Milk vessel
determinative, (lower right column); also the actual Milk vessels being offered
This is a list of portraiture offerings with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
The two major uses of Egyptian language hieroglyph offerings are the wall reliefs, and statuary; minor uses might be thought of as minor statues, charms, or amulets. Many of the sphinx statues are shown with an offering vessel.
List of common offering vessels
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
The common
nu pot
is the
iconography where all
offering pots are based. A simple one based on it is the
incense censor pot, with a flame of smoke,
.
Many other types of offerings, represented by Egyptian language hieroglyphs are made, by the pharaoh himself/herself in portraiture, or by the gods that are portrayed with offerings.
Incense pot
Nw pot, and "decorated-fringe" pot
Items from the Gardiner's Sign List of Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems, (section R).
Liquid vessels
Liquids being offered from vessel
Liquid vessels.
Vessel with liquid stream-
.
Other miscellaneous offerings
Bread-
| (bread | (Gardiner | no | x3)) | |
. (see here:
[1])
Field of Dreams-
| (field | of | reeds) | |
.
Life symbol:
Ankh-
| (life | (s34)) | |
. (see here:
[5]
Ointment jar-(Alabastron)-
| | (or) | | | (jar | alabastron) | |
. (see here:
[6]
Recumbent
sphinx, lion-
| (sphinx) | |
. (see here:
[7])
Gallery of statuary with offering vessels
Monumental type
6th Dynasty, 24th-23rd century BC
Minor-sized statuary
Pharaoh Taharqa and Horus-Falcon, 25th Dynasty, 7th century BC
See also