U; Agriculture, crafts and professions

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 agriculture, crafts and professions.

U1 Phon; mA Det and Log; to cut with a sickle, bend	U2 Phon; mA Det and Log; to cut with a sickle, bend	U3 Det; the stand of the balance	U4 Phon; mA´
U5 Phon; mA´	U6 Phon; mr Det; to till the soil	U7 Phon; mr Det and Log; to love, loosen the soil, till	U8 Phon; Hn Log; hoe
U9 Det; corn, emmer, to measure, a measure	U10 Det and Log; barley, emmer, cereal	U11 Abbr; Heqat measure	U12 Abbr; Heqat measure
U13 Phon; hb Det; to plough	T14 Phon; Sna	U15 Phon; tm	U16 Phon; bjA Det; sled
U17 Log; to found	U18 Log; to found	U19 Phon; nw	U20 Phon; nw
U21 Phon; stp	U22 Det; chisel, to chisel	U23 Phon; mr, Ab	U24 Log; craft
U25 Log; craft	U26 Log; open	U27 Log; open	U28 Phon; DA Log; fire drill Abbr; healthy
U29 Phon; DA Log; fire drill Abbr; healthy	U30 Phon tA; Log; potters kiln	U31 Phon Det; rtH, jtH, hnr, hnj Det and Log; baker	U32 Phon Det; smn Det; crush, salt heavy
U33 Phon; tj, t, T (the later usually after "H") Log; pestle, future	U34 Phon; anh Phon; hfs Log; to spin	U35 Phon; hfs Log; to spin	U36 Phon; Hm Log; launderer, majesty
U37 Det; to shave	U38 Det and Log; balance	U39 Phon Det; wTs, Ts Det; the stand of a set of scales	U40 Phon Det; wTs, Ts, rs Det; the stand of a set of scales
U41 Det; the plumb of a set of scales

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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