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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Z. Strokes

Gardiner Number	Hieroglyph	Description of Glyph	Details
Z1		Stroke	Follows Ideograms. Det. wʿ “one.” Ideo. numerals 1-9.
Z2		Triple stroke	Det. of plurality.
Z3		Three Z1 vertical strokes	Same as Z2.
Z3a		Z2 vertical	Same as Z2.
Z4		Two diagonal strokes	Det. Duality
Z4a		Two vertical strokes	Det. Duality.
Z5		Diagonal stroke in hieratic	Replacement for complex or dangerous signs, human figures.
Z6		Hieratic var. of A13 and A14	Det. in m(w)t “die”
Z7		From hieratic var. of G43.	Phono. w.
Z8		Oval	Det. of round.
Z9		Crossed sticks	Phono. sw3. In sw3 “pass.”
Z10		Var. of Z9	Use as Z9.
Z11		Crossed planks	Phono. im. In imy “who is in.”