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