List of hieroglyphs/A

A1
A1
kneeling man
Unicode character: 𓀀
Determinative: I (Masculine) (paeu)

male, man, typical masculine role, son, courtier (Masculine)

Ideogram: I' (Masculine) (paeu)

male, man, typical masculine role, son, courtier (Masculine)

Commonly placed behind a name to indicate masculine sex of named person.
A2
A2
man pointing hand at mouth or head
Unicode character: 𓀁
Determinative: eat (wnm)

drink (swr)
speak, think, feel, tell (sdjd)
refrain from speech (gr)
advise/counsel (kAj)
love (mrj)

Activities involving the mouth, head, or ideas.
A3
A3
sit
Unicode character: 𓀂
Determinative: sitting activities
Ideogram: sit (achmsj)
A4
A4
man with both arms outstretched
Man-seated: arms in adoration (hieroglyph)
Unicode character: 𓀃
Determinative: offer, beseech (dwA)

to hide/shield oneself (jmn)
A5
A5
cowering man
Unicode character: 𓀄
Determinative: hide (jmn)
A6
A6
man pouring water from held jar
Unicode character: 𓀆
Determinative: to be clean
Ideogram: to be clean
possibly refers to all aspects of 'clean' dependent on context, i.e. 'cleanliness', 'to cleanse', 'purify', etc.
A7
A7
man with hanging arms
Unicode character: 𓀉
Determinative: to be tired or weak (wrdj)
A8
A8
man with arm raised high
Unicode character: 𓀊
Determinative: rejoice, celebrate, to be jubilant (hnw)
possibly also 'joyful', 'celebratory', etc.
A9
A9
man carrying pitcher on head
Unicode character: 𓀋
Determinative: work, toil (kAt)

load (v. or n.), burden (Adjp)
carry or haul (fAj)
A10
A10
man holding oar in hand
Unicode character: 𓀌
Determinative: to saw (sqdw)
A11
A11
seated man holding scepter
Unicode character: 𓀍
Determinative: friend (ichnms)
A12
A12
man holding bow and arrow
Unicode character: 𓀎
Determinative: soldier, company/unit of soldiers (mnfyt)
A13
A13
man with bound hands
Man-prisoner (hieroglyph)
Unicode character: 𓀏
Determinative: enemy (ichfti)

rebel (sbj)

possibly also 'criminal', 'traitor', 'prisoner'
A14
A14
man bleeding from weapon wound on head
A14A
A14A
man bleeding from weapon wound on head
Unicode character: 𓀐𓀑
Determinative: die (mwt)

enemy (ichfti)

The wound is either self-inflicted or from a weapon strike.
The A14 figure could be a youth or child, being depicted without clothing, while A14A would be an adult.
A15
A15
man falling into trap
Unicode character: 𓀒
Phonetic: ḍr (kh + r) biliteral

kh voiceless velar fricative
[x] in Old Egyptian
Egyptian uniliteral signs
transliteration

Determinative: trap as in booby-trap (ichr)
Ideogram: trap as in booby-trap (ichr)
A16
A16
bent man
Unicode character: 𓀓
Determinative: to bend or bow ones self (ksj)
A17
A17
seated child with hand to mouth
Unicode character: 𓀔
Phonetic: nnj, triliteral
Determinative: young, child (schrj)

orphan (nmach)

A17, depicted with bare head, indicates the figure as a 'lower' class than A17A.
A17A
A17A
seated child
Unicode character: 𓀕
Determinative: Noble/Aristocratic Supplement for A3 and A17 sitting, sitting youth
The head of A17A indicates the class of the figure to be of a 'higher' class than A17.
A18
A18
seated child with hand in mouth wearing Deshret (Red Crown)
Unicode character: 𓀖
Determinative: Child King
A19
A19
bent man with cane
Unicode character: 𓀗
Phonetic: jk biliteral
Determinative: old, to be fragile (jaw)

Elder (smsw)
bigger (wr)
to learn (rhn)

Ideogram: to hit (Ḽwj)
perhaps also 'wise' and 'sage'
A20
A20
bent man with pronged staff (more upright than A19)
Unicode character: 𓀘
Determinative: Elder (smsw)
Ideogram: Elder
A21
A21
man with staff
A21A
A21A
man with staff
Unicode character: 𓀙
Determinative: Civil Servant (sr)

Courtier (smr)
High Official
strike (achwj)

Ideogram: Civil Servant (sr)

Courtier (smr)
High Official
strike (achwj)
A22
A22
Statue with staff and scepter on a pedestal
Unicode character: 𓀚
Determinative: statue (achntj), (twt)
A23
A23
King with staff or club
Unicode character: 𓀛
Determinative: monarch, lord, ruler(jty)
A24
A24
Man with weapon
Unicode character: 𓀜
Determinative: to hit or strike (achwj)

power, strength
teach lesson or instruct (sbA)
call (njs)
be happy (achaj)
A25
A25
man striking with weapon
A25A
A25A
man striking with weapon
Unicode character: 𓀝
Determinative: to hit or strike (achwj)

possibly 'attack'

Most likely synonymous with A24
A26
A26
Man with outstretched arm
Unicode character: 𓀞
Determinative: servant, to call
Ideogram: servant
A27
A27
Man striking with weapon
Unicode character: 𓀟
Phonetic: jn (ḏ + n) Egyptian biliteral signs
Original Wiki English translation: sound sign for, only in "through" (jn)

