Jar stand (hieroglyph)

W11
 
or
 
W12
Jar-stand
in hieroglyphs
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The Ancient Egyptian Jar Stand hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. W11 is a side view of a "jar stand and base".

The jar stand hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter g.[1]

Amun-King of the Thrones of Egypt

W11
W11 W11
3-Jar Stands
in hieroglyphs

A major use of the Jar stand hieroglyph is in the reliefs for the Egyptian god Amun. He is often proclaimed to be "Lord of the Thrones of Egypt", using jar stand hieroglyphs in plural. It is a reference to the religious sites used by the Ancient Egyptian priesthood and the Egyptian citizenry.

The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabetic letters

The following two tables show the Egyptian uniliteral signs. (24 letters, but multiple use hieroglyphs)

a
G1
i
M17
y
M17 M17
'
D36
(w,u)
G43
B
b
P
p
F
f
M
G17
N
N35
R
D21
H1
h
H2
H
Kh1
Aa1
Kh2
F32
S
O34
(Sh)=Š
N37
Q/K2
N29
K
k
G
g
T
t
ChTj
V13
D
d
Dj
I10
L/(R)
(special)
(Ptolemaic,
etc.)
E23
-- -- -- -- --
a i
(ee)
y
ii
'
ah, (aïn)
w, (u)
(oo)
B
P F M N R H1
H2 (Kh)1 (Kh)2 S Sh
(Sh)
K
emphatic
K G T Tj
Ch
Tsh
D Dj
(additionally 4
for vert/horiz)
-- -- -- -- --
Aa15

M
(horiz)
M2-Plinth
S3

N
(vert)
(see:
N (red crown))
S29

S
(vert)
S (folded)
cloth)

M
(3rd-M
-2nd-vert)
M3-Baker's tool
(vertical)
(additionally 3
for equivalents)
-- -- -- -- --
M17 M17 (2 reeds)

is
Z4 (2 strokes)

y2-Two strokes
G43 (quail)

is
Z7 (coil)

letter w, u
(see w2-Coil)
U33

T
(no. 2)
T2-Pestle

See also

References

  1. Schumann-Antelme, and Rossini, 1998. Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook, uniliteral: U7, p. 30-31.


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