Egypt Exploration Fund [Editor]: Archaeological report: comprising the work of the Egypt Exploration Fund and the progress of egyptology during the year ... (1895-1896)

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Archaeological report: comprising the work of the Egypt Exploration Fund and the progress of egyptology during the year ... — 1895-1896

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Transport of Obelisks

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COMPEISING THE WOEK OF THE … Thk Offices of the EGYPT EXPLORATION FUND, 37, Great Russell St., W.C.

Egypt Expoloration Fund

The Rev. Prof. A. H. Sayge, M.A., LL.D. … The Rev. W. C. Winslow, D.D., D.C.L. … The Hon. Edward G. Mason (U.S.A.). … H. A. Grubber, Esq., F.S.A. The Rev. W. C. Winslow, D.D., D.C.L. (Boston, U.S.A.). … The Ret. W. MacGbegor, M.A. … The Rev. H. G. Tomkins, M.A.

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COMPRISING THE WORK OF THE … This Offices of the EGYPT EXPLORATION FUND, 37, Great Russell St., W.C,

Contents

a Bas-eeliep in the Temple of Deir … Temple at Kakanis. View from the West Wall . . 14

Egypt Exploration Fund, [6]: Excavations at Deir el Bahari

The excavations of this season at Deir el Bahari were not on a large … The building is unique in its kind, and, as we can now see the whole … comparisons for our guidance in seeking to ascertain how the architect … as corresponding to the spacious colonnaded courts preceding the

Like the lateral chambers at Denderah and Edfu, they may have been … for members of the queen's family. … that when the Egyptians turned aside from the style which was here … In the course of this year's work we found many fragments of the … ments do not complete the missing scenes, of which the destruction must … The Hathor Shrine projects beyond the southern edge of the Middle

excavations in the soil of this court and along the outside of the shrine … anciently rifled. Some had been re-used in the XXIst Dynasty for … from the walls of the temple, there could be no doubt that the tomb … The interments of the Xlth Dynasty were apparently made with a … Outside, on box and lid, are lines of blue hieroglyphs giving the name … as well as representations of the objects supposed to be placed near the

glyphic. In the coffin had been left pieces of a very thick cartonnnge, … deposited near the coffin. These objects are similar to those discovered … corn into a granary; in the other a bull is seen lying on the ground … of the earthly life of the deceased, and were intended to answer … together into a corner with the bricks of the door in order to make … side and outside. Inside the deceased is called Buau … transporting stone or perhaps for lowering heavy coffins along the inclined

thick longitudinal plank of sycamore wood, and not from a section across … only to correct the former publications of the Punt Expedition by … the dayT, and often at night by candle-light. … the Southern Hall of Offerings, I had to raise the door-lintel and rebuild

and some of them were built into the wall of the kitchen of the Coptic … As Illustrated by a Bas-Relief in the Temple of Deir el Bahaki. … the manner in which colossal statues and obelisks were transported on … The two plates of the transport of the obelisk show one of the … and some of them were built into the wall of the kitchen of the Coptic … As Illustrated by a Bas-Relief in the Temple of Deir el Bahaki. … the manner in which colossal statues and obelisks were transported on … The two plates of the transport of the obelisk show one of the

Egypt Exploration Fund, [7]: Transport of Obelisks, as illustrated by a Bas-Relief in the temple of Deir el Bahari

" terrasse de l'Est." The lowest row of boats is still in situ; 1 but tlie … of the Upper Platform. The Copts had made use of them for the rude … the retaining wall of the Court, where they may be seen nearly all … the gaps still to be filled, especially in the vessel that bears the obelisk. … minative sign " iu the inscription, where we see it in full on a reduced … tainly find the cartouches erased, and probably replaced by those of … reigned with her for a short time, in the interval between Thothmes I.

tion. The names of the officers who are supposed to perform … The text engraved over the representation is very fragmentary. It … " the holy offspring of her father, Amon Ha, the lord of . . . ., who does … " her rays shine like the gods of the two horizons, being Rait she is … The following words speak of the tributes which are brought to her … is indicated in the plate, and that the two next blocks must be put more … "sycamores from the whole land. … The next column speaks of the soldiers who had to accompany the … - I am indebted to Dr. Sethe's kindness for the reading of the rare sign akh.

