Thematic Glossary
Nouns
Humans
Family & Kinship
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ꜣb.t | Family, Clan |
, ![]() | jt | Father |
![]() | mw.t | Mother |
, ![]() | sꜣ | Son |
![]() | sꜣ.t | Daughter |
![]() | ẖrd | Child (in general) |
![]() | ms | Child, Offspring |
![]() | ms.wt | Children, Offspring |
![]() | sn | Brother |
![]() | sn.w | Brothers |
![]() | sn.t | Sister |
![]() | sn.wt | Sisters |
![]() | sn.w | Siblings |
![]() | sn.wt | Brethren |
, ![]() | hj | Husband |
![]() | ḥm.t | Woman, Wife |
![]() | ẖꜣr.t | Widow |
![]() | nb.t pr | Lady of the house, Housewife |
Social Roles & Status
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | rmṯ | Man, Mankind, Egyptians |
![]() | rmṯ.t | Men, Mankind |
![]() | nsw.t | King (of Upper Egypt) |
, ![]() | bj.tj | King of Lower Egypt |
![]() | nsj.t | Kingship |
![]() | ḥm.t-nsw | Wife of King (i.e., Queen) |
![]() ![]() | sꜣ-nsw | Prince (i.e., son of king) |
![]() | ḥqꜣ | Ruler |
, ![]() | nb | Lord, Master |
, ![]() | nb.t | Lady, Mistress |
![]() | jwꜥw | Heir |
![]() | wr | Great one, Elder, Leader |
![]() | šps | Nobleman |
![]() | bwꜣ | Magnate, Nobleman |
![]() | ḥꜣ.tjj-ꜥ | Count, Mayor |
![]() | jqr | Trustworthy man |
![]() | pꜥ.t | Mankind |
![]() | s | Man |
![]() | s.t | Woman |
![]() | ḥwn | Youth, Young man |
![]() | ḥwn.t | Maiden |
![]() | nḏs | Commoner |
![]() | šwꜣw | Poor Man |
![]() | rḫ.jjt | King’s subjects, Commonfolk, Mankind |
![]() | ḥm | Male Servant |
![]() | ḥm.t | Female Servant |
![]() | snw | Companion, Fellow (Masc.) |
![]() | ḫnms | Friend |
Military & Conflict Roles
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mšꜥ | Army, Soldiers |
![]() | ḥꜣ.t | Vanguard of army |
![]() | nḏ.tj | Protector |
![]() | ꜥḥꜣ.wtj | Warrior |
![]() | sbj | Rebel |
![]() | ḫf.tj | Enemy |
![]() | sqr-ꜥnḫ | Prisoner of war |
Professions & Occupations
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ḥm-nṯr | Priest (Servant of God) |
![]() | ḥm.t-nṯr | Priestess |
![]() | wꜥb | wꜥb priest |
![]() | ẖr.jj-ḥb.t | Lector Priest |
![]() | ṯꜣ.tj | Vizier |
, ,![]() | jm.j-r | Overseer |
![]() | jm.j-r pr | Steward |
![]() | ḥr.j | Chief, Supervisor |
![]() | ḫrp | Manager, Controller |
![]() | sš | Scribe, Writer |
![]() | smr | King’s friend, Man of royal court |
![]() | sr | Clerk, High Official |
![]() | sḏm.j | Judge |
![]() | ḥmww | Craftsman, Expert |
![]() | swnw | Physician |
![]() | jqdw | Builder |
![]() | sḫ.tjj | Farmer |
![]() | mnjw | Herdsman |
![]() | wḥꜥ | Fisherman |
![]() | nfw | Skipper |
![]() | mẖn.tj | Ferryman |
![]() | sqd | Sailor |
![]() | bꜣk | Servant, Laborer |
![]() | bꜣk.t | Maidservant, Female laborer |
![]() | wdpw | Cook |
![]() | wpw.tj | Messenger |
![]() | wrš.j | Watchman |
![]() | wḥmw | Herald, Reporter |
![]() | sꜣw | Magician |
, ![]() | js.t, jsw.t | Crew |
The Human Body
Body Parts (External)
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | tp | Head |
![]() | šnw | Hair |
![]() | ḥr | Face |
![]() | ḥꜣ.t | Forehead, (Forepart) |
![]() | jnḥ | Eyebrows (dual) |
