The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

This page displays a list of all occurrences from a selected Period. Occurrences with no image can still have a full description. Exemplars are indicated by a solid border. Click on the exemplar image to access the details.

Dynasty XII

No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1298
A12 soldier with bow and quiver
body red, hair black, head-feather white, bow yellow, arrows yellow with black flights
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3351
C9* goddess seated with uraeus
face and uraeus yellow, hair black, robe white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3343
D1 head in profile
face red, eyeball white, hair and beard black
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1299
D2 face
face yellow, eyeballs white, irises black, hair black, beard (mistaken for neck?) yellow
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1361
D2 face
face yellow, hair and beard blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3353
D4 eye
eyeball white, iris and outline black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1301
D21 mouth
red, fill white
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1362
D21 mouth
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1302
D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1363
D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1303
D36 forearm
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1364
D36 forearm
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1304
D58 foot
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1365
D58 foot
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3359
D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot and vase red, liquid blue (with red drawing underneath)
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1306
E11 ram (O.K. form of E10)
head, horns and chest black, hindparts white with black spots
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1308
E26 elephant
body grey, tusk white, eyeball white, iris black, feet black
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3363
F1 head of ox (replaces E1 in offering formula)
neck red, face white with black spots
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1309
F4 forepart of lion
head and foreleg yellow, mane and shoulder blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1310
F20 tongue of ox (?)
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3362
F23 foreleg of ox
variegated red to white with black spots
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1311
F29 cow's skin pierced by an arrow
hide white with black spots and bottom edge blue, tail red, arrow yellow with red arrowhead and black flights
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3355
F30 water-skin
red, centre empty
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1312
F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
belly white with red teats, tail red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1313
F34 heart
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3358
F35 heart and windpipe
white, markings red
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1314
F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
bones red, spinal cord white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3357
F46 intestine
white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1315
G4 long legged buzzard
head white, breast and wings yellow, leggings white, feet red
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1317
G14* vulture on basket
feathers white, inner detail blue, tip of tail blue, basket green
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1366
G17 owl
face and breast white, head, wings, tail and claws yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1318
G17 owl
face and breast white, head, wings, tail and claws yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1319
G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
face and breast white, top of head, wings and tail blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1321
G38 white-fronted goose
yellow, wing tips white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1322
G39 pintail duck
head and wings blue, neck and breast white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1323
G43 quail chick
head and back yellow with markings black,throat and breast white, legs and feet red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1367
G43 quail chick
head and back yellow, breast white, legs red, claws black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3364
G54 trussed goose or duck
body yellow,incision red, details red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1368
I9 horned viper
yellow, underparts white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1324
I9 horned viper
body yellow with red spots, underparts white, eye and horns black
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1369
L1 dung beetle
black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1325
L2 bee
head and body blue, wings yellow and white, rear end white with red stripe, legs red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1326
M3 branch
red
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1327
M4 palm branch stripped of leaves and notched
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1328
M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green, inner details black
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1370
M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf yellow, inner lines red
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1329
M19 heaped conical cakes between reed M17 and sign like U36
green
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1330
M22 rush with shoots
green, buds red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1331
M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1371
M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1372
N1 sky
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1333
N5 sun
centre red, outer ring white
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1373
N14 star
blue, middle red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1374
N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1334
N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
base blue, hills yellow with red dots
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1336
N29 sandy hill slope
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1376
N29 sandy hill slope
yellow
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1377
N35 ripple of water
black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1378
N35 ripple of water
black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3345
N35* three ripples of water
black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1337
O31 door
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1379
O34 bolt
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1380
O34 bolt
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1338
O49 village with crossroads
blue with white cross
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1381
O49 village with crossroads
red with yellow cross
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1339
P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
paddle black, handle red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1383
Q1 seat
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1382
Q1 seat
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1340
Q3 stool of reed matting
green with yellow bands
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1384
Q3 stool of reed matting
yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3354
Q6 coffin (form variable)
outer structure blue, inner yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3352
R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat red(?), loaf blue
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1316
R13 falcon G5 on standard R14 with feather (O.K. to XII dyn.)
head white, feathers blue, leggings white, standard blue with white feather
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1341
S12 collar of beads
blue with red cord
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1342
S19 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace
blue outline and seal, yellow fill
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1353
S24 girdle knot
yellow with red markings, centre transparent
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1385
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1386
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1343
S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue, white fill of loop
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1387
S38 crook
yellow
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1388
T12 bow-string
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1344
T21 one-barbed harpoon
shaft outline red, sling blue, harpoon tip black
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3348
T28 butcher's block
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1345
U1 sickle
green
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1389
U1 sickle
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1390
U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
red
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1346
U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
red, rope yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1347
U23 chisel (?)
blue
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1348
U24 stone-worker's drill weighted at the top with stones (XVIII dyn.)
drill yellow, head blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1391
U24 stone-worker's drill weighted at the top with stones (XVIII dyn.)
drill blue, head yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1349
U36 club used by fullers in washing
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1392
U36 club used by fullers in washing
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1350
V14 rope for tethering animals V13 with a diacritical tick
green
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1351
V28 wick of twisted flax
green
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1393
V28 wick of twisted flax
yellow
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1352
V30 wickerwork basket
green with black cross-hatching
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1394
V30 wickerwork basket
yellow
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3349
V32 wickerwork frail (possibly also a float used by hippopotamus hunters)
blue, bands (faded) yellow
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1354
W9 stone jug with handle
upper red (or yellow?), lower white with diagonal red line
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1395
W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1355
W14 tall water-pot
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1396
W14 tall water-pot
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3344
W16 water-pot W15 in a ring-stand W12
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1356
W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
upper part of jars blue, lower part red and rope red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1397
W24 bowl
red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3346
W24 bowl
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1398
X1 bread
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1399
X1 bread
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3361
X2 loaf
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3360
X4 roll of bread
loaf white, markings red
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3366
X8 conical loaf (?)
base black, sides blue, small triangle red, fill white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1357
Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
white with red outline and red details
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3347
Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1400
Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
blue
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 3356
Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
blue
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1401
Z9 two sticks crossed
blue
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1358
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green with black lines
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1402
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
yellow with red lines
Sarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1359
Aa2 pustule or gland ?
white
No ImageSarenput II - Elephantine
OccID = 1360
Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
red
No ImageSarenput I - Elephantine
OccID = 1403
Aa20 doubtful
blue