There is a limited macro facility (again, not part of the manuel). To define a macro, type
#def MACRONAME Body#Note the second `
#' sign. MACRONAME can be any unused sequence
of letters, simple quote, and point.
This can be useful if a name appears often.
Example:
\begin{hieroglyph}
#def 'tA tA:N23*Z1#
tr-t:r-n-wn:n:n-k-tp-Z1-'tA
\end{hieroglyph}
Note that, once defined, these macros can be used in all
subsequent hieroglyph environment.
A few useful definitions:
#def Hm' N42# #def bdS A7# #def bin G37# #def arm D40# #def knife T30# #def copper N34# #def di' D37# #def hrw h-r:W*ra-Z1# #def ink nw:k':A1# #def inr O39# #def iw' D54# #def k' V31A# #def nn M22-M22-n:n# #def nxt A24# #def rmn D41# #def king A42# #def sxA A2# #def wnn wn:n:n#