T; warfare, hunting and butchery

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 items associated with warfare, hunting and butchery.

T1 Phon; mn, mnw (rare)	T2 Det; to strike dead	T3 Phon; HD Log; mace, white	T4 Phon; HD Log; mace
T5 Phon; HD	T6 Phon; HDD	T7 Det; axe, to carve wood Abbr; carpenter	T7a Det; axe
T8 Phon; tp	T8a Det; dagger	T9 Phon; pD, pd Det and Log; bow	T9a Phon; pD, pd Det and Log; bow
T10 Det; Bogen	T10a Det; Nubia, a mineral	T11 Phon; sSr sHr swn, sjn Det; arrow	T12 Phon rwD, rwd Det; to hold back metal
T13 Phon; rs Abbr; to be alert	T14 Det; throwstick, foreign people, Nubians Abbr; Libya, Nubians	T15 Det; throwstick, foreign people, Nubians Abbr; Libya, Nubians	T16 Det; Kopesch sword
T17 Det and Log; chariot	T18 Phon; Sms	T19 Phon; qs, qrs Det; bone, shaft, tube	T20 Phon; qs, qrs Det; bone, shaft, tube
T21 Det and Log; one	T22 Phon; sn Det and Log; two	T23 Phon; sn Det and Log; two	T24 Phon aH Det; to catch something in a net
T25 Phon; DbA Log; float	T26 Det and Log; bird trap	T27 Det and Log; bird trap	T28 Phon; hr Abbr; under
T29 Det; slaughterhouse	T30 Det; knife, to cut, to cut off, to sharpen, sharp Abbr; knife	T31 Phon sSm	T32 Phon sSm
T33 Phon sSm	T34 Phon; anh Phon; nm Det and Log; knife	T35 Phon; anh Phon; nm Det and Log; knife

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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