E; Mammals

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 mammals.

E1 Det and Log; cow, cattle, herd	E2 Det and Log; strong bull, fighting bull	E3 Det; calf, short-horned cow	E4 Det and Log; Hesat Cow (holy)
E5 Det; only in "to show interest for"	E6 Det and Log; horse, stallion	E7 Det; donkey	E8 Det; kid, herd Phon; jb Phon; Det; jb
E8a Det; kid, herd Phon; jb Phon; Det; jb	E9 Phon; jw	E10 Det; ram, sheep, Khnum	E11 Det; ram, sheep, Khnum
E12 Det; pig	E13 Det; cat	E14 Det; dog, Slougi (type of dog)	E15 Det and Log; Anubis, privy councillor (rare)
E16 Det and Log; Anubis, privy councillor (rare)	E17 Det and Log; jackal, dignitary	E18 Det; Upaut	E19 Det; Upaut
E20 Det and Log; Seth, chaos, disorder	E21 Det and Log; storm, chaos	E22 Det and Log; lion	E23 Log; lion Phon; rw and l (the later in the Ptolemaic period)
E24 Det; panther, leopard	E25 Det; hippo	E26 Det; elephant	E27 Det; giraffe, prophesy
E28 Det; antelope	E29 Det; gazelle	E30 Det; ibex	E31 Det and Log; dignity
E32 Det: baboon, monkey, angry	E33 Det; vervet monkey	E34 Phon; wn

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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