A; Man and his occupations, page one
The hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt are often listed in groups of associated glyphs. The following hieroglyphs have been grouped according to the system established by Sir Alan Gardiner. The following hieroglyphs are all depictions of men and their activities.
Codes
Abb; the sign is an abbreviation of a word,
Det; the sign acts as a determinative (it has no phonetic value, but provids further information about the full word),
Log; the sign is a logogram (it represents an entire word or idea),
Phon; the sign has a phonetic value, and
Phon Det; the sign is a phonetic determinant (it acts as a determinative but also has a phonetic value).
A1
Log: I (j) man (s). Det: male roles, names, people (if plural)
A2
Det; eat, drink, speak, tell, feel, think, love
A3
Det; sit
A4
Det; beg, pray, worship
A5
Det; hide oneself
A6
Det; to be pure (see also D40, F17)
A7
Det; be tired
A8
Det; rejoicing
A9
Det; work, load, carry
A10
Det; sail
A11
Det and Log; friend
A12
Det; soldier, army, infantry Phon; msha
A13
Det; rebel, enemy, foreigner
A14
Det; to die, dead enemy
A15
Det and Log; to fall Phon; hr
A16
Det and Log; to bow
A17
Det and Log; young, child, orphan, rare Phon; hrd
A17a
Det; sit, children
A18
Det; child king
A19
Det; old, infirm, oldest, bigger, lean
A20
Det; oldest, eldest
