I; Amphibious animals and reptiles


i1; lizard
Phon; aSA Det; lizard i2; tortoise
Det & Log; tortoisei3; crocodile
Det & Log; crocodile, to be aggressive, to be greedy, sovereign i4; crocodile on a shrine
Det & Log; Sobeki5; crocodile with a bent tail
Det; to collect i5a; mumiform crocodile
Det & Log; Sobeki6; crocodile skin
Phon; kmi7; frog
Det; frog, Heqat Abbr; repeating life (wHm-anh)i8; tadpole
Abbr 100,000 (Hfn) i9; horned viper
Phon; f Det & Log, he, his , fatheri10; cobra
Phon; D Log; cobrai11; two cobras
Phon; DD i12; cobra rearing
Det; cobra, Ureas, Nesereti13; cobra sitting on a basket
Det; Buto (wADyt)i14; snake
Det; snake, worm i15; snake
Det; snake, worm


Abb; the sign is an abbreviation of a word,
Phon; the sign has a phonetic value, and

A: Man and his occupations
B: Woman and her occupations
C: Anthropomorphic Deities
D: Parts of the body
E: Mammals
F: Parts of Mammals
G: Birds, 1
H: Parts of Birds
I: Amphibious Animals, Reptiles, etc.
K: Fishes and Parts of Fishes
L: Invertebrata and Lesser Animals
M: Trees and Plants
N: Sky, Earth, Water
O: Buildings and Parts of Buildings
P: Ships and Parts of Ships
Q: Domestic and Funerary Furniture
R: Temple Furniture and Sacret Emblems
S: Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc
T: Warfare, Hunting, Butchery
U: Agriculture, Crafts and ProfessionsV: Rope, Fibre, Baskets, Bags, etc.
W: Vessels of Stone and Earthenware
X: Loaves and Cakes
Y: Writing, Games, Music
Z: Strokes, Geometrical Figures, etc.
Aa: Unclassified

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