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.

Wepemnefret G1201 - Giza - Dynasty IV

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D4 eye
outline black, white fill, eyeball brown
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D21 mouth
red
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D36 forearm
red
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D45* two hands and forearms holding nehbet wand
arm red, wand yellow
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D46 hand
red
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D58 foot
red

D145 arm with curved line of water (?) above hand
arm red, water grey

E165 lion(ess) with axe above, joined by (?)
lioness yellow, axe yellow with blue blade and black lashings, joining object (?) red
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F4 forepart of lion
yellow with red mane
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F13 horns of ox
yellow(?)
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F32 animal's belly showing teats and tail
black outline, red fill
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G1 Egyptian vulture
red outline, black wing tips, orange legs and feet
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G5 falcon
yellow with black markings
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G7 falcon of Horus on the standard R12
yellow bird, black markings, red standard
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G17 owl
white bird, yellow wing, red and black markings
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G30 three jabirus
grey head and wings, white breast, black wattle, red bill and feet
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
grey head and wings, white breast, black feet
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G38 white-fronted goose
grey head and wings, white breast, black feet
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G43 quail chick
yellow, red markings and feet

I7* combination of frog I7 on basket V30
yellow (or green?), red markings, black eye, basket blue(?)

K3 a fish
grey back, white belly, red scales
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M3 branch
red
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M12 leaf, stalk and rhizome of lotus
green
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M13 stem of papyrus
green stem and flower, red base of stem and flower
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M17 flowering reed
green, markings red(?)
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green

M28 combination of sedge M26 and the sign for ten V20
green stem, flowers red and black, "10" red
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M30 a sweet-tasting root?
green pod with red top and bottom

M39 basket of fruit or grain
basket red, grains black
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M39 basket of fruit or grain
basket red, grains yellow

N11 crescent moon (also written vertically when det.)
outline red, fill white
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N35 ripple of water
blue (or black?)
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N39 garden pool full of water
grey with black lines
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O1 house
blue (or black?)
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O4 reed shelter in fields
blue (or black?)
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O49 village with crossroads
black rim, grey markings
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P3 sacred bark (details vary considerably)
boat green, white cabin, water grey with black outline
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Q3 stool of reed matting
yellow with black lines
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
upper pole and flag yellow with red lines, lower pole black and green

R21 conventionalized flower (?) surmounted by horns (?)
yellow with black markings and black horns

S27 horizontal strip of cloth with two strands of a fringe
outline red, fill white
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S29 folded cloth
red
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T3 mace with pear-shaped head (vertical)
white head, yellow handle, red outline

T7 axe
yellow, lashings and blade black

T11 arrow
yellow shaft, red outline, black flights

U36 club used by fullers in washing
black

V4 lasso
yellow

V6 cord (in early exx. doubled and looped at top left)
yellow, markings red
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V13 rope for tethering animals
yellow, outline and markings black

V23 whip (O.K. form of V22)
yellow
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V28 wick of twisted flax
yellow
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V30 wickerwork basket
yellow, lines red
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
yellow with black lines

W2 sealed oil-jar, like W1 but without tied ends
outline red, fill white
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W10 cup (probably also a basket - see A9)
red
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W12 ring-stand for jars (straight bottom O.K.)
stand red, triangle empty

W18 water-pots in a rack (O.K. form of W17)
sides red, pots red with black tops, rack black, seals white with red outline
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W21 twin wine-jars
red pots with black tops, yellow lashings with red markings
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W22 beer-jug
red pot with black top

X1 bread
black
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X2 loaf
purple brown

Y2 papyrus roll (O.K. form of Y1)
roll white, string red, seal black
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Y3 scribe's outfit, consisting of palette, bag for pigments and reed-holder
holder black with yellow top and bottom, pot red, rope yellow with red markings, palette grey, ink pot black and white (top), red and white (below)
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
yellow with red lines