B5		Woman nursing child	Det. mnʿt ”nurse.”
B6		Woman and seated child	Det. rnn “nurse.”
B7		Seated queen holding flower	Det. queens’ names.