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Ptah-hotep D 64 - Saqqara - Dynasty V
A6 man receiving purification
flesh red, hair black, kilt white, jar red, water blue
D4 eye
black outlines, white fill, brown eyeball, red corners
D21 mouth
red
D121 mouth with liquid issuing from the side
mouth red, water blue
E11 ram (O.K. form of E10)
body brown with black, mane blue
E17 jackal
black
F4 forepart of lion
yellow with blue mane
F20 tongue of ox (?)
red
F34 heart
red-brown
F39 backbone with spinal cord issuing from it
red
G25 crested ibis
red
G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
white underparts, blue upper, beak, eye and legs red
G54 trussed goose or duck
yellow
I3 crocodile
black
I8 tadpole
green, black outline
K1 a fish (tilapia)
blue
L1 dung beetle
black
M12 leaf, stalk and rhizome of lotus
leaf and tabs on base green, stem red
M22 rush with shoots
green, tips of shoots blue
M26 sedge(?) growing from a sign for land (N17?)
plant green, flowers red, base blue
N22 sandy tongue of land (O.K. protype of N20 and N21)
red with green spots
N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
spotted red with green base
N29 sandy hill slope
blue, black outline
N33 grain of sand, pellet or like
yellow
N35 ripple of water
black
N41 well full of water (rippled surface)
blue, black outline
O1 house
blue
O4 reed shelter in fields
blue
O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
boat green
Q1 seat
blue, black outline
Q3 stool of reed matting
green, black outline
R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
cloth yellow, pole yellow with green and blue markings
S20 cylinder seal attached to bead necklace (seen from front)
cord blue, seal blue and red
S29 folded cloth
red
T20 harpoon (O.K. form)
red
T22 two-barbed arrow-head
red
T25 reed floats used in fishing and hunting the hippopotamus
green, black outline
U1 sickle
green, black outline, teeth white
U23 chisel (?)
handle green, blade blue
U36 club used by fullers in washing
blue, black outline
V6 cord (in early exx. doubled and looped at top left)
red
V10 cartouche in secondary oval form
blue, black outline
V13 rope for tethering animals
green, black outline
V15 combination of rope for tethering animals V13 and legs walking D54
green, black outline, legs red
V16 looped cord serving as hobble for cattle
green, black outline
V23 whip (O.K. form of V22)
green, black outline
V28 wick of twisted flax
green, black outline
V30 wickerwork basket
green, black outline
V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green, black outline
W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
red
W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
red
W24 bowl
blue, black outline
X6 a round loaf bearing the mark of the baker's fingers
red lines on white, two yellow grains above
X8 conical loaf (?)
black
Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
green board with black lines, pieces green, red and black
Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black
Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, black lines
Aa27 doubtful
red
