The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Dynasty XXVI

No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1786
A1 seated man
hair black, flesh red, kilt white with red pleats and black outline
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1787
A2 man with hand to mouth
hair black, flesh red, kilt white with red pleats and black outline
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1888
A53 mummy upright
shroud red, upper yellow, head and wig black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1794
B1 seated woman
face yellow, eye black and white, hair black, robe red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1790
B8B woman squatting with lotus flower (open)
hair black, face, hand and feet yellow, robe red, lotus green stem with yellow flower
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1795
C93 nile god with palm branch and papyrus headdress
god blue, hair black, branch and papyrus green
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1791
D2 face
face yellow, features, hair and beard black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1792
D4 eye
eyeball white, iris red, outline black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1832
D10 human eye with the markings of a falcon's head
outline and details black, iris white, background yellow
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1793
D19 nose, eye and cheek
face red, eye white with black iris
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1843
D21 mouth
red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1891
D29 combination of D28 and R12
arms red, standard black with red cloth
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1831
D32 arms enclosing or embracing
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1871
D35 arms in gesture of negation
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1818
D36 forearm
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1890
D37 forearm with hand holding X8
arm red, cake white with black outline
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1835
D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1903
D41 forearm with palm of hand downwards and upper arm flexed
pink or faded yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1869
D46 hand
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1897
D53 phallus with liquid issuing from it
phallus yellow, liquid black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1904
D54 legs walking
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1850
D56 leg
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1859
D58 foot
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1844
D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot red, vase red, liquid blue
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1860
E15 recumbent dog
black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1880
E34 desert hare
yellow, red markings
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1838
F31 three foxes' skins tied together
knot red, pelts green
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1895
F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
cord and vertebrae red, centre (marrow?) white
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1906
F46 intestine
black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1834
F178 combination of F 22 and R 12 (rear part of lion and standard)
rear of lion yellow, standard black with red cloth
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1796
G1 Egyptian vulture
face and feathers white, beak red, neck and shoulder blue, tail green, feet red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1797
G5 falcon
face and underparts white, feathers green, legs yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1798
G14 vulture
feathers green, shoulder red, tail green and white, legs black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1799
G17 owl
face white, underparts speckled white, feathers blue, feet yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1803
G20 combination of G17 and D36 (XVIII dyn.)
face white, underparts speckled white, feathers blue, feet yellow, human arm red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1800
G25 crested ibis
beak, crest and wingtip red, face black, feathers blue, legs red, underparts white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1801
G29 jabiru
beak, eye and throat red, feathers blue, underparts speckled white, legs red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1802
G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
head and back blue, underparts white, legs red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1879
G37 sparrow (rounded tail)
red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1804
G38 white-fronted goose
head black, back blue, underparts white, legs red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1805
G39 pintail duck
head and feet red, back and neck blue, wings yellow, underparts and tail white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1806
G40 pintail duck flying
beak and feet red, head and feathers blue with red patch near body, underparts white
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1807
G41 pintail duck alighting
head red, feathers blue, underparts white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1808
G43 quail chick
yellow, details black, feet red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1877
H6 feather
quill yellow, feathers green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1893
I3 crocodile
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1816
I9 horned viper
yellow, horns and facial details black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1809
I10 cobra in repose
yellow
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1849
I31C cobra I 10 on standard with feather
standard black with red cloth, cobra yellow with red spots, feather yellow outline with blue(?) interior
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1901
L1 dung beetle
black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1882
M2 herb
root red, stems green, flower heads red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1873
M3 branch
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1824
M13 stem of papyrus
red with black markings
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1916
M16 clump of papyrus
ground black, stems green, flowers green and red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1826
M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green fronds
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1837
M22* two rushes with shoots
green (almost black)
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1920
M30 a sweet-tasting root?
green
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1922
M33 grains of corn
yellow
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1878
M40 bundle of reeds
reeds green, lashing yellow
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1830
M105 M15 with town niwt as base
town wall blue, crossroads yellow, papyrus stems green, flowers red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1900
N1 sky
blue
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1863
N9 moon with its lower half obscured (XVIII dyn.)
