List of hieroglyphs/L

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Types	uniliteral biliteral triliteral numerals

Gardiner sign list	A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA

Lists	by common name A–L M–Z by alphabetization

L1
Dung beetle

Phonetic:	kpr
Determinative:	Dung beetle, become, emerge.

L2
Bee

Phonetic:	for bjt (only in "king of lower Egypt" (bjt))
Determinative:	bee (bjt)
Note^[1]

L3
Fly

Determinative:	Fly (aped)

L4
Common locust

Determinative:	Grasshopper (snachmn), locust

L5
Centipede

Determinative:	for centipede (spA)

L6
Bivalve shell

Phonetic:	or ichA (rarely)

L7
Scorpion

Determinative:	Scorpion
Ideogram:	Goddess Selkis (srqt)
Modified for religious reasons

References

↑ This hieroglyphic shows the very important hieroglyphic for bee, that stands also for honey. It is found very often on pharaonic naming-inscriptions-(as the combined term: Nesu-bity), because this hieroglyphic is a symbol for Lower Egypt together with the sedge, the symbol that stands for Upper Egypt, showing the domination of the Pharaohs over Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

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