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Colors of Egypt
𓇋𓃹𓈖𓁸𓏛 ​ 𓈖  𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖
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Black, Dark Brown (color of soil) : 𓆎𓅓, 𓆎𓅓𓁸   kem / km 
Black (coal black) : 𓆓𓂝𓃀  Djāb / Dab 

Grey : 𓋴𓆎𓅓  sekem / skm

White :  𓌉  ḥedj/ HD / ; (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F), ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
White :  𓊏𓊪𓇳 shesep / Ssp 
White, bright, radiant : 𓅱𓃀𓐍𓏏𓏯𓇶 ubekh /wbx ; (Coptic) ouōbash (S,B, A), ouōbkh (A), oubiḥ, 

Silver : 𓋠   ḥedj / HD (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F), ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
Lead : 𓂧𓎛𓏏𓏭𓈓 deḥety/dHty
Gold : 𓋞𓈒𓏥   nebu  / nbw
Copper : 𓈔𓏺𓏧  ḥemet/ Hmt​​
Bronze : 𓍖𓈔𓏧  ḥesmin/Hsm(i)n

Sky Blue : 𓇋𓆛𓈖𓌰𓅓  ȧnum /inm ; (Coptic) ayan mpe (sly-colored blue)
Blue : 𓇋𓁹𓅂𓈒𓏥  ȧrtyu / irtyw​​
Blue :  𓏏𓆑𓂋𓂋𓈓 teferr / tfrr
Blue : 𓐝𓂋𓎡𓃭 mkrr ?​
Blue (Lapis Lazuli) :  𓐍𓊃𓃀𓆓𓈓   khesbedj /xsbD; (Demotic) khesbed/xsbd
Blue black of hair : 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓆓𓏸  khesbedj /xsbD

Turquoise :  𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt

Malachite-like : 𓅖𓆑𓎡𓈒 𓏥  mefek /mfk
Malachite : 𓅓𓆑𓂓𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt
Green, Verdigris :  𓎛𓋴𓍄  / Hs-biA
Green : 𓇆  wadj or uadj/ wAD
Green Feldspar : 𓈖𓈙𓅓𓏏𓈒𓏥  neshmet/nSmt

Purple, violet-purple indigo (Tyrian Purple murex snail) : 𓇋𓏌𓍱  ȧnu / in(w) ?
Amethyst : Hsmn ?
Amethyst :
𓐍𓈖𓅓𓏬  khenumet /xn(w)mt (budge)
Amethyst : 
𓎛𓌳𓄿𓎼𓄿𓏏𓈒𓏪  Hmq ? (budge)
Amethyst
: Hnmt


Red ochre :  𓂧𓂧𓈓  ded / dd
Red (Dark red dye) :  𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈒𓏥   demi/ dmi ?
Red, reddening, flamingo, bright red : 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟  desher / dSr  ; (Coptic) DSrSr/ troshresh, tōrsh,
          tōrsh (S,A)
Red, carnelian :  𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓈒𓏥  ḥerset / Hrs(t)
Red (blood red dye) :  𓇋𓈖𓋴 ȧnes/ ins 
Red (light red) : 𓅖𓂋𓈙𓏪 merosh / mrS ; (Coptic) mērsh (S,B,F), mersh (S,F)
          (red, ruby) morsh (S), marsh (A) (red or yellow)

Red :  𓍿𓅓𓋴𓏞 Tjems / Tms
Red (blood, blood red, mineral) : 𓍿𓂋𓏞𓈒𓏥 Tjur /T(w)r
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian : ḥemek /Hmq
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian
: ḥmagat/HmAgAt
Red jasper ? : ḥenmet/Hnmt
Sand stone : 𓌗𓏏𓊌 rudjet/rwDt

Yellow pigment :  𓏘𓈖𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥 qeniut / qni.wt, qnit
Yellow Pigment : 𓏘𓈖𓇌𓏏𓏊   qenēt / qnyt
Yellow or red pigment :  𓏠𓈖𓈙𓏏𓈒𓏥  menshet /mnSt
Yellow ocher :  𓂉𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥 sety / sty 
Ocher : 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏕𓈙𓏥 senit/snt
Yellow or red mineral :  𓐍𓈖𓏏 khenet / xnt​
Yellow : kT?

Tan, stain : 𓇥𓂋
𓇋𓏲𓏛𓏪 djriu/ Driw

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