The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

This page displays a list of all occurrences from a selected Monument. Occurrences with no image can still have a full description. Exemplars are indicated by a solid border. Click on the exemplar image to access the details.

Meresankh G7530 - Giza - Dynasty IV

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A6 man receiving purification
flesh red, hair black, jar red, water blue
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A20 man leaning on forked stick
flesh and staff yellow, hair black, skirt white (female figure)
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A50 man of rank seated on chair
flesh yellow, chair yellow with black markings (female figure)
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D1 head in profile
face red, hair, eyes, beard black
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D2 face
face yellow, outline of hair, beard, eyes, nose, mouth black, outline of face and ears red
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D4 eye
outline black, fill white
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D4 eye
outline black, white fill, eyeball brown
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D21 mouth
red
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D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
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D36 forearm
red
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D45 arm with hand holding the nehbet wand
arm red, wand white with red details
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D46 hand
red
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D54 legs walking
red
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D58 foot
red
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E15 recumbent dog
black
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E21 animal of Seth, recumbent
yellow (buff coloured)
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E21 animal of Seth, recumbent
yellow with blue collar and tip of tail
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F12 head and neck of canine animal
black
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F22 hind-quarters of lion or leopard
yellow, red outline
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F30 water-skin
yellow, red outline, red markings
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F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
red stripe and outlines, white fill
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F35 heart and windpipe
yellow, red outline, red markings
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F46 intestine
black
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G1 Egyptian vulture
white, red outline
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G5 falcon
blue wing and tail, white breast, yellow face and feet, black markings
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G16 vulture goddess Nekhbet and cobra goddess Edjo on baskets V30
blue bird on green basket
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G17 owl
white breast, yellow wing, tail and tuft on head, red markings
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G25 crested ibis
green with blue wing, tail and crest
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G26 sacred ibis on the standard R12
black outline, white fill, blue base
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
white underparts, blue upper, beak, eye and legs red
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G39 pintail duck
blue, black and grey markings, white fill
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G43 quail chick
yellow, red outline
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I9 horned viper
yellow, red outline, black markings
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow, red outline
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I13 cobra I12 on the basket V30
snake yellow with red lines, basket green with black lines
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M3 branch
red
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M8 pool with lotus flowers
black water lines on base, flowers green with red centres and black outlines, stems brown
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M15 clump of papyrus with buds bent down
stems green with black markings, flowers yellow, red ripples on base
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N5 sun
red (solid)
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N5 sun
centre red, outer line black
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N18 sandy tract (also loin-cloth - see Gardiner after S26)
outline red, fill white with red dots
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N18 sandy tract (also loin-cloth - see Gardiner after S26)
black
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N29 sandy hill slope
black
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N31 road bordered by shrubs
road colourless, shrubs green with black lines
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N35 ripple of water
black
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N36 channel filled with water
blue, black outline
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N39 garden pool full of water
blue, black outline
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N39 garden pool full of water
green, black outline
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N41 well full of water (rippled surface)
blue, black outline
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O1 house
black
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O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
black, corner square filled with yellow
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O21
yellow, black outline
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O21
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O22 open booth supported by a pole
shrine green with black lines, column red
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O31 door
yellow, red outline, red markings
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O34 bolt
red
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
red
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green, black outline
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Q6 coffin (form variable)
yellow, red outline
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Q6 coffin (form variable)
fill white, details red
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R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat green, lashings yellow, bread upper green, lower yellow
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
lower pole white with green cross-markings, upper and cloth outline black with red horizontal lines
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R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
column white with red base, upper divisions blue, red, white, green
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S29 folded cloth
yellow (buff coloured)
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black, loop filled with yellow
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T20 harpoon (O.K. form)
blue, black outline
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T27 bird trap (O.K. form of T26)
red
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T28 butcher's block
black, fill yellow
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U1 sickle
green, black outline
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U6 hoe
yellow (buff coloured)
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U6 hoe
hoe red, cord yellow
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U21 adze at work on a block of wood
blade brown, handle black on yellow
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U23 chisel (?)
handle green with black markings, blade blue with black outline
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U33 pestle
red
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V4 lasso
yellow, red outline
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V10 cartouche in secondary oval form
blue, yellow background
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V15 combination of rope for tethering animals V13 and legs walking D54
yellow, red outline
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V19 hobble for cattle
white, red outline
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V19 hobble for cattle
yellow with red lines, black cross-piece
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V23 whip (O.K. form of V22)
yellow, red outline
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green, black outline
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V29 swab made from a hank of fibre
green, black outline
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V30 wickerwork basket
yellow, red outline, black markings
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V30 wickerwork basket
green, black outline
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green, black outline
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W14 tall water-pot
upper blue, lower red
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W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
jars upper black, lower green, cloth red (check?)
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W22 beer-jug
upper blue, lower red
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X1 bread
black
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X2 loaf
black
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X8 conical loaf (?)
black
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
red
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
blue, black outline
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, black outline
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
red