As part of the system of Egyptian hieroglyphs, some hieroglyphs served as phonograms representing one, two, or three consonants, used purely for their consonantal values. This use as phonograms contrasts with use as logograms, where hieroglyphs represent an entire word depicted by the image of the hieroglyph itself that may also have the same one, two, or three consonants.

List

The following is a list of hieroglyphs used as phonographs with triconsonantal phonetic values. These forms and their values are from Allen (2014), unless otherwise indicated. GardinerUnicodeUnicodeTransl.DescriptionNotes E26 E26 U+130F0 W10 W10 U+133BA , , , Bowl Allen (2014) has the transliteration , others are from Beylage (2018) O28 O28 U+1327A Column with tendon M1 M1 U+131AD Tree F44 F44 U+1312F , Bone with meat iwꜥ "meat on the bone, haunch"; iwꜥ.w "heir", iwꜥ.t "inheritance"; isw "reward, payment" V37 V37 U+133A9 Bandage Triliteral in Beylage (2018). F21 F21 U+13114 , Ear S39 S39 U+132FF Shepherd's crook ꜥw.t "flock" D34 D34 U+1309A Arms with shield and mace Triliteral in Beylage (2018). V12 V12 U+1337C Band of string Triliteral in Beylage (2018). ꜥrq "wise"; ꜥrq "swear an oath"; ꜥrq.y "last day of the month"; sꜥrq "complete, finish off" S42 S42 U+1327A , ꜥbꜣ-scepter Aa20 Aa20 U+13422 Bag for clothing ꜥpr "provide, equip", ꜥpr.w "equipment"; ꜥpr.w "jewelry"; ꜥpr.w "crew of a ship" S34 S34 U+132F9 Ankh symbol Ideogram for "sandal-strap", as a phonogram, used to represent "life", "live"P6 P6 U+132A2 Rope ladder aSA I1 U+13188 Lizard wAH V29 U+1339D Swab wAs S40 U+13300 , Was Sceptre wAD M13 U+131C5 Papyrus Stem wab D60 U+130C2 Foot with water streaming Ideogram for pure or clean. Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).N8 N8 U+131F6 Sun with rays Aa2 Aa2 U+1340E Pustule P4 P4 U+132A0 Boat with net wHm F25 U+13119 Leg and hoof of an ox wsr F12 U+1310A Head and neck of jackal wsx S11 U+132DD Broad collar wDa Aa21 U+13423 wDb N20 U+13204 , Riverbank bAs W2 U+133B0 H2 H2 U+13180 Head of a crested bird H3 H3 U+13181 Head of spoonbill F46 F46 U+13132 , Intestine Triliteral in Beylage (2018). "go around"; "prescription, remedy"N9 N9 U+131F7 Moon N10 N10 U+131F8 mAa Aa11 U+13419 Platform U4 U4 U+13336 Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list and Beylage (2018). G46 G46 U+13176 Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list and Beylage (2018).mwt G14 U+13150 Vulture V32 V32 U+133A3 Wicker satchel S10 S10 U+132DC Fillet nbw S12 U+132DE Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).nfr F35 U+13124 Heart and windpipe A17 A17 U+13014 Infant M22 M22 U+131D1 Rush nTr R8 U+132B9 Cloth on pole M29 M29 U+131DB Carob seed-pod rwD T12 U+13317 , Bowstring Aa5 Aa5 U+13411 Part of a ship Variant with biliteral .HqA S38 U+132FE Crook Htp R4 U+132B5 Bread loaf on mat Q1 Q1 U+132A8 Seat T6 T6 U+1330D Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.xpr L1 U+131A3 Scarab beetle xnt W17 U+133C3 D19 D19 U+13089 Nose in profile ḫntš "plantation", ḫntš "be glad, rejoice"xrp S42 U+13302 xrw P8 U+132A4 Oar xsf U34 U+13359 Spindle U35 U35 U+1335A Variant of U34Xnm W9 U+133B8 Stone jug Z9 Z9 U+133F4 , Two sticks crossed zwn T11 U+13315 Arrow zmA F36 U+13125 Lung and windpipe F28 F28 U+1311C Cow's skin S22 S22 U+132EB Shoulder knot siA S32 U+132F7 Cloth with fringes sbA N14 U+131FC , Star spr F42 U+1312D Rib S29 S29 U+132F4 S31 S31 U+132F6 Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.snD G54 U+1317E , Plucked bird sSm T31 U+1332B Knife sharpener T32 T32 U+1332C stp U21 U+13349 Adze and block of wood V2 V2 U+1336C Triliteral in Beylage (2018).Aa32 Aa32 U+1342E , Bow Triliteral phonogram per Allen's sign list.Sps A50 U+1303B Triliteral in Collier and Manley (1998).Sma M26 U+131D7 Flowering sedge Sms T18 U+1331E Crook with bundle attached Sna U13 U+13341 Plough O43 O43 U+13290 Fence Szp O42 U+1328F Fence V6 V6 U+13371 Cord with ends up R5 R5 U+132B6 Censer for fumigation kꜣp "fumigate"; kꜣp "shelter, hut"grg U17 U+13345 Pick and depression G4 G4 U+13142 Buzzard S24 S24 U+132ED Knotted belt ṯꜣs "tie (a knot), knit together"; ṯꜣs "spell, utterance, proverb"S23 S23 U+132EC , Knotted cloth "assemble, unite", "assembly"; "in total"G27 G27 U+1315F Flamingo S41 S41 U+13301 Animal-headed staff "electrum"DbA T25 U+13325 , Reed float

Usage

Triliteral signs could be used by themselves to indicate the consonant sequence they represent, or they could more often be written along with phonetic complements, that is, they could appear with uniliteral signs that represent part of their value. Some examples of triliterals with phonetic complementation appear in the table below.

+ Examples of phonetic complementation with triliterals Hieroglyph Example Transliteration Meaninganxanx-n:x'live'wHmwHm-m-Y1V'repeat'wsrw-wsr-s-r'strong'nfrnfr-f:r'good'stps-t*p:stp'select'

See also Transliteration of Ancient Egyptian Egyptian uniliteral signs Egyptian biliteral signs List of Egyptian hieroglyphs

Notes A.See Allen, 2014, pp. 33-34.

References

External links omniglot.com