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 VI

No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 661
A9 man steadying basket W10 on head
skin red, hair black, kilt white, basket yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 662
A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
skin yellow, hair and beard black, white robe, red outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 537
D1 head in profile
face red, hair and beard black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 663
D1 head in profile
face red, hair, eyeliner and beard black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1144
D1 head in profile
face red, hair, eyes and beard black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 539
D2 face
yellow (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 664
D2 face
face yellow with red details, hair, beard and eyes black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 538
D2 face
face yellow, details red, hair and beard black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 665
D4 eye
outline and pupil black, eyeball yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1145
D4 eye
black outlines, yellow fill, black eyeball, red corners
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1019
D21 mouth
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 540
D21 mouth
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 616
D21 mouth
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 541
D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 617
D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1020
D32 arms enclosing or embracing
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1075
D35 arms in gesture of negation
yellow, red outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1076
D36 forearm
yellow, red outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 542
D36 forearm
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 618
D36 forearm
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1021
D36 forearm
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 667
D39 forearm with hand holding bowl W24
arm red, bowl blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 619
D46 hand
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1023
D46 hand
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 543
D54 legs walking
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1024
D54 legs walking
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 544
D58 foot
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 620
D58 foot
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1025
D58 foot
red
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 666
D121 mouth with liquid issuing from the side
lips red, water (faded) blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1026
E9 newborn bubalis or hartebeest
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 545
E10 ram
black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 546
E17 jackal
black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 630
E17 jackal
black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1065
E17 jackal
black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 547
E34 desert hare
yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1150
E34 desert hare
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 549
F4 forepart of lion
foreparts yellow, mane blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 668
F4 forepart of lion
foreparts yellow-brown, mane blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1151
F4 forepart of lion
yellow with blue mane
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 548
F4 forepart of lion
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 550
F20 tongue of ox (?)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 551
F24 foreleg of ox (reversed)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 552
F24 foreleg of ox (reversed)
lower part black, upper part red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1028
F24 foreleg of ox (reversed)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 553
F28 cow's skin (alternative form of F27)
black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 554
F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 555
F34 heart
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 556
F35 heart and windpipe
yellow (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 670
F35 heart and windpipe
fill white, details and outline red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1030
F35 heart and windpipe
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1033
F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 3461
F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
vertebrae red, spinal cord white
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1034
F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 671
G1 Egyptian vulture
body white, outline and details red, wingtips blue, legs yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1153
G5 falcon
body blue, beak red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1155
G17 owl
body white, wing, tail and tuft yellow, markings red and black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 557
G17 owl
yellow (painted)
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 558
G17 owl
yellow feathers, white breast, black eyebrows, red eyes
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 559
G17 owl
yellow feathers, white breast with black spots, red head
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 672
G17 owl
body white, wings yellow, eyebrows black, eyes red, legs yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 560
G23 lapwing
head and beak black, wings green
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 674
G26 sacred ibis on the standard R12
standard red with white feather, bird beak, neck, tail, legs black, body white with red outline and details
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 561
G43 quail chick
feathers yellow with black markings, legs red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 676
G43 quail chick
feathers yellow, markings black, legs red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1160
G43 quail chick
yellow, beak and legs red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 622
G47 duckling
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 562
I9 horned viper
yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1077
I9 horned viper
yellow, red outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1078
I10 cobra in repose
yellow, red outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1086
I10 cobra in repose
blue, black outline
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 633
K3 a fish
blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 680
L2 bee
body above legs blue, rear parts red with black stripes, wings yellow, legs black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1068
M4 palm branch stripped of leaves and notched
black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1107
M12 leaf, stalk and rhizome of lotus
green, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1167
M15 clump of papyrus with buds bent down
plants green, base red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1168
M16 clump of papyrus
plants green, base red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 563
M17 flowering reed
yellow (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 642
M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1108
M17 flowering reed
green, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1109
M20 reeds growing side by side
green, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 564
M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 643
M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green-blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1110
M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 565
M26 sedge(?) growing from a sign for land (N17?)
plant green, flowers alternate red and black, earth black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1113
M30 a sweet-tasting root?
green, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 566
M36 bundle of flax stems showing the bolls
bundle of flax yellow, red markings
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 567
M41 log of wood stripped of its branches (XVIII dyn.)
