R; Temple Furniture and Sacret Emblems

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 and are all depictions of temple furniture and sacret emblems.

R1 Det and Log; offering table	R2 Det and Log; offering table	R3 Det and Log; offering table	R4 Phon; Htp Log; altar, to be satisfied
R5 Phon; kAp kp Det and Log; burn incense	R6 Phon; kAp kp Det and Log; burn incense	R7 Det and Log; incense	R8 Phon Det; Ntr (god)
P9 Det and Log; natron	R10 Log; cemetery, necropolis	R11 Phon; Dd Log; Djed pillar	P12 Det; standard
R13 Log; west, right	R14 Log; (imnt) west, right	R15 Phon; Ab Log; east	R16 Det and Log; Ukh fetish symbol
R17 Det and Log; Thinite nome	R18 Det and Log; Thinite nome	R19 Log; Thebes	R20 Log; Sheshat
R21 Log; Sheshat	R22 Phon; hm Log; Min Abbr; Letopolis Ausim	R23 Phon; hm Log; Min Abbr; Letopolis Ausim	R24 Det and Log; Neith
R25 Det and Log; Neith

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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