List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by alphabetization

A List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by alphabetization, starts at A-(3), has 3, (or 4) more vowel-equivalents, and ends at dj, (not an Egyptian biliteral).

The common use Egyptian hieroglyphs numbered between 650-700 including variants. By late Ancient Egyptian time, including the Ptolemaic Egypt, the number of hieroglyphs became in the multiple thousands, as many can be found ligatured (for example, the Min Palette of Predynastic Egypt).

The alphabet of 24 (25) common characters is arranged as follows: (there are also supplemental alphabetic characters)

a	i	y	'	(w,u)	B
P	F	M	N	R	H1
H2	Kh1	Kh2	S	(Sh)=Š	Q/K2
K	G	T	Ch—Tj	D	Dj
L/(R) (special) (Ptolemaic, etc.)	--	--	--	--	--

A

(Egyptian vulture)

List (A to Azzz), 3 to 3tf

The Biliterals/Triliterals: au, ab, a(kh).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
3 (A) vulture		3	Egyptian vulture	Vulture (hieroglyph)
3u spine issuing fluid		3u -- (bil.)	spine, issuing fluid	to be long, length, to extend Pharaoh: Extent of Happiness-(for Egypt-Land), , (on Reliefs) (i.e. the Welfare of the Nation)
3b elephant		3bu 3b dnhr-(Ptolemaic)	elephant	1. Determinative in 3bw, elephant (ultimate source of English word ivory); phonetic 3b 2. Ptolemaic Period, new use of dnhr.
3b mr chisel		3b mr -- (bil.)-3b (bil.)-mr	chisel (hieroglyph)	(See: Narmer Palette) bil., 3b, mr; (see also for mr, Canal)
3(kh) Sacred Ibis		3(kh) (3ḫ) -- (bil.)	Sacred Ibis	Bil. 3(kh), for the 'divine'; also the ideogram
3ḫt ("horizon") mountain- -with- rising-sun		a(kh)t 3ḫt	mountain-with -rising-sun (or setting-sun)	Ideogram for a(kh)t-(3ḫt), "horizon"; (see Akhenaten's townsite, Akhetaten)
3t "moment" "instant" of time		3t	Hippo head in Papyrus of Ani, Book of the Dead, crocodile head	'moment', 'instant', a Snap-of-a-finger
3t "moment of time" (instant)		at (3t)	moment snap-of-a-finger	a "moment", 'an instant', a snap-of-a-finger; phonetically 3t; in composition block, with sun (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. 5, , , , ,
3tf Atef- Crown		atf (3tf)	Atef crown (hieroglyph)	Ideo. or det. for the crown 3tf-(atef)
3tp, 3dp man-seated-with- basket-on-head 3tp, 3dp fa, fai & k3t		1a.-3tp, 3dp (Coptic-otp) 1b.-fa, fai 2.-k3t	man-seated-with- basket-on-head	man-seated-with-basket- on-head 1a. for 3tp, 3dp, to load, to be laden, master of the load; equals Coptic language, otp; (minor use for 'tp, 'dp); 1b. for fa, fai, to carry, to bear; additional constructs for carrier, bearer, supporter, (and types thereof); for fa-dni, the "bearer-of-the- -basket", see: Greek-Kanephoros; 2. for ka-t, kau-ti, work, labour, toil; workmen, labourers, artisans, craftsmen, etc.

I

(reed)

List i to isu

The Biliterals/Triliterals: iu, iun, in, ir, is.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
i reed (flowering)-reed reed-(=rush)		i	(flowering) reed-(=rush)	alphabetic uniliteral vowel i; ideo. in i, "rush"
i3wt office 'post' 'position'		iaut-i3wt	office 'post' 'position'	1. Ideogram or det. for iaut-(i3wt), for "post", "office", "position", etc.; 2. the fetish of the "Temple of Min"
i'b vase, bowl, vessel, pot, 'cup'		i'b	'cup'	A. Determinative for the "vessel", Egyptian language, i'b-(no. 5 of 6); det. for i'b (1 & 2), 1: to approach, to come towards, to meet; 2: "to present a gift", to make an offering, 'an offering'; B. i', i'y, bathing; i'u, food, morning meal; i'b-(no. 3 of 6), uses Gardiner no. F16, as det. for "to comb"; the other use of 'to comb', is for 'to card wool' and also uses the Horn hieroglyph, but is the equivalent word: ' ' b-(no.2, of 3); ( ' ' b-no. 1 is a vessel, bowl, but made of "copper", etc.)
i'r i'r-t-(feminine) uraeus		i'r-t	uraeus	Uraeus; Determinative for i'rt, the Uraeus, and also in Goddess names
i'ḥ (crescent) moon		i'ḥ	moon	1. Det. "moon"; 2. Ideogram, i'h-(i'ḥ), 'moon'; 3. items of the 'month', (timeperiod); see ploughing, laborer ("planting"), Gardiner no. T24, (also i'ḥ)
i'ḥ fields-(planting)		i'ḥ	fields-(planting) (etc.)	see moon, (also i'h); A. plough, break ground; B. field laborer, peasant; C. field; D. det. in name of a god "I'h-ur"-(I'h-Great)
iy to go, to come		iy	to go, to come	to go, to come, (see i(i))
i(i) it reed with legs		i(i) it	(flowering) reed-(=rush) w/ legs	combined sound-sign, determinative for i(+i); come, to come, coming, etc
iy-m-ḥtp Imhotep		iy-m-ḥtp	Imhotep	Imhotep
iu, iu' isu swt bone w/meat		isu iw', iw swt	bone w/meat	1. Phoneme, isu-"Reward". 2. Determinative for thigh bone, iw' -"Heir", Inheritance, Ancestry, (phonetic iw. Also, tibia, swt.
iu newborn calf		"iu"	"newborn" mammal	Determinative, for newborn animals, etc.
ib heart		ib	heart	Ideogram or det. for ib, "heart"; (See also kid (goat), for ib)
ib calf kid (goat)		ib	calf kid (goat)	1. Phoneme ib for 'young goat'; 2. Determinative for words of 'young farm animals' 3. (See also heart, for ib)
ib3 pawn (draughtsman) (token)		ib3	game piece (hieroglyph)	1. Ideogram or det. in ib3, "pawn", draughtsman; phoneme for ib3; 2. Det. for ib3u, ib3, dance [of the gods]; also dancer, dancing man, etc.
ib3u, ib3 ib, ibu man-dancing (kh)bi ib, ibu ib3u, ib3		(kh)bi ib, ibu ib3u, ib3	man-dancing	Ideogram or det. for (kh)bi, to dance; also det. for ib, ibu; ib3u, ib3, for dance, dancer, etc.
Imn Amun		imn	Amun	see Amun
imn man-hiding		imn	man-hiding	Determinative for imn, to hide, to conceal, secret, mysterious; also hidden person or thing, concealed, secret, mysterious (verb, noun, adjective)
imny unmy Emblem of-the-West	(or)	imny-("West") unmy-("right")	Emblem of-the-West (hieroglyph)	Emblem of the West Ideogram for imnt, west, (and similar); also for unmy, "right".
in fish		int, in -- (bil.)-in	fish Tilapia nilotica	Egyptian biliteral sign in; det. for "Tilapia", int; phoneme for in; the common fish shape for reliefs & art; also for the fish cosmetic palettes.
inb wall		inb	wall	1. Ideogram or det. for inb, "wall";2. (a det. for related words)
inr dbt-ḏbt block	(short (no lines))	1.-inr 2.-dbt-ḏbt dby-t-plinth	block	1. block of stone, (or brick, etc.) 2. Ideogram or det. in inr for "stone", "block", etc. 3. Det. in types of building stones or types of minerals; 4A. Det. for dbt-(ḏbt), "brick"; 4B. dby-t-plinth, pedestal
ir eye		ir -- (bil.)	eye	1. Egyptian biliteral sign ir; ideogram for irt, eye; phoneme for ir; det. for words related to 'vision' and the eye. 2. Egyptian language meaning of 'to do', or 'to make', for example: to conduct a "festival"-(the Rosetta Stone)
utcha-t Eye of Horus		utchat	Eye of Horus	Eye of Horus
irp wine jars		"irp"	wine jars	Determinative in irp, "wine"
is-t seat throne	(examples)	st (also is-t)-(constructs)	seat throne	see: st; seat, throne, place, abode, tomb, room, chamber, etc.; many constructs as "Place of... XXX"; place of purity, Place of Landing, (a quay, wharf), is-t meni,
ISt Isis		iSt	Isis	Isis
ISir "ASar"-Osiris		iSir "ASar"	Osiris	Osiris
chair (chair for carrying)		--	carrying chair	Ideogram for 3sir, the God Osiris
isu iw, iw' swt bone w/meat		isu iw', iw swt	bone w/meat	1. Phoneme, isu-"Reward". 2. Determinative for thigh bone, iw' -"Heir", Inheritance, Ancestry, (phonetic iw. Also, tibia, swt.