Possibly this means to transition.
A28
A28
Man standing with both arms raised high
Unicode character: 𓀠
Determinative: to be happy or in high spirits (qAj)

mourn (achAj)
A29
A29
Man standing on his head
Unicode character: 𓀡
Determinative: headlong or head over heels definition (sichd)
A30
A30
man with raised arms in front of his face
Unicode character: 𓀢
Determinative: offer, praise, laud, respect, entreat, beseech
A31
A31
man with arms raised behind his head
Unicode character: 𓀣
Determinative: to turn away
the connotation of A31 is unclear.
A32
A32
dancing man
Unicode character: 𓀤
Determinative: dance (ichbj)

cheer, rejoyce (hy-hnw)
be happy
A33
A33
man with bundle under shoulder
Unicode character: 𓀦
Determinative: to herd (mnjw)

wander, travel, journey, hike, tramp (ichwsj)
construct (qb)
foreign, strange, alien adj. (schmAw)

Ideogram: shepherd (mnjw)

wander, wanderer, hike, traveler (ichwsj)
construct, construction (qb)
foreign, foreigner, strange, stranger (schmAw)
A34
A34
Mortar stomping man
Unicode character: 𓀧
Determinative: to stomp
A35
A35
standing man
Unicode character: 𓀨
Determinative: to build
Ideogram: to build
A36
A36
Brewer definition
A37
A37
Brewer definition
Unicode character: 𓀩𓀪
Determinative: brewer (aftj)
Ideogram: brewer (aftj)
A38
A38
man with neck(s) of mythical creature(s)
A39
A39
man with neck(s) of giraffe(s)
Unicode character: 𓀫𓀬
Ideogram: Cusae (qjs)
A40
A40
sitting God
Unicode character: 𓀭
Determinative: Ptah

Month (mntjw)
divine/heavenly I (j),(jnk)
me, myself (wj)
God

Ideogram: Ptah

Month (mntjw)
divine/heavenly I (j),(jnk)
me, myself (wj)
God
A41
A41
sitting King
A42
A42
sitting King with lash/whip
Unicode character: 𓀯𓀰
Determinative: king (nsw)

majesty (achm)
(royal) I (j) (jnk)
me, myself (wj)

Ideogram: king (nsw)

majesty (achm)
(royal) I (j) (jnk)
me, myself (wj)
A43
A43
sitting King with Hedjet (White Crown) (hḏt)
A44
A44
sitting king with Hedjet (White Crown) (hḏt) and lash/whip
Unicode character: 𓀲𓀴
Determinative: King of Upper Egypt (nsw)

Osiris (wsjr)

Ideogram: King of Upper Egypt (nsw)

Osiris (wsjr)
A45
A45
sitting King with Deshret (Red Crown)
A46
A46
sitting King with Deshret (Red Crown) and lash/whip
Unicode character: 𓀵𓀷
Determinative: King of Lower Egypt (bjtj)
Ideogram: King of Lower Egypt (bjtj)
A47
A47
sitting herder/shepherd
Unicode character: 𓀸
Phonetic: shepherd (mnjw)

guard (sAw)

Ideogram: shepherd (mnjw)

guard (sAw)
A48
A48
sitting man with object in hand (unk., possibly knife)
Unicode character: 𓀹
Determinative: belonging to (jrj)[1]
Ideogram: belonging to (jrj)[1]
Originally translated in this article as accompanying to
A49
A49
Syrian man with stick
Unicode character: 𓀺
Determinative: foreigner, Asian (aAmw)
A50
A50
sitting worthy/responsible representative (ambassador, figurehead)
Unicode character: 𓀻
Determinative: courtier (smr)

entrepreneur[1] as in 'one or distinguished one with undertaking or distinguished undertaking'
I (j) (jnk)
me, myself (wj)

Ideogram: courtier (smr)

entrepreneur[1] as in 'one or distinguished one who undertakes a task or distinguished task'
I (j) (jnk)
me, myself (wj)
A51
A51
sitting worthy/responsible representative (ambassador, figurehead) with a lash/whip of feather, frond, fan, or animal tail
Unicode character: 𓀼
Determinative: to be of noble blood (schpsi)

entrepreneur of noble blood[1] as in 'one or distinguished one who undertakes a task or distinguished task', undertake a task (schpsi)
one who does things

Ideogram: to be of noble blood (schpsi)

entrepreneur of noble blood[1] as in 'one or distinguished one who undertakes a task or distinguished task', undertake a task (schpsi)
one who does things
A52
A52
kneeling worthy/responsible representative (ambassador, figurehead) with a lash/whip of feather, frond, fan, or animal tail
Unicode character: 𓀽
Determinative: to be of noble blood (schpsi)

entrepreneur of noble blood[1] as in 'one or distinguished one who undertakes a task or distinguished task'
(schpsi)
A53
A53
standing mummy
Unicode character: 𓀾
Determinative: mummy wrappings/cover (wj)

mummy, statue (twt)
form n. def. 1 (qj)
shape n. def. 3, frame n. def. 2[1]

Cover could refer to a sarcophagus.
A54
A54
supine mummy
Unicode character: 𓀿
Determinative: death (mnj)

dead
A55
A55
supine mummy on table
Unicode character: 𓁀
Determinative: lie down v. def. 1(sdjr)

spend the night/overnight, corpse display v. def. 1 (achAt)

Overnight meaning an overnight stay in any location, i.e. 'spend the night at home', 'spent the night in a hotel', 'slept over at (random person's name)'s house', etc...
A56
A56
Unicode character: 𓁁
A59
A59
man with stick raised high
Unicode character: 𓁄
Determinative: to take away/withhold[1]
A113
A113
A316
A316

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 C. Rushing Translation, 2008

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