The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

This page displays details of the selected Monument. Click on the Monument number to list all individual signs ("occurrences") recorded from that object or structure.

Mon. 34


Monument : Fetekty
Period : Dynasty V
Reign(s) : Middle dyn V or dyn 6 (?)
High Date : 2445
Low Date : 2181
Monument type : Mastaba
Localisation or provenance : Abusir
References : PM III, 1, 351; Lepsius (LD Texte 139-141 and LD II, pl.96. and LD Ergänz. Pl. 40); Bárta (2001).

Fetekty was “Overseer of the store-room”. The occurrences are taken from the list provided in Bárta (2001, 121-123). Bárta often refers to the colour brown, even though this colour is hardly ever used in polychrome inscriptions. As there are no colour plates accompanying the list, it is difficult to know whether this is not just a shade of red. Black is often used as an outline. Some signs show high variation, especially the twisted flax V28 which has occurrences in brown, blue and green, all with a black outline.