The ancient Egyptian Egg hieroglyph, Gardiner sign listed no. H8, is a portrayal of an oval-shaped egg, tilted at an angle, within the Gardiner signs for parts of birds.
<div>It is an Egyptian language hieroglyph determinative used for the Egyptian word ', "egg". It is also used for the names of goddesses. Goddess Isis uses the egg in her hieroglyphic block. <hiero>Q1-X1:H8</hiero> There are variations of her name block.
Cleopatra III uses the Egg hieroglyph as part of her name within her cartouche http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wall_relief_Kom_Ombo18.JPG.</div>