![]() | jr.t | Eye |
![]() | fnḏ | Nose |
, ![]() | msḏr | Ear |
![]() | r | Mouth |
![]() | ḫḫ | Neck, Throat |
![]() | rmn | Shoulder |
![]() | mnḏ | Breast |
![]() | ẖ.t | Belly, Body |
![]() | ꜥr.t | Buttocks |
![]() | ꜥ | Arm |
![]() | qꜥḥ | Elbow |
![]() | ḏr.t | Hand |
![]() | ḏbꜥ | Finger |
![]() | mn.t | Thigh |
![]() | rd | Foot |
![]() | ḥꜥ | Flesh |
![]() | ḥꜥ.w | Body |
![]() | jnm | Skin |
Body Parts (Internal)
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | jb | Heart |
![]() | wfꜣ | Lungs |
![]() | ẖ.t | Belly, Womb |
![]() | mjs.t | Liver |
![]() | mt | Vessel, Duct, Muscle |
![]() | bsk.w | Entrails |
![]() | qs | Bone |
![]() | psḏw | Back, Spine |
![]() | ṯs | Vertebra, Spine |
![]() | ḥꜣ.tj | Heart (physical organ) |
Body Substances & Physiological Products
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ṯꜣw | Breath, Air |
![]() | snf.w | Blood |
![]() | mt.wt | Semen |
![]() | fd.t | Sweat |
![]() | rm.wt | Tears |
![]() | jš | Saliva |
![]() | sṯj | Smell, Odor |
Illness, Health & Physical Condition
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | snb | Health |
![]() | ḫꜣ.jjt | Disease |
![]() | ẖꜣ.t | Corpse |
![]() | gm.wt | Weakness |
![]() | wrd.w | Weariness |
, ![]() | wḫd.w | Pain |
![]() | wḫd.t | Pain |
![]() | ṯms.w | Injury, Harm |
![]() | btꜣ.t | Injury, Harm |
![]() | nkn | Injury, Harm |
![]() | sqr | Wound, Injury |
![]() | srf | Fever, Inflammation |
![]() | pẖr.t | Medicine |
Animals
Domesticated Animals
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | kꜣ | Bull |
![]() | jwꜣ | Ox (long horned) |
![]() | ngꜣw | Ox (long horned) |
![]() | skꜣ | Ox (plow ox) |
![]() | ḫm.t | Cow |
![]() | mnmn.t | Cattle |
![]() | sr | Sheep |
![]() | ꜥnḫ.t | Goat |
![]() | bꜣ | Ram |
![]() | ꜥw.t | Small cattle (sheep & goats) |
![]() | ꜥꜣ | Donkey, Ass |
![]() | ssm | Horse |
![]() | ssm.t | Mare |
![]() | šꜣ | Pig |
![]() | rrj.t | Sow |
![]() | jw | Dog |
![]() | mjw | Cat |
![]() | ḫt-ꜥꜣ | Poultry, Edible bird |
Wild Animals
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mꜣj | Lion |
![]() | nhs | Hippopotamus |
![]() | ḫꜣb | Hippopotamus |
![]() | db | Hippopotamus |
![]() | mm.jj | Giraffe |
![]() | ꜣb.jj | Panther |
![]() | ꜣbw | Elephant |
![]() | sꜣb | Jackal, Wolf? |
![]() | gḥs | Gazelle |
![]() | msḥ | Crocodile |
![]() | ḥfꜣw | Snake |
![]() | rkrk | Snake |
![]() | ꜥšꜣ | Lizard |
![]() | ḥntꜣsw | Lizard |
Birds
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | gb | Goose |
![]() | srw | Goose |
![]() | hb.jj | Ibis |
![]() | šn.tj | Heron |
![]() | bnw | Heron |
![]() | bjk | Falcon |
![]() | nr.t | Vulture |
![]() | ꜣ | Vulture |
![]() | wr | Swallow |
![]() | mnw.t | Pigeon |
![]() | ꜣpd | Bird (Gen.), Duck |
Insects
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | bj.t | Bee |
![]() | ꜥff | Fly |
![]() | snḥm | Locust |
![]() | ꜥpšꜣ.jj | Beetle |
![]() | ḫprr | Dung-beetle |
Fish & Other Aquatic Creatures
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | rm | Fish (Gen. Sg.) |