Y

(reeds) (two strokes)

List y to i(i)

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
y ii pair-of-reeds		y	pair-of-reeds	alphabetic uniliteral vowel y
i(i) it reed with legs		i(i) it	(flowering) reed-(=rush) w/ legs	combined sound-sign, determinative for i(+i); come, to come, coming, etc
1–cane 2–reed-(=Rush) 3–(swt)-Rush 4–flowering- rush-(sedge)		--	--	--

'

(arm)

List ' to '(sh)3

The Biliterals/Triliterals: '3, 'n(kh), 'ḥ', '(sh)3, 'q, '(dj).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
'3 door/ (gateway)	O31V (vertical)	'3	door (often vertical)	1. Egyptian language, '3, equivalent to . 2. Determinative, 'open'
'3 Great wooden-column		'3 -- (bil.)	column?, club?	'Great' (wooden)-column
'nḫ life live		ankh 'n(kh) 'nḫ -- (tril.)	life live	Tril. 'n(kh); Ideogram for "life", "live"
'ḥ palace		'ḥ	palace	1. Ideogram, 'h-('ḥ), "palace"; see also: palace, temple, tomb, ḥut
'ḥ3 arms- with-shield- and-mace (or axe)		'ḥ3	arms- with-shield- and-mace (or axe)	Ideogram for 'ha-('ḥ3), "combat"; (fight, contest, struggle)-(noun or verb)
'ḥ' mast		'h' ( 'ḥ' ) -- (tril.)	mast (hieroglyph) -- (tril.)	Triliteral 'h' , "to erect"
'ḥ' - 'ḥ'it stele, tablet, hill		'ḥ',-'ḥ'it	'mast' + stele	see: u(dj); stele, tablet, hill; 'h'u, (the Plural), for: place, post, station, position, condition, state
'ḥ'-'ḥ'u stack-(of grain) heap (kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u		(kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u	stack (of grain)	Determinative in 1. 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u, for "stack-(of grain)"; (or other determiners for: food, provisions, stores, heaps of grain, wealth, riches, abundance); 2. and (kh)ty, 'heap of grain', where (kh)tyt, is "barn floor", or "place where grain is stored for sale"
'(sh)3 lizard many multitude		'(sh) -- (tril.)	lizard	much, many, numerous, overmuch
'(sh)3 lizard		'(sh)a 'š3 -- (tril.)	lizard	1. "multitudes", (=the populace, etc.); 2. Det. or ideo. in 'š3-('(sh)a), "lizard"; also the tril.

W, U

(quail chick) (coil (hieraatic equivalent))

List u to u(dj)b

The Biliterals/Triliterals: u3, u3ḥ, u3s, u3(dj), u', up, un-(hare), un-(flower-shape), ur, uḥm, usr, u(dj).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
u quail chick		w u	quail chick (hieroglyph)	1. Unil. w, or u; 2. Either "quail chick" or equivalent coil (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. Z7, , used as the Plural at word endings; 3. (see also: Plural)
u coil (shape)		w u	coil (hieroglyph) (hieratic equivalent)	unil., equivalent of unil. w, the quail chick, ; Both chick and coil are used for plural, the w, (or u); (see also: Plural)
u3 lasso		(ua) w3 -- (bil.)	lasso	lasso, for "cord", (possibly earlier, a word related to "lasso")
u3ḥ sq (fiber) swab straw-broom		sq, (or) u3ḥ (bil.-tril.)	(fiber) swab (straw broom)	1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust"; 2. Triliteral uah, (w3ḥ)
u3s scepter-Was Was-sceptre		w3s (uas) -- (tril.)	w3s (u3s)	see Was scepter
u3ḏ papyrus stem		u3ḏ (tril.)	papyrus stem (hieroglyph)	Tril. ua(dj)-(w3ḏ)
u' harpoon (single- barbed)		u' w' -- (bil.)	harpoon (hieroglyph)	1. "single" items; "1", 'each', etc.; 2. Bil. w'
uba hand drill ḥmt ub3		ḥmt	hand drill (hieroglyph)	1. Ideogram in hmt-(ḥmt), the name for the 'hand drill tool'; also hmt for words of "art", "artisan", etc. 2. Ideo. or det. for uba, (wb3), to 'rise', to 'open'; see: Rise of a Star: ubn:
ubn sun-shining- with-rays ubn 3(kh)u, psdj piercing- -rays stiut-stut	(equal equiv)	(many uses) (Betrò ref)[1]	sun-shining- with-rays (hieroglyph)	"Sun-with-rays"; also used for "people of the sun"-(Heliopolitan theology) For "Piercing Rays", see "to shoot", Hide-with-pierced-arrow, sti
up horns		up (wp) -- (bil.)	(pair of)-horns	"open", the New Year Festival, (Opening the Year)
up-rnp-t horns + time		up-rnp-t	(pair of)-horns ligatured with "stalk"-(palm)-(=time)	(see: Renpet)
un hare		un (wn) -- (bil.)	desert hare (hieroglyph)	bil. wn
ur swallow Great		ur (wr) -- (bil.)	swallow swallow (hieroglyph), (family Hirundinidae)	bil. wr
urrt chariot		urrt	chariot	Ideogram or det. for chariot
urs headrest		urs	headrest	A. Determinative for urs-(wrs), the "headrest"; B. headrest is also Egyptian language, uars-t, (one spelling) (equals Coptic language, "ouras"). C. See also: WikiCommons:
uḥm leg of hoofed animal		(uhm)-(whm) wḥm -- (tril.)	leg of ox	hoof, claw of a bird
uḥm leg of hoofed animal		(uhm)-(whm) wḥm -- (tril.)	leg of ox	1. meanings of: "repeat, repetition" 2. Tril. for wḥm; 3. Ideogram for "bovine leg" 4. (to repeat, narrate, recount, tell a story, tell a dream)
u(sh)n trussed goose (or duck) u(sh)n sn(tj)		u(sh)n (phon.-sn(tj))	trussed goose (or duck)	1. Determinative for u(sh)n, (wšn), Egyptian: "twist the neck (of a bird)"; 2. Phonetically sn(tj), (snṯ) 3. (see Trussed-goose Palette)
utn "long-stemmed plant"	(intestine shape)	utn wtn	"long-stemmed-plant", (actual hieroglyph, has a papyrus head); similar to festival route, Intestine-(shape)	an offering, gift; make a gift; see utchb-udjb
uṯs u(tj)s to lift up tjs' to raise oneself		u(tj)s uṯs	a support-(to lift)	1. to lift up, support, etc. 2. see also: tjs'
u(dj) "command staff"		u(dj) (w(dj)) -- (bil.)	"command staff"	to give an order, to command, to decree; (bil.
u(dj) 1.-stela 2.-boundary stone u(dj) 'h'u		u(dj)-wḏ 'h'u-'ḥ'w	1.-stele 2.-"boundary stone" 'landmark'	1. Ideogram or det. for u(dj)-(wḏ), a "stele"; det. for 'h'u-('ḥ'w), station (of a procession), "stele"; used also for 'memorial slab', boundary stone, landmark. 2. NOTE: there are other listed, (or Non-listed) hieroglyphs for boundary steles: (similar) (variants) 3. Similar spelling for udj: uses a stone block as det. and hand: ud
utcha-t Eye of Horus		utchat	Eye of Horus	Eye of Horus
udj' utch' a scale a balance (="judgement")		u(dj)'	balance ligatured with arm	judge, "judgement"
('an equivalent') (=type of) scale (?)		u(dj)' wḏ'	(=type of) scale (or balance)	1. for utcha'=w(dj)' , to weigh, estimate, consider, reckon up, decide; =, and other spellings, , and also no. I10, cobra, , replaced by, U28, (=utcha), ; (see the use of w(dj)' in AUS, for "Life, Prosperity, Health"); 2. Determinative or ideo. for right, correct, just, equable, etc
utchb-u(dj)b p(kh)ar, rr utchb intestine-(shape)		p(kh)ar, rr utchb-udjb	intestine-(shape); in Rosetta Stone, festival routes	Egyptian language, utchb; from dikeworks, to turn round, to change the direction, (crop rows)

