Y. Writings, Games, Music

Y. Writings, Games, Music

Gardiner Number Sign Description of Sign Functions
  Y1 𓏛 scroll with ties

Log. or det. transliteration, “papyrus roll”.

Phon. transliteration.

Det. writing and what is written, abstract notions.

Log. transliteration, “total”.

  Y1a 𓏜 vertical scroll with ties Use as mdw-nTr Y1.
  Y2 𓏝 scroll Use as mdw-nTr Y1.
  Y3 𓏞 scribe’s outfit with palette on left

Log. or det. transliteration, “scribe’s outfit”.

Log. or det. transliteration, “writing”.

Det. transliteration, “smooth”. Ex. mdw-nTr .

mdw-nTr Log. transliteration, “made smooth”.

Det. transliteration, “red”. Ex. mdw-nTr .

Phon. det. transliteration.

  Y4 𓏟 scribe’s outfit with palette on right Use as mdw-nTr Y3.
  Y5 𓏠 game board Phon. transliteration.
  Y6 𓏡 game piece

Log. or det. transliteration, “game piece”.

Phon. or phon. det. transliteration.

  Y7 𓏢 harp Log. or det. transliteration, “harp”.
  Y8 𓏣 sistrum

Log. or det. transliteration, “sistrum”.

Phon. transliteration.