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 Monument. 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.

Nefermaat - Maidûm - Dynasty III

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A47 shepherd seated and wrapped in a mantle, holding a stick with appendage
flesh yellow, hair black, stick yellow, robe green with black stripes and black and white border
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D4 eye
black outline, white fill, black eyeball, red corners
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D21 mouth
red
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D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
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D36 forearm
yellow
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D58 foot
red
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F4 forepart of lion
green with white markings and black outlines, mane yellow with red marks
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F25 leg and hoof of ox
brown
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F35 heart and windpipe
red, white fill
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G4 long legged buzzard
brown
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G4 long legged buzzard
brown, beak and legs yellow
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G17 owl
yellow
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G43 quail chick
yellow
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I3 crocodile
yellow
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I7 frog
yellow
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I9 horned viper
yellow
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow
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M17 flowering reed
green, black outline
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green, black outline
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M33 grains of corn
yellow
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O19 primitive shrine
building yellow, details red
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Q3 stool of reed matting
yellow with black lines
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S29 folded cloth
red
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T27 bird trap (O.K. form of T26)
red
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U1 sickle
green, black outline, white teeth
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U23 chisel (?)
yellow with black blade
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U23 chisel (?)
handle yellow, blade black
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U29 fire-drill (O.K. form of U28)
yellow with red lines, black markings
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U29 fire-drill (O.K. form of U28)
yellow, black markings
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U36 club used by fullers in washing
black
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V28 wick of twisted flax
yellow
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V30 wickerwork basket
yellow
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
brown
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
yellow with red lines, handle black
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V33 bag of linen
bag white with black marks, red knot
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W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
yellow with black markings
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W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
upper part of pots black, all other parts red
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X1 bread
black
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
yellow with red lines