As part of the system of Egyptian hieroglyphs , some hieroglyphs served as phonograms representing one, two, or three consonants, used purely for their consonantal values. This use as phonograms contrasts with use as logograms, where hieroglyphs represent an entire word depicted by the image of the hieroglyph itself that may also have the same one, two, or three consonants.
The following is a list of hieroglyphs used as phonographs with triconsonantal phonetic values. These forms and their values are from Allen (2014), unless otherwise indicated.[A]
Gardiner
Unicode
Unicode
Transl.
Description
Notes
E26
U+130F0
𓃰
ꜣbw
[citation needed ]
W10
U+133BA
𓎺
iꜥb , wsḫ , ḥnt , ḥnw
Bowl
Allen (2014) has the transliteration ḥnw , others are from Beylage (2018)
O28
U+1327A
𓉺
iwn
Column with tendon
M1
U+131AD
𓆭
imꜣ
Tree
F44
U+1312F
𓄯
isw , iwꜥ
Bone with meat
iwꜥ "meat on the bone, haunch"; iwꜥ.w "heir", iwꜥ.t "inheritance"; isw "reward, payment"
V37
U+133A9
𓎩
idr
Bandage
Triliteral in Beylage (2018).
F21
U+13114
𓄔
idn , sḏm
Ear
S39
U+132FF
𓋿
ꜥwt
Shepherd's crook
ꜥw.t "flock"
D34
U+1309A
𓂚
ꜥḥꜣ
Arms with shield and mace
Triliteral in Beylage (2018).
V12
U+1337C
𓍼
ꜥrq
Band of string
Triliteral in Beylage (2018). ꜥrq "wise"; ꜥrq "swear an oath"; ꜥrq.y "last day of the month"; sꜥrq "complete, finish off"
S42
U+1327A
𓌂
ꜥbꜣ , sḫm
ꜥbꜣ-scepter
Aa20
U+13422
𓐢
ꜥpr
Bag for clothing
ꜥpr "provide, equip", ꜥpr.w "equipment"; ꜥpr.w "jewelry"; ꜥpr.w "crew of a ship"
S34
U+132F9
𓋹
ꜥnḫ
Ankh symbol
Ideogram for "sandal-strap", as a phonogram, used to represent "life", "live"
P6
U+132A2
𓊢
ꜥḥꜥ
Mast
I1
U+13188
𓆈
ꜥšꜣ
Lizard
V29
U+1339D
𓎝
wꜣḥ
Swab
S40
U+13300
𓌀
wꜣs , wꜣb
Was Sceptre
M13
U+131C5
𓇅
wꜣḏ
Papyrus Stem
D60
U+130C2
𓃂
wꜥb
Foot with water streaming
Ideogram for pure or clean. Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).
N8
U+131F6
𓇶
wbn
Sun with rays
Aa2
U+1340E
𓐎
wḥꜣ
Pustule
P4
U+132A0
𓊠
wḥꜥ
Boat with net
F25
U+13119
𓄙
wḥm
Leg and hoof of an ox
F12
U+1310A
𓄊
wsr
Head and neck of jackal
S11
U+132DD
𓋝
wsḫ
Broad collar
Aa21
U+13423
𓐣
wḏꜥ
N20
U+13204
𓈄
wḏb , wdb
Riverbank
W2
U+133B0
𓎰
bꜣs
H2
U+13180
𓆀
pꜣq
Head of a crested bird
H3
U+13181
𓆁
pꜣq
Head of spoonbill
F46
U+13132
𓄲
pẖr , dbn
Intestine
Triliteral in Beylage (2018). pẖr "go around"; pẖr.t "prescription, remedy"
N9
U+131F7
𓇷
psḏ
Moon
N10
U+131F8
𓇸
psḏ
Aa11
U+13419
𓐙
mꜣꜥ
Platform
U4
U+13336
𓌶
mꜣꜥ
Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list and Beylage (2018).
G46
U+13176
𓅶
mꜣw
Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list and Beylage (2018).