B

(foot))

List b to bnri

The Biliterals/Triliterals: ba, bḥ/ḥw.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
bA Ba-soul-bird		bA -- (bil.)
bAiu Ba-soul-bird		bAiu		divine souls, souls of gods
bi3 basin 'wife', 'woman' ḥmt bi3		ḥmt bi3	basin basin w/ripples	Phonemes for ḥmt, bi3; A "basin", but commonly used for 'wife', or 'woman'
bint harp		bint [bin-t, bn-t]	harp (hieroglyph)	Determinative in bint, "harp"; (see article Medamud for relief usage)
bit bee		bity	bee	abbreviation for bity, the "king"-"pharaoh"-see Nesu-bity, Nesu bity)
bnw bnu 'bennu' bennu- bird (Phoenix)		bnw (bnu)	Bennu bird	1. the stork-like Bennu; 2. Determinative for bnw, the "Phoenix-bird"; 3. For 'Phoenix' & Harp, in both cultures-(Egypt & Mesopotamia), one of few Akkadian, Semitic word similarities: Akkadian: banuA, to create, build, generate; and banuB, to be good, beautiful.[2]
bnri date-(sweet(s))		bnri	date	Ideogram or det. for bnr, sweet, date; for Egyptian language bnryt, sweetness, a favor, anything sweet, pleasant or nice; for bnry, the 'confectioner'.
n(dj)m (carob) (sweet)-rhizome (sweet)-pod		n(dj)m -- (tril.)	carob seed-pod	1. Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m; 2. Egyptian triliteral sign for n(dj)m

• belly, see water skin
• (bird)-trap, see trap
• "black"-(Kemet), see crocodile skin
• bone-with-meat, see Joint of meat (hieroglyph)
• "born-of", see 3-fox-skins
• (bovine)-hide, see (bovine) hide
• bow-(Nubian), see Nubian bow
• brazier, see Lamp, tka, etc.
• (butcher's) knife, see (butcher's) knife

P

(mat (rectangle))

List from p to ptj

The Biliterals/Triliterals: pa, pr, pḥ.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
p3 duck-in-flight		p3 -- (bil.)	duck-in-flight	Ideogram and bil. for p3, to fly; phoneme for p3
(p3) p3t, p3u-t (bread)-loaf with-decoration		p3t (phoneme p3)	loaf-with-decoration	1. Determinative for the 'decorated bread loaf', p3t; phoneme for p3; meanings of: stuff, matter, substance; for 'bread': dough, cake, bread, offering, food, product; 2. for the "primordial god(s)": "Pauti", (or) (many spelling versions)
pr house estate "home of"		pr -- (bil.)	house (hieroglyph) (plan of house)	bil. pr; used extensively in "placenames"-(home of God XXX); placenames for a Pharaoh, etc. 1. Ideogram, house, estate; 2. bil. pr; 3. Determinative for 'building', 'location'
pḥ hindpart of lion		pḥ -- (bil.)	"hindpart"	1. ideas of 'physical force', and 'strength, (from the legs of the hindparts); 2. Biliteral pḥ; 3. see also: "forepart of lion", what is 'foremost', what 'excels', etc.,
pḥty leopard head		pḥty ("pehty")	leopard head (hieroglyph)	Determinative or abbreviation for "pehty"-(pḥty), "strength"
p(kh)ar, rr utchb intestine-(shape)		p(kh)ar, rr utchb	intestine-(shape); in Rosetta Stone, festival routes	Egyptian language, utchb; from dikeworks, to turn round, to change the direction, (crop rows)
pt sky heaven		pt	sky	sky, (or heaven), and often used as God/Pharaoh XXXX, Lord of Sky/Heaven, hieroglyph block:
pq head of bird(2-types)	Also H2A	pq	head of bird (open beak) (or Spoonbill)	1. Phoneme for pq; 2. Also as: H2a (head of duck (one type)) or (cloth apparel covering etc )
head of duck		apd 3pd	head of duck	1. an abbreviation for 3pd, "bird"
pṯ to extend to stretch	(stretching?)	pṯ p(tj)	to stretch, to extend	to stretch, to extend

• hair ribbon, see (hair) ribbon
• hatchet(?), see adze
• harvest-(in basket), see fruit-(in basket)
• head of a leopard, see leopard head (hieroglyph)
• herb, see garland
• "Phoenix-bird", see "Bennu-bird"
• 'post', or 'position', see office

F

(viper)

List f to fnt

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
f viper		f	viper (hieroglyph)	1. Uniliteral f; 2. possessive pronoun "his", (following the noun, "...Pharaoh-his...", "town-his")
fa fai, etc. man-seated-with- basket-on-head 3tp, 3dp fa, fai & k3t		1a.-3tp, 3dp (Coptic-otp) 1b.-fa, fai 2.-k3t	man-seated-with- basket-on-head	1a. for 3tp, 3dp, to load, to be laden, master of the load; equals Coptic language, otp; (minor use for 'tp, 'dp); 1b. for fa, fai, to carry, to bear; additional constructs for carrier, bearer, supporter, (and types thereof); for fa-dni, the "bearer-of-the- -basket", see: Greek-Kanephoros; 2. for ka-t, kau-ti, work, labour, toil; workmen, labourers, artisans, craftsmen, etc.
fa-dni "bearer-of-the- -basket" Gk-Kanephoros		fa-dni	"bearer-of-the- -basket" (of sacred offerings)	"bearer-of-the-basket-of sacred offerings"; used in the Ptolemaic Decrees, for Ptolemy III, IV & V, the Decree of Canopus, Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), & the Rosetta Stone, Greek language, 'kanephoros', (the Kanephoros)
fnt shn-t nose		shen-t fent	nose	nose
fnt shn-t nose		fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd) (sh)rt-(šrt) (kh)nt-ẖnt	nose	Ideogram or det. for the "nose", fndj/fnd-(fnḏ/fnd), (sh)rt-(šrt); det. for words relating to smell, joy, and the nose; det. for "face", (kh)nt, -(ẖnt), (and the phoneme for face)

M

(owl) (horizontal plinth shape)

