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 W : Vessels of Stone and Earthenware

W1 sealed oil-jar
Usage: D 'oil, unguent' Phonetic value(s):
W2 sealed oil-jar, like W1 but without tied ends
Usage: D 'jar' Phonetic value(s): bAs
W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
Usage: D 'alabaster, feast'; P Phonetic value(s): Hb
W4 combination of basin W3 and booth O22
Usage: I, D 'feast'; P Phonetic value(s): Hb
W5 combination of basin W3 and butcher's block T28
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): Xry-Hbt
W6 O.K. sign for a particular vessel
Usage: I 'cauldron' Phonetic value(s):
W7 granite bowl (XVIII dyn.)
Usage: D 'red granite, Elephantine'; P Phonetic value(s): msT, Ab
W8 deformation of granite bowl W7 (XI dyn.)
Usage: D 'Elephantine'; P Phonetic value(s): Ab
W9 stone jug with handle
Usage: D 'nehenem-vase'; P Phonetic value(s): Xnm
W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
Usage: D 'cup (various types)'; P Phonetic value(s): iab, ab, wsx, sxw, Hnt
W10* pot perhaps used as lamp (O.K.). See also Aa4 as alternative form
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): bA
W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
Usage: I, D 'seat'; P Phonetic value(s): nst, g
W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
Usage: I, D 'seat'; P Phonetic value(s): nst, g
W13 red earthenware pot (O.K.)
Usage: D 'red pot'; P Phonetic value(s): nst, g
W14 tall water-pot
Usage: I, D 'water-pot'; P Phonetic value(s): Hs
W15 water-pot W14 with water pouring from it
Usage: D 'be cool' Phonetic value(s):
W16 water-pot W15 in a ring-stand W12
Usage: I, D 'libation' Phonetic value(s):
W17 water-pots in a rack (XII-XVIII dyn.)
Usage: I 'water-pots'; P Phonetic value(s): xnt
W17A hieratic version of W17
Usage: p Phonetic value(s): xnt
W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
Usage: I 'water-pots'; P Phonetic value(s): xnt
W18A hieratic variant of W18
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): xnt
W19 milk-jug carried in a net
Usage: D 'milk-jug'; P Phonetic value(s): mi, mr
W20 milk-jug with a leaf covering the milk
Usage: D 'milk' Phonetic value(s):
W21 twin wine-jars
Usage: D 'wine' Phonetic value(s):
W22 beer-jug
Usage: I, D 'beer, pot, des-measure, notions connected with fluids' Phonetic value(s):
W23 jar with handles
Usage: I, D 'pot, des-measure, notions connected with fluids' Phonetic value(s):
W24 bowl
Usage: P; see extensive notes in Gardiner Phonetic value(s): nw
W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
Usage: I 'bring, fetch' Phonetic value(s): ini
W155 wine jar with spout
Usage: D 'wine jar' Phonetic value(s):
W188 pot with poured water
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): wab