G14
U+13150
𓅐
mwt
Vulture
V32
U+133A3
𓎣
msn
Wicker satchel
S10
U+132DC
𓋜
mḏḥ
Fillet
S12
U+132DE
𓋞
nbw
Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).
F35
U+13124
𓄤
nfr
Heart and windpipe
A17
U+13014
𓀔
nni
Infant
M22
U+131D1
𓇑
nḫb
Rush
R8
U+132B9
𓊹
nṯr
Cloth on pole
M29
U+131DB
𓇛
nḏm
Carob seed-pod
T12
U+13317
𓌗
rwḏ , rwd
Bowstring
Aa5
U+13411
𓐑
ḥip
Part of a ship
Variant with biliteral ḥp .
S38
U+132FE
𓋾
ḥqꜣ
Crook
R4
U+132B5
𓊵
ḥtp
Bread loaf on mat
Q1
U+132A8
𓊨
ḥtm
Seat
T6
U+1330D
𓌍
ḥḏḏ
Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.
L1
U+131A3
𓆣
ḫpr
Scarab beetle
W17
U+133C3
𓏃
ḫnt
D19
U+13089
𓂉
ḫnt
Nose in profile
ḫntš "plantation", ḫntš "be glad, rejoice"
S42
U+13302
𓌂
ḫrp
[citation needed ]
P8
U+132A4
𓊤
ḫrw
Oar
U34
U+13359
𓍙
ḫsf
Spindle
U35
U+1335A
𓍚
ḫsf
Variant of U34
W9
U+133B8
𓎸
ẖnm
Stone jug
Z9
U+133F4
𓏴
zwꜣ , swꜣ
Two sticks crossed
T11
U+13315
𓌕
zwn
Arrow
F36
U+13125
𓄥
zmꜣ
Lung and windpipe
F28
U+1311C
𓄜
sꜣb
Cow's skin
S22
U+132EB
𓋫
sꜣṯ
Shoulder knot
S32
U+132F7
𓋷
siꜣ
Cloth with fringes
N14
U+131FC
𓇼
sbꜣ , dwꜣ
Star
F42
U+1312D
𓄭
spr
Rib
S29
U+132F4
𓋴
snb
[citation needed ]
S31
U+132F6
𓋶
smꜣ
Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.
G54
U+1317E
𓅾
snḏ ,snd
Plucked bird
T31
U+1332B
𓌫
sšm
Knife sharpener
T32
U+1332C
𓌬
sšm
U21
U+13349
𓍉
stp
Adze and block of wood
V2
U+1336C
𓍬
sṯꜣ
Triliteral in Beylage (2018).
Aa32
U+1342E
𓐮
sṯꜣ , stꜣ
Bow
Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.
A50
U+1303B
𓀻
šps
Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).
M26
U+131D7
𓇗
šmꜥ
Flowering sedge
T18
U+1331E
𓌞
šms
Crook with bundle attached
U13
U+13341
𓍁
šnꜥ
Plough
O43
U+13290
𓊐
šzp
Fence
O42
U+1328F
𓊏
šzp
Fence
V6
U+13371
𓍱
šsr
Cord with ends up
R5
U+132B6
𓊶
kꜣp
Censer for fumigation
kꜣp "fumigate"; kꜣp "shelter, hut"
U17
U+13345
𓍅
grg
Pick and depression
G4
U+13142
𓅂
tiw
Buzzard
S24
U+132ED
𓋭
ṯꜣz
Knotted belt
ṯꜣs "tie (a knot), knit together"; ṯꜣs "spell, utterance, proverb"
S23
U+132EC
𓋬
dmḏ ,dmd
Knotted cloth
dmḏ "assemble, unite", dmḏ.yt "assembly"; dmḏ "in total"
G27
U+1315F
𓅟
dšr
Flamingo
S41
U+13301
𓌁
ḏꜥm
Animal-headed staff
ḏꜥmw "electrum"
T25
U+13325
𓌥
ḏbꜣ , dbꜣ
Reed float
See also
Notes
A.^ See Allen, 2014, pp. 33-34.
References
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