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.

Temple of Sety I - Abydos - Abydos - Dynasty XIX

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A14* as A14 but blood interpreted as an axe
flesh red, kilt white, hair and axe faded

C126 goddess with diadem (modius) on head
modius and wig faded, face and upper body yellow, robe red
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D2 face
face yellow, beard faded (blue?)
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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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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
arm and stick red
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D46 hand
red
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D58 foot
red
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D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot red, pot lower red, upper blue (traces), water blue (traces)
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F18 tusk of elephant (or metal spout?)
green
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F31 three foxes' skins tied together
skins green, knot (faded) red
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F34 heart
red, markings white
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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
backbone red, spinal cord white
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G17 owl
wings and legs yellow, face features and breast white
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G43 quail chick
yellow, legs red
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H8 egg
yellow
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I9 horned viper
yellow
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow
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M3 branch
red
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M13 stem of papyrus
green
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M16 clump of papyrus
papyrus green, ground red
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M17 flowering reed
stem blue, leaf green
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green
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M27 combination of sedge M26 and arm D36
arm red, sedge green
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N5 sun
red
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N14 star
yellow
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N17 land - alternative form of N16
blue (traces)
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
red
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N29 sandy hill slope
yellow
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N29 sandy hill slope
blue
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N35 ripple of water
black
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O1 house
blue

O19 primitive shrine
yellow
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O34 bolt
red
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O42 fence outside primitive shrine
red

P6 mast
red
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Q1 seat
blue
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Q3 stool of reed matting
matting green, cross pieces yellow
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Q7 brazier with flame rising from it
cross and flame red, centre white(?)
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R7 bowl for incense with smoke rising from it
bowl yellow, smoke faded
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
yellow, details red
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S23 knotted strips of cloth
flabella yellow, loop faded
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S29 folded cloth
red
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S29 folded cloth
red

S33 sandal
yellow
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S38 crook
yellow
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S43 walking-stick
red

S45 flagellum
yellow, markings red

T10 composite bow with middle tied to bow-string when out of use
yellow
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T23 two-barbed arrow-head (XVIII dyn. Alternative form)
shaft, barbs and tip red, centre white
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T30 knife
red

T32 combination of knife sharpener T31 and walking legs D54
sharpener green, legs red
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U15 sledge
red

V13 rope for tethering animals
green
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V22 whip (XVIII dyn.)
green
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green
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V30 wickerwork basket
green with molded cross-hatching
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green-blue, handle faded
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
pot red, netting and rope yellow
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W21 twin wine-jars
red
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W24 bowl
pot blue, rim red
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X1 bread
blue
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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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Aa27 doubtful
cross red, centre yelllow