Gardiner's sign list
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Gardiner's Sign List is a list of common Egyptian hieroglyphs compiled by Sir Alan Gardiner. It is considered a standard reference in the study of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Gardiner lists only the common forms of Egyptian hieroglyphs, but he includes extensive subcategories, and also both vertical and horizontal forms for many hieroglyphs. He includes size-variation forms to aid with the reading of hieroglyphs in running blocks of text. (The Budge Reference has about 1000 hieroglyphs listed in 50 pages, but with no size varieties.)
Unfortunately he does not cross index signs, once put on the list, other significant uses may be overlooked. One example of this is G16, nbtỉ, the ideogram for The Two Ladies, goddesses Wadjet as cobra and Nekhbet as the white vulture. These are the protecting and patron goddesses of the separate Egyptian kingdoms that joined into Ancient Egypt, who were both then displayed on the uraeus of Wadjet when the unification occurred and afterward considered jointly to be the protectors of Egypt and the pharaohs. This ideogram is listed only on the bird list as G16, and overlooked on the deity list and the reptile list.
Other subcategories included by Gardiner are abbreviations and personalized forms, and also a complete subset, used on papyrus, specifically for the Book of the Dead.
A. Man and his Occupations
Group A consists of 55 symbols and can be subdivided into 30 sitting mens, 20 standing mens as well as various other lying, standing or falling figures
B. Woman and her Occupations
C. Anthropomorphic Deities
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D. Parts of the Human Body
E. Mammals
F. Parts of Mammals
G. Birds
H. Parts of Birds
I. Amphibious Animals, Reptiles, etc.
K. Fish and Parts of Fish
L. Invertebrates and Lesser Animals
M. Trees and Plants
N. Sky, Earth, Water
[[File:Gardiners List N1-N24.png|thumb|right|180px|Gardiner list N. Sky, Earth, Water]]
O. Buildings, Parts of Buildings, etc.
P. Ships and Parts of Ships
Q. Domestics and Funerary Furniture
R. Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems
S. Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc.
T. Warfare, Hunting, Butchery
U. Agriculture, Crafts, and Professions
V. Rope, Fiber, Baskets, Bags, etc.
W. Vessels of Stone and Earthenware
X. Loaves and Cakes
Y. Writings, Games, Music
Z. Strokes, Signs derived from Hieratic, Geometrical Figures
Aa. Unclassified
See also
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- Alan Gardiner
- Egyptian biliteral signs
- Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Egyptian numerals
- Egyptian triliteral signs
- List of cuneiform signs
- List of hieroglyphs/german-Gardiner-list-translated
- Sa-sub4 (Luwian hieroglyph)
- Transliteration of Ancient Egyptian
