X; Bread and cakes

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 bread and cakes.

X1 Phon; t Log; bread Abbr; "father"	X2 Det and Log; bread Abbr; Thoth, "father" in "jt-nTr"- "father of the god"	X2a Det; mortuary offering, food	X3 Det and Log; bread Abbr; Thoth, "father" in "jt-nTr"- "father of the god"
X4 Det; bread, food, food offering	X4a Det; bread, food, food offering	X5 Det; bread, food, food offering	X6 Det and Phon Det; "PAt"- "bread"
X7 Det; half loaf, food offerings, food	X7a Det; Det; to eat, food Abbr; eat	X8 Phon; d (rare) Abbr; give

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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