Rope, fibre, baskets and bags

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 rope, fibres, baskets or bags.



V1; rope
V1
Phon Det; Sn Det; rope, to tie, Abbr; 100 "S(n)t"
V2; a piece of cloth and a rope
V2
Phon; sTA Phon Det; As
V3; a piece of cloth and three ropes
V3
Phon Det; sTAw
V4; a noose
V4
Phon; wA
V5; looped rope
V5
Det; plan
V6; looped rope
V6
Ss, Ssr sSr, g Det and Log; string, to pack, clothing soil
V7; looped rope
V7
Phon; Sn
V8; looped rope
V8
Phon; Sn
V9; corn shen
V9
Det; cartouche Log; eternity
V10; halfcartouche
V10
Det; cartouche, name, the kings name
V11; half a cartouche
V11
Det; to restrain, to split
V12; string
V12
Phon; arq Det; untie, tie, papyrus roll, papyrus scroll
V13; cattle tether
V13
Phon; T, t (in later texts)
V14; cattle tether
V14
Phon; T, t (in later texts)
V15; cattle tether with legs
V15
Abbr; to grasp
V16; fetter
V16
fetter
V17; a rolled up papyrus map
V17
Phon; sA Log; protection
V18; a rolled up papyrus map
V18
Phon; sA Log; protection
V19; fetter
V19
Phon Det; TmA, tmA Det and Log; animal paddock, mat, sack
V20; fetter
V20
Phon; mD Abbr; 10
V21; a fetter and a snake
V21
Phon; mD
V22; whip
V22
Phon; mH
V23; whip
V23
Phon; mH
V24; string on a spindle
V24
Phon; wD, wd
V25; string on a spindle
V25
Phon; wD, wd
V26; weaving shuttle
V26
Phon Det; aD, ad, anD Det; shuttle
V27; s weaving shuttle
V27
Phon Det; aD, ad, anD Det; shuttle
V28; twisted flax
V28
Phon; H
V29; fire drill
V29
Phon; sk, wAH
V30; basket
V30
Phon; nb Log; basket, lord
V31; basket with handle
V31
Phon; k
V32; bundle
V32
Phon; msn Det; to be harpooned, dues or duties
V33; sack of linen
V33
Phon; sSr, g (rare), Ss Det and Log; linen, linen bag, to pack, to tie
V34; sack of linen
V34
Phon; sSr, g (rare), Ss Det and Log; linen, linen bag, to pack, to tie
V35; sack of linen
V35
Phon; sSr, g (rare), Ss Det and Log; linen, linen bag, to pack, to tie
V36; container
V36
Phon; Hn Log; a container
V37; a bowl of bandages
V37
Phon; jdr Det; to bind or mix
V38; bandage
V38
Det; bandage, mummy wrapping
V39; Tjet amulet
V39
Phon; s Log; Tjet amulet






































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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