Explore Ancient EgyptianHieroglyphs
8,282 symbols across 26 Gardiner categories.
Featured Hieroglyphs
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otherUnclassified
Phonemogram
D51
determinativeParts of the human body
Classifier taking
R4
logogramTemple furniture and sacred emblems
Logogram (offering)
D12
otherParts of the human body
Used as a numeral for ยนโโ in (mostly hieratic) measures of grain.
Notable Pharaohs
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Neferusobek
also Sobekneferu
Twelfth Dynasty ยท 1763 BCโ1760 BC
One of the earliest confirmed female rulers of Egypt.
Alexander the Great
also Alexander III of Macedon
Argead Dynasty ยท 332 BCโ323 BC
Conquered Egypt in 332 BC, founded Alexandria, and was recognised as pharaoh.
Hatshepsut
also Hatchepsut
Eighteenth Dynasty ยท 1473 BCโ1458 BC
One of Egypt's most successful female pharaohs, known for ambitious building programs and trade expeditions to Punt.
Featured Texts
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โฆTeaching of Ptahhotep: Maxim 1
c. 1800 BCE
The Teaching of Ptahhotep is the oldest philosophical text in the world, attributed to a vizier of the 5th Dynasty but copied in the Middle Kingdom on Papyrus Prisse. The first maxim meditates on the hardships of old age and the wisdom it brings, urging the young to listen to those with experience.
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โฆBook of the Dead: Chapter 1 (Opening Formula)
c. 1550โ1070 BCE
Chapter 1 of the Book of the Dead is the processional hymn spoken at the funeral, as the deceased's mummy is carried to the tomb. The Papyrus of Ani (c. 1275 BCE), now in the British Museum, contains the finest illustrated version. This opening formula presents the deceased before Osiris and proclaims his worthiness to enter the afterlife.
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โฆMentuhotep II: Deir el-Bahari Temple Inscription
c. 2010 BCE
An inscription from the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahari, the first great monument of the Middle Kingdom. The text presents a royal titulary and dedication formula, celebrating the king who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period.
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1,098 glyphs
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209 glyphs
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777 glyphs
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619 glyphs
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542 glyphs
Parts of mammals
360 glyphs
Birds
523 glyphs
Parts of birds
63 glyphs
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261 glyphs
Fish and parts of fish
43 glyphs
Invertebrates and lesser animals
49 glyphs
Trees and plants
431 glyphs
Sky, earth, water
324 glyphs
Buildings, parts of buildings, etc.
619 glyphs
Ships and parts of ships
240 glyphs
Domestic and funerary furniture
88 glyphs
Temple furniture and sacred emblems
270 glyphs
Crowns, dress, staves, etc.
352 glyphs
Warfare, hunting, butchery
290 glyphs
Agriculture, crafts, and professions
279 glyphs
Rope, fibre, baskets, bags, etc.
264 glyphs
Vessels of stone and earthenware
189 glyphs
Loaves and cakes
40 glyphs
Writings, games, music
47 glyphs
Strokes, geometrical figures, etc.
105 glyphs
Unclassified
200 glyphs