List: m to mdju

The Biliterals/Triliterals: m3, m3', mi, mw, mwt, mr-(hoe), mr-(canal), mr-[3b]-(chisel), mḥ, ms, mt.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
m owl		m (vertical)	owl (hieroglyph)	Unil. m
m horizontal plinth (shape)		m (horizontal)	plinth (hieroglyph)	Unil. m as the horizontal m
m vertical Baker's tool		m (vertical)	Baker's tool (hieroglyph)	Unil. m as the vertical m
m3' plinth		ma'-(m3')	(a solid) plinth	1. =to m3' , ; 2. det. or ideo. for words meaning: true, right, truth, integrity, etc.
m3i lion		m3i	lion	Ideogram for standing lion, m3i
M3't Goddess-Maat	(shu feather of maat)	m3't	Goddess-Maat	Goddess Maat
mi milk-jug -in-net	or or (the equivalent)	mi	milk-jug -in- -carrying- net	1. Biliteral mi; 2. Det. in mhr, 'pitcher of milk'; 3. Phonogram for mr and mi; Egyptian language, as, like, 'as-like', similar, etc; ("...Pharaoh XXX, given Life, Power...Ra-Like"), (...."as like Ra"-'Ra-ma', 'Ra-mi')
milk-jug -in-net	or or (the equivalent)	mi	milk-jug -in- -carrying- net	1. like, as, according to, inasmuch as, since, as well as, together with; all adverbial forms, some as a segue; 2. early forms use other hieroglyphs; 3. Egyptian: mity and mitt relate to "image" or "likeness": likeness, copy, resemblance, statue, image, similitude, the like etc.
miu cat		miu	cat	Determinative for cat, as well as for the onomatopoeic Egyptian miu
mnit Menat		(mnit)	"menat necklace and counterpoise"	1. "Menat and counterpoise"; 2. Ideogram or det. in mnit, the necklace of Menat pearls
mnit mooring post		mnit	mooring post	1. Determinative in mnit, the "mooring post", or related words.
mn(kh), mn(kh)-t chisel-(clapper-tool) B1-clapper-(of-a-bell) mn(kh) B2-chisel- -tool/instrument- -'forked -staff' mn(kh)-t(fem.) A-mn(kh), mn(kh)-t beneficence, reward, well-doing, etc		mn(kh)-(mnḫ)	clapper-(of-bell) tool/instrument forked-staff, etc.	1. Determinative for mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "cut", "give shape to"; 2. Ideogram in mn(kh)-(mnḫ), for "to be excellent"; 3. The grandfather of Ptolemy V of the Rosetta Stone is Ptolemy III Euergetes-(the Canopus Stone), the "Well-doer Gods"-(pharaohs).[3] Their name is a composition block of two 'God' hieroglyphs-(husband & wife), (no. R8), , with a chisel at the base of each,
mr 3b chisel		3b mr	chisel (hieroglyph)	(See: Narmer Palette) bil., 3b, mr; (see also for mr, Canal)
mr canal		mr	canal (hieroglyph)	mr-(Beloved of XX); det. water; (see also for mr, Chisel)
mr (hand)-hoe		mr	(hand)-hoe	"Beloved of XX"
hoe		mr	hoe (hieroglyph)	1. bil. mr, for "beloved"; 2. used in Pharaoh, individuals, other names, etc.: (Pharaoh XX, Beloved of God/Goddess YY)
arm-(palm-down)		rmnu ni	arm-palm-down	arm
mḥ cubit (~20 in.)		mḥ	cubit
mḥ whip		mḥ	whip	Bil. mḥ; (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: water-skin)
m(kh)3t scale		m(kh)3t	scale	Ideogram and det. for m(kh)3t-(mḫat), "scale": see Stand (for Scales)
ms 3 fox skins		ms	3-fox- -skins	Bil. ms, "born", "born-of"; example, Pharaoh Ahmose, "Moon-Born"; Kamose, "Spirit-Born"
m(dj) + items: to bind		m(dj) +		A. (w/Jars)—scents, unguents, salve B. w/Fetter + Cobra)—pits, caverns (graves?), etc. C. (w/P. Scroll)—1. a Decree, 2. divine literature D. (w/Papyrus Scroll)—Letter, Writing, Book, etc. E,F,G (w/various)—items that bind, to bind, and a girdle
m(dj), m(dj)ut Fetter + Cobra		m(dj), m(dj)ut	Fetter + Cobra	deep place, deep, pit, cavern-extending, subterranean shrine, etc.
m(dj)3t papyrus roll		m(dj)3-t m(dj)3t	papyrus roll	papyrus roll
m(dj)u md cattle hobble	(fetter)	m(dj)u (also md)	"cattle hobble"	Egyptian mathematics, 10

N

(water ripple) (red crown)

List n to ndjm

The Biliterals/Triliterals: nw-[qd], nb, (nb)-nbw-(gold), nfr, nm, nn, nḥ, ns, n(tj)r, n(dj).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
nu pot nu qd	(various shapes)	nu qd -- (bil.)-nu	pot (various) (typical-spherical)	Phoneme for nw; det. for qd, construct, mold; (see: ḥnk, Arm-with-nu-pot)
nb basket (wicker)		nb -- (bil.)	basket (hieroglyph)	Egyptian for "everything", every; major use: "Lord", (or feminine, Lady); Bil. nb Ideogram for basket: master, lord
"nub" nb gold (hieroglyph) (gold collar)		nb (nub) -- (bil.)	gold: "pearls" of gold in necklace	bil. nb; Horus of Gold name in Pharaonic titulary
nfr heart and windpipe		nfr -- (tril.)	heart and windpipe	Egyptian triliteral sign for nfr, (beauty), or "perfect"
nmm nmm-t slaughter-block w/ knife		nmm (and) nmm-t	slaughter-block w/ knife	execute, slaughter, 'torture'
nḥ Guinea Hen Guinea Fowl		nḥ -- (bil.)	Guinea Hen Numida meleagris	1. Egyp. bil. nḥ, for the bird; phon. for nḥ; 2. Ideas of petition, supplicate, beseech; for Egyptian language nḥ-t, nḥḥ-t, oil, unguent, equivalent of Coptic language, "neh"; 3. for nḥḥ, eternity, or ever and ever, (see ḥḥ), Coptic "eneh".
ns A-tongue B-30th-(of month)		ns -- (bil.)	tongue	1. Egyp. bil. ns. 2. A-tongue, and related words for speech; B-30th-(the 'Last Day of the Month'), and therefore, (next)-last.
nt Neith's Emblem		nt	Neith's Emblem	1. Ideogram or det. for name of Goddess Neith; 2. Egyp. bil. nt.
n(dj) cross-n(dj)		n(dj) nḏ -- (bil.)	cross-ndj (hieroglyph)	Determinative or ideogram for n(dj)-(nḏ), "avenger", "protector", "advocate"; also "to converse", "to take counsel", "to discuss a matter"; often displayed in a phonetic complement with the 'nu-pot', Gardiner no. W24, , the complemented:
n(dj)m'n(dj)m' (carob) (sweet)-rhizome (sweet)-pod		n(dj)m -- (tril.)	rhizome seed-pod	1. Ideogram for types of tree n(dj)m, and "sweet", n(dj)m; 2. Egyptian triliteral sign for n(dj)m (see date (hieroglyph))

R

(mouth)

List r to rd

The Biliterals/Triliterals: rw, rw(dj).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
r mouth		r	mouth (hieroglyph)	Unil. r
R' Ra		r'	Ra	Ra (=r' )
rwḏ bowstring		ru(dj) rwḏ	bowstring (hieroglyph) for bow	1. Tril. ru(dj)-(rwḏ); Ideo. for "bowstring"; 2. items that are hard, durable, strong, rooted, thus growth, growing; 3. (see Pharaoh Rudjamun)
rr p(kh)ar "to turn round"		rr p(kh)ar	see p(kh)ar (intestine-(shape))	to turn in the other direction
rs archer's equipment (=quiver)		rs	archer's equipment (=quiver)	phonogram, rs
rs Upper Egypt		rs	Symbolic Plant of Upper Egypt, ligatured with r.	Upper Egypt. Also, the South.
rd pds w'rt sbq leg (human)		rd	leg (human)	Ideo., det. for rd, "leg"; Det. "to tread"; (see Foot) Also: for pds, w'rt, sbq.
rd stairs		rd	single stairway	steps, stairway, terrace

H1 and H2

(reed shelter) (wick)

List h to ḥ(dj)

