Vessels

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 vessels.

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			W1 Phon; bAs Det; salve, oil, fat, devour, container W2 Phon; bAs Det; container W3 Phon; Hb (rare) Det; alabaster, feast Abbr; 'Hbt' in Hrj-Hbt (lector priest) W4 Det and Log; feast W5 Abbr; lector priest W6 Det; kettle W7 Phon; mAT, Ab Det; red granite, Elephantine W8 Phon; mAT, Ab Det; red granite, Elephantine W9 Phon; hnm Det; oil from Nekhem W10 Phon; jab, ab, wsh, Hnt (rare) Det; cup W10a Phon; bA (rare) W10b Phon; bA (rare) W11 Phon; g Det and Log; seat W12 Phon; g Det and Log; seat W13 Det and Log; "desheret" pot W14 Phon; Hs Det and Log; Heset vase, Senbet vase W15 Det and Log; water dispenser, cleanse, to be cool, libation W16 Det and Log; to be cool, libation W17 Phon; hnt Log; vases in a rack, first W18 Phon; hnt Log; vases in a rack, first W19 Phon; mj, mr Abbr; like W20 Det; milk, milk jug W21 Det; wine, wine jug W22 Det and Log; beer, beer jug, tribute, sacrifice Abbr; attendant W23 Det; container Abbr; attendant W24 Phon; nw, jn Det; Nekhbet W25 Abbr; fetch

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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).