![]() | rm.w | Fish (Gen. Pl.) |
![]() | ꜥbḫn | Frog |
![]() | pgg.t | Toad |
, ![]() | št.jjw | Tortoise |
Plants & Natural Materials
Trees & Wood
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | nh.t | Tree (Gen.), Sycamore |
![]() | ḫ.t | Wood |
![]() | kꜣ.w | Sycamore figs |
![]() | dꜣb.w | Fig |
![]() | ꜥš | Cedar |
![]() | šnḏ.t | Acacia |
![]() | jꜣrr.t | Vine |
Crops, Food Plants and their Produce
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mnw | Trees, Plantation |
![]() | kꜣmw | Vineyard, Orchard |
![]() | jt | Barley |
![]() | bd.t | Emmer wheat |
![]() | mḥ.jj | Flax |
![]() | sw.t | Sedge |
Reeds, Plants & Plant Materials
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | wꜣḏ | Papyrus plant |
![]() | mnḥ | Papyrus plant |
![]() | d.jjt | Papyrus plant |
![]() | sm.w | Herbs |
![]() | sšn | Lotus |
![]() | nbj.t | Reed |
, ![]() | twr | Reed |
Stone, Earth & Raw Materials
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | šdw | Plot of Land, Field |
![]() | šꜥj | Sand |
![]() | jnr | Stone |
![]() | ds | Flint |
![]() | nbw | Gold |
![]() | ḥḏ | Silver, Money |
![]() | bjꜣ | Metal, Meteoritic iron |
![]() | ḥm.t | Copper |
![]() | ḥsmn | Bronze |
![]() | mfkꜣ.t | Turquoise |
![]() | ḫsbḏ | Lapis Lazuli |
Natural World
Landscape & Terrain
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
, , ![]() | tꜣ | Earth, Land, Ground |
![]() | sꜣtw | Ground, Earth |
![]() | ꜣḥ.t | Arable land |
![]() | sḫ.t | Marshland, Field, Outskirt land |
, ![]() | ḏw | Mountain |
![]() | dšr.t | Desert (the Red land) |
![]() | ḫꜣs.t | Hill country, Foreign land |
![]() | jꜣ.t | Mound |
![]() | jw | Island |
Water & Waterways
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mw | Water |
![]() | jtrw | The river Nile |
![]() | mr | Canal |
![]() | š | Lake, Pool |
![]() | mrj.t | Bank, Shore |
![]() | jdb |
River bank |
![]() | dmj | Harbor |
![]() | wꜣḫ | Flood |
![]() | wḏnw | Flood, Inundation |
, ![]() | wꜣḏ-wr | The Sea |
Celestial Bodies & Natural Phenomena
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | p.t | Sky |
![]() | jtn | Sun |
, ![]() | rꜥ | Sun, Day |
![]() | ꜣḫw | Sunlight, Sunshine |
![]() | kkw | Darkness |
![]() | wḫ.t | Darkness |
![]() | jꜥḥ | Moon |
, ![]() | sbꜣ | Star |
![]() | ꜣḫ.t | Horizon |
![]() | sḏ.t | Fire |
Time & Temporal Cycles
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
, , ![]() | nḥḥ | Eternity |
![]() | pꜣ.wt | Original time, Creation |
![]() | hꜣw | Time (of), Era (of) |
![]() | nw | Time |
![]() | rr | Time |
![]() | tr | Time, Season |
![]() | ḥn.t | Space of time, Lifetime |
![]() | ꜥḥꜥw | Lifetime |
![]() | rnp.t | Year (12m 360d) |
![]() | ꜣḫ.t | Inundation Season (July-Nov) |
![]() | pr.t | Emergence Season (Nov – Mar) |
![]() | šmw | Harvest Season (Mar – Jul) |
![]() | šm.w | Harvest |
![]() | ꜣbd | Month (30d) |
, ![]() | hrw | Day |
![]() | wnw.t | Hour |
![]() | ꜣ.t | Minute, Instant |
![]() | dwꜣw | Dawn, Morning |
![]() | grḥ | Night |
![]() | ḫꜣw.jj | Night |
![]() | hrw nfr | Holiday, Good day |
