Leopard head (hieroglyph)

Leopard Head in hieroglyphs

The ancient Egyptian Leopard head hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed as Gardiner sign F9, depicts the head of a leopard; it is in the Gardiner subset for "parts of mammals".

In the Egyptian language, the Leopard head hieroglyph is used as a determinative or abbreviation for words relating to 'strength'. In the language it is used for pehti-(pḥty).

• Gardiner's Sign List#F. Parts of Mammals
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs

• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995), Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt, New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, ISBN 0-7892-0232-8.