The Biliterals/Triliterals: ḥ3, ḥ3t, ḥw-[bḥ], ḥm-(Basin w/Ripple), ḥm-(Fuller's Club), ḥn, ḥr, ḥs, ḥq3-ḥq, ḥtp, ḥ(dj).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
h reed shelter		h	reed shelter (hieroglyph) (in a plan view)	1. first alphabetic h; 2. Egyptian uniliteral sign h; 3. see second uniliteral h, the wick (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. V28,
h (ḥ) wick		h (ḥ)	wick (hieroglyph)	1. second uniliteral h; 2. see first uniliteral h, the reed shelter (hieroglyph), Gardiner no. O4,
ḥut palace temple tomb		ḥut	plan view palace-(estate)	1. Ideogram for hwt-(ḥut), palace, temple, tomb; see also: palace, 'ḥ
ḥfn frog 100,000		ḥfn 100,000	frog (Type 2)	100,000
ḥmw hmu rudder		ḥmw hmu-hmw	rudder	Determinative, hmu-(ḥmw), for "rudder" and related words
(ḥm) ḥmt basin 'wife', 'woman' ḥmt bi3		ḥmt bi3	basin basin w/ripples	Phonemes for ḥmt, bi3; A "basin", but commonly used for 'wife', or 'woman'
ḥm fuller's-club (washer's-club)		ḥm -- (bil.)	fuller's-club	1. Egyptian biliteral sign ḥm, for a fuller's club; 2. Ideogram for ḥmw, 'washer', and ḥm, slave, servant; phonogram ḥm.
ḥmt basin 'wife', 'woman' ḥmt bi3		ḥmt bi3	basin basin w/ripples	Phonemes for ḥmt, bi3; A "basin", but commonly used for 'wife', or 'woman'
ḥmt hand drill ḥmt ub3		ḥmt	hand drill (hieroglyph)	1. Ideogram in hmt-(ḥmt), the name for the 'hand drill tool'; also hmt for words of "art", "artisan", etc. 2. Ideo. or det. for uba, (wb3), to 'rise', to 'open'; see: Rise of a Star: ubn:
ḥn (bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie)	V36W (wider (unlisted))	ḥn	(bundled)-"container" -(w/-cord-tie)	Phonogram ḥn; products–natural or artificial, things, property, goods, possessions, tools, fabrics
ḥn garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass'		ḥn-(from ḥni) is-(from isw)	garland (of flowers) 'herb' 'grass'	1. Determinative for various plants or flowers; 2. Two phonemes for "cane", and "canes", ḥn-(from ḥni), is-(from isw). 3. flower (garland), plant, branch, seed 4. Rosetta Stone, line R12, The people shall wear garlands on their heads, shall be made festal...
ḥnty "henti-years" 120 years		ḥnty	doubled container (or-added-glyphs) many spellings	period of 120 years; in translation: "for..'henti years'"; from, ḥn-t, border, boundary, end, limit, frontier, etc.
ḥnk arm-with-nu-pot		ḥnk	arm-offering-nu-pot	Determinative in ḥnk, "to make an offering", also: gift, offering, etc. (see also: List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs; see also: nu, pot)
ḥr face		ḥr	face (hieroglyph)	1. Bil. hr-(ḥr); 2. Ideogram for 'face'; 3. A major preposition for "on, upon", etc.; additional preposition constructs; 4. (see also: Nose, sometimes used for the face)
ḥru ḥr Horus		ḥr	Horus-Hawk	Horus; about 200 Horus-god names; an example: Horus-the-Child, Greek language-equivalent, arpokrates; Egyptian, Hru-p-(kh)ard(d=t),
ḥḥ 'eternity'	_	ḥḥ	'eternity' a-long-timeperiod wick-Ra-wick God-Huh	eternity, or "a long time period"; (variations of timeperiods, with tweaks of the seated man holding renpet-constructs)
ḥs vase water-pot		ḥs	vase water-pot	Bil. ḥs
ḥs excrement dung feces		ḥs	excrement dung feces	Determinative in hs-(ḥs), "excrement"
ḥq scepter-heq Hq scepter		ḥq	Hq-scepter	1. 'to rule', 'chief', 'ruler', ḥq; 2. Hq scepter; 3. the pharaoh was called the Ruler of On, (Ruler of Heliopolis)
ḥqt frog Goddess Heket		ḥqt (bḫn' and qrr)	frog	Determinative, frog; (See also (frog)-Goddess Heket, her 'emblem'); noun words for 'frog': 'bḫn, qrr
ḥtp hotep offering-tablet		ḥtp	hotep offering-tablet	(see Hotep-offering-tablet)
ḥ(dj) mace		ḥ(dj)	mace, (stone macehead, wooden handle)	Ideogram, and phonogram for mace, ḥ(dj)
ḥ(dj) white crown		ḥ(dj)	white crown	see Hedjet; (see also Red crown & Pschent))
Pschent Crown Double Crown		--	Pschent Crown Double Crown	for the Pharaoh, King of the Two Lands, (i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt)

Kh1

(sieve or placenta?)

List: kh to kht.(-stick, branch)

The Biliterals/Triliterals: ḫ3, ẖ3, (kh)', (kh)u, (kh)pr, ẖn, ẖn-(carcass w/out head)-(arms-rowing), (kh)nm, (kh)r, (kh)ru, (kh)t.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
kh sieve (placenta) (kh)		(kh) (ḫ)	sieve placenta	first uniliteral (kh) sieve or placenta-(older first form) (both (kh)1 and (kh)2, sieve and belly-with-tail are from the Old Kingdom)
ḫ3 (kh)a lotus (lotus stem with leaf and rhizome)		1000 (kh)a-ḫ3	lotus (lotus stem with leaf and rhizome)	Ideogram for (kh)a-(ḫ3), a part of the "lotus"; phonetically used for ḫ3; in Egyptian mathematics, 1000: (see also ksi, to bow, to bend, to do homage, etc., for ḫ3-3-b)
ẖ3 (kh)a fish (mako-shark) M. kannume (Oxyrhynchus)		(kh)a-ḫ3	fish-(leaping) mako-shark	1. Phonetic value (kh)a-((kh)3), from name, ideogram (kh)it-(ḫit); 2. Bil. for (kh)a
(kh)' ḫ' sun-rising- -with-rays		(kh)' ḫ'	sun-rising- -with-rays	Bil. (kh)' , ḫ'; sun-rising (hieroglyph)
(kh)uy arm-with-flail		(kh)uy ḫuy	arm-with-flail	1. Ideogram for (kh)uy, "to protect"
(kh)us-(kh)usi man -grinding-etc. to build		(kh)us-(kh)usi	man -grinding -(in a mortar)	man grinding (etc.); to grind in a mortar, to build, to construct, etc.
(kh)b-(constructs)	(words)	(kh)us-(kh)usi	1.-(kh)b-constructed words 2.-"town"-Flail, + Shen ring-(in defeat)	ideas of: to diminish, subtract (in arithmetic), to cut down, 'defeat', etc.
khpr "scarab"		(kh)-p-r	scarab the Dung Beetle, (Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea)	See: Scarab (artifact) See: God Khepri
(kh)prš khepresh-helmet		(kh)prš (ḫprš)	khepresh-helmet	khepresh-helmet
khpš foreleg of ox (kh)pš ḫpš		(kh)psh khpš-(ḫpš) ("khepeš")	foreleg of ox	1. (kh)p(sh), khepesh; 2. the reversed hieroglyph means, "strength", "power"
khn arms- rowing		(kh)n ẖn	arms- rowing	Egyptian biliteral sign (kh)n, ẖn
khnm (large)-jar		(kh)nm (ẖnm)	(large)-jar- -with-handle	Egyp. tril. (kh)nm
khr ẖr (butcher's)-block ẖr		khr ẖr	(butcher's)-block	1. Bil. (kh)r; 2. Ideas of items below, (butchered, segmented, then 'owned'); and major use of 'below', or 'under', as a prepositional use
khru oar ḫru		1-(kh)ru-(ḫrw) 2-wsr	oar (a spoon- (shape))	1. Determinative for usr-(wsr), "oar"; 2. Tril. phonogram, (kh)ru-(ḫrw)
kht stair-single		--	stair-single (hieroglyph)	a determinative
kht branch-(stick)		(kh)t ḫt	branch (hieroglyph) (=stick)	1. Bil. (kh)t; 2. Ideo. or det. for wood, tree; 3. linear measure, (=100 cubits)
khty stack-(of grain) heap (kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u		(kh)ty 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u	stack (of grain)	Determinative in 1. 'ḥ'-'ḥ'u, for "stack-(of grain)"; (or other determiners for: food, provisions, stores, heaps of grain, wealth, riches, abundance); 2. and (kh)ty, 'heap of grain', where (kh)tyt, is "barn floor", or "place where grain is stored for sale"

Kh2

(animal belly teats tail)

(All listed under Kh1)

S

(vertical folded cloth) (horizontal door bolt)

