The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Khonsou-Tefnakht E.586 - El Hibeh - Dynasty XXVII


A1 seated man
flesh red, hair and beard black, eye white and black, kilt white with black lines
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A2 man with hand to mouth
flesh red, hair black, eye black and white, kilt white with black outlines

A14C man striking with stick?
flesh red, hair black, eye black, kilt white with black outline, stick black or blue

A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face red, eye black and white, hair and beard black, green robe with stripes for collar

A46* seated king with pschent and flagellum
face, hand, red crown, uraeus red, white crown white or yellow, beard and details black, robe green with white collar, flagellum green

A52* noble squatting with lotus flower
face, feet and hand red, hair and beard black, eye black and white, robe green, lotus flower blue
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A53 mummy upright
to be rephotographed

A255 cube statue of man
cube white (or yellow?), face red with black and white eye, hair and beard black
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D2 face
face pinkish-yellow, features, hair and beard black
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D4 eye
outline blue, iris red, eyeball white

D6 same as D5 (later)
eye surround blue, fill white, pupil red, lashes green with blue lines

D19 nose, eye and cheek
face yellow, features and outline black or blue
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D19 nose, eye and cheek
red (pale) with black eyeball and details
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D21 mouth
red

D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red

D35 arms in gesture of negation
red
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D36 forearm
red
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D37 forearm with hand holding X8
arm and hand red, cake black or blue
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick green

D45* two hands and forearms holding nehbet wand
arms and hands red, wand green
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D46 hand
red

D53 phallus with liquid issuing from it
phallus red, liquid blue
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D54 legs walking
red

D55 legs walking backwards
red
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D56 leg
red
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D58 foot
red
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D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot red, vase red, liquid green

D119 two eyes (L & R) with eyebrows
black

E23 recumbent lion
yellow with black outlines and details
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E34 desert hare
yellow with black details on ears, face and body and red shading on rump, ear and foreparts

F1 head of ox (replaces E1 in offering formula)
head red, eye blue and white, horns blue

F10 head and neck of long-necked animal (XVIII dyn.)
head and horns blue outline and details, windpipe red

F31 three foxes' skins tied together
skins green, knot red
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F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
red with blue teats
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F35 heart and windpipe
heart red, windpipe red with green cross-bars

F36 lungs and windpipe
lungs white or yellow with blue horizontal lines, windpipe red
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F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
red
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F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
red
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F46 intestine
blue
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F51 piece of flesh
red
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G1 Egyptian vulture
face green, beak blue, wing blue, tail green, legs and feet red with blue claws
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G17 owl
breast yellow with red markings, face yellow with blue details, wings blue, legs red

G20 combination of G17 and D36 (XVIII dyn.)
owl yellow, blue and red as G 17, arm red as D 36
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G25 crested ibis
head green, beak red, crest blue, breast yellow with red spots, wing blue

G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
head and legs red, body and wing blue, tail green
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G38 white-fronted goose
head and neck and feet red, bill blue, breast blue, wing striped blue and wihite, shoulder yellow
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G39 pintail duck
head and legs red, breast blue, wing white with red markings
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G41 pintail duck alighting
head and legs red, body blue, wings green

G42 fatted duck or widgeon?
head red, beak blue, wing blue, tail green, breast yellow with blue spots, feet red, claws blue

G43 quail chick
yellow with black details, green spots on breast, legs red

H1 head of pintail duck G39
head red, beak and neck blue, eye blue and white
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H6 feather
green with blue stem and top curl

I3 crocodile
green (slightly paler on belly), blue details and spines on back and tail
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I9 horned viper
yellow with black collar, horns and dots on body
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow with red and black spots
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L1 dung beetle
black

M2 herb
green
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M17 flowering reed
leaf green, stem blue
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M18 combination of reed M17 and walking legs D54
stem blue, reed green, legs (both) red
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M20 reeds growing side by side
reeds green with blue stems, earth red

M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
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M29 pod from some sweet-smelling tree
green

M34 bearded ear of emmer
blue/black
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N1 sky
blue
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N5 sun
red (no outer ring)
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N14 star
white or yellow, black outline
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N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
black earth and sand grains
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N17 land - alternative form of N16
blue
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N27 sun rising over mountain
hills yellow with red spots, earth green, sun red

N29 sandy hill slope
blue

N29 sandy hill slope
red
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N35 ripple of water
blue
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N35 ripple of water
green
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N39 garden pool full of water
outline blue, fill blue dots

N41* well with water ???
recipient red outline and red inner horizontal lines, three green appendages on top
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O1 house
black
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O3 combination of house O1, oar P8 and vessels X3 and W22
house blue, oar red, beer-jug red, loaf yellow with blue markings
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O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
enclosure green, corner red
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O31 door
yellow with blue/black outline
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O34 bolt
red
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O39 stone slab or brick
white with blue/black outline
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O49 village with crossroads
outer ring green, inner triangles blue, centre yellow or white

O157* divine emblem in booth (tent)
booth red, divine emblem yellow

P1 boat on water
hull yellow, cabin green, rudder-oar red, water blue
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P5 sail
mast red, crossbars green, sail blue netting

P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
red
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Q1 seat
blue
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green
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R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat blue, loaf green
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R7 bowl for incense with smoke rising from it
blue outline
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
yellow
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
semicircle blue, feather green, hanging cloth red
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R15 spear decked out as standard
outline and details blue, appendages red
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S20 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace (seen from front)
blue
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S24 girdle knot
red

S27* as S 27 with cloth tie-bag in centre
cloth red, linen bag blue outline
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue
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S38 crook
red
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S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
white or yellow, traces of red
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S43 walking-stick
yellow with black outline
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T14 throw-stick, or club as a foreign weapon of warfare
red

T19 harpoon head of bone
yellow with blue/black outline
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T22 two-barbed arrow-head
green

U2 sickle (alternative form of U1)
yellow with blue or black outline and teeth on blade
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U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
hoe red, lashing green
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U9 corn-measure with grain pouring out
barrel yellow with red outline, grain green
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U15 sledge
red
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U24* drill with square weight
centre red rectangle with horizontal bars, appendages above and below blue

U32 pestle and mortar
pestle red, mortar green
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U33 pestle
red
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V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
green

V9 cartouche in original round form
green
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V13 rope for tethering animals
green
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V13 rope for tethering animals
blue
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V28 wick of twisted flax
blue
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green
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V30 wickerwork basket
green
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green basket and handle

V33 bag of linen
yellow, blue outline
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V36 receptacle of some kind
green with black binding and knot

W1 sealed oil-jar
jar green, seal red, tie green
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W4 combination of basin W3 and booth O22
booth red, basin yellow with blue markings
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W17 water-pots in a rack (XII-XVIII dyn.)
pots yellow with black markings and outline, tie red
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W23 jar with handles
red
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W24 bowl
red
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W24 bowl
lower half blue, upper half red
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X1 bread
blue
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X1 bread
green

X3 loaf (alternative form of loaf X2)
yellow with blue markings

X4 roll of bread
yellow with blue markings
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X4 roll of bread
yellow with blue markings
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
green with black or blue knot and tie
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board yellow with red outline, game pieces green
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
green
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Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
green
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Z3 three vertical strokes Z1 written vertically
green
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
green
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Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
green
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Aa14 O.K. form of Aa13
green
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Aa27 doubtful
red