" the inhabitants of the nome of Aphroditopolis and of all Egypt are … " (when they arrived) in peace, the king himself (i.e. the queen) preceded." … What was the size of this vessel ? Possibly its dimensions were given

in order to ship them both; thus the length of the boat was three times … On the other hand, the advantage derived from the large size was the … in winter they would have less difficulty in hauling the obelisks on shore … According to the rules of Egyptian perspective, such as we see applied

taken as the example to show how each group was composed. Next to … a lion, a sphinx, or a bull trampling upon the enemies of the king. I … the manner of representing the paintings inside vases.1 The boat has … This extraordinary formation is due to the desire of the sculptor for … rule. He drew all the boats together, allowing only the bows to project

with its soldiers, and all tire other ones in turn after the leader ; the line … one behind the other ; from the mast of each a rope is fastened to the … boat were required, it could be fastened to the bows of the second.

boats on the river. … In the lee of the barge is a canoe much smaller than the tugs, which … Lastly there were three boats 1 which I should call the religious escort … The few lines of text which have been preserved speak of tying the … The representation of the transport of the obelisk is unique, and

Egypt Exploration Fund, [8]: Cities of the Faiyûm, Kanaris and Bacchias

C—-CITIES OF THE FAIYUM. … the Faiyum come to be regarded as worked out, that some surprise … cerning all the documents which have found their way to London, Berlin, … out of scores of place names, added by the papyri to the meagre literary … Dimeh in the far north-west.

Cities of the Faiyum:. … To this effect the Fund Committee was advised in the summer of 1 895, … situated on the highway from Nitria and Memphis, and known to the … The first mound, we knew, had been sorely plundered, but was very … Arsinoe and Socnopaei Nesus. The second mound lay farther back in … undertaken in good time, and it was resumed for a short week at the end … and with a superimposed mass of rubbish, resulting from Bedawin occupa-

v. On the base of a lion : … but we succeeded in unearthing from both a certain number of papyri, … Among the papyri found were the following :— … (b) A long Latin document, found among the sand in a rifled tomb … massacre, and from the style appears to be a composition of the lato … an Attic orator. Judging by the popularity of Hyperides in Egypt as … These five papyri were all written about the same period, the second

Cities op the Faiytjm. … the desert, we struck our tents and moved seven miles eastward to Kum el … ourselves with water and provisions from Tamiyeh, six miles away. The … Here again we had houses, tombs, and a temple to explore. ■ The houses … figures in relief), and so forth. Coins were legion. Under the brick … coins, all in fair condition. The papyri were found either in open … seemed to hit the refuse heap of the civic archives, and once a municipal … counsels about bearing the prospect of death with becoming fortitude. … 4. Several fragments of the Iliad, including one piece of the Eighth

name is Socanobconneus, a form of the crocodile god Sebek, who was … 6. A series of forty-two receipts, ranging from the reign of Titus to … January 16th, rendered much service in the unrolling and deciphering … The cemeteries of Bacchias proved less remunerative even than those … scraps from decayed mummy cases and head-pieces. The northern

Cities op the Faiyum. … various ages, but all rifled. The newest were probably the brick beehive … suggest that it was the seat of a factory of knives and implements. … Towards the close of February both our sites and our funds were … Temple at Karanis (Faiyum). The Portal from the East.

Progress of Egyptology, [11]: Archeology, Hieroglyphic Studies, etc.

Explobations have been actively carried on in Egypt during the past year. … self equal to the magnitude of his heavy task, conducting and reporting … two terrible volumes. Naturally such work is most noticeable from … the pot-boiler, while at another a Government Commission compels the

irritating than the most unjustifiable publications issued at the private … The resuscitation of one magazine devoted to Egyptology and the … came intermittent in 1887, and the sixth volume remained incomplete … signs almost every article contained in the later numbers, will give us … tions, conducted as they are with method and guided by the keenest

Thothmes IV., Merenptah, Siptah, and the queen, Tausert. His most … deface this inscription, but utilized the back of the stela for a long record … Thebes was a general centre of operations during the last season. Besides

At Philae, Captain Lyons, while surveying for the Egyptian Govern- … proved to be that of the eldest son of Shashanq I., a statue dedicated by … At Lisht, M. Gautier, in investigating the surroundings of the south … Kum Ombo. At Kum er Resras, on the west bank a little south of … The sebakk-diggers of Elephantine have uncovered a graffito of Khufu- … We must also mention Mr. Newberry's work in the Theban necropolis. … two fragmentary duplicates of the great inscription which details the … It is reported that a French Society connected with the Musee