![]() | ḥꜣ.t-sp | Regnal year |
![]() | ḏ.t | Eternity (unending time) |
Weather
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ṯꜣw | Wind |
![]() | ḥwj.t | Rain |
![]() | nšn.jj | Tempest, Rainstorm |
![]() | ḏꜥ | Windstorm |
![]() | qrj | Thunder, Storm-cloud |
![]() | sšd | Thunderbolt |
Built Environment
Buildings
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | pr | House |
![]() | ꜥḥ | Palace |
![]() | ḥwt-nṯr | Temple (God’s Estate) |
![]() | ḥwt | Estate, Temple |
![]() | ẖnw | Interior; Royal residence |
![]() | pr-mḏꜣ.t | Library (house of books) |
![]() | wꜣḫ.jj | Columned forecourt |
![]() | kꜣr | Shrine |
![]() | js | Tomb |
![]() | šnw.t | Granary |
![]() | s.t | Place |
![]() | ḫnr.t | Prison, Fortress |
Architectural Elements
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | r | Opening, Entrance (lit. “mouth”) |
![]() | sbꜣ | Door, Gate |
![]() | ꜥꜣ | Door |
![]() | wsḫ.t | Hall, Court |
![]() | jnb | Wall |
![]() | jwn | Pillar |
![]() | rwdw | Staircase |
![]() | sšd | Window |
Routes & Expeditions
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | wꜣ.t | Road, Way, Path |
![]() | mṯn | Path |
![]() | wḏ.jjt | Campaign, Expedition |
![]() | swꜣw | Journey |
![]() | ḥp.t | Travel |
![]() | wꜥr.t | Flight, Fleeing |
Vehicles & Vessels
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | jmw | Ship |
![]() | shr.t | Ship |
![]() | ḥꜥw.w | Ships |
![]() | dp.t | Boat |
![]() | qꜣqꜣw | Travelling Barge |
![]() | wrr.jjt | Chariot, Wagon |
![]() | ḥtꜣ | Sail |
![]() | ḥmw | Steering oar |
Settlement Types & Administrative Divisions
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | njw.t | Town |
![]() | njw.tjjw | Townsfolk |
![]() | wḥ.jjt | Village |
![]() | w | District, Region |
![]() | spꜣ.t | District, Nome |
Geography
Egypt & Its Divisions
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Tꜣ.wj | “The Two Lands” (Egypt) |
![]() | Km.t | Egypt (The Black land) |
![]() | Km.tjw | Egyptians |
![]() | rmṯ | Egyptians (mankind) |
, ![]() | Šmꜥw | Upper Egypt |
![]() | rsw | The South (Upper Egypt) |
![]() | Mḥw | Lower Egypt |
![]() | Tꜣ-mḥw | The Land of the Delta (Lower Egypt) |
![]() | mḥ.t | The North (Lower Egypt, the Delta) |
![]() | mḥ.tjjw | Northerners |
![]() | rs.jjw | Southerners |
![]() | ḫꜣs.tjjw | Foreigners, Desert dwellers |
![]() ![]() | ḥr.jjw-šꜥ | Sand dwellers (Bedouins) |
Cities & Sacred Sites
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Wꜣs.t | Thebes |
![]() | Jp.t-sw.t | Karnak |
![]() | ꜣbḏw | Abydos |
![]() | Ṯnj | Thinis |
![]() | Nḫn | Nekhen (Hierakonpolis) |
![]() | Ḏbꜣ | Edfu |
![]() | Jwn.t | Denderah |
,![]() | Mn-nfr | Memphis |
![]() | Jwnw | Heliopolis |
![]() | Ḏdw | Busiris |
![]() | Bꜣs.t | Bubastis |
![]() | Sꜣw | Sais |
![]() | Ḫm | Letopolis |
![]() | P | Buto |
Foreign Lands & Regions
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| Nubia/South | ||
![]() | Ḫnt-ḥn-nfr | Nubia |
![]() | St.j | Nubia (land of Seti) |
![]() | nḥs.j | Nubian |
![]() | St.jw | Nubians |
![]() | Kꜣš | Cush |
, ![]() | Tꜣ-stj | Ta-Seti |
