Baker's tool (hieroglyph)

Hetepet's
slab stela, painted limestone.
(seen left of center, in long row of hieroglyphs,
)
The Ancient Egyptian Baker's tool hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. U31 for a 'bread-baking oven tool'.
The Egyptian hieroglyph alphabetic letters
The following two tables show the Egyptian uniliteral signs. (24 letters, but multiple use hieroglyphs)
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) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
M (horiz) M2-Plinth |
N (vert) (see: N (red crown)) |
S (vert) S (folded) cloth) |
|
|
 M (3rd-M -2nd-vert) M3-Baker's tool (vertical) |
(additionally 3 for equivalents) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
 |
 |
(2 |
reeds) |
|
is—
 |
(2 |
strokes) |
|
y2-Two strokes |
 |
(quail) |
|
is—
 |
(coil) |
|
letter w, u (see w2-Coil) |
|
T (no. 2) T2-Pestle |
|
|
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Relief close-up showing vertical usage
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See also
References
- ↑ Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, "Tool for putting bread in the oven", p. 241.
- Betrò, 1995. Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, Betrò, Maria Carmela, c. 1995, 1996-(English), Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, London, Paris (hardcover, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8)