List s (folded cloth) to sd, (tail),

The Biliterals/Triliterals: s3-(goose), s3-(hobble/ or lifesaver), s3-('cage'), si3, su, sb3-[du3], sm3, sn, sn(dj), sḫm, sq, st.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
s folded cloth (the hieroglyph)		s (vertical)	folded cloth (hieroglyph)	1. Unil. s, the vertical; 2. Major construct in "S-xxx" verb amplification, stressing, (beginning of core word); 3. (see door bolt, , the S, horizontal)
folded cloth (seat-back) (cushion)		--	seat backing	iconography in reliefs, (see WikiCommons, ); (a folded-cloth is also shown in statue fists),
s door bolt		s	door bolt (s hieroglyph)
s door bolt		s (horizontal)	door bolt (hieroglyph)	Unil. s, (the horizontal s); the vertical s is Gardiner no. S29, a folded cloth,
s3, s3-t "son/daughter-of" goose(or duck)		s3, s3-t -- (bil.)	goose	1. "son of", "daughter of", sa, sa-t; 2. goose
s3 fetter hobble		s3	cattle hobble -- (bil.)	bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V17, also s3, (see also: tethering rope)
s3 lifesaver		s3 -- (bil.)	lifesaver	bil. s3; equivalent of Gardiner no. V16, also s3, (see also: tethering rope)
s3 "cover" "box"		s3 -- (bil.)	'box'-"cage" 'cover' w/door-opening rope	"s3"
su rush		su -- (bil.)	rush w/ 2-sets-of-leaves	Egyptian biliteral sign su
1–cane 2–reed-(=Rush) 3–(swt)-Rush 4–flowering- rush-(sedge)		--	--	--
suḥt egg		swḥt suḥt	egg (hieroglyph)	det. for feminine in goddess names, wives, etc.; det. in swḥt, 'egg'
sb3 star sb3 du3		sb3 dw3 -- (tril.)-sb3 -- (tril.)-du3	star	Ideogram or det. for sba-(sb3), "star"; phonetic for dua-(dw3)(dua); (see Duat)
Sbk Sobek	(archaic fetish)	sbk	(crocodile) Sobek on shrine (=fetish)	Ideogram of det. for sbk, (Sobek); (see also Crocodile)
sp "time"		sp	time	time; see also "threshing floor", Gardiner no. O50,
sp (from spt) threshing- floor		sp (from spt)	threshing- floor	Biliteral sp; (equal to Egyptian: "time"); see also "time", Gardiner no. O48,
sp3t land (irrigated) land (district)-(sectioned)		sp3t	land (irrigated) land (district)-(sectioned)	sp3t
s-p(kh)ar to write to engrave		sp(kh)r	"to turn around" agriculture field dikeworks, with ligature	to write, to engrave
spti the two lips		spti	the two lips	the two lips
spd 1-readiness, "sharp" 2-thorn	(ready constructs)	spd srt	1-"readiness" 2-thorn	Determinative for spd, "readiness", sharp, pointed, etc.; det. for srt, "thorn"
spdit Star-Sirius (Dog-Star)	(multiple spellings)	spdit	Star-Sirius (Dog-Star)	A. Sirius, Sothic cycle, Sothis; B. 'Readiness', beginning of the year: planting, the Season of the Inundation, (w/ rising of the Dog Star)
sm3 unite, union		sm3 -- (tril.)	?	union, to unite
sm3 union		sma (sm3) -- (tril.)	lung-and- trachea union	Egyptian "lung", sma-(sm3); used for union, (as in the "Two Lands", "Upper and Lower Egypt)-(Lower Egypt=the Nile Delta); Ideogram or det. for "unite", "join"
sn arrow head		sn	arrowhead (shape)	Bil. sn; Ideo. for "arrow" used for: brother, husband sister, wife "smell" touch, grasp 2, "second", 'the same'-(twin), two, both, etc.
sn(tj) trussed goose (or duck) u(sh)n sn(tj)		u(sh)n (phon.-sn(tj))	trussed goose (or duck)	1. Determinative for u(sh)n, (wšn), Egyptian: "twist the neck (of a bird)"; 2. Phonetically sn(tj), (snṯ) 3. (see Trussed-goose Palette)
s(kh)m sekhem scepter		sḫm	Sekhem scepter	Sekhem scepter; "power" is s(kh)m, (sḫm)
arm-with-sekhem- -sceptre		--	arm-with-sekhem- -sceptre
s(kh)t trap (=bird-trap) s(kh)t-sḫt		s(kh)t (sḫt)	trap (device)	1. trap, bird-trap, (the device); 2. Ideogram or det. in s(kh)t-(sḫt), Egyptian "trap" and related words
sš-s(sh) (alabaster) basin Festival		sš sš-s(sh) '(sesh)'	alabaster basin	festival (Equivalent to Gardiner W4, Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)) det. in sš, 'alabaster', or "precious stone"; det. in hb
sš, sššt sistrum (or "castanets")		sš, sššt (also s(kh)m)	sistrum	A. Ideo. for "sistrum", sššt, (or s(kh)m(=sistrum)); det. in sššt; B. s(kh)m is Egyptian for 'power', (confer with Sekhem scepter-(list skhm) and Medamud-(article))
sšn lotus flower		sšn (also snšn)	lotus flower	A. Ideogram or det. in sšn, lotus flower; B. Greek language 'souson'; C. also det. for snšn, for lily, lotus.
sq u3ḥ (fiber) swab straw-broom		sq, (or) u3ḥ bil.-tril. -- (bil.-sq (tril.)-u3ḥ)	(fiber) swab (straw broom)	1. Biliteral sq; "to clean", "dust"; 2. Triliteral uah, (w3ḥ)
st seat throne		st (also is-t)-(constructs) (is-t=st)	seat throne	Ideogram for st, seat, throne, place; and phonogram st; see is-t, for major use of Place of XXXX, etc.
St God Set (Seth)		St	God Set (Seth)	(see Seth animal)
Set- animal (='Seth')		--	Set-animal (hieroglyph)	Set (mythology)
Set-God		--	Set-God	Set (mythology)
st sta to bring to conduct		st & sta		"bring along", (a group?)
sta 1-receptacle 2-furnace		sta	"receptacle", (furnace)
(st), sti to shoot hide-with-arrow		st, sti -- (bil.)-st	hide of animal with arrow	A. to shoot, (arrows, harpoons, etc.); B. for 'to shoot', sti, , to shoot, throw, stimulate, pour, radiate, launch (a flood, the Nile), etc.; C. see Satet, Goddess of the Nile Inundation
stiut-stut "piercing rays"		stut-stiut	piercing rays	piercing rays see ubn, (sun-with-rays)
stp adze- on-block		stp	adze- on-block	triliteral, stp, for "chosen"; often used in Pharaonic cartouche names as: "Chosen of God XXXX", (example: Beloved of Maat, Chosen of Maat)
Sṯ Sd Festival of the Tail		'Sṯ	festival chamber, (the tail is also vertical 'Great': '3)	Sed festival
s(dj)m to listen ear		s(dj)m "stchm"	ear	to listen
s(dj)r bier with body		s(dj)r "stchr"	bier with body	to lie down
sd tail		sd	tail	1. Determinative for sd, "tail"; then phon., sd; 2. (See: "Festival of the Tail", the Sed festival)

• (shade)-fan, see shade-fans, (1 and 2)
• festival, see "alabaster basin"
• (fiber) swab, straw broom; see: (fiber) swab
• "two flails with shen ring", see two whips with shen rings, (see whip)
• flower, see also lotus
• scalpel, see chisel-or-scalpel
• scribe writing tools, see (scribe)-writing tools
• 'ship', see the boats
• slaughter, see fall, defeat, slaughter
• snake, see serpent
• soldier, see archer
• 'sphinx' , see lion-reclining (hieroglyph)
• "spoon"-(shape), see oar
• stick, see branch
• straw broom, see (fiber) swab

Š, Sh

(pool lake basin) (pool lake basin) N37A ((unlisted 2 dash lines) pool lake basin)