Kojotos, by W. M. F. Petrie, is a publication of the results of work at … to date Antef V. in the Xlth Dynasty, in spite of Steindorff's arguments … Philae. The very obscure hieroglyphic portion of the trilingual … p. 469. Stela of Thothmes II., on Philae road from Aswan, revised copy … From Thebes, east bank—

Burton and preserved in the British Museum ; Griffith, Mg. Zeit. … From west bank— … Deir el Bahri. The first part of the great publication by M. Naville, … Hatshepsut from the same temple in liec. de Trav. xviii. p. 91. … without indication of their provenance, we may note the following from … statue A 93. Bevillout, Rev. Egypt, vii. p. Ill; stelae of the XXIInd, … from the important Demetrio collection, including the inscription of … a careful copy of the tablet of Palermo, one of the most extraordinary

documents that we possess of the Old Kingdom. Its existence has been … The principal publication has been that of the account papyri in the … The publication of the Hieratische Papyrus aus der Koniglichen Museen … Some hieratic texts in the Hague have been published by Spiegelberg. … Professor Lanzone has had the good fortune to discover some large … explorers in the Faiyum to the extent that Professor Lanzone suggests; … examples: the Papyrus Hood and some small fragments at St. Peters-

latter is now almost complete. The Professor has published a good … A few texts in Spiegelberg's publication of the Hague collection. … "Prayers for the deceased," Revillout, Rev. Eg. vii. p. 164, and … After an interval of one year, the second volume of Professor Maspero's … Daressy, Bsc. de Trav. xvii. p. 113, gives a list of the names of the … Steindorff, /Eg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 77, examines the history of the Men-

he chooses especially the form of the royal titles and the shape of the … Borchardt, JEg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 142, suggests that the name of Khyan … elaborate treatise on the succession of the kings Thothmes I.—III. and … The same author, in the same work, also rearranges the genealogy of

upon which the genealogy must be largely based, is the work of … Mallet, Bcc. de Trav. xviii. p. 4, describes an interesting stela of the … a mistake for Sa=Sais, the capital of King Tefnekht, since the goddess … We may here note The Eyypt of the Hebrews and of Herodotus, an … The chronology of the Egyptian dynasties has been the subject of

in Petrie's History, vol. i., from an astronomical point of view, and in … cation to the early history of Greece, by C. Toer, is a careful and searching … mit cler Biblisclien, attempts to reconcile the Biblical with the Egyptian … the XIHth Dynasty and makes the Vth contemporary with the Xllth. … Edom or Palestine, mentioned in the story of Sanehat. Cf. Offobd,

Professor Sayce has found the Hyksos god Sufcekh named ou a … The discovery of the name of " Israel " in an Egyptian inscription is, … there written (j(J w (j ^^<=^=> ^] ^ with the determinative of a … we can form no conclusion from these statements as to the relation … ever, from the context that they were then in Palestine, or at least in … xviii. p. 76, cf. Hommel, p. 17, and Delattre, p. 71. The name of " Bdl, … Daressy publishes a representation of Phoenician ships from a tomb

graffito from Silsileh, and Darbssy, I.e., p. 120, a bilingual hieroglyphic … Schaper, JEg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 61 et seqq., has occupied himself with the … Dumhler in Jahrb. des Instit. 1895, p. 35, has discussed the Greek … C. Tore, Memphis and, Myhenae, having brought down the date of the … Deeenboukg has written an account of the recently discovered epitaph … Clermont Gannkau has a note on the name of the Ptolemy in this … to the Pyramid texts in his JEgyplologische Studien. The letters now … Piehl, Sphinx, i. p. 69, notes the correct interpretation of a determinative … Maspeeo, Bee. de Trav. xviii. p. 53, devotes an article to the vocaliza- … certain words in the Pyramid texts ; but it is impossible to follow him in

to recognize the existence of a certain rare negative form mentioned in … the help of Rabbinical Hebrew. He also traces the origin of a Hebrew, … De Ricci notes the forms of proper names allied to Psemtek. {Rev. … Sir P. Lepage Renouf, continuing his translation of the Book of the … a special note on the long-billed god Fendy, or Thoth, I.e. xviii. p. 111. … the representation of an Egyptian festival in Graeco-Egyptian times. … the meaning of the " double " represented in certain religious scenes, and

