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ABYDOS III.
CHAPTER VIII.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
77. Pl. i. 1-10. Worked slate of the 1st
Dynasty and earlier ; from the lowest deposits
of the early town, within the walls of the Osiris
Temenos. No. 1 has a curious ribbed pattern
upon it. The palettes, No. 2 and 3, are orna-
mented round the edge in the usual way of late
prehistoric times; Nos. 8-10 are carefully and
regularly made, while Nos. 4, 5, 7 are quite
rough. No. 4 has been worn through by
constant use ; No. 9 has some marks upon it.
No. 11 is a polished quartzose axe-head of the
1st Dynasty. No. 12 is a glazed quartz pendant
of the 1st Dynasty, broken at the bottom ; frag-
ments of similar pendants were found. No. 13 is
a ring of slate of the 1st Dynasty, the use of
which is unknown. Several similar objects,
chiefly of pottery, were found during the excava-
tions. No. 14 is the fragment of a marble vase
from the early town. No. 15, a stele of the 1st
Dynasty, like those found round the tombs of
Mersekha and Qa (cf. Ii. T. i, pis. xxxv and
xxxvi). From the fact that it is the only other
1st Dynasty object found in this part of the
cemetery, it is probably the stele belonging to
the rifled tomb ju, 22, situated slightly to the
north of the south-east gate of the Middle Fort.
The other objects from this tomb Avere, a perfect
ivory draughtsman of the type found in the
tomb of Zer (B. T. ii, xxxv, 5), and various
fragments of slate and alabaster vases, from
which the original shapes have been restored
(see below, pl. xxxi).
78. Pl. ii-iv. Flint knives from the lower
levels of the Temple of Osiris, except No. 4, which
is from the Temple of Aahmes I. The numerals
placed at the bottom right-hand corner of each
refer to the levels at which they were found
above an arbitrary datum (see Abydos II).
No. 26 is of a shape hitherto unknown.
Pl. v, No. 1. A view of the Shunet-ez-zebib
looking north. On the west (left hand) may be
seen the small outer wall, showing above the
sand. The large opening to the south marks
the original position of the south gate.
The small opening in the northern Avail is
the result of a Coptic attempt to form a house by
hollowing out the brickAvork. In the extreme
left of the photograph a mound of rubbish is
noticeable. Within three yards of this Avas the
tomb p 50 (see beloAv). An upAvard curve
visible on the brickAvork sIioavs the height of
the sand, before disturbed by Maspero in
examining the Avails. BeloAv this the pilasters
are faintly visible. No. 2 is a photograj)h of
the Coptic Deir or monastery looking west.
The ancient Avail may be distinguished from the
modern, in the south, by its darker and more
weathered appearance.
No. 3. On the left is visible the opening
caused by the falling in of the Avestern gate.
The north gateway is also visible, and the
elaborate courts through Avhich one enters may
be made out. The level of the sand against
the north Avail before excavating can also be
seen. No. 4. The east Avail of the Shuneh after
excavation, shoAving the damage done by the
Copts in undermining the Avestern side, and
thus causing the Avail to collapse. The
pilasters and false doorAvays can be distinctly
seen, Avith the stucco still adhering to the greater
part.
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and the strata of:
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