List š to šd

The Biliterals/Triliterals: š3, šw, šps, šms, šn, šs, šd.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
š pool lake (or) basin		(sh) š	pool- lake-basin (hieroglyph)	uniliteral (sh)-š, a pool
pool with legs		--	pool with legs	pool with walking legs
š3-(sh)a plants, (flooded)-field (flooded)-country flower		š3-(sh)a	plants, in water-(flooded)-land	1. Ideogram & Phoneme for š3-(sh)a, "flooded country"; 2. Ideogram for a(kh)t, Season of the Inundation
š' knife wound butcher's-knife	(knife) (wound) (diagonal wound unlisted) (rib slaughter carnage)	(sh)' š'	knife (diagonal)-wound
š't slaughter carnage (ribs-cuts)	(diagonal wound unlisted) (rib slaughter carnage)	(sh)'t š't	(ribs-cuts)	wounds, slaughter, carnage
(Goddess) Maat	(shu feather of maat)	--	(Goddess) Maat	Goddess Maat
(Sh)u-Šu (Maat's) Shu feather		(Sh)u-Šu	(Maat's) Shu feather	Goddess Shu; Maat's Shu feather
(sh)uty-šuty 'shuti' adornment (two-feathers)		(sh)uty-šuty	shuti two-feather adornment (hieroglyph)	two feathers, shuti two-feather adornment
šm-šm'u flowering rush	(m26)	(sh)m'u šm'w	flowering rush	flowering rush; also Gardiner nos. M25, M27, M28,
(sh)ms follower-sign		(sh)ms	follower sign	follower sign
šn (sh)n shnu Shen ring		"shen" šn	shen ring	Determinative in (sh)nw-(šnu), the cartouche
šn (sh)n cartouche		šn-(shen) rn	cartouche (hieroglyph)	special uses, (often with inserted name) šn-(shen), "circle", "encircle", or a 'ring'; later timeperiod usage for "name", rn
šn rope		(sh)n šn -- (bil.)	rope-(shape)	Egyptian biliteral sign šn
šs rope-(ends-up)		(sh)s šs -- (bil.)	rope-(shape)	Egyptian biliteral sign šs
šnwt (sh)nut granary		(sh)nut šnwt	granary	Ideo. or det., šnwt-(sh)nut, "granary"
šs rope-(ends-up)		(sh)s šs -- (bil.)	rope-(shape)	Egyptian biliteral sign šs
šsp (sh)sp fence		(sh)sp šsp	fence	tril. (sh)sp-šsp-(shesep)
št, štiu (sh)t turtle		(sh)t št	turtle	turtle
šd (sh)d water skin		(sh)dw-(šdu) (sh)d-(šd)	water- skin "belly"	1. Determinative for (sh)dw-(šdu), "belly"; phon. for (sh)d-(šd); 2. (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: whip)
whip		mḥ	whip	Bil. mh, (mḥ); (See: similar shaped hieroglyph: water-skin)

Q/K2

List q to qṯ

The Biliterals/Triliterals: qd.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
q3, q3i man-arms-uplifted		q3, q3i	man-arms-uplifted	to be high, to exalt
q3, q33, q3i i3r double stairway	(or half stair)	q3, q33, q3i	double stairway	1. Determinative for q3-(constructs): high ground, hill, high place; 2. same for i3r, to climb
qrsu sarcophagus		qrsu	sarcophagus	Ideogram or det. for qrsw, sarcophagus
qṯ man -constructing		qd	man -constructing	man constructing: a "Mason"; Ideogram or det. for qd, "to construct"; (see Wall, (Collapsing)-Wall)

K

(wicker basket with handle)

List k to ksi

The Biliterals/Triliterals: k3, km.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
k basket- with-handle		k (unil.)	basket- with-handle (hieroglyph)	Unil. k
k3 two-arms- (upraised)		k3 -- (bil.)	two-arms- (upraised)	Bil. k3, ka
k3-t man-seated-with- basket-on-head 3tp, 3dp fa, fai & k3t		1a.-3tp, 3dp (Coptic-otp) 1b.-fa, fai 2.-k3t	man-seated-with- basket-on-head	1a. for 3tp, 3dp, to load, to be laden, master of the load; equals Coptic language, otp; (minor use for 'tp, 'dp); 1b. for fa, fai, to carry, to bear; additional constructs for carrier, bearer, supporter, (and types thereof); for fa-dni, the "bearer-of-the- -basket", see: Greek-Kanephoros; 2. for ka-t, kau-ti, work, labour, toil; workmen, labourers, artisans, craftsmen, etc.
k3 bull		k3	bull	bull
ks, ksi man-bending-over (=man-bowing, etc.)		ks (and ks, ksi)	man-bending-over (=man-bowing)	A. Determinative for ks, ksi, & ks, to bow, to do homage, to submit; B. same for ḫ3b, (and thematic words of ḫ3-3-b, star & luminary, hippopotamus, lamp & light, etc.)

G

(jar stand base)

G, (also a 'Throne')

List g to gḥs

The Biliterals/Triliterals: gm, gs.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
gm Ibis-(feeding)		gm -- (bil.)	Ibis (feeding)	to find, or to discover
gn-t (bone-flag)- (memorial?)		gn-t	(memorial-monument -"ancestral bones")	memorial, record, archive, memorandum; in plural: annals
grḥ night darkness		grḥ	Sky and ? (Sky and setting stars)	night, darkness
gr grg pick opening earth		grg gr	Pick, opening earth	to have, hold, possess; (used in building new town-locations)
gḥs gazelle (type of)		gḥs	gazelle	gazelle (Gḥs-t, a Gazelle-Goddess)

T

(feminine (semi circle))

(pestle?)

List t to tk3

The Biliterals/Triliterals: t3, t3, ti, tyu, tp, tp, tm.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
t3 land 'country' "strip of land"	(or)	ta (t3)	(strip of) land 'country'	Biliteral t3-(ta), "land", "country", etc.; (for t3, see also Kiln, t3)
t3ui "the two lands"	(or)	taui (t3wi)	"the two lands"	=Egypt, (i.e. the Two Lands, (south and north), Upper and Lower Egypt)
t3 kiln		t3	kiln (hieroglyph)	Bil. t3; Ideogram for "potter's kiln"; (for t3, see also Land, t3)
ti 'pestle'-(curved top)		ti	'pestle'-(curved top)	Bil. ti
tyu hawk B. ferox		tyu	hawk B. ferox	Tril. tyu
tut form, image, likeness (double)		tut	(vertical) mummy	form, likeness, image, (double) Tutankhamun: Form-Living-(of)-Amun
tp archaic- -dagger		tp	dagger (archaic) vertical	"top", or "first"; "first", "foremost"; Ideogram in tp, tpy; det. in mtpnt
tp head		tp	head	1. Ideogram for tp, "head"; other uses related to actions of the head; (example "the tp of the rebels", 'the "chief" of the rebels');2. also for tp, see archaic dagger;3. (Narmer Palette shows 10 enemy heads-(decapitated))
tm sled (sledge)		tm	sled (sledge)	Bil. tm
tn cartouche-(divided)		tn (tny, tnu dnit-t)	cartouche-(divided)	ideas of to divide, to exclude, words related to Egyptian language tn, etc.
t(kh)n obelisk		tḫn	obelisk	Ideogram or det. for t(kh)n, obelisk
tk3 lamp-(1)tk3 & (tq) fire-flame-(2)	(brazier) (many spellings)	tk3 (& tq) (see: Fire-Flame)	a 'brazier'	1. lamp; Coptic language, tk. 2. (see Fire-Flame)
lamp-(1) fire-flame-(2)	(brazier)	1.-Fire-Flame 2.-Lamp 3.-Brazier	a 'brazier'	1. lamp 2. (see Fire-Flame)-(in progress) 3. "Brazier" 4. Egyptian language, (kh)3bs, (for lamp, etc.-tied to (kh)3bs, for "star", "luminary"; for Flame: (kh)t, s(dj)t, & nsr; for Heat: rkḥ & t3.