yellow with red cross stripes
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 623
N5 sun
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1037
N5 sun
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 568
N14 star
yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 655
N14 star
yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1087
N17 land - alternative form of N16
blue, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1038
N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 569
N35 ripple of water
black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 631
N35 ripple of water
black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1069
N35 ripple of water
black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 635
N37 garden pool
blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1089
N39 garden pool full of water
blue, black lines
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 636
O1 house
blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1071
O1 house
black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 570
O1 house
blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 571
O1 house
black (painted)
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 572
O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1095
O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
blue, black lines
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 573
O16 gateway(?) surmounted by protecting serpents
groundplan black, uraeus yellow, points (? Schleifen) blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 683
O16 gateway(?) surmounted by protecting serpents
house plan and frieze blue, uraei yellow
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 684
O22 open booth supported by a pole
booth yellow, pole red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 574
O22 open booth supported by a pole
yellow
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 685
O24 pyramid with side of surrounding wall
white with red outline, point yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 575
O28 column with tenon on top
pillar red, base black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 576
O34 bolt
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1040
O34 bolt
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 637
O49 village with crossroads
blue
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 686
O51 heap of grain on a raised mud floor
outside of barn and doors blue, floor red, fill white
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 577
Q1 seat
blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 3462
Q1 seat
green
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 578
Q3 stool of reed matting
green
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 579
Q3 stool of reed matting
yellow (painted)
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1117
Q3 stool of reed matting
green, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1041
Q7 brazier with flame rising from it
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 580
R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 581
R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
upper part with red stripes, lower part with black zigzags (incomplete description)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 687
R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
upper part yellow with red markings, lower part blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 688
R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
pillar red, blue and green sections, cross markings white
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 582
S19 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace
seal black, beads red, green, blue, yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 691
S19 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace
seal blue, chain alternate red, blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 583
S20 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace (seen from front)
string red, knob below black, seal without colour
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 625
S26 apron or kilt
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1042
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 584
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 626
S29 folded cloth
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 585
S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 632
S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black, loop fill white
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 586
S38 crook
yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 656
S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 587
S43 walking-stick
yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 692
T3 mace with pear-shaped head (vertical)
mace-head white with red outline, handle yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1044
T3 mace with pear-shaped head (vertical)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 588
T3 mace with pear-shaped head (vertical)
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 589
T21 one-barbed harpoon
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 693
T21 one-barbed harpoon
handle red, point black, rope black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 3460
T28 butcher's block
outer blue, inner red with fill white
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 590
T32 combination of knife sharpener T31 and walking legs D54
legs red, knife blue, handle yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 645
U1 sickle
green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1120
U1 sickle
green, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 591
U6 hoe
wooden part red, binding black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 694
U6 hoe
hoe red, binding black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1047
U20 adze (O.K. form)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 592
U21 adze at work on a block of wood
wooden handle black with yellow markings, blade blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1186
U21 adze at work on a block of wood
adze yellow, block black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 593
U23 chisel (?)
handle green, blade black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 695
U23 chisel (?)
green
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 696
U30 potter's kiln
kiln blue, upper and lower parts red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 594
U31 instrument employed in baking (?)
blue
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 638
U36 club used by fullers in washing
blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1099
U36 club used by fullers in washing
blue, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1081
V1 coil of rope
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 595
V4 lasso
yellow
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 658
V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 596
V10 cartouche in secondary oval form
cartouche blue, fill yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 597
V13 rope for tethering animals
green
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 598
V13 rope for tethering animals
yellow (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 647
V13 rope for tethering animals
yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1123
V13 rope for tethering animals
green, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1124
V15 combination of rope for tethering animals V13 and legs walking D54
green, black outline, legs red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 599
V23 whip (O.K. form of V22)
yellow with red markings
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1049
V23 whip (O.K. form of V22)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 600
V28 wick of twisted flax
green
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 649
V28 wick of twisted flax
green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1130
V28 wick of twisted flax
green, black outline
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1131
V29 swab made from a hank of fibre
green, black outline
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 650
V30 wickerwork basket
green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1134
V30 wickerwork basket
green, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 601
V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1137
V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green, black outline, handle black
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1050
V33 bag of linen
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 602
V35 bag of linen (O.K. form)
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 698
W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
basin white, diamond shape yellow, outline red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1051
W4 combination of basin W3 and booth O22
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1082
W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
yellow, red outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 603
W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1055
W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
red
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1056
W14 tall water-pot
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 640
W24 bowl
blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1057
W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
red
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 641
X1 bread
blue
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1102
X1 bread
blue, black outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 604
X1 bread
blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 605
X1 bread
yellow (painted)
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1083
X3 loaf (alternative form of loaf X2)
yellow, red outline
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 606
Y2 papyrus roll (O.K. form of Y1)
red (painted)
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 607
Y2 papyrus roll (O.K. form of Y1)
roll yellow with red wrapping, lacing red, seal blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 608
Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
palette green, inks black and red,, string red, pot black, reed holder black with top and bottom red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 609
Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
palette black, rest red (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 705
Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
palette green, inkwells red, string white with red outline, pot without colour, reed holder black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 706
Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board red, two inner pawns red, three outer pawns blue
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 610
Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 628
Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
red
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 611
Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
black
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 612
Z11 two planks crossed and joined
yellow
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1139
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, black lines
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 613
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
yellow (painted)
No ImageAnkhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 651
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 614
Aa5 part of the steering gear of ships ?
green
No ImageIdout - Saqqara
OccID = 1104
Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue, black outline
Ankhmerire - Saqqara
OccID = 629
Aa14 O.K. form of Aa13
yellow
No ImageMehu - Saqqara
OccID = 615
Aa15 XVIII dyn. form of Aa13
red