Aa; Unclassified

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 hieroglyphs which do not fit easily into any other category.

Aa1 Phon h	Aa2 Phon; whA Det; wound, fat Abbr; reliefs, to calculate	Aa3 Det; unpleasant (of liquid)	Aa4 Phon; bA (rare) - also listed as sign W10b
Aa5 Phon; Hp (rare) Det and Log; hepet implement	Aa6 Phon Det; mat (tmA)" substitute for A13 (a bound man) or A14 (a man with a head wound) in hieratic dancer	Aa 7 Abbr; slay	Aa8 Phon; qn Det and Log; estate, manor
Aa9 Det; to be rich	Aa10 unconfirmed	Aa11 Phon; mAa Phon Det; mAa in "mAa-hrw"- "justified" Det; platform	Aa12 Phon; mAa Phon Det; mAa in "mAa-hrw"- "justified" Det; platform
Aa13 Phon; jm, gs, m Det and Log; side	Aa14 Phon; jm, gs, m Det and Log; side	Aa15 Phon; jm, gs, m Det and Log; side	Aa16 Phon; gs Log; side
Aa17 Phon; sA Log; back	Aa18 Phon; sA Log; back	Aa19 Phon; Hr (rare)	Aa 20 Phon; apr
Aa21 Det and Log; to divide Abbr; Set	Aa22 Det and Log; to divide Abbr; Set	Aa23 often used after U35	Aa24 often used after U35
Aa25 Log; clothing priest	Aa26 Phon; sbj	Aa27 Phon; nD	Aa28 Phon; qd
Aa29 Phon; qd	Aa30 Det and Log; kheker frieze	Aa31 Det and Log; kheker frieze	Aa32 often used after T32

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).

A: Man and his occupations
B: Woman and her occupations
C: Anthropomorphic Deities
D: Parts of the body
E: Mammals
F: Parts of Mammals
G: Birds, 1
H: Parts of Birds
I: Amphibious Animals, Reptiles, etc.

K: Fishes and Parts of Fishes
L: Invertebrata and Lesser Animals
M: Trees and Plants
N: Sky, Earth, Water
O: Buildings and Parts of Buildings
P: Ships and Parts of Ships
Q: Domestic and Funerary Furniture

R: Temple Furniture and Sacret Emblems
S: Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc
T: Warfare, Hunting, Butchery
U: Agriculture, Crafts and Professions
V: Rope, Fibre, Baskets, Bags, etc.
W: Vessels of Stone and Earthenware
X: Loaves and Cakes
Y: Writing, Games, Music
Z: Strokes, Geometrical Figures, etc.
Aa: Unclassified

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