The descriptions of the signs mostly follow Gardiner's publications.
However, an attempt was made to achieve a greater consistency.
seated man
seated man with hand to mouth
man sitting on heel
seated man with hands raised
crouching man hiding behind wall
seated man hiding behind wall
seated man under vase from which water flows
seated man reaching for libation stone, under vase from which water flows
seated man reaching down, under vase from which water flows
fatigued man
man performing hnw-rite
seated man with on head
seated man holding oar
seated man holding and
soldier with bow and quiver
man with arms tied behind his back
falling man with blood streaming from his head
man whose head is hit with an axe
man falling
man bowing down
child sitting with hand to mouth
child sitting with arms hanging down
child wearing
bent man leaning on staff
man leaning on forked staff
man holding staff with handkerchief
statue of man with staff and
king with staff and
man striking with both hands
man striking, with left arm hanging behind back
man with one arm pointing forward
hastening man
man with hands raised on either side
man upside down
man with hands raised in front
man with hands raised behind him
man dancing with arms to the back
man dancing with arms to the front
man with stick and bundle on shoulder
man pounding in a mortar
man building wall
man kneading into vessel
man in vessel
man holding necks of two emblematic animals with panther heads
man on two giraffes
seated god
seated god with
king with uraeus
king with uraeus and
king with uraeus and
king wearing
king wearing with
king wearing with
king wearing
king wearing with
king wearing with
shepherd seated and wrapped in mantle, holding stick
beardless man seated and holding knife
seated Syrian holding stick
noble on chair
noble on chair with
noble squatting with
standing mummy
lying mummy
mummy on bed
seated man holding stick
man holding
man applying hoe to ground
man threatening with stick
man sowing seeds
man looking over his shoulder
Asiatic
king on throne holding staff
man sitting on heels holding forward
man wearing tunic with fringes and holding mace
man holding
dwarf
man holding up knife
seated man with raised right arm and left arm hanging down
seated man with raised arms
seated woman
pregnant woman
woman giving birth
combination of and
woman suckling child
woman suckling child (simplified)
woman on chair with child on lap
queen wearing diadem and holding flower
woman holding
woman holding
god with
god with head of falcon with sun on head and holding
god with head of falcon with sun on head
reversed
reversed
god with head of ibis
god with head of ram
god with head of ram holding
god with head of jackal
god with head of Seth-animal
ithyphallic god with , uplifted arm and
goddess with sun and horns
goddess with feather on head
goddess with feather on head holding
god with arms supporting (the sky) and on head
god with and
reversed
god with and
reversed
god wearing with
god with head of falcon and
squatting god
mummy-shaped god
mummy-shaped god in shrine
Bes
god with head of falcon and moon disk
goddess with head of feline and
god wearing with
head in profile
face
hair
eye
eye touched up with paint
eye with painted upper lid
eye with painted lower lid
eye enclosed in
eye with painted lower lid enclosed in
eye with flowing tears
wDAt-eye
left part of white of
pupil of eye
eye-brow
right part of white of
diagonal marking of
vertical marking of
combination of and
ear
nose, eye and cheek
nose, eye and cheek in semi-cursive form
mouth
mouth with two strokes
mouth with three strokes
upper lip with teeth
lips with teeth
liquid issuing from lips
small breast
large breast
arms in kA-posture
combination of and
with tail
combination of and
combination of and
arms embracing
arms rowing
arms holding shield and battle-axe
arms holding shield and mace
arms in gesture of negation
forearm
forearm with
forearm with rounded loaf
forearm with
forearm with stick
forearm with palm down and bent upper arm
forearm with palm down and straight upper arm
forearm with
forearm with
arm with nHbt-wand
hand
liquid falling from hand
hand with palm up
hand without thumb
hand holding an egg
fist
finger vertically
finger horizontally
phallus
combination of and
liquid issuing from phallus
legs walking
hieratic legs walking
legs walking backwards
leg
combination of and
foot
combination of and
under vase from which water flows
three toes oriented leftward
three toes oriented rightward
two toes oriented leftward
hand with palm down
lock of hair
arm with reed pen
dot
bull
bull charging
calf
sacred HsAt-cow
cow suckling calf
horse
donkey
kid
kid jumping
newborn bubalis or hartebeest
mature bovine lying down
ram
ram
