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.

Y. Writings, Games, Music

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
Y1		Papyrus scroll	Phono. mḏ3t. Ideo. in mḏ3t “paypyrus roll, book.” Det. in rḫ “know.”
Y1v		Papyrus scroll (vertical)	Use as Y1
Y2		Var. of Y1	Use as Y1
Y3		Scribal kit	Det. or Ideo. in sš “write,” nʿʿ “smooth.”
Y4		Y4 reversed	Use as Y3
Y5		Game board	Phono. mn. In imn “Amun” mn “remain.”
Y6		Game piece	Det. or Ideo. in ib3 “game piece,” “dance.”
Y7		Harp	Det. in bnt “harp.”
Y8		Sistrum	Det. in sššt “sistrum.”

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Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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