![]() | Mḏꜣw | Medjay |
![]() | Wꜣwꜣ.t | Wawat |
![]() | Pwn.t | Punt |
![]() | Snmw.t | Biggeh (the island of) |
| Libya/West | ||
![]() , ![]() | Ṯḥnw | Libya |
![]() | Ṯḥnw.jjw | Libyans |
![]() | Jmn.t | The West |
![]() ![]() | jmn.tjjw | Westerners |
| Asia/East | ||
![]() | Sṯ.t | Asia |
![]() | Sṯt.jw | Asiatics |
![]() | ꜥꜣm | Asiatic man |
![]() | ꜥꜣm.t | Asiatic woman |
![]() | Jꜣb.t | The East |
![]() | jꜣb.tjjw | Easterners |
![]() | Rṯnw | Retjenu (part of Syria) |
| Canaan & Syria (Kharu) | ||
![]() | Ḫꜣrw | Kharu (Canaan & Syria) |
![]() | Ṯꜣrw | Tjaru (eastern border fortress) |
![]() | Šꜣrwhn | Sharuhen |
![]() | Jjrḏ | Yeraza |
![]() | Gḏtw | Gaza |
![]() | Jjhm | Yehem |
![]() | Qdšw | Kadesh |
![]() | Mjktjj | Megiddo |
![]() | Nhrn | Naharin |
![]() | ꜥrn-nw | Aruna |
![]() | Tꜣ-ꜥ-nꜣ-kꜣ | Taanach |
![]() | Ḏf.tjj | Djefti |
Objects & Artefacts
Tools & Implements
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mḫꜣ.t | Scales |
![]() | ḥnn | Hoe |
![]() | hb | Plow |
![]() | ꜣsḫ | Sickle |
![]() | mnḫ | Chisel |
![]() | nw.t | Adze |
![]() | ḫrpw | Mallet |
![]() | mjb.t | Axe |
![]() | nwḥ | Rope |
![]() | qꜣs | Rope ladder |
![]() | ḏꜣ | Fire-drill |
![]() | tj.t | Pestle |
![]() | mḏꜣ.t | Papyrus roll |
![]() | šw | Blank papyrus roll |
Weapons
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | r-ḫ.t | Weapons |
![]() | ḫꜥw | Weapons |
![]() | ḫꜥw nw ꜥḥꜣ | Weapons of war |
![]() | jqḥw | Battle Axe |
![]() | ḫpš | Scimitar, Battle Axe |
![]() | ḥḏ | Mace |
![]() | ḥn.jjt | Spear |
![]() | bꜣgsw | Dagger, Knife |
![]() | pḏ.t | Bow |
![]() | šsr | Arrow |
![]() | swn.t | Arrow |
![]() | ꜥꜣm | Throwstick |
![]() | jkm | Shield |
Clothing & Adornment
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ḥbs | Garment, Clothing |
![]() | mnḫ.t | Type of Fabric, Clothing |
![]() | ꜥꜣ.t | Linen, Cloth |
![]() | msq | Leather |
![]() | šnḏw.t | Kilt (for men) |
![]() | mss | Tunic |
![]() | dꜣjw | Loin cloth |
, ![]() | nms | Royal head-cloth |
![]() ![]() | wrr.t | Crown |
![]() | wr.t | Crown of Upper Egypt |
![]() | wr.t | Crown of Lower Egypt |
![]() | ḥḏ.t | The White Crown |
![]() | dšr.t | The Red Crown |
![]() | nfr-ḥꜣ.t | Diadem |
![]() | bbw.t | Wig |
![]() | wsḫ | Ornamental collar |
![]() ![]() | šꜣšꜣ.t | Necklace |
![]() | jwꜥw | Ring |
![]() | ḥḏ.tjj | White sandals |
Containers & Vessels
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | hnw | Jar |
![]() | ḥnw | Jar, Bowl |
![]() | pꜣs | Water pot |
![]() | ḏꜣḏꜣw | Pot |
![]() | bjꜣ.t | Beer vessel |
![]() | qrḥ.t | Vessel |
![]() | mḥ.t | Bowl |
![]() | njw | Bowl |
![]() | dnj.t | Basket |
![]() | qḥ | Vase |
![]() | mks | Container for documents |
Furniture & Household Objects
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ꜥfḏ.t | Chest |
![]() | s.t | Seat, Throne |
![]() | ns.t | Seat, Throne |
![]() | wrs | Head-rest |
![]() | ḥnk.jjt | Bed |
![]() | wdḥw | Offering table |
Foods & Sustenance
Meals
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | jꜥw | Breakfast |
