The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Penmaât - Sheikh Abd el-Gurna - Dynasty XXII

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A1 seated man
flesh red, hair black, kilt and shawl white
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A2 man with hand to mouth
flesh red, hair black, kilt and shawl white

A4 man with arms raised
flesh red, hair black, kilt and shawl white

A14* as A14 but blood interpreted as an axe
flesh red, hair black, kilt and shawl white, blood red
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A19 bent man leaning on stick
flash red, hair black, robe white

A26 man with one arm raised in invocation
flesh red, hair black, kilt and shawl white

A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face and robe red, hair and beard blue, shoulder green
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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face red, hair and beard blue, robe white, shoulder green

A42A king holding a mace (hedj)
face red, wig white, beard blue, robe white with red markings, shoulder green, mace outline red
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A51 as A50 with flagellum S45
face and hand red, hair and beard blue, shoulder green, robe, seat and flagellum white with red outline

A53 mummy upright
face and robe red, hair blue, shoulder green
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B1 seated woman
face yellow, hair blue, robe red, shoulder green
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B1 seated woman
face yellow, wig blue, robe white

C11 god with arms supporting the sky (with M4 on head)
flesh red, wig and beard blue, robe white
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D1 head in profile
face red, hair and beard blue (or black?)
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D2 face
face white (colourless), hair, beard, eyebrows and eyes black, nose, ears and mouth red outline
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D4 eye
eyeball white, outline black, iris red, pupil black

D6 same as D5 (later)
outline black, eyeball white, iris red, paint above eye red
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D19 nose, eye and cheek
outline red, face yellow or transparent (yellow varnish)
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D21 mouth
red
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D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red

D34 arms holding shield and battle-axe
arms red, shield outline and spots black, axe black (or blue?)
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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, loaf blue, inner triangle white
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick green

D41 forearm with palm of hand downwards and upper arm flexed
red
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D45 arm with hand holding the nehbet wand
arm red, wand green, outline black
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D46 hand
red
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D47 hand with curved palm
red
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D50 finger (vertical)
red
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D52 phallus
red
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D54 legs walking
red
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D58 foot
red

D59 combination of D58 and D36
red
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D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot red, pot blue, water black(?)

E1 bull
red (faded), possibly pale patches(?)

E17 jackal
black

E31 goat with collar carrying a cylinder seal
body outline and details red, horns, beard and hooves black
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E34 desert hare
body outline and details red, tops of ears and eye black
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E152 recumbent dog with flagellum, on shrine
dog black, shrine and flagellum outline red
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F4 forepart of lion
outline and details red

F18 tusk of elephant (or metal spout?)
outline red, fill white
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F20 tongue of ox (?)
red
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F21 ear of ox (?)
red
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F29 cow's skin pierced by an arrow
outline red, flights blue

F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
belly green, teats blue, tail red
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F34 heart
red (outline and details darker)

F35 heart and windpipe
heart red, markings white, windpipe outline red, fill white
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F36 lungs and windpipe
red
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F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
ribs outline red, inner white, spinal cord green, ends red
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F46 intestine
mixed blue and green

G1 Egyptian vulture
head red, eye and beak black, wing blue with outline black, underparts white with outline red, feet red

G4 long legged buzzard
beak, feet and outline red, body (darkened) yellow

G9 falcon of Horus bearing the sun N5 on head
falcon face white, markings black, wing blue, tail green, underparts white, feet white with outline red, sun disk red , outer ring white, horizontal (and diagonal) bars red
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G17 owl
face white with eyebrows black and markings red,wing blue with outline black, underparts white with outline red, feet red
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G20 combination of G17 and D36 (XVIII dyn.)
owl face, breast and feet white, outline red, wing blue, forearm red

G21 guinea-fowl
face, body and wing blue, feet and appendages black, tail and lower wing green

G25 crested ibis
face and throat green, beak black, crest red, wing blue, underparts white with outline red, feet black

G29 jabiru
head white with outline black, underparts white with outline red, back blue with outline black, feet red

G32 heron on a perch
face and underparts white with outline red, wing blue, top of head and back outline black, feet black, perch base and vertical red, triangle sides black
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
face white, eye black, beak red, back of neck black, wing blue, underparts white with outline red, feet black

G37 sparrow (rounded tail)
red
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G39 pintail duck
head and rump red, wing (faded) green(?), tail green, underparts white, feet black

G40 pintail duck flying
head, back and upper wing blue, lower wing and tail green, underparts white with outline red, feet black
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G41 pintail duck alighting
head and wings blue,beak red, tail green, underparts pale with red outline, feet black

G42 fatted duck or widgeon?
outline red, eye black, underparts white, wing black markings, feet black
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G43 quail chick
body yellow, beak and feet red, back blue lines
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H6 feather
quil white with outline red, feather green
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H8 egg
white with outline red
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I9 horned viper
back, horns and top of head black, centre white, belly red

I10 cobra in repose
back and top of head black, centre white, belly red

I14 snake
back and head black, centre white, belly red
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M2 herb
green

M13 stem of papyrus
green

M14 combination of papyrus M13 and serpent I10
papyrus green, serpent top black, centre white, belly red dots
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M16 clump of papyrus
plants green, outline blue, base outline red
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green
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M20 reeds growing side by side
stems blue, leaves green, earth blue (or black?)
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
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M26 sedge(?) growing from a sign for land (N17?)
plant green, flower red, earth blue (black?)

