The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Ramses V-VI KV.9 - Valley of the Kings - Dynasty XX

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A1 seated man
flesh red, hair black, robe yellow with black (?) stripes on upper part
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A2 man with hand to mouth
flesh red, hair black, robe yellow
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A4 man with arms raised
flesh red, hair black, kilt yellow
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A14* as A14 but blood interpreted as an axe
flesh red, hair black, axe or liquid blue, waist band blue

A15 man falling
flesh red, hair black (or blue), robe yellow
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A28 man with both arms raised
flesh red, hair black, robe green

A29 man upside-down
flesh red, hair black, robe green(?)
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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
outline and face red, wig and beard blue (or black?), robe yellow
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A53 mummy upright
face red, wig and beard black (or blue), mummy cloth yellow with outline red
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D2 face
face yellow, outline and details red
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D4 eye
outline black or blue, eyeball white, iris red
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D6 same as D5 (later)
eyeline and fard black or blue, eyeball white, iris red
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D21 mouth
red, fill yellow
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D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
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, loaf blue(?)
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick blue (faded)
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D46 hand
red
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D54 legs walking
red, fill yellow
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D56 leg
red
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D58 foot
red
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E2 aggressive bull
head, horns, legs and tail black, shoulder red(?) bodycovered by fill(?), fill yellow
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E2 aggressive bull
black
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E34 desert hare
yellow with markings red

E171 Two back to back lions
faces red, bodies green, hair and beards blue

F12 head and neck of canine animal
black
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F13 horns of ox
horns green, outline blue, fill yellow
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F20 tongue of ox (?)
red
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F21 ear of ox (?)
ear yellow with outline red, two appendages bluack or dark blue
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F26 skin of a goat
red, fill yellow
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F31 three foxes' skins tied together
lower part blue, upper part green, knot red
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F35 heart and windpipe
red
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F35 heart and windpipe
windpipr green, heart red
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G1 Egyptian vulture
yellow, outline and details black (or blue?), legs red
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G3 combination of G1 and U1
sickle yellow with outline red, vulture yellow with markings blue, legs red
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G17 owl
yellow, outline and details black (or blue?), legs red
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G25 crested ibis
creast red, beak blue, body yellow, legs red
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G26 sacred ibis on the standard R12
head red, deak blue, back blue, breast green (or white?), legs blue, standard red
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G29 jabiru
green, legs red

G31 heron
outline blue, head red, beak, crest and wing blue, breast and legs white (colourless)
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G39 pintail duck
face red, beak and legs black, throat blue, wing yellow with red markings
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G43 quail chick
yellow with markings blue (or black), legs red
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H8 egg
yellow
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I9 horned viper
horns black, body yellow with black spots
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I10 cobra in repose
body yellow, belly red, back black

I12 cobra erect (as on the forehead of the pharaoh
yellow, details red

K4 oxyrhynchus fish
body blue (or green?), fins, tail and snout red
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L1 dung beetle
black
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M2 herb
ground blue, stems green, flowers red
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M3 branch
red
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M13 stem of papyrus
green
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green
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M22* two rushes with shoots
black or dark blue
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
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M36 bundle of flax stems showing the bolls
basket blue, flax stems green
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N1 sky
blue

N3 O.K. form of N2
dark blue
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N5 sun
red
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N14 star
dark blue
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N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
dark blue or black
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
hills red, land black(?)
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N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
hills red, land black(?)
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N27 sun rising over mountain
red
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N28 hill over which are the rays of the rising sun
inner and outer bands blue, others red and green?
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N29 sandy hill slope
ble
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N31 road bordered by shrubs
road and shrubs blue, fill between top two shrubs yellow
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N35 ripple of water
black
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N35* three ripples of water
blue
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N36 channel filled with water
outline blue, water green
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N37 garden pool
outline blue, water green
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O1 house
walls dark blue (or black?), fill yellow
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O4 reed shelter in fields
walls dark blue (or black?), fill yellow
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O34 bolt
red
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O42 fence outside primitive shrine
red
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O49 village with crossroads
outer ring and triangles blue, cross (or fill) yellow

P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
bark yellow, water blue
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
handle red, blade blue
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Q1 seat
dark blue (or black?)
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Q3 stool of reed matting
ends green, matting yellow with red lines
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Q7 brazier with flame rising from it
brazier black, flame red, fill yellow
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
pole outline red, centre yelllow, base blue, flag ends blue
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R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
yellow
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R15 spear decked out as standard
yellow
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S3 red crown of Lower Egypt
red, fill yellow
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S29 folded cloth
red, fill yellow

T22 two-barbed arrow-head
red
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T30 knife
red
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T32 combination of knife sharpener T31 and walking legs D54
basket green with outline and details blue, legs red, fill yellow
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T34 butcher's knife
blade green, base blue
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U4 combination of sickle U1 and plinth Aa11
sickle green, plinth blue

U40 post of balance - semi-hieratic alternative to U39 (XVIII dyn.)
black

V1 coil of rope
red
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V13 rope for tethering animals
green, fill yellow

V14 rope for tethering animals V13 with a diacritical tick
red, dot black
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V16 looped cord serving as hobble for cattle
green

V20 hobble for cattle V19, without cross-bar
red, fill yellow
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V22 whip (XVIII dyn.)
centre green, outline blue
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green, fill yellow
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V30 wickerwork basket
basket green, outline and detail blue
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green, outline and detail blue, handle blue with fill yellow
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W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
black or dark blue

W18A hieratic variant of W18
vertical strokes red, cord blue, fill yellow
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
pot red with basket blue, rope yellow
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W23 jar with handles
red
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W24 bowl
base red, upper black
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W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
pot lower red, upper black or dark blue, legs red, fill yellow
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X1 bread
dark blue
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
papyrus yellow, ends and seal blue, knot red
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board red, pawns green
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black

Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
black
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
black
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Z9 two sticks crossed
red
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Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, centre details blue
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
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Aa15 XVIII dyn. form of Aa13
red, fill yellow

Aa19 doubtful (different from V19)
black