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Rahotep - Maidûm - Dynasty III


A20 man leaning on forked stick
flesh red, hair black, kilt white (staff colour lost)

A20 man leaning on forked stick
flesh yellow, hair black, kilt white, staff red

A50 man of rank seated on chair
flesh red, hair black, robe white, chair yellow

D2 face
black outline, white fill

D4 eye
black outline, white fill, black eyeball, red corners

D21 mouth
yellow

D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
yellow

D34* OK form of D34
flesh light red, shield black, mace yellow

D36 forearm
red

D36 forearm
yellow

D58 foot
yellow

E15 recumbent dog
black

F4 forepart of lion
yellow

F4 forepart of lion
green, black outline

F30 water-skin
white with black marks, ends red

F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
black outline, white fill

F34 heart
red

F35 heart and windpipe
red

F51 piece of flesh
pale red with dark red outline

G4 long legged buzzard
blue-grey, wing yellow, markings black

G4 long legged buzzard
blue-grey, wing red, markings black

G17 owl
white, wing tail and tuft yellow, markings red and black

G27 flamingo
white, red markings, bill black

G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
blue-grey

G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
wings green

G37 sparrow (rounded tail)
blue-grey

I9 horned viper
yellow

I10 cobra in repose
black

I10 cobra in repose
yellow

K1 a fish (tilapia)
back buff with black scales, belly white, red scales, fins yellow with black and red markings

M3 branch
red

M3 branch
black

M3 branch
yellow

M12 leaf, stalk and rhizome of lotus
green, black outline

M13 stem of papyrus
green, base red and black, base of flower red, flower green with yellow tips

M17 flowering reed
green, black outline

M20 reeds growing side by side
green, black outline, base black

M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green, black outline

M29 pod from some sweet-smelling tree
green, black outline

M33 grains of corn
red

N22 sandy tongue of land (O.K. protype of N20 and N21)
green, black outline

N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
light red with green base

N30 mound of earth with shrubs
mound black, plants green

N33 grain of sand, pellet or like
green

N35 ripple of water
black

N36 channel filled with water
blue with black ripples

N39 garden pool full of water
green, water lines black

O1 house
black

O4 reed shelter in fields
black

O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
black

O22 open booth supported by a pole
shrine yellow, base black with red lines, column red

O28 column with tenon on top
red with black base

O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red

O49 village with crossroads
outlines black, green triangles, white fill

P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
boat green, water blue with black lines

P5 sail
yellow

P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
yellow

Q3 stool of reed matting
yellow

Q3 stool of reed matting
black outline, white fill

R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
loaf white, reeds green, lashings yellow

R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
column yellow, upper divisions alternate red and green

S12 collar of beads
strands green and red, ties red

S19 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace
seal blue with yellow stripe above and below, blue bead below, beads of necklace alternately red and blue

S22 shoulder knot
centre white, cords red

S23 knotted strips of cloth
black

S29 folded cloth
red

S29 folded cloth
yellow

S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black

S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
yellow

S44 walking-stick with flagellum S45
staff white, flail green red and black, outlines black

T7 axe
handle white, lashings black, blade blue-grey

T8 dagger of archaic type
red

T21 one-barbed harpoon
red, point grey-blue, loop white

U1 sickle
green, black outline, white teeth

U22 chisel
handle striped brown and yellow, blade blue

U33 pestle
red

U39 post of balance
red

V15 combination of rope for tethering animals V13 and legs walking D54
yellow

W1 sealed oil-jar
jar green with black speckles, cover red

W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
yellow

W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
yellow

W24 bowl
black

W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
bowl black outline, white fill, legs red

X1 bread
black

X2 loaf
black

Y2 papyrus roll (O.K. form of Y1)
black outline, white fill

Y2 papyrus roll (O.K. form of Y1)
yellow with black lines

Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board yellow, pieces green, red, black

Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board black lines on white, pieces green, red, black

Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
yellow with black lines

Aa27 doubtful
red