M29 pod from some sweet-smelling tree
green
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M30 a sweet-tasting root?
green
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M40 bundle of reeds
reeds green, lashing red

N1 sky
blue
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N5 sun
red, outer ring white
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N10 moon with lower part obscured - alternative form of N9
green with outline blue
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N14 star
outline red, inner white

N15 star in circle
star white with outline red, outer circle black

N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
blue with outline black
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
red
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N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
red
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N29 sandy hill slope
blue
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N31 road bordered by shrubs
green

N33A three grains of sand (alternative to Z2)
outer red, inner white
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N35 ripple of water
black
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N36 channel filled with water
channel blue, water green
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N37 garden pool
edges blue, water green
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O1 house
blue

O3 combination of house O1, oar P8 and vessels X3 and W22
house and pot blue, mace and jug red
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O4 reed shelter in fields
green, outline blue
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O8 combination of enclosure O7 and column O29
column and door red, inner green, outer wall blue

O28 column with tenon on top
column blue with red band, tenon red
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O31 door
frame red, door panel vertical lines in red
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O34 bolt
red
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O35 combination of bolt O34 and legs walking D54
red

O36 wall (occasionally written horizontaly)
inner green, wall blue

O38 corner of wall
blue
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O42 fence outside primitive shrine
red
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O49 village with crossroads
outer ring blue, cross green, triangles red
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O50 circular threshing-floor covered with grain
grain red, ring green, outline blue
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P1 boat on water
hull red with fill white, cabin blue with centre stripe white, water blue (or green?)
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P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
boat green, cabin red, water green with outline blue
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P5 sail
mast and crosspieces red, sail white
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
red

P128 sacred barque of Sokar
outline red
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Q1 seat
blue
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Q2 portable seat (sometimes reversed)
seat blue, centre white with vertical stripes in red
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green, end bands outline red
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R3 four-legged table with loaves and libation vase
table and horizontal stripes red, offerings blue
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R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat green, ends and centre lashings red stripes, loaf blue

R7 bowl for incense with smoke rising from it
bowl red with horizontal stripes, smoke green with blue outline
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
cloth and pole red stripes on white, tip and base of pole and end of flag blue
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R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
column base to top bands of blue, red, blue separated by white, cross lines at top red
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
feather green with stem blue and edge red, loaf outline blue, cloth outline red

R17 wig with fillet and plumes on pole
outline drawing red
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S3 red crown of Lower Egypt
red
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S10 band of cloth as fillet
cloth white (or just outline drawing?), tie red

S10 band of cloth as fillet
cloth red, tie white
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S19 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace
necklace red, seal outline red
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue

S57 "nemes" headdress
head cloth white, outline and neck extension red
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T3 mace with pear-shaped head (vertical)
mace head white with red outline, handle missing

T9 bow consisting of oryx horns joined by a wooden centre-piece
red
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T12 bow-string
green

T14 throw-stick, or club as a foreign weapon of warfare
red

T18 crook S39 with a package containing a knife etc. lashed to it
shaft blue, knife green, bundle red, leg red

T21 one-barbed harpoon
shaft red, head blue, rope blue(?)
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T28 butcher's block
red

T31 knife sharpener(?)
green

U4 combination of sickle U1 and plinth Aa11
sickle green, plinth blue
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U6 hoe
red
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U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
red
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U15 sledge
red
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U23 chisel (?)
handle blue, blade(?) white with red outline

U28 fire-drill (XVIII dyn.)
drill red, base blue

U38 balance
red outline drawing
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V1 coil of rope
red
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V6 cord (in early exx. doubled and looped at top left)
green

V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
green
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V8 loop of cord (alternative form of V7 - XVIII dyn.)
green
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V13 rope for tethering animals
green
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green
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V29 swab made from a hank of fibre
outline red

V29A combination of swab (V29) and basket (V31)
swab outline red, basket green with outline blue and handle red
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V30 wickerwork basket
basket green, outline and top blue
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green, handle red
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W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
white, markings red
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W9 stone jug with handle
outline sketch red
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W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
stand red, top black
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W14 tall water-pot
base blue, centre red, upper blue, top red

W15 water-pot W14 with water pouring from it
jar base red, upper blue, liquid blue
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W18A hieratic variant of W18
red with black surround and black dots at ends of rope ?
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
pot blue with centre band red, rope green(?)
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W23 jar with handles
red

W24 bowl
lower half red, upper blue
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W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
bowl base red, upper blue, legs red
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X1 bread
blue
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X3 loaf (alternative form of loaf X2)
blue
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X4 roll of bread
bread white, markings red and blue

X5 roll of bread - semi-hieratic form of X4
green
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X8 conical loaf (?)
loaf white, outline blue, inner triangle red
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
roll white, lashings red, seal black (or blue?)
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Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
reed holder blue with tip red, pot base red, upper blue, string red, palette sketch red
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
red, pieces black
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black
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Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
black
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Z3 three vertical strokes Z1 written vertically
black

Z4 two diagonal strokes
black
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
red
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Z9 two sticks crossed
black

Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, outline blue
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Aa2 pustule or gland ?
red
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
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Aa15 XVIII dyn. form of Aa13
red

Aa16 short form of Aa13
green