Z; strokes and geomertric figures

Z1
Log; one, unit Det; signifies space, as a substitute for human glyphs for magical purposes, used to indicate that the previous sign is an ideogram (not for words ending "t" indicating that the word is feminine)

Z2; three strokes

Z2
Det; plural

Z3; three vertical strokes

Z3
Det; plural

Z4; two diagonal strokes

Z4
Phon; j, y (in plural endings) Det; dual, substitute for magically dangerous signs

Z5; two diagonal strokes

Z5
Det; substitute for magically dangerous signs

Z6; stick

Z6
substitute for A13 (a bound man) or A14 (a man with a head wound) in hieratic dancer

Z7; curl

Z7
Phon; w Abbr for G43 (quail chick) in hieratic

Z8; oval

Z8
Det; round

Z9; crossed strokes

Z9
Det; to destroy, to break, to divide, to cross, to encounter

Z10; crossed strokes

Z10
Det; to destroy, to break, to divide, to cross, to encounter

Z11; cross

Z11
Phon; jmj

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).

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Z; strokes and geomertric figures

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