The second series of Petrie's Egyptian Tales has now appeared, and … Boechardt, JEg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 72, publishes from the British Museum … the Ancient Egyptian plant remains preserved in the Louvre. Unfortu- … the course by which Ancient Egyptian medicine entered Egypt through … contributions to the Egyptian metrology that have appeared since his

different ages. Professor Eisenlohr quotes the Palermo stone just pub- … length on Egyptian metrology, and here publishes, by the way, a fragment … through a number of possessors during the Old Kingdom, from the lists … gives an interesting sketch of the conduct of the labourers in the … and relating how on one occasion the government labourers struck … Petrie, Egyptian Decorative Art, analyzes and traces the origin and … the plant symbolical of Lower Egypt; he takes the certainly erroneous

Eeman, Mg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 18, publishes two exquisite reliefs from … the text of the Catalogue contains an essay on the dating of pottery, … F. C. J. Spureell, Arch. Journ., 1896, p. 46, describes the method … nowhere else, they were ground to a smooth surface before the exquisite … Somees Clarke has contributed an illustrated article on the methods … C. Belgee, Mg. Zeit. xxxiii. p. 24, examines the construction of the … bowls found by Petrie at Gurob, were for washing the face, the inscrip- … An English edition of the Illustrated Catalogue of the National Museum

It is stated that the Coptic ecclesiastical authorities have consented … done. The flourishing state of the Coptic community has led to a vast … The following indictment o£ the Egyptian excavator is taken from an open letter … Dr. Schweinfurth laments the rage for excavation which attempts to effect a total … from those of ours; they will attach importance to points of view undreamed of by … nance, one inquirer taking the word of another and each relying ultimately on his … ment unless a director and staff be appointed to deal exclusively with the manage- … . . . " It is against the excessive liberality of the Museum in granting permission

any previous training for the work, but who are also destitute of any scientific … " One very obvious injury resulting from hasty excavation is that inflicted on the … Who that has visited the Pyramids does not remember the dismal aspect presented … "But the most deplorable consequence of the modern rage for excavation is the … " The carelessness and neglect hitherto shown by Egyptian excavators with regard … " Greater still have been the sins of the excavator against the botanist. Even in

tombs repeatedly ransacked and plundered, some scattered .remains of the floral … "The inconspicuous material for research into natural history is lost in the hunt … is about as effective for preservation as it would be to pack up the tubes of a … Dr. Schweinfurth proceeds to point out as highly characteristic of the condition … the growing recognition among scientific Egyptologists that something must be … tombs repeatedly ransacked and plundered, some scattered .remains of the floral … "The inconspicuous material for research into natural history is lost in the hunt … is about as effective for preservation as it would be to pack up the tubes of a … Dr. Schweinfurth proceeds to point out as highly characteristic of the condition … the growing recognition among scientific Egyptologists that something must be

Progress of Egyptology, [12]: Graeco-Roman Egypt

Mahaffy's history of the empire of the Ptolemies. Some account of … Mahaffy has prefixed an introduction, contains the text of a very long … a separate document, though they are now joined together. The first … tenth), and, having formerly been paid to the temples, had recently been … The third section of the papyrus deals with the revenue from oil, of

between the cost of manufacturing the oil (which was fixed) and the sum … cases it was at a discount of about ten per cent. (2) At the beginning of … the true exchange ratio, and that the ratio of metal value, from the … conclusions, the last of which is based upon au elaborate examination of … .pio_sg_poem, of the second century b.c., in contents resembling the … the critical signs of Origen, while another is a vellum MS. of part of the

on vellum and the rest on papyrus, containing loans, sales, accounts, … 88 b.c. with two from the very beginning of the Roman period, dated … facsimiles, except one of the erotic fragment, so that the palaeo- … The first volume of the Greek texts from the Rainer collection of … marriage contracts, and leases. The manner of publication resembles … panied by a commentary. The total number of texts given is 247, but

the Rainer papyri has at last begun. A volume of facsimiles is promised … ,of to the metropolis), receipts, leases, loans, and an application for the … would be expected from Prof. Nicole's reputation, and it is sincerely … (Nos. 493-510) ; part of the record of an Alexandrian embassy, to the

the poll-tax, but who succeeded iu asserting his rights on appeal … dealing with this period, and although the main outline of the history … over the Greek, as well as the native Egyptian, period can afford to

