Gardiner’s Sign List of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

The following is a list of commonly used hieroglyphs as organized by Sir Alan H. Gardiner in his Egyptian Grammar. The signs are organized into 26 main categories followed by 3 sections that list hieroglyphs by their shape. Choose from any of the links below to guide yourself to a specific category.

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L. Invertebrates and Lesser Animals

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
L1		Scarab beetle	Phono. ḫpr. In ḫpr “being, exist, become.
L2		Bee	Ideo. for bity “King of Lower Egypt.”
L3		Fly	Det. in ʿff “fly.”
L4		Locust	Det. in snḥm “locust.”
L5		Centipede	Det. sp3 “centipede.”
L6		Shell	Phono ḫ3. In ḫ3wt “offering table.”
L7		Scorpion	Det. and Ideo. in srqt “Selket.”