The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Peftjauneith - Sais - Dynasty XXVI

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A1 seated man
hair black, flesh red, kilt white with red pleats and black outline

A2 man with hand to mouth
hair black, flesh red, kilt white with red pleats and black outline
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A53 mummy upright
shroud red, upper yellow, head and wig black

B1 seated woman
face yellow, eye black and white, hair black, robe red

B8B woman squatting with lotus flower (open)
hair black, face, hand and feet yellow, robe red, lotus green stem with yellow flower

C93 nile god with palm branch and papyrus headdress
god blue, hair black, branch and papyrus green

D2 face
face yellow, features, hair and beard black
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D4 eye
eyeball white, iris red, outline black

D10 human eye with the markings of a falcon's head
outline and details black, iris white, background yellow

D19 nose, eye and cheek
face red, eye white with black iris
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D21 mouth
red

D29 combination of D28 and R12
arms red, standard black with red cloth
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D32 arms enclosing or embracing
red
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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 red, cake white with black outline
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick black
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D41 forearm with palm of hand downwards and upper arm flexed
pink or faded yellow
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D46 hand
red
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D53 phallus with liquid issuing from it
phallus yellow, liquid black
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D54 legs walking
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 blue

E15 recumbent dog
black
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E34 desert hare
yellow, red markings
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F31 three foxes' skins tied together
knot red, pelts green

F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
cord and vertebrae red, centre (marrow?) white

F46 intestine
black

F178 combination of F 22 and R 12 (rear part of lion and standard)
rear of lion yellow, standard black with red cloth
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G1 Egyptian vulture
face and feathers white, beak red, neck and shoulder blue, tail green, feet red
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G5 falcon
face and underparts white, feathers green, legs yellow
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G14 vulture
feathers green, shoulder red, tail green and white, legs black

G17 owl
face white, underparts speckled white, feathers blue, feet yellow
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G20 combination of G17 and D36 (XVIII dyn.)
face white, underparts speckled white, feathers blue, feet yellow, human arm red
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G25 crested ibis
beak, crest and wingtip red, face black, feathers blue, legs red, underparts white
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G29 jabiru
beak, eye and throat red, feathers blue, underparts speckled white, legs red
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
head and back blue, underparts white, legs red
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G37 sparrow (rounded tail)
red

G38 white-fronted goose
head black, back blue, underparts white, legs red
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G39 pintail duck
head and feet red, back and neck blue, wings yellow, underparts and tail white
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G40 pintail duck flying
beak and feet red, head and feathers blue with red patch near body, underparts white

G41 pintail duck alighting
head red, feathers blue, underparts white
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G43 quail chick
yellow, details black, feet red

H6 feather
quill yellow, feathers green
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I3 crocodile
green
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I9 horned viper
yellow, horns and facial details black
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow

I31C cobra I 10 on standard with feather
standard black with red cloth, cobra yellow with red spots, feather yellow outline with blue(?) interior

L1 dung beetle
black
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M2 herb
root red, stems green, flower heads red
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M3 branch
red
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M13 stem of papyrus
red with black markings
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M16 clump of papyrus
ground black, stems green, flowers green and red
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green fronds

M22* two rushes with shoots
green (almost black)
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M30 a sweet-tasting root?
green

M33 grains of corn
yellow

M40 bundle of reeds
reeds green, lashing yellow

M105 M15 with town niwt as base
town wall blue, crossroads yellow, papyrus stems green, flowers red
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N1 sky
blue

N9 moon with its lower half obscured (XVIII dyn.)
lower red, upper blue
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N14 star
centre red, arms yellow
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N17 land - alternative form of N16
black
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N21 tongue of land
blue
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
base black, hills yellow with red dots
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N27 sun rising over mountain
sun red, mountain yellow with red dots, outline black

N28 hill over which are the rays of the rising sun
rings (from inside) blue, black, blue, red, blue, black
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N29 sandy hill slope
blue
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N31 road bordered by shrubs
green

N33 grain of sand, pellet or like
blue
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N35 ripple of water
blue

N35* three ripples of water
blue

N39 garden pool full of water
outline and waves blue, fill white
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N41* well with water ???
outline blue, water marks blue
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O1 house
black
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O4 reed shelter in fields
black

O7 rectangular enclosure - alternative form of O6 (XVIII dyn.)
outlines and X1 black, door red, white fill

O7* Enclosure O 7 repeated twice
outlines and 't' black, doors red, white fill
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O28 column with tenon on top
column blue, tenon red, central spot white, markings yellow
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red

O30 supporting pole
red
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O31 door
yellow with red markings
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O34 bolt
red, tips black

O39 stone slab or brick
blue
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O49 village with crossroads
outer ring blue, inner yellow with blue lines of triangles
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O50 circular threshing-floor covered with grain
outer ring green, inner white with green dots

P5 sail
spars red, sail black cross-hatching, ropes black
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
handle red, blade blue
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Q1 seat
dark blue
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
pole yellow with red and black triangles, flag with red and black stripes
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
semicircle blue, cloth red, feather green with yellow outline

R15 spear decked out as standard
spear red, vases yellow,details black

R25 two bows tied in a package (O.K. form of R24)
bows red, packaging blue with red binding
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S20 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace (seen from front)
loop yellow, seal blue
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S24 girdle knot
green
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black with thin yellow lines in stem and arms
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S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
yellow with blue markings
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S43 walking-stick
yellow
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T22 two-barbed arrow-head
shaft red, arrow-head blue
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U4 combination of sickle U1 and plinth Aa11
sickle green, plinth blue
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U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
hoe red, tie black

U9 corn-measure with grain pouring out
measure yellow, corn green
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U15 sledge
red

U24* drill with square weight
handle red, weight green with yellow band, shaft red with green lashing
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U28 fire-drill (XVIII dyn.)
yellow
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U32 pestle and mortar
pestle yellow with red dots, mortar blue
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U36 club used by fullers in washing
black
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V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
yellow
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V13 rope for tethering animals
green
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V25 cord wound on stick (XVIII dyn.)
stick red, ends of cord red, wound cord white
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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
basket green, handle black

V36 receptacle of some kind
yellow with black lines and red lashing
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W16 water-pot W15 in a ring-stand W12
ring stand, black, lower vase blue, upper red, water blue

W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
pots lower blue, upper red, rack blue, fill white
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
basket green, pot red
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W22 beer-jug
lower blue, upper red
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X1 bread
blue
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X3 loaf (alternative form of loaf X2)
bread white, markings black
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X4 roll of bread
white, markings black
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
papyrus roll white, lashings black
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board yellow with red outline squares, gaming pieces alternate red and black
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
dark blue
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Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
dark blue
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Z3 three vertical strokes Z1 written vertically
dark blue
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
dark blue
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Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red (or altered yellow?)
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green

Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
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Aa14 O.K. form of Aa13
red
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Aa27 doubtful
black