pig
cat
dog (saluki)
lying canine
lying canine on shrine
lying canine on shrine with
jackal
jackal looking back
wolf on with SdSd
combination of and
Seth-animal
combination of and
lying Seth-animal
lion
lying lion
panther
hippopotamus
elephant
giraffe
oryx
combination of , and some type of jar
gazelle
ibex
goat with collar
baboon
monkey
hare
hare (low)
baboon
combination of , and
long-horned bull
head of ox
head of bovine
head of charging ox
head of hippopotamus
forepart of lion
head of bubalis or hartebeest
forepart of bubalis or hartebeest
head of ram
forepart of ram
head of leopard
head and neck of animal
head and neck of animal
head and neck of canine
horns
horns (low)
combination of and
combination of and
horn
combination of with vase from which water flows
tusk
lower jaw-bone of ox
tongue
ear of bovine
hieratic ear of bovine
hind-quarters of lion
foreleg of ox
reversed
leg of ox
skin of goat
skin of cow with bent tail
skin of cow with straight tail
cow's skin pierced by arrow
water-skin
three skins tied together
three skins tied together (simplified)
animal's belly
tail
heart
heart and windpipe
lung and windpipe
backbone and ribs and spinal cord
backbone and ribs
backbone and ribs
backbone and ribs and spinal cord
backbone and spinal cord
backbone and spinal cords
vertebrae
rib
ribs
leg-bone with meat
uterus
uterus (simplified)
intestine
intestine
intestine
intestine
intestine
intestine
combination of and
piece of flesh
three pieces of flesh horizontally
three pieces of flesh vertically
reversed
excrement
divine rod with
Egyptian vulture
two Egyptian vultures
combination of and
buzzard
falcon
combination of and
falcon on
falcon on
falcon in boat
falcon in boat
falcon on
falcon with on head
falcon in Sokar barque
image of falcon
image of falcon on
combination of and
image of falcon with
vulture
combination of and
vulture and cobra each on
owl
two owls
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
guinea-fowl
hoopoe
lawping
lawping with twisted wings
northern bald ibis
sacred ibis on
sacred ibis
flamingo
glossy ibis
saddle-billed stork
three saddle-billed storks
heron
heron on perch
cattle egret
ostrich
cormorant
swallow
swallow (low)
sparrow
sparrow (low)
white-fronted goose
pintail
pintail flying
pintail alighting
widgeon
quail chick
combination of and
two quail chicks
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
duckling
three ducklings in nest
three ducklings in pool
two plovers
bird pecking at fish
goose picking up grain
human-headed bird with
plucked bird
head of pintail
head of crested bird
head of spoonbill
head of vulture
wing
feather
hieratic feather
claw
egg
gecko
turtle
crocodile
crocodile on shrine
crocodile with curved tail
image of crocodile
crocodile scales
frog
tadpole
horned viper
horned viper crawling out of enclosure
cobra
cobra with feather
two cobras
combination of , and
erect cobra
erect cobra on
snake
snake
tilapia
barbel
mullet
elephant-snout fish
Petrocephalus bane
fish scale
puffer
catfish
dung beetle
bee
combination of , and two
fly
locust
centipede
shell
reversed
scorpion
beetle
tree
combination of and
combination of and
plant
branch
combination of and
palm branch
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
pool with lotus flowers
lotus flower
lotus bud with straight stem
lotus bud with winding stem
flower on long twisted stalk
lotus plant
papyrus
combination of and
clump of papyrus with buds
combination of and
clump of papyrus
combination of and
reed
two reeds
combination of and
heaped conical cakes between and
field of reeds
reeds with root
rush
two rushes
sedge
combination of and
lily
combination of and
flowering sedge
combination of and
combination of and
three lilies on
pod
root
rhizome
in vase
rhizome
3 grains horizontally
3 grains vertically
3 grains in triangular arrangement
ear of emmer
heap of grain
bundle of flax showing bolls
bundle of flax
wide bundle of flax
basket of fruit or grain
bundle of reeds
bundle of reeds
piece of wood
flower
vine on trellis
thorn
sky
sky with sceptre
sky with sceptre
sky with rain
sun
sun with uraeus
combination of and
sunshine
moon with lower half obscured
moon with lower section obscured
crescent moon
crescent moon
combination of and
star
star in circle
land with grains
land
sandy tract
combination of and
combination of and
two sandy tracts
tongue of land
short tongue of land
broad tongue of land
irrigation canal
irrigation canal system
three hills
three hills (low)
two hills
sun over mountain
rays of sun over hill
slope of hill
mound of earth
road with shrubs
lump of clay
grain
three grains
ingot of metal
ingot of metal
ripple of water
three ripples of water
canal
pool
pool
deep pool
pool with water
combination of and
