Catalogue of Egyptian uniliterals and hieroglyphs adopted by other alphabets

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(by Gardiner code)

Code Hieroglyph Descended letters
A2
A2
Meroitic a
A26
A26
Meroitic i
A28
A28
Semitic he *
D1
D1
Semitic resh *
D4
D4
Semitic ayin *
D10
D10
Meroitic da
D21
D21
[orig. unilit. r]; Semitic pe *; Meroitic cha
D36
D36
[orig. unilit. c]; Semitic yodh * (+ Old Copt. ain in lig.
D36
Y1
)
D37
D37
part of Coptic ti in lig.
D37
X1
D46
D46
[orig. unilit. d]; Semitic kaph *
D58
D58
[orig. unilit. b]
D279 (D279) ? Semitic shin *
E11
E11
Meroitic ba
E23
E23
Meroitic la
F1
F1
Semitic alef *; Meroitic o
F16
F16
? Meroitic to
F18
F18
part of Coptic hori in lig.
F18
Y1
*
F32
F32
[orig. unilit. kh]
F37
F37
Old Copt. oou
G1
G1
[orig. unilit. 3]; Old Copt. dja in lig.
G1U28
G17
G17
[orig. unilit. m]; Meroitic ma
G38
G38
Meroitic ka
G43
G43
[orig. unilit. w]
I9
I9
[orig. unilit. f]; Coptic fei
I10
I10
[orig. unilit. j]; Semitic nun *
M8
M8
Meroitic sa; Coptic shei *
M12
M12
Coptic khei
M17
M17
[orig. unilit. i]; Meroitic i (+ Old Copt. alef)
M17a
M17M17
[orig. unilit. y]; Meroitic ya
M22
M22
? Semitic tsade
M22a
M23M23
Meroitic nya *
N23
N23
Meroitic se
N24
N24
Semitic heth [or O6 ? (Colless)]; Meroitic pa
N29
N29
[orig. unilit. q]; Meroitic qa (+ Old Copt. kapa)
N35
N35
[orig. unilit. n]; Semitic mem; * Meroitic na (+ Old Copt. ni)
N36
N36
? Meroitic ra
N37
N37
[orig. unilit. sh]
O1
O1
Semitic beth *
O4
O4
[orig. unilit. h]; Meroitic te (+ Old Copt. ha)
O31
O31
Semitic dalet *
O34
O34
[orig. unilit. z]
O49
O49
Semitic teth * [or F35 ? (Colless)]
Q3
Q3
[orig. unilit. p]
R11
R11
Semitic samekh *
S29
S29
[orig. unilit. s]
S39
S39
Semitic lamed *
T3
T3
Semitic waw *
T14
T14
Semitic gimel *
U7
U7
? Semitic zayin *
U28
U28
Coptic janja (+ Old Copt. dja in lig.
G1U28
)
V4
V4
Meroitic wa *
V13
V13
[orig. unilit. ch]; Meroitic ta
V24
V24
Semitic qaf
V28
V28
[orig. unilit. ħ]; Old Copt. hat; possibly ? Semitic ghayn
V31
V31
[orig. unilit. k]; Coptic shima *
V34
V34
? S. Semitic tseppa
W11
W11
[orig. unilit. g]
W24
W24
Meroitic kha
X1
X1
[orig. unilit. t]; part of Coptic ti in lig.
D37
X1
Y1
Y1
part of Coptic hori in lig.
F18
Y1
* (+ Old Copt. ain in lig.
D36
Y1
)
Z4
Z4
[orig. unilit. y]
Z7
Z7
[orig. unilit. w]
Z9
Z9
Semitic taw *
Aa1
Aa1
[orig. unilit. ɣ] Old Copt. hei

The Old Nubian alphabet included a mix of letters derived from all 3 repertoires (marked with *)

Repertoires

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A. Proto-Semitic repertoire

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(I. North Semitic glyph order:)

F1O1T14O31A28T3U7N24O49D36D46
S39N35I10R11D4D21M22V24D1(D279) Z9

(II. Sabaean glyph order:)

A28S39N24N35V24T3R11D1O1Z9D46I10
(D279) D21F1D4V34T14O31V28O49U7D36M22

(III. Ethiopic glyph order:)

A28S39N24N35(D279) D1R11V24O1Z9I10F1
D46T3D4U7D36T14O31O49M22V34D21

B. Egyptian uniliteral repertoire

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AiyawWbpfmnrh
HxXszSqkgtTdD


Those glyphs written in like wise for both A and B, shewing also the accompanying change in sounds thereunto:

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anrHdD
  • In proto-Semitic: y, m, p, H, k, n
  • In the Egyptian: c, n, r, H, d, j

C. Meroitic repertoire

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A2M17A26F1M17M17V4E11N24G17N35
N35
M23M23N36
E23D21W24M8N23G38N29V13O4F16D10

Glyphs common to C and A:

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F1N24nM22r

Glyphs common to C and B:

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imnrkTh

Glyphs common to A, B, and C:

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nr

D. Coptic repertoire

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Semitic, via Greek:

F1O1T14O31A28U7N24O49D36D46
S39N35I10R11D4D21V24D1(D279) Z9T3

+ via Demotic:

M8I9M12F18
Y1
U28V31D37
X1


Older, via Demotic:

M17N29N35F37Aa1O4G1U28V28D36
Y1

E. Old Nubian repertoire

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Semitic, via Greek:

F1O1T14O31A28U7N24O49D36D46
S39N35I10R11D4D21V24D1(D279) Z9T3

+ via Coptic:

M8F18
Y1
V31

+ via Meroitic:

M23M23V4