Tj, Ch

(tether)

Tj, (not an Egyptian bilteral)

List tj to tjt

The Biliterals/Triliterals: tja, tjs.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
tj3 duckling nestling		tj3 t_3 -- (bil.)	duckling nestling	Bil. (tsh)3, t_3, for 'baby bird', duckling; Ideogram for 'young bird' (The Egyptian vizier is the "tshat(y)")
tjs (tsh)s knot		tjs -- (bil.)	knot	1. knot; to tie in a knot, fetter; 2. Bil. (tsh)s, t_s
tjs' uṯs utjs to lift up tjs' to raise oneself		utjs uṯs	a support-(to lift)	1. to lift up, support, etc. 2. see also: utjs
tjs-ut Four Pillars of Heaven			Four Pillars of Heaven	four props, the Four Pillars of Heaven; also as, s(kh)nut, four pillars of the sky; (sa)(kh)niu, additionally, 4 legs of a chair; s(kh)nut, 4 legs of a vessel & s(kh)nut IV, the 4 Pillars that Support the Sky
tjt t_t"Knot of Isis" "Girdle of Isis"		tjt t_t tyet	?stylized ankh (for Isis)(?)	Tyet, Knot of Isis, Girdle of Isis
tjt t_t take possession of carry off		tjt t_t	Tethering rope w/ walking legs	to take possession of, seize, carry off, conquer, acquire

D

(hand)

List d to d(sh)r-t, dd

The Biliterals/Triliterals: dua-(sb3).

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
d hand		d	hand (hieroglyph)	Uniliteral d
di arm-with-cone vertical-bread=cone offering		di	arm-with-cone vertical-bread-cone	to give, or given
di vertical cone		di	vertical cone	to give, or given; especially shown in Pharaonic reliefs
di bread -cone (offering loaf)		di	cone- shaped bread	Ideogram for di, rdi, give, given, to give; (an equivalent to arm offering conical "loaf"), Gardiner no. D37, In iconography and reliefs, used for pharaonic statements: "Given, Life, Power...Forever"-(the vertical form of 'to give')
arm-with-nu-pot ḥnk		ḥnk	arm-offering-nu-pot	Determinative in ḥnk, "to make an offering", also: gift, offering, etc. (see also: List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs)
du3 star sb3 du3		sb3 dw3 (tril.)-dw3 (tril.)-sb3	star	Ideogram or det. for sba-(sb3), "star"; phonetic for dua-(dw3)(dua); (see Duat)
du3t Otherworld Duat		dw3t	star-in-circle	Otherworld, the Duat
dbḥ 'grain measure'		dbḥ	grain measure (with plural, for grain particles)
dbt-ḏbt inr block	(short (no lines))	1.-inr 2.-dbt-ḏbt dby-t-plinth	block	1. block of stone, (or brick, etc.) 2. Ideogram or det. in inr for "stone", "block", etc. 3. Det. in types of building stones or types of minerals; 4A. Det. for dbt-(ḏbt), "brick"; 4B. dby-t-plinth, pedestal
dmd, dmdj dnd, dndj two whips with shen ring		dm(dj) dmḏ dmd-dm(dj) or dnd-dn(dj)	two whips with shen ring (hieroglyph)	Ideogram and det. in dmdj-(dmḏ), for "to unite"
(a)-djnḥ (b)-dnḥ wing		a.-djnḥ b.-dnḥ	wing	wing
dnḥdnḥ to fly		dnḥdnḥ	to fly	to fly (other listings of 'to fly'; example with Duck-in-flight (hieroglyph), pa, pai)
dḥuti or djḥuti God Thoth		dḥuti djḥuti	Ibis on iat standard (hieroglyph), Seated God, Ibis-headed, (anthropomorphic)	God Thoth, the God of the scribes
d(sh) & d(sh)r "red"-(items)		d(sh)		'red', in Egyptian hieroglyphs for word constructs
d(sh)r-t red crown		n (vertical)	red crown d(sh)r-t	see Deshret; Red crown (hieroglyph)-(uniliteral n-(vertical)); (see also White crown)

Dj

(cobra (at rest))

Dj, (not an Egyptian bilteral)

List dj to djd-(Djed Pillar)

The Biliterals/Triliterals: dja, dju, djr, djsr, djd.

Alphabetic & Common Name	Hiero.	Transl.	Element	Description
dj cobra -at-rest		dj tch	cobra -at-rest	Uniliteral dj, (or tch)
cobra	(at rest) (enraged)	--	cobra (1. at-rest) (2. enraged)	1. "at rest" is the unil. dj, (cobra); "enraged" is the Uraeus; 2. (See also: 1-Serpent, 2-Uraeus, 3-Viper, and 4-Apep)
viper		f	viper (hieroglyph)	1. Uniliteral f; 2. possessive pronoun "his", (following the noun, "...Pharaoh-his...", "town-his")
dja fire-drill		dja ḏ3 -- (bil.)	fire drill (hieroglyph)	1. bil. (dj)a-(ḏ3); Ideogram for "forest" Emphatically used with words as djadja constructs; 2. (see AUS-(article), and "Scale-2"-(on list)-u(dj)')
dj'm white-gold		dj'm tch'm	gold collar ligatured with was sceptre	white-gold see gold (hieroglyph)
dju mountain		(dj)u ḏw -- (bil.)	mountain	Bil. (dj)u-(ḏw), for "mountain"; ideogram and phoneme for "mountain"
djb and dja float(?)		djb (dja)	float?	to supply, furnish with, equip, provide, & to decorate...(thus the "life preserver") see also: seal, (to seal, djb'i-t)
Seal-ring djb'i-t seal (seal- -cylinder) (valuables)		many see under: djb-to seal djb'i-t	"seal"	1. (confer cylinder seal); 2. Ideogram or det. in (kh)tm-(ẖtm), s(dj)3t, (dj)b't, all words for "seal", or equivalent words Seal-rings, (Impression seals, or Seals of Office)
seal with necklace		--	seal with necklace	seal with necklace
djfdj pupil (eye)		djfdj	pupil (eye)	1. Determinative in djfdj, pupil. (other spellings, /entries)
(a)-djnḥ (b)-dnḥ wing		a.-djnḥ b.-dnḥ	wing	wing
djr Bundle of Flax		1-(dj)r many word constructs 2-dma -- (bil.)-djr	bundle of flax	1. Bil. & phoneme for djr; 2. Determinative for dm3, to tie together, to bind, to gather together, to collect
Basket of Fruit		1-[(dj)r] 2-dma-(to-gather) -- (bil.) djr-(equivalent)	Basket of Fruit	1. see "Bundle of Flax"; 2. interchangeable with 'Bundle of Flax', bil. (dj)r; 3A. Determinative; 3B. for the Decree of Canopus, used once, line 18, for Egyptian language rd, (to grow, to flourish, to spring up, to spread out) as a replacement for the "Garland"-(3-Plants-Bundle), "...., and the great processional festival of the Goddess Bast, because the time for the in-gathering of all the crops, and the inundation of the Nile (River) taketh place therein. ...."[4]
djḥuti or dḥuti God Thoth		djḥuti	Ibis on iat standard (hieroglyph), Seated God, Ibis-headed, (anthropomorphic)	God Thoth, the God of the scribes
djsr arm w/ sceptre		djsr tchsr -- (tril.)	arm w/ sceptre	to be holy, to segregate See Djsr (arm with powerstick)
djd tchd to speak		djd tchd	(cobra + hand)	to speak
djd tchd Djed Pillar		djd tchd -- (bil.)	Djed pillar	Djed Pillar

Eyptian biliteral signs

The Egyptian biliteral signs:

Biliteral signs
3w	3b / mr	3ḫ	iw		ib		in / nw
in	in	ir		is		'3	ꜥb
'q	'ḏ	w3	w'	wp	wn	wr	wḏ
b3	bẖ	p3	pr	pḥ	pḏ / pd	pḏ / pd	m3
mi	mw	mn	mr	mr	mr / 3b	mḥ	ms
mt	mt / mwt	md	nw / in	nb	nm	nn	nḥ
ns	nḏ	rw	rs	ḥ3	ḥw	ḥp	ḥm
ḥm	ḥn	ḥr	ḥs	ḥḏ	ḫꜣ	ḫʾ	ḫw
ḫt	ẖ3	ẖn	ẖn	ẖr	s3	s3	s3
s3	s3	sw	sp	sn	sk	st / sṯ	š3
šw	šm	šn	šs	šd	qs	qd	k3
km	gm	gs	t3	t3	ti	tp	tp
tm	ṯ3	mı͗	di	ḏ3	ḏw	ḏr	ḏd

Egyptian hieroglyph articles (alphabet highlighted)

See also

• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by common name: A-L
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs by common name: M-Z
• Gardiner's sign list
• Egyptian hieroglyphs
• List of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

References

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