well with ripple of water
well with line of water
sign of first nome of Lower Egypt
sign of second nome of Lower Egypt
sign of third nome of Lower Egypt
sign of fourth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of fifth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of fifth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of sixth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of seventh nome of Lower Egypt
sign of eighth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of ninth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of tenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of eleventh nome of Lower Egypt
sign of twelfth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of thirteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of fourteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of fifteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of sixteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of seventeenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of seventeenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of eighteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of nineteenth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of twentieth nome of Lower Egypt
sign of first nome of Upper Egypt
sign of second nome of Upper Egypt
sign of third nome of Upper Egypt
sign of fourth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of fifth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of sixth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of seventh nome of Upper Egypt
sign of eighth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of ninth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of tenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of tenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of eleventh nome of Upper Egypt
sign of eleventh nome of Upper Egypt
sign of twelfth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of thirteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of fourteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of fifteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of sixteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of seventeenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of eighteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of eighteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of nineteenth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of twentieth nome of Upper Egypt
sign of twenty-first nome of Upper Egypt
sign of twenty-second nome of Upper Egypt
sign of second nome of Upper Egypt
house
combination of and
combination of and
combination of , , , and
shelter
winding wall from upper-left corner
winding wall from lower-left corner
enclosure
opening of Hwt-enclosure
opening of Hwt-enclosure
opening of Hwt-enclosure
closing of Hwt-enclosure
closing of Hwt-enclosure
closing of Hwt-enclosure
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
palace
combination of and
battlemented enclosure
part of battlemented enclosure
enclosure with and
gateway with serpents
open gateway with serpents
shrine in profile
shrine with fence
shrine
shrine
shrine
façade of shrine
booth with pole
double platform
pyramid
pedestal of sun temple
obelisk
obelisk and pedestal of sun temple
stela
hall of columns
column
horizontal wooden column
vertical wooden column
support
four supports
door
gateway
façade of palace
closing of srx-enclosure
bolt
combination of and
wall
opening of oval fortified wall enclosure
closing of oval fortified wall enclosure
opening of square fortified wall enclosure
closure of square fortified wall enclosure
falling wall
corner of wall
stone
stairway
double stairway
fence
low fence
emblem of Min
domed building
domed building
enclosed mound
enclosed mound
village
threshing floor
hieratic threshing floor
reversed
pile of grain
boat
boat upside down
ship under sail
sacred barque
sacred barque without steering oar
boat with net
sail
mast
combination of and
oar
combination of and
steering oar
mooring post
seat
portable seat
stool
head-rest
chest
coffin
brazier
high table with offerings
table with slices of bread
high table with offerings
low table with offerings
low table
low table with offerings (simplified)
loaf on mat
narrow censer
broad censer
bowl with smoke
cloth on pole
combination of and
combination of , and
combination of and
reed column
standard
falcon and feather on standard
feather on standard
spear emblem
sceptre with feathers and string
sceptre with feathers
wig on pole
combination of and
with feather
flower with horns
flower with horns
two narrow belemnites
two broad belemnites
two bows tied horizontally
two bows tied vertically
combination of ,
