The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Temple of Ramses II (Abydos) - Abydos - Dynasty XIX

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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face red, wig blue, robe yellow
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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face red, wig blue, upper robe yellow, lower robe green
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C11 god with arms supporting the sky (with M4 on head)
flesh red, wig blue, robe (and reed?) yellow
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C126 goddess with diadem (modius) on head
diadem, head and wig faded, upper body yellow, robe red
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D2 face
face yellow, hair and beard faded
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D4 eye
outline faded (black?), iris red, eyeball white
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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
red
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D37 forearm with hand holding X8
arm red, loaf yellow(? faded)
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm red, stick yellow
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D45 arm with hand holding the nehbet wand
arm red, wand green
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D46 hand
red
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D54 legs walking
red
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D58 foot
red

D61 toes
red
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F4 forepart of lion
yellow, markings red

F13 horns of ox
blue
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F31 three foxes' skins tied together
skins green, knot red
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F34 heart
red
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F35 heart and windpipe
heart red, windpipe green
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F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
vertebrae red, spinal cord green
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F51 piece of flesh
red
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G5 falcon
face and breast white, head and wing green, tip of tail red, feet yellow

G7A falcon with flagellum (G6) on standard (R12)
face and breast pale (faded?), head and wing green, tip of tail red, feet yellow, flagellum yellow, standard red
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G17 owl
face and underparts white, wing and feet yellow
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G26 sacred ibis on the standard R12
head neck and wing green, rest faded, standard red
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G39 pintail duck
head and rump red, wing yellow, throat blue, breast white, feet yellow(?)
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G43 quail chick
yellow, feet red

G45 combination of quail chick G43 and arm D36
chick yellow with red feet, arm red
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G47 duckling
yellow
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H8 egg
yellow
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I9 horned viper
yellow, underbelly markings red, horns (faded) black?

L7 scorpion (modified for superstitious reasons)
yellow
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M3 branch
red
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M15 clump of papyrus with buds bent down
base red, stems blue (or green?), flowers yellow
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green

M18 combination of reed M17 and walking legs D54
reed green, legs red
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
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N1 sky
blue
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N5 sun
red
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N17 land - alternative form of N16
blue

N21 tongue of land
blue
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N24 land marked out with irrigation runnels
runnels faded, fill red
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
hills red, flat land green

N26 sand-covered mountain over edge of green cultivation
hills red, earth blue
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N29 sandy hill slope
blue
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N31 road bordered by shrubs
road green, border blue, shrubs green
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O1 house
blue
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O11 palace with battlements
walls and battlements yellow, upper triangle blue, lower triangle red, lower half two blue rectangles

O18 shrine seen from side
yellow
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O34 bolt
red
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O49 village with crossroads
ring blue, cross green
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O50 circular threshing-floor covered with grain
outer ring blue(? faded), inner yellow with red markings

P30 boat, sacred bark (variation of P1)
boat yellow, cabin red, water blue
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Q1 seat
blue
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Q2 portable seat (sometimes reversed)
red, centre part white
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Q3 stool of reed matting
matting green, cross pieces yellow
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
flag and pole yellow, markings red
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R12 standard for carrying religious symbols
red
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
semicircle and feather blue, cloth red

R18 wig with fillet and plumes on pole over irrigation channels N24 (variant of R17)
plumes green, wig alternate green and yellow, standard red, irrigation channels red(?)
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R22 two fossil belemnites (?)
red

S23 knotted strips of cloth
loop green, flabella yellow, markings red
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S33 sandal
yellow, details red
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue
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S40 sceptre with straight shaft and head of Seth-animal (see too R19)
green
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S42 sceptre of authority (various forms)
yellow
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T32 combination of knife sharpener T31 and walking legs D54
sharpener green(?), legs red

U6 hoe
hoe red, rope yellow
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U15 sledge
sledge red, rope yellow
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U23 chisel (?)
handle blue, blade red
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green
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V30 wickerwork basket
green
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green, handle yellow(?)
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W9 stone jug with handle
lower half blue, upper half and handle red
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W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
yellow
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W15 water-pot W14 with water pouring from it
vase yellow, water faded
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
jug red, rope and net yellow
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W24 bowl
lower half blue, upper half red
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X1 bread
blue
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board red, pieces faded
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
red
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Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green
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Aa15 XVIII dyn. form of Aa13
red

Aa27 doubtful
red, centre white