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 B : Woman and her Occupations

B1 seated woman

Usage: D 'female, her occupations'; I, D 'I,me' Phonetic value(s): .i

B2 pregnant woman

Usage: D 'pregnant' Phonetic value(s):

B3 woman giving birth

Usage: I, D 'bear, give birth' Phonetic value(s): msi

B4 woman giving birth (combination of B3 and F31)

Usage: I, D 'bear, give birth' Phonetic value(s): msi

B5 woman suckling child

Usage: D 'suckle' Phonetic value(s):

B6 woman seated on chair with child on lap

Usage: D 'nurse, rear' Phonetic value(s):

B7 queen wearing diadem and carrying flower

Usage: D 'names of queens' Phonetic value(s):

B8B woman squatting with lotus flower (open)

Usage: I, D 'Neith' Phonetic value(s):