The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Horemheb KV.57 - Valley of the Kings - Dynasty XVIII

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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
robe white, face red, beard black, wig blue, collar blue

A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
robe white, face red, beard black, wig blue, collar green
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A51 as A50 with flagellum S45
seat black with white fill, robe white, arms and face red, wig blue, flagellum yellow

C6 god with head of dog E15
robe white, head black, wig blue

C10* goddess Maât holding an ankh
robe white, face yellow, hair blue, filet red, feather yellow and red, ankh blue with white fill

C126 goddess with diadem (modius) on head
robe white, face yellow, wig blue, modius red

D1 head in profile
face red, hair and beard and eyebrow black, eye black and white
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D2 face
face yellow with black or red features, eyes black and white, hair and beard black
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D2 face
face yellow, hair, features and beard black
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D4 eye
outline black, fill white, iris red, pupil black
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D19 nose, eye and cheek
face yellow, nostrils red, eye black and white
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D21 mouth
red with white fill
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D36 forearm
red

D37 forearm with hand holding X8
arm and hand red, offering black triangles with white fill

D39 forearm with hand holding bowl W24
arm and hand red, bowl red with black top
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick black

D43 forearm with hand holding flagellum S45
arm red, flagellum yellow

D45 arm with hand holding the nehbet wand
arm red, wand green with yellow handle
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D54 legs walking
red with white fill between legs
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E34 desert hare
yellow with red spots, inner ear white

E152 recumbent dog with flagellum, on shrine
dog black with white eye and red collar, flagellum yellow, shrine white with red door and blue and red frieze
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F12 head and neck of canine animal
black
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F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
belly and teats black with white fill, tail blue
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F34 heart
red with white markings
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F34 heart
white with red markings

F35 heart and windpipe
lower part white with red markings, upper part green
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F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
red
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F51 piece of flesh
red

G5 falcon
green back with red tip to tail, white breast, black and white face, yellow leg, red feet
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G14 vulture
feathers green and blue, face and breast white, upper breast red, legs and feet blue-green
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G17 owl
yellow wings and face with black markings, white breast and tail with red stippling, yellow legs with red stripes
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
head and feathers green, throat and breast white, legs and feet black
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G39 pintail duck
breast and neck blue, wings, head and feet red(?), wing markings and eye black
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G43 quail chick
yellow with black markings, legs red with white fill

H8 egg
white

H8 egg
yellow
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I9 horned viper
yellow with black markings and black horns
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow with red markings
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L1 dung beetle
black
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M16 clump of papyrus
red base, green stems and ombrelles, red flowers
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green

M18 combination of reed M17 and walking legs D54
reed stem blue, leaf green, leg red with white fill between leg and stem
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green with white fill between leaves
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N1 sky
blue

N1 sky
blue with white stars

N5 sun
inner red, outer ring white

N14 star
white with red outline
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N17 land - alternative form of N16
blue
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
red
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N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
red
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N28 hill over which are the rays of the rising sun
rings (inner to outer) blue, white, blue, white, red, white, blue, blue
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N29 sandy hill slope
green

N29 sandy hill slope
white
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N35 ripple of water
black
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N36 channel filled with water
blue with light-blue ripple marks
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O1 house
blue, white fill
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O4 reed shelter in fields
blue, white fill
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O10 combination of enclosure O6 and falcon G5
enclosure white with blue outline and red square, falcon green-blue back with red tip to tail, white breast, black and white face, orange legs

O21 façade of shrine
shrine white with red door
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O34 bolt
red

O39 stone slab or brick
white
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O42 fence outside primitive shrine
red, white fill

O49 village with crossroads
outer ring blue, triangles green with white fill
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O50 circular threshing-floor covered with grain
yellow with red ring and red grains
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
red
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Q1 seat
blue

Q3 stool of reed matting
green with yellow and red bands
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
yellow with black markings

R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
column yellow with blue or red stripes, yellow cross pieces
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
standard red with white fill and blue top, feather yellow
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R19 the was-sceptre S40 with fillet and feather
sceptre blue-green with white fill in crook, feather and fillet yellow and white

S24 girdle knot
knot and tie green, yellow fill
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S29 folded cloth
red, fill white
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
strap blue, white fill
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S38 crook
alternate yellow and green bands, white fill in crook
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S40 sceptre with straight shaft and head of Seth-animal (see too R19)
sceptre and fillet blue, white fill between forks
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S43 walking-stick
red
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T34 butcher's knife
red
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U4 combination of sickle U1 and plinth Aa11
green
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U6 hoe
red, white fill
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U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
red
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U15 sledge
red with white fill

U21 adze at work on a block of wood
black
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U33 pestle
red

V17 rolled-up herdsman's shelter of papyrus (XVIII dyn.)
papyrus green, binding yellow, fill white
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green, white fill
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V30 wickerwork basket
green

V30 wickerwork basket
green with black cross-hatching

V31 wickerwork basket with handle
green with black cross-hatching, black handle with white fill
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W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
white with red lines

W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
white
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W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
red, white triangular fill
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W17 water-pots in a rack (XII-XVIII dyn.)
pots red with blue tops, rack red, fill between jars white
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
handle orange with white fill, pot red with green-blue bands
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W21 twin wine-jars
red with blue lashings
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W24 bowl
top blue, base red

W155 wine jar with spout
red
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X1 bread
blue
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
papyrus roll white with red binding
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board red, pieces green
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black
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Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
black
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
black

Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
blue
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Aa15 XVIII dyn. form of Aa13
red, white fill