,
and
two arrows crossed over a shield
Bat
niche with serpent
white crown
combination of and
combination of and
red crown
combination of and
double crown
combination of and
combination of and
blue crown
Atf-crown
two plumes
headband
broad collar
collar of beads
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
pectoral
pectoral
pectoral
girdle
necklace with counterpoise
necklace with seal from side
necklace with seal from front
ring
shoulder-knot
knotted cloth
girdle knot
garment with ties
apron
apron
apron
cloth with two strands
cloth with fringe on top and
folded cloth
combination of and
combination of and
cloth with fringe on the side
sandle
sandle-strap
sunshade
sunshade
sunshade
fan
crook
shepherd's crook
sceptre
sceptre with spiral shaft
sceptre of authority
walking stick
walking stick with
flagellum
covering for head and neck
mace with flat head
mace with round head diagonally
mace with round head vertically
combination of and
mace with strap
combination of and
combination of and two
axe
axe
dagger
dagger
bow
bow
composite bow
arrow
two crossed arrows
bow-string
joined pieces of wood
throw stick vertically
throw stick slanted
scimitar
scimitar
chariot
crook with package attached
harpoon head
harpoon head
harpoon
arrowhead
arrowhead
fishing-net
floats
bird-trap
bird-trap
butcher's block
combination of and
knife
knife-sharpener
combination of and
combination of and
knife-sharpener of butcher
combination of and
butcher's knife
butcher's knife
shield
sickle
sickle (low)
combination of and
combination of and
combination of and
diagonal hoe
vertical hoe
reversed
horizontal hoe
hoe without connecting rope
grain-measure with grain
beneath
combination of and
combination of and
plough
two joined branches
sledge
sledge with head of jackal
pick in ground
pick in basin
adze
adze
adze on wood
chisel
chisel
chisel
drill for stone
drill for stone
drill for beads
drill for beads
fire-drill
fire-drill
fire-drill with string
kiln
baker's rake
pestle and mortar
hieratic pestle and mortar
pestle
spindle
combination of and
club
razor
balance
post of balance
hieratic post of balance
plummet
pitchfork
coil of rope
combination of and
hieratic form of
combination of and three
lasso
looped rope
cord with ends upward
cord with ends downward
cord with ends downward
hieratic cord with ends downward
cord downward
round cartouche
oval cartouche
end of cartouche
opening of cartouche
closing of cartouche
closing of knotless cartouche
string
string
string
rope
rope with tick
combination of and
looped cord
shelter of papyrus
shelter of papyrus
hobble with cross-bar
hobble
combination of and
whip
whip
whip
cord on stick
cord on stick with tick
netting needle
netting needle
wick
combination of and
swab
combination of and
basket
basket (low)
basket with right handle
basket with left handle
frail
bag
bundle
bag
bag
receptacle
bandage
bandage
bandage
knot-amulet
hobble on its side
two hobbles on their side
oil jar with ties
oil jar
alabaster basin
alabaster basin (low)
combination of and
combination of and
metal vessel
granite bowl
deformed granite bowl
jug with left handle
jug with right handle
cup
pot with tick
round ring stand
square ring stand
earthenware pot
water jar
combination of , and
water jar with water
water jar with water in ring stand
three water jars in rack
three water jars in rack (simplified)
four water jars in rack
four water jars in rack (simplified)
milk jug in net
milk jug with leaf
twin wine jars
beer jug
jar with handles
bowl
three bowls
combination of and
flat loaf
tall loaf
tall loaf
roll of bread
roll of bread
roll of bread
hieratic roll of bread
round loaf
round loaf
half-loaf
conical loaf
hieratic conical loaf
scroll with ties
vertical scroll with ties
scroll
scribe's outfit with palette on left
scribe's outfit with palette on right
game board
game piece
harp
sistrum
stroke
three horizontally
three horizontally
three horizontally
three in triangular arrangement
three in triangular arrangement
three vertically
three lying vertically
three vertically
two diagonal strokes
two horizontally
curved diagonal stroke
diagonal stroke
hieratic substitute for or
hieratic quail chick
oval
diagonal cross
wide diagonal cross
cross
hieratic striking man
circle
indeterminable hieratic tick
long vertical stroke
long horizontal stroke
basket from above
pustule
pustule with liquid
pot with two ticks
navigation instrument
instrument
instrument
reversed
later equivalent of
irrigation canal
instrument
unknown
platform
platform
sharp half
bent half
blunt half
short half
lid
square lid
instrument
bag
instrument
combination of and
high warp between stakes
low warp between stakes
unknown
unknown
spindle
level
instrument
frieze
frieze
archaic bow