The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

This page displays a list of all signs in a Gardiner group. Usage abbreviations are "I" (Ideogram), "D" (Determinative) and "P" (Phoneme). Click on a Hieroglyph to list all occurrences of the sign.

Signs in Group P : Ships and Parts of Ships

P1 boat on water
Usage: D 'boat, ship, sail, travel by water' Phonetic value(s):
P1* boat upside down
Usage: D 'upset, overturn' Phonetic value(s):
P2 ship under sail
Usage: d 'sail upstream' Phonetic value(s):
P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
Usage: I, D 'sacred bark, divine boats, divine journeys' Phonetic value(s): wiA
P4 fisherman's boat with net
Usage: I, D 'fisherman' Phonetic value(s):
P5 sail
Usage: I, D 'breath, wind, sail' Phonetic value(s):
P6 mast
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): aHa
P7 cobination of mast P6 and arm D36
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): aHa
P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
Usage: D 'oar'; P Phonetic value(s): xrw
P9 combination of oar P8 and horned viper I9
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): xr.fy
P10 steering oar
Usage: D 'steering oar, steersman' Phonetic value(s):
P11 mooring post
Usage: D 'mooring post' Phonetic value(s):
P30 boat, sacred bark (variation of P1)
Usage: I, D 'boat, sacred bark, navigate'; P Phonetic value(s): wnDwt, wxa, sSnt
P128 sacred barque of Sokar
Usage: I "Barque of Sokar" Phonetic value(s):