![]() | stjj-r | Mid-day meal |
![]() | mšr.wt | Evening meal |
![]() | ꜥb | Meal |
![]() | šꜣb.w | Meals, Food |
![]() | ꜥq.w | Food |
Staple Foods & Drink
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | t | Bread |
![]() | šns | Cake or Loaf |
![]() | mw | Water |
, ![]() | ḥnq.t | Beer |
![]() | tnm.w | Beer |
, ![]() | jrp | Wine |
![]() | jrṯ.t | Milk, Cream |
![]() | šsp.t | Cucumber |
![]() | kꜣ.w | Food, Sustenance |
![]() | jꜣq.t | Leeks, Vegetables |
![]() | jꜣrr.t | Grapes |
![]() | jwf | Meat, Flesh |
![]() | ḫpš | Foreleg, Thigh (Choice cut) |
![]() | ꜣšr | Roast meat |
![]() | bj.t | Honey |
![]() | ḥmꜣ.t | Salt |
![]() | dqr.w | Fruit |
![]() | ḥḏ.w | Onions |
Abstract Nouns
Society & Ideas
Social & Political Concepts
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | wꜣs | Dominion, Authority |
![]() | nsj.t | Kingship |
![]() | sḫm | Power, Might |
![]() | ꜥḥꜥ.w | Attendance, Service |
![]() | wn.wt | Service, Duty |
![]() | jꜣ.t | Appointed office, Function, Position |
![]() | wꜥb.wt | Priestly service |
![]() | mdw-nṯr | Divine words (the hieroglyphic script) |
![]() | wḏ | Command, Decree |
![]() | kꜣ.t | Work, Construction |
![]() | sḫr | Plan, Counsel, Determination |
![]() | ḫrp.t | Dues, Taxes |
![]() | jn.w | Produce, Tribute |
![]() | ḥḏ | Money, Silver |
![]() | ḫ.t | Possessions, Property, Things |
![]() | špss.w | Riches, Wealth, Precious things |
![]() | rn | Name |
![]() | sštꜣ | Secret |
![]() | pḥ.tj | Strength, Might |
![]() | ḥs.t | Favour, Praise |
Law, Justice & Administration
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | qnb.t | Court of Magistrates |
![]() | rw.jjt | Court of law |
![]() | hp | Law, Ordinance |
![]() | mtrw | Witness |
![]() | wp.t | Judgement |
![]() | wḏꜥ.t | Judgement |
![]() | ḫbn.t | Crime, Accusation |
![]() | smj.t | Charge, Accusation |
![]() | spr | Petition |
![]() | jdr.jjt | Punishment |
![]() | ḫsf.t | Punishment |
![]() | wḏ | Order, Command |
![]() | wḏ.t | Command, Decree |
![]() | snn | Document |
![]() | sš | Document |
![]() | šꜥ.t | Document |
![]() | wpw.t | Message, Business, Mission |
![]() | jwꜥ.t | Inheritance |
Moral, Intellectual & Ideological Concepts
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | mꜣꜥ.t | Maat (Truth, Justice, Cosmic order) |
![]() | bw-mꜣꜥ | Truth |
![]() | jsf.t | Disorder, Chaos, Crime |
![]() | bw-jqr | Excellence |
![]() | bw-nfr | Goodness |
![]() | ꜥb.w | Purity, Purification |
![]() | bw-ḏw | Evil, Iniquity |
![]() | ḏw.t | Evil |
![]() | jw | Wrongdoing, Injustice |
![]() | nfr | Good, Goodness, Beauty |
![]() | nfrw | Beauty |
![]() | rḫ | Knowledge |
![]() | sjꜣ | Perception |
![]() | sꜣ.t | Wisdom |
![]() | sbꜣ.jjt | Teaching, Instruction |
![]() | jqr | Virtue, Excellence |
![]() | rsw.t | Dream, Awakening |
![]() | sḫꜣw | Memory |
![]() | mdw | Speech, Word |
![]() | ṯs | Speech, Utterance |
![]() | ḫrw | Voice, Noise, Sound |
![]() | sštꜣ | Secret |
![]() | nḥm | Rescuer, Saviour |
![]() | wḫꜣ | Fool |
![]() | grg | Falsehood, Lie |
