Tomb of Nebamun (TT 179)
Description:
Bee
Phonogram:
bit
Sign No.:
L2
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
El-Khokha, Thebes
Appearance:
Color notes:
Rear yellow with red outline and red and black stripes, thorax blue and white above the legs, wings yellow with red stripes, legs black and red.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign shows the Honey bee (Apis melifera).
Image source:
South Khokha Project, Hungarian Archaeological Mission