C; Anthropomorphic Deities

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 Anthropomorphic Deities (gods).

C1 Det and Log; Re	C2 Det and Log, Re (Ra)	C3 Det and Log; Thoth	C4 Det and Log; Khnum
C5 Det and Log; Khnum	C6 Det and Log; Anubis, Wepwawet, Upuaut	C7 Det and Log; Seth	C8 Det and Log; Min
C9 Det and Log; Hathor	C10 Det and Log; Ma'at	C11 Det and Log; Heh Phon;HH (only in the word millions)	C12 Det and Log; Amun
C13 Det and Log; Montu	C14 Det and Log; Tatenen	C15 Det and Log; Ptah	C16 Det and Log; Ptah

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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