Invertebrata and Lesser Animals

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 invertebrates and insects.





L1; scarab
L1
Phon;hpr Log; scarab, manifestation, to become
L2; bee
L2
Phon; bity or bjt, but only in the royal title "King of upper and lower Egypt" (Nesu-bity) Log; bee
L3; fly
L3
Det; fly
L4; locust
L4
Det; locust
L5; millipede
L5
Det; millipede
L6; sea shell
L6
Phon; hA
L7; stingless scorpion
L7
Det; Selkit




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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