Parts of Birds

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 birds.

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		H1 Phon; A Log; vulture H2 Phon Det; mAa, wSm, pq, pAq H3 Phon Det; pAq H4 Phon Det; pAq H5 Det; wing, to fly H6 Phon; Shw (Shu) Log; feather, Ma´at H6a Phon; Shw (Shu) Log; feather, Ma´at H7 Phon; sA (only in "land") H8 Det and Log; son, humanity, egg

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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).