Writing, games and music

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 items associated with writing, games and music.

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			Y1 Det and Log; book, write, writing, abstract ideas, to be large, to be new Abbr; sum Y2 Det and Log; book, write, writing, abstract ideas, to be large, to be new Abbr; sum Y2a Det; mortuary offering, food Y3 Det; writing implements Abbr; to write, writing Y4 Det; writing implements Abbr; to write, writing Y5 Phon; mn Y6 Det and Log; game piece Abbr; dancer Y7 Det; harp Y8 Phon; shm Det and Log; sistrum

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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).