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 F : Parts of Mammals

F1 head of ox (replaces E1 in offering formula)
Usage: I 'ox' Phonetic value(s): kA
F2 head of infuriated bull
Usage: D 'rage' Phonetic value(s):
F3 head of hippopotamus
Usage: I 'striking power'; P Phonetic value(s): At
F4 forepart of lion
Usage: I 'front' Phonetic value(s): Hat
F5 head of bubalis E9
Usage: D 'be skilled'; P Phonetic value(s): SsA
F6 forepart of bubalis
Usage: D 'be skilled'; P Phonetic value(s): SsA
F7 ram's head
Usage: D 'ram's head, worth, dignity' Phonetic value(s):
F8 forepart of ram
Usage: D 'ram's head, worth, dignity' Phonetic value(s):
F9 head of leopard
Usage: D 'strength' Phonetic value(s): (pHty)
F10 head and neck of long-necked animal (XVIII dyn.)
Usage: D 'neck, throat, swallow'' Phonetic value(s):
F11 head and neck of long-necked animal (O. K. form)
Usage: D 'neck, throat, swallow'' Phonetic value(s):
F12 head and neck of canine animal
Usage: I 'neck'; P Phonetic value(s): wsr
F13 horns of ox
Usage: I 'brow, beginning'; P Phonetic value(s): wp
F14 combination of F13 and M4
Usage: I 'New Year's day' Phonetic value(s): wpt-rnpt
F15 combination of F15 and N5
Usage: I 'New Year's day' Phonetic value(s): wpt-rnpt
F16 horn
Usage: I, D 'horn'; P Phonetic value(s): ab
F17 combination of F16 with a vase and water
Usage: I, D 'purification' Phonetic value(s): abw
F18 tusk of elephant (or metal spout?)
Usage: D 'tooth, bite, laugh'; P Phonetic value(s): bH, Hw, bi
F19 lower jaw of ox
Usage: D 'jaw' Phonetic value(s):
F20 tongue of ox (?)
Usage: I 'tongue'; P Phonetic value(s): ns, imy-r
F21 ear of ox (?)
Usage: I, D 'ear, hear, replace'; P Phonetic value(s): msDr, sDm
F22 hind-quarters of lion or leopard
Usage: I 'hind-quarters, end'; P Phonetic value(s): pH, kfA
F23 foreleg of ox
Usage: I, D 'foreleg, arm, the Great Bear' Phonetic value(s): xpS
F24 foreleg of ox (reversed)
Usage: I, D 'foreleg, arm, the Great Bear' Phonetic value(s): xpS
F25 leg and hoof of ox
Usage: I 'hoof'; P Phonetic value(s): wHm
F26 skin of a goat
Usage: I 'skin'; P Phonetic value(s): Xn(w)
F27 cow's skin
Usage: D 'skin, leather, mammals' Phonetic value(s):
F28 cow's skin (alternative form of F27)
Usage: I 'dappled, variegated' Phonetic value(s): sAb(-Swt)
F29 cow's skin pierced by an arrow
Usage: I, D 'pierce'; P Phonetic value(s): st
F30 water-skin
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): Sd
F31 three foxes' skins tied together
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): ms
F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
Usage: I 'belly'; P Phonetic value(s): X
F33 tail
Usage: D 'tail'; P Phonetic value(s): sd
F34 heart
Usage: I, D 'heart' Phonetic value(s): ib
F35 heart and windpipe
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): nfr
F36 lungs and windpipe
Usage: D 'unite'; P Phonetic value(s): smA
F37 backbone and ribs (sometimes confused with M21)
Usage: I, D 'back' Phonetic value(s):
F38 XVIII dyn. Alternative to F37
Usage: I, D 'back' Phonetic value(s):
F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
Usage: I 'spinal cord, venerated state' Phonetic value(s): imAx
F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
Usage: I 'stretch out'; P Phonetic value(s): Aw
F41 vertebrae conventionally depicted
Usage: D 'back, lust for blood' Phonetic value(s):
F42 rib
Usage: I, D 'rib'; P Phonetic value(s): spr
F43 ribs of beef
Usage: D 'ribs of beef' Phonetic value(s):
F44 leg bone with adjoining meat
Usage: D 'thigh, leg of beef, femur, tibia'; P Phonetic value(s): iwa, isw
F45 bicornate uterus of heifer
Usage: I, D 'vulva, cow' Phonetic value(s):
F46 intestine
Usage: I, D 'intestine, turn, go round'; P Phonetic value(s): pX
F47 intestine (alternative to F46)
Usage: I, D 'intestine, turn, go round'; P Phonetic value(s): pX
F48 intestine (alternative to F46)
Usage: I, D 'intestine, turn, go round'; P Phonetic value(s): pX
F49 intestine (alternative to F46)
Usage: I, D 'intestine, turn, go round'; P Phonetic value(s): pX
F50 combination of F46 and S29
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): spXr
F51 piece of flesh
Usage: D 'limb, flesh, parts of body' Phonetic value(s):
F52 excrement
Usage: D 'excrement' Phonetic value(s):
F178 combination of F 22 and R 12 (rear part of lion and standard)
Usage: Phonetic value(s): HkA