forcibly removing from justice certain persons charged with brigandage ; … of the same sort among- the papyri under his control, but for these and … addition to our palaeographical knowledge, documents of the fourth … The minor publications of the year have not been numerous, and may … three different kinds of artaba (the principal dry measure of capacity in … nounced and given provisional texts of the interesting triple inscription … H. G. Lyons, R.E., the discoverer, and Dr. Borchardt.18 Four Latin … be added that the new edition of Professor Lumbroso's invaluable

is attached to a recent article on the papyri of Messrs. M ah a fry and … We may hope to see it in the course of the coming year. Mr. D. G._Hogarth … and of great palaeographical value. A second volume of the Greek … 1 Revenue Laws of Ptolemy Philadelphus, edited from a Greek papyrus. . . . by … 8 The Empire of the Ptolemies, by J. P. Mahalfy. (London, 1895.) … 13 On Two Inscriptions from Dimeh, in Hermathena, ix. 160 (1895); A new … 15 A Stele from Asiodn in the British Museum, ib. p. 273.

19 Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, xviii. 107-109. … 1. Biblical and Apocryphal. Dr. A. Sehulte lias during the past year … The title of the short, descriptive paper which has appeared in the … an elaborate description of some half-dozen fragments of the New … 19 Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, xviii. 107-109. … 1. Biblical and Apocryphal. Dr. A. Sehulte lias during the past year … The title of the short, descriptive paper which has appeared in the … an elaborate description of some half-dozen fragments of the New

Progress of Egyptology, [13]: Coptic Studies

The Rev. H. Goussen, of Strassburg, has rendered a service to all New … historiasque criticas "—of the Sa'idic text of the Apocalypse.3 Some … ficial—with the Greek of Westcott-Hort. The editor takes occasion to … Prof. Hyvernat, who has published so little of late years, begins in the … The Rev. Forbes Robinson is the editor, in the Cambridge Texts and … connection with these texts is that, unlike most of the apocrypha otherwise … details regarding the ornamentation of the various MSS., which will

One of the most interesting publications of the year is also one of the … probably be in favour of the latter ascription. The work apparently relates … Dr. von Lemm continues his successful endeavours to identify the

demonstrated the fact of the existence of such a work some years ago. … of some apparently hopeless remains, not inconsiderable passages from … Dr. Griitzmacher, of Freiburg, from his previous studies of Benedict … from whose conclusions he does not often differ much. The Sa'idic … upon the early ascetics. Many interesting phases of the movement are … tions, directions for dying, and the like. The most remarkable, … and Mary. The texts themselves are often of great interest, written … several very interesting and otherwise, no doubt, obsolete words, the

meanings of which the editor has happily traced to their hieroglyphic … dog. The document claims to be written bylsis, and contains examples … A notice in the Revue Critique shows that M. Amelineau has published … Professor Piehl in two papers 17 discusses (1) the prefix se-, which … as demonstrated by a passage in the " Pistis Sophia." … date which may be compared with the passages quoted from the same work

named Alloe, identified by Professor Erman with the Arabic samandal,

Transport of Obelisks

Transport of Obelisks, from a bas-relief at Deir el Bahari (see p. 6).

Karte I - V

PROM THE DELTA TO BENI SUEP

FROM BENT SUEF TO EKHMIM.

FROM EKHMIM TO ASWAN".

v op the … IV. —GOSHEN, AND THE SHRINE OF SAFT-EL-HENNEH. Memoir … V.—TANIS.—Part II., including TELL DEFENNEH (the Biblical … VII.—THE CITY OF ONIAS AND THE MOUND OF THE JEW. The … IX.—TWO HIEROGLYPHIC PAPYRI FROM TANIS. An extra Volume. … X.—THE FESTIVAL HALL OF OSORKON II. (BUBASTLS). Memoir … and the TOMB OF PAHERI AT EL KAB. By J. .1. Tylor and F. Ll.

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THE SEASON'S WORK AT AHNAS AND BENI HASAN. By Edouard

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At Philae, Captain Lyons, while surveying for the Egyptian Govern- … proved to be that of the eldest son of Shashanq I., a statue dedicated by … At Lisht, M. Gautier, in investigating the surroundings _ '' " ■ 11 … of the same king, who was evidently the builder of thepyi=_ … Kum Ombo. At Kum er Resras, on the west bank a 1E ^ … The sebakh-diggers of Elephantine have uncovered a grafl E … We must also mention Mr. Newberry's work in the Theb - … two fragmentary duplicates of the great inscription whit =— … It is reported that a French Society connected wit =- … at Antinoe. The result has been the discovery o =_J2

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