lower red, upper blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1872
N14 star
centre red, arms yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1886
N17 land - alternative form of N16
black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1853
N21 tongue of land
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1854
N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
base black, hills yellow with red dots
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1899
N27 sun rising over mountain
sun red, mountain yellow with red dots, outline black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1855
N28 hill over which are the rays of the rising sun
rings (from inside) blue, black, blue, red, blue, black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1908
N29 sandy hill slope
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1884
N31 road bordered by shrubs
green
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1887
N33 grain of sand, pellet or like
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1828
N35 ripple of water
blue
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1845
N35* three ripples of water
blue
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1852
N39 garden pool full of water
outline and waves blue, fill white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1892
N41* well with water ???
outline blue, water marks blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1841
O1 house
black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1811
O4 reed shelter in fields
black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1917
O7 rectangular enclosure - alternative form of O6 (XVIII dyn.)
outlines and X1 black, door red, white fill
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 3934
O7* Enclosure O 7 repeated twice
outlines and 't' black, doors red, white fill
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1829
O28 column with tenon on top
column blue, tenon red, central spot white, markings yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1898
O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1910
O30 supporting pole
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1912
O31 door
yellow with red markings
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1856
O34 bolt
red, tips black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1909
O39 stone slab or brick
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1889
O49 village with crossroads
outer ring blue, inner yellow with blue lines of triangles
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1881
O50 circular threshing-floor covered with grain
outer ring green, inner white with green dots
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1817
P5 sail
spars red, sail black cross-hatching, ropes black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1821
P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
handle red, blade blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1812
Q1 seat
dark blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1864
Q3 stool of reed matting
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1813
R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
pole yellow with red and black triangles, flag with red and black stripes
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1902
R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
semicircle blue, cloth red, feather green with yellow outline
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1858
R15 spear decked out as standard
spear red, vases yellow,details black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1819
R25 two bows tied in a package (O.K. form of R24)
bows red, packaging blue with red binding
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1913
S20 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace (seen from front)
loop yellow, seal blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1905
S24 girdle knot
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1839
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1862
S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black with thin yellow lines in stem and arms
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1814
S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
yellow with blue markings
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1810
S43 walking-stick
yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1846
T22 two-barbed arrow-head
shaft red, arrow-head blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1876
U4 combination of sickle U1 and plinth Aa11
sickle green, plinth blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1842
U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
hoe red, tie black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1921
U9 corn-measure with grain pouring out
measure yellow, corn green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1918
U15 sledge
red
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1885
U24* drill with square weight
handle red, weight green with yellow band, shaft red with green lashing
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1907
U28 fire-drill (XVIII dyn.)
yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1919
U32 pestle and mortar
pestle yellow with red dots, mortar blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1823
U36 club used by fullers in washing
black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1911
V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
yellow
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1875
V13 rope for tethering animals
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1867
V25 cord wound on stick (XVIII dyn.)
stick red, ends of cord red, wound cord white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1833
V28 wick of twisted flax
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1840
V30 wickerwork basket
green
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1847
V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green, handle black
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1883
V36 receptacle of some kind
yellow with black lines and red lashing
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1848
W16 water-pot W15 in a ring-stand W12
ring stand, black, lower vase blue, upper red, water blue
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1861
W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
pots lower blue, upper red, rack blue, fill white
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1836
W19 milk-jug carried in a net
basket green, pot red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1915
W22 beer-jug
lower blue, upper red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1825
X1 bread
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1914
X3 loaf (alternative form of loaf X2)
bread white, markings black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1896
X4 roll of bread
white, markings black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1868
Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
papyrus roll white, lashings black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1827
Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board yellow with red outline squares, gaming pieces alternate red and black
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1822
Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
dark blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1857
Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
dark blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1851
Z3 three vertical strokes Z1 written vertically
dark blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1865
Z4 two diagonal strokes
dark blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1894
Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red (or altered yellow?)
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1866
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green
Peftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1820
Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1870
Aa14 O.K. form of Aa13
red
No ImagePeftjauneith - Sais
OccID = 1874
Aa27 doubtful
black