strokes and geomertric figures

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 strokes and geomertric figures.

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			Z1 Log; one, unit Det; signifies space, as a substitute for human glyphs for magical purposes, used to indicate that the previous sign is an ideogram (not for words ending "t" indicating that the word is feminine) Z2 Det; plural Z3 Det; plural Z4 Phon; j, y (in plural endings) Det; dual, substitute for magically dangerous signs Z5 Det; substitute for magically dangerous signs Z6 substitute for A13 (a bound man) or A14 (a man with a head wound) in hieratic dancer Z7 Phon; w Abbr for G43 (quail chick) in hieratic Z8 Det; round Z9 Det; to destroy, to break, to divide, to cross, to encounter Z10 Det; to destroy, to break, to divide, to cross, to encounter Z11 Phon; jmj

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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).