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WOODEN SEPULCHRAL TABLETS.
their necks, and holding sceptres, pat, in their fore-paws; they look from the
sides inwards.
II. The boat of the god Af, or the Sun in the Lower Hemisphere, ram-
headed, coloured red, wearing a yellow disk and tunic, s'enti, round the loins;
facing to the right. In his left hand he holds a dogheaded sceptre, t'am, uas,
or uasm, and in his right a symbol of life, dnx- Over him coils a serpent,
wearing on its head the hut, or white crown of the upper country. Before Af is
his name; facing to the right, Harmachis, lord of the heaven over the gods.
Before him stands, facing in the same direction, Isis, wearing a disk and draped ;
and Ma, truth, wearing an ostrich feather on her head, and draped. Behind
the god is the pilot, the lord of the boat, human-headed, wearing a s'enti, or
tunic, with pendent arms, steering two hawk-headed paddles. Under the boat
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is the blue sky or ether. Before and behind is a soul Ba, represented as
a human-headed hawk, wearing on its head a sepulchral ornament and whip at
the side; tuaut neter, "adoring;" the wings yellow and the whip blue, and
inscription : "Adoration to ...... in thy place."
III. The deceased, " The Osirian Aiem-hetp," or " Imouthos," standing facing
to the left, holding both hands up in adoration to the gods, his flesh coloured
red, and a long garment from the loins, yellow, and a white cone and blue
lotus bud on the head. Before is the god, " Harmachis, over the gods," hawk-
headed, with blue urseus, wearing a narams, or headdress ; draped in a tunic, s'enti,
holding the sceptre, uas, t'am, uasm, and tat, united by both hands. After him
is Turn, human-headed, wearing the ps^ent, the face coloured white ; draped in
the s'enti or tunic, and wearing the counterpoise of a collar; holding a sceptre,
uasm, by both hands. He is followed by "Osiris," wearing the atef, coloured
yellow; draped as a mummy in a red garment, holding a sceptre, uasm, before
him by both hands. Behind him is | ^ Isis, wearing her throne on her head,
coloured red, with a blue headdress, namms; her left hand raised and right
pendent, holding y anx, life; draped in the usual female garment, coloured
green. She is followed by Nephthys, wearing her emblem and name on her
head; draped in the same kind of garment and in the same attitude as Isis.
Before Isis, facing to the right, is "Gift of oil," and before Nephthys "Gift of
WOODEN SEPULCHRAL TABLETS.
their necks, and holding sceptres, pat, in their fore-paws; they look from the
sides inwards.
II. The boat of the god Af, or the Sun in the Lower Hemisphere, ram-
headed, coloured red, wearing a yellow disk and tunic, s'enti, round the loins;
facing to the right. In his left hand he holds a dogheaded sceptre, t'am, uas,
or uasm, and in his right a symbol of life, dnx- Over him coils a serpent,
wearing on its head the hut, or white crown of the upper country. Before Af is
his name; facing to the right, Harmachis, lord of the heaven over the gods.
Before him stands, facing in the same direction, Isis, wearing a disk and draped ;
and Ma, truth, wearing an ostrich feather on her head, and draped. Behind
the god is the pilot, the lord of the boat, human-headed, wearing a s'enti, or
tunic, with pendent arms, steering two hawk-headed paddles. Under the boat
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is the blue sky or ether. Before and behind is a soul Ba, represented as
a human-headed hawk, wearing on its head a sepulchral ornament and whip at
the side; tuaut neter, "adoring;" the wings yellow and the whip blue, and
inscription : "Adoration to ...... in thy place."
III. The deceased, " The Osirian Aiem-hetp," or " Imouthos," standing facing
to the left, holding both hands up in adoration to the gods, his flesh coloured
red, and a long garment from the loins, yellow, and a white cone and blue
lotus bud on the head. Before is the god, " Harmachis, over the gods," hawk-
headed, with blue urseus, wearing a narams, or headdress ; draped in a tunic, s'enti,
holding the sceptre, uas, t'am, uasm, and tat, united by both hands. After him
is Turn, human-headed, wearing the ps^ent, the face coloured white ; draped in
the s'enti or tunic, and wearing the counterpoise of a collar; holding a sceptre,
uasm, by both hands. He is followed by "Osiris," wearing the atef, coloured
yellow; draped as a mummy in a red garment, holding a sceptre, uasm, before
him by both hands. Behind him is | ^ Isis, wearing her throne on her head,
coloured red, with a blue headdress, namms; her left hand raised and right
pendent, holding y anx, life; draped in the usual female garment, coloured
green. She is followed by Nephthys, wearing her emblem and name on her
head; draped in the same kind of garment and in the same attitude as Isis.
Before Isis, facing to the right, is "Gift of oil," and before Nephthys "Gift of