Emotional States & Inner Conditions
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ršw.t | Joy |
![]() | ḥꜥw.t | Joy |
![]() | mrw.t | Love, Desire |
![]() | wꜣḏ.w | Happiness, Success |
![]() | ssꜣw | Satisfaction |
![]() | ḥtp.w | Peace, Contentment |
![]() | s.t-jb | Affection |
![]() | nḏm | Sweetness, Pleasure |
![]() | šfšf.t | Respect, Awe |
![]() | jb | Mind understanding, Intelligence; Will, Desire, Mood |
![]() | ḫr.t-jb | Wish, Desire |
![]() | sḫꜣw | Memory, Remembrance |
![]() | snḏ.t | Fear |
![]() | ḏnd | Wrath |
![]() | šp.t | Anger |
![]() | šn.t | Anger |
![]() | nḥꜣ.t-jb | Sadness |
![]() | jm.t | Groaning, Grief |
![]() | stnm | Confusion |
![]() | ft | Disgust |
![]() | šmꜣ.w | Distress |
![]() | snjj-mn.t | Distress, Calamity |
![]() | ꜣw.t-jb | Joy, Gladness |
Religion, Death & Afterlife
Deities
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
, ![]() | nṯr | God |
![]() | nṯr.t | Goddess |
![]() | psḏ.t | Ennead |
, ![]() | Rꜥ | Rē |
![]() | Ḫprj | Khepri |
![]() | Jtm | Atum |
![]() | Nḥb.t | Nekhbet |
![]() | Wꜣḏ.jjt | Wadjet |
![]() | Jꜥr.t | Uraeus |
![]() | Jmn | Amūn |
![]() | Ptḥ | Ptah |
![]() | Ḫnmw | Khnum |
![]() | Mnw | Min |
![]() | Sḫm.t | Sekhmet |
![]() | Mnṯw | Montu |
![]() | Gb | Geb |
![]() | Nw.t | Nut |
![]() | Wsjr | Osiris |
![]() | ꜣs.t | Isis |
![]() | Ḥr | Horus |
![]() | Nb.t-ḥw.t | Nephthys |
![]() | Stḥ | Seth |
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Jnpw | Anubis |
![]() | Ḏḥw.tjj | Thoth |
![]() | Ḥw.t-Ḥr | Hathor |
![]() | Tfn.t | Tefēnet |
![]() | Šw | Shu |
![]() | Mꜣꜥ.t | Maat |
![]() | Skr | Sokar |
![]() | Sbk | Sobk |
![]() | Bꜣst.t | Bastet |
Sacred Concepts & Ritual Objects
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ḫꜥ.w | Appearance in glory |
![]() | jmꜣḫ | Veneration, Reverence |
![]() | wdḥw | Offering |
![]() | ḥtp | Offerings |
![]() | wdḥw | Offering Table |
![]() | ḥtp | Altar |
![]() | pr.t-ḫrw | Invocation offering |
![]() | snṯr | Incense |
![]() | kꜣr | Shrine |
![]() | ḫm | Shrine |
![]() | pr.t | Ritual procession |
![]() | jhb | Dancing ritual |
![]() | jhb.w | Ritual Dancers |
![]() | ḥb | Festival |
![]() | ḥkꜣ | Magic |
![]() | sꜣ | Amulet |
![]() | sꜣ | Protection |
Death, Burial & Afterlife
| Hieroglyphs | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
![]() | m(w).t | Death |
![]() | kꜣ | Soul |
![]() | bꜣ | Soul |
![]() | ḥm-kꜣ | Soul priest |
![]() | mwt | Dead Person |
![]() | ẖꜣ.t | Corpse |
![]() | sꜥḥ | Mummy |
![]() | wt | Mummy wrappings |
![]() | wj | Mummy case |
![]() | js | Tomb |
![]() | mꜥḥꜥ.t | Tomb, Cenotaph |
![]() | qrs.t | Burial, Tomb |
![]() | nb-ꜥnḫ | Sarcophagus |
, , ![]() | mr | Pyramid |
![]() | dbḥ.t-ḥtp | Funeral meal |
![]() | ꜣḫ | Transfigured spirit |
![]() | jmꜣḫ | The blessed state of the dead; Honor, Veneration |
, ![]() | dwꜣ.t | Duat, the underworld |
, ![]() | ẖr(.t)-nṯr | Necropolis (land of the dead) |
![]() | wḏ | Stela |
![]() | mnw | Monument |
![]() | wꜥꜣ | Curse |
![]() | ꜥnḫ | Life |


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