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).

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