The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Akhet-hetep D 64 - Saqqara - Dynasty V

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A20 man leaning on forked stick
flesh red, kilt white, hair red
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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
flesh red, hair, eyes and beard black, robe red
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C114 standing figure of Maât
flesh yellow, dress green, feather and jewellry blue, hair light red with dark red lines
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D21 mouth
red
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D36 forearm
red
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D61 toes
green, black outline
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E34 desert hare
yellow
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F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
red
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G17 owl
body white, wing, tail and tuft yellow, markings red and black
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G23 lapwing
green, black markings
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G25 crested ibis
red
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
white underparts, blue upper, beak, eye and legs red
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G43 quail chick
yellow, legs and beak light red, markings blue
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G47 duckling
red, tail and wings blue
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H1 head of pintail duck G39
yellow
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K1 a fish (tilapia)
blue
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M29 pod from some sweet-smelling tree
green, black outline
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M37 bundle of flax stems (O.K. form of M36)
green, black outline
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M43 vine on props
props red, vine green with brown stripes, grapes blue
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N7 combination of sun N5 and T28
disk red lines on white, base blue and red
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
red with green base
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O1 house
blue
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O6 rectangular enclosure seen in plan
blue, black lines
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O15 walled enclosure with buttresses and with the signs W10 and X1
enclosure blue, shrine yellow with white and red markings, basin red, bread blue
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O17 gateway O16 (O.K. form)
enclosure blue, snakes yellow
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O24 pyramid with side of surrounding wall
red outline, white fill, base mottled grey and white
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O49 village with crossroads
black marks on blue
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O51 heap of grain on a raised mud floor
black lines on blue
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Q1 seat
green, black outline
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green, black outline
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R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat green, loaf yellow
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
black
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue, black outline
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S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
head green, stripes on handle blue, red, blue, green
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S43 walking-stick
yellow, red outline
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U30 potter's kiln
top and projection red, body blue
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V10 cartouche in secondary oval form
green, black outline
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green, black outline
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V30 wickerwork basket
green, black outline
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green, black outline
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W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
red
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X2 loaf
red
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X2 loaf
brown
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Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
tube black, brush, pot and cord red, palette green, inkwells black and red
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
red
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
blue
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Aa21 a carpenter's tool ?
red
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Aa27 doubtful
red