M. Trees and Plants

Gardiner Number	Sign	Description of Sign	Functions
M1	𓆭	tree	Det. tree. Phon. , , .
M1a	𓆮	combination of M1 and M3	Det. tree.
M1b	𓆯	combination of M1 and I9	Log. , “Nedjfit”.
M2	𓆰	plant	Det. plant, flower. Phon. . Phon. det. . Log. , “I”. Det. , “man”. Ex. .
M3	𓆱	branch	Log. , “wood”. Phon. . Det. wood. Phon. det. .
M3a	𓆲	combination of G17 and M3	Log. , “after”.
M4	𓆳	palm branch	Det. , “young”. Log. or det. , “year”. Log. , “regnal year”. Log. , “last year”. Use as M5. Use as M6. Use as M7.
M5	𓆴	combination of M4 and X1	Log. or det. , “season”. Phon. det. . Phon. det. .
M6	𓆵	combination of M4 and D21	Log. or det. , “season”. Phon. det. , . Phon. det. .
M7	𓆶	combination of M4 and Q3	Log. or det. , “young”.
M8	𓆷	pool with lotus flowers	Log. or det. , “pool”. Phon. . (group-writing) , Phon. . Log. or det. , “Season of Inundation”.
M9	𓆸	lotus flower	Log. or det. , “lotus”.
M10	𓆹	lotus bud with straight stem	Log. or det. , “lotus bud”.
M10a	𓆺	lotus bud with winding stem	Use as M10.
M11	𓆻	flower on long twisted stalk	Log. or det. , “offer”.
M12	𓆼	lotus plant	Phon. . Log. , “1000”. (group-writing) , Phon. .
M12a	𓆽	…	Use as 2× M12.
M12b	𓆾	…	Use as 3× M12.
M12c	𓆿	…	Use as 4× M12.
M12d	𓇀	…	Use as 5× M12.
M12e	𓇁	…	Use as 6× M12.
M12f	𓇂	…	Use as 7× M12.
M12g	𓇃	…	Use as 8× M12.
M12h	𓇄	…	Use as 9× M12.
M13	𓇅	papyrus	Log. or det. , “papyrus”. Phon. or phon. det. . Use as V24.
M14	𓇆	combination of M13 and I10	Phon. . Use as V24.
M15	𓇇	clump of papyrus with buds	Det. papyrus, watery regions. Phon. det. . Log. , “Chemmis”. Log. or det. , “Lower Egypt”.
M15a	𓇈	combination of M15 and O49	Log. , “Chemmis”.
M16	𓇉	clump of papyrus	Phon. . (group-writing) , Phon. . Log. or det. , “Lower Egypt”.
M16a	𓇊	combination of M16 and O49	Log. , “Lower Egypt”.
M17	𓇋	reed	Log. , “reed”. Phon. . Phon. . (group-writing) Phon. Hebrew Yod. (group-writing) Phon. Hebrew Alef.
M17a	𓇌	two reeds	Use as 2× M17.
M18	𓇍	combination of M17 and D54	Log. , “come”.
M19	𓇎	heaped conical cakes between M17 and U36	Log. or det. , “offering”.
M20	𓇏	field of reeds	Log. , “marshland”. Use as M21 [Phon. ].
M21	𓇐	reeds with root	Log. or det. , “plant”. Phon. .
M22	𓇑	rush	Phon. . Phon. .
M22a	𓇒	two rushes	Use as 2× M22.
M23	𓇓	sedge	Log. , “sedge”. Phon. . (group-writing) Phon. . Log. , “king of Upper and Lower Egypt”.
M24	𓇔	combination of M23 and D21	Log. , “south”.
M24a	𓇕	lily	Log. , “the two lands”.
M25	𓇖	combination of M26 and D21	Use as M24. Use as M26.
M26	𓇗	flowering sedge	Log. , “Upper Egypt”. Phon. or phon. det. .
M27	𓇘	combination of M26 and D36	Log. , “Upper Egypt”. Phon. .
M28	𓇙	combination of M26 and V20	Log. , “the tens of Upper Egypt”.
M28a	𓇚	three lilies on O49	Log. , “Upper Egypt”.
M29	𓇛	pod	Phon. .
M30	𓇜	root	Log. or det. , “sweet”.
M31	𓇝	rhizome	Det. , “grow”. Ex. .
M31a	𓇞	M1 in vase	Use as M31.
M32	𓇟	rhizome	Use as M31.
M33	𓇠	3 grains horizontally	Log. or det. , “barley”. Det. grain.
M33a	𓇡	3 grains vertically	Use as M33.
M33b	𓇢	3 grains in triangular arrangement	Use as M33.
M34	𓇣	ear of emmer	Log. or det. , “emmer”.
M35	𓇤	heap of grain	Det. heap.
M36	𓇥	bundle of flax showing bolls	Phon. . Det. bundle together.
M37	𓇦	bundle of flax	Use as M36 [Phon. ].
M38	𓇧	wide bundle of flax	Det. flax. Det. bundle together.
M39	𓇨	basket of fruit or grain	Det. vegetable offering.
M40	𓇩	bundle of reeds	Log. or det. , “reeds”. Phon. .
M40a	𓇪	bundle of reeds	Use as M40.
M41	𓇫	piece of wood	Det. wood.
M42	𓇬	flower	Phon. . Log. , “eat”.
M43	𓇭	vine on trellis	Det. vine, fruit.
M44	𓇮	thorn	Log. or det. , “sharp”. Det. sharp.