Uniliteral Signs Flashcards
(30 cards)
𓄿
vulture
ꜣ
aleph / aa “ah”
ex: mꜣꜥt “Maat” name of a goddess
𓇋
reed leaf / flowering reed
ỉ
j or i (yod) “ee”
ex: jzzj “Izezi” 5th dynasty pharaoh
𓏭
oblique dual strokes
y
end of word / j or i (y?)
𓇌
double reed-leaf
y
“ee”
ex. ppy “Pepy” or “Pepi” 6th dyn. pharaoh
𓂝
arm
ꜥ
ayin “ah”
𓅱
quail-chick
w
initial “w”; else “oo”
c
𓍢
curl of rope
w
w
ex. ppy “Pepy” or “Pepi” 6th dyn. pharaoh
𓃀
foot
b
b
𓊪
stool
p
p
𓆑
horned viper
f
f
𓅓
owl
m
m
𓐝
m
m
𓈖
water
n
n
𓋔
red crown
n
n
𓂋
mouth
r
r
𓉔
enclosure
h
h
rope
ḥ
dotted h (deeper h sound)
ex: ḥḥ “Heh” name of a god; ḥjmt “HEE-met” woman
𓐍
bread / placenta? (empty circle)
ḫ
third h (“kh” in German “ach”)
ḫꜥw “KHAH-oo” sḫm-ẖt “Sekhemkhet”
𓄡
belly & udder / animal belly & tail
ẖ
fourth h (ẖꜣy “thwart,” pronounced
“KHYAH-ee” or “KYAH-ee”)
sḫm-ẖt “Sekhemkhet”
𓊃
doorbolt
z
z or first s
𓋴
bolt of cloth
s
s or second s
𓈙
depression or pool (similar signs)
š
shin
ḥꜣt-špswt “Hatshepsut”
𓈎
hill
ḳ
q or dotted k
𓎡
basket with handle (right or left side)
k
k