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THE TOMB OF PA-RA'MESSU
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Pl. XLVIII, 5. Yellow limestone weight, found on
the surface near point T. It has no mark indicating
its unit and it would be very difficult to estimate its
actual weight, as it is so badly chipped. It is of
circular cross-section.
Pl. XLVIII, 6. Fragment of limestone sculpture
found just below the surface in the inner temple-
enclosure of Thutmose III.
Pl. XLVIII, 7. A well preserved contrivance found
near point Z. The two hooks are of horn and the
five pegs of wood. The hooks fit over the pegs, thus
making a noose of varying sizes. Possibly a pot sling.
Pl. XLVIII, 8 and 9. Small copper toilet-knives
found near points O and S respectively. They pro-
bably came from graves worked by illicit diggers,
by whom they were overlooked.
Pl. XLVIII, 10. Copper snuff-spoon (?); date
uncertain.
Pl. XLVIII, 11. See tomb-registers, pl. XVII,
grave 481.
Pl. XLVIII, 12 and 13. See tomb-registers, pl. XVII,
grave 475.
Pl. XLVIII, 14. Part of wooden spoon; date
uncertain.
33. Pl. XLIX, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12. See
section 18, tomb 6.
Pl. XLIX, 4. Part of sculpture of the temple of
Thutmose III, from the large pit no. 473. See
section 28.
Pl. XLIX, 5, 10 and 11. These are the only frag-
ments of sculpture, except the fragment shewn
in pl. XLVIII, 6, found within the inner enclosure
of the temple of Thutmose III.
Pl. L, 1 and 2. See section 21, grave 37.
Pl. L, 3 and 4. See section 18, grave 6.
Pl. L, 5, 6 and 12. Parts of a stele of the prince
and mayor Ipay. The main figure is missing. The
four figures represented are the priest Tutu, two
women who are apparently called Hathor and
Nefertari, and another woman whose name is
no longer legible. (See tomb-registers, pl. XVIII,
grave 608.)
Pl. L, 7. Fragment of temple sculpture from grave
473. Limestone.
Pl. L, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16; see section 28,
grave 474.
Pl. L, 11. See section 28, grave 473.
Pl. LII. (Bottom.) Limestone slab with inscrip-
tion from Hawara, purchased from a native. It
recorded the dedication of a tomb to two officials
and their wives. The translation is: “Of Tiberius
Julius Asklepiades gymnasiarch and archigerontos
and of his wife Julia (daughter) of Thermoutharios,
and of Dios the (son) of Ammonios gymnasiarch
and of (his) wife Hera, the dwelling and tomb, not
to be sold and not to be alienated unto all time.”
The dwelling refers to the chambers above the tomb
where the anniversary feasts were held.
CHAPTER IX
THE TOMB OF PA-RA MESSU
34. We had been informed, by the villagers at
Lahun, of the existence of a large tomb, from which
an inscribed granite cover of a sarcophagus had
been removed by illicit diggers about 28 years
previously. Their story was as follows:—
A party of eight men had combined to dig out
a large shaft at Medinet Ghurab. These included
Musa Lutfy, Sha‘ban El Naqib, Hosein Sha‘ban,
and Ahmad Hosein. Having worked out the shaft,
the innermost chamber of which was flooded, they
saw a mummiform cover in red granite shewing
above the water level. They brought a Greek anti-
quity-dealer from Medinet el Fayum, who offered
the party L. E. 50 if they could break up the cover
into sufficiently small pieces to make it transportable.
Having broken off the head and part of the left
arm, a dispute arose between the party and about
40 other men from the village who had come up
to get a share in the proceeds; failing this, they
reported the matter to the then Inspector of Anti-
quities, who arrived on the scene and seized the
cover. This was sent in due course to Cairo where
it was entered in the Museum ‘Journal d’entree’
as No. 30707 ‘4 th son of Ramessu IF.
There is some discrepancy in the native statements
as to whether the cover had been taken away when
it was seized, or not, but all agree that no one had
seen the sarcophagus, as the chamber was flooded.
To seek the truth in Egypt after 30 years is labour
lost. On our arrival at Gurob, the local natives
either could not, or would not, give any information
as to which of the big pits was the one in which
the cover had been found. We therefore began on
the largest pit we could find, which stood in a very
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Pl. XLVIII, 5. Yellow limestone weight, found on
the surface near point T. It has no mark indicating
its unit and it would be very difficult to estimate its
actual weight, as it is so badly chipped. It is of
circular cross-section.
Pl. XLVIII, 6. Fragment of limestone sculpture
found just below the surface in the inner temple-
enclosure of Thutmose III.
Pl. XLVIII, 7. A well preserved contrivance found
near point Z. The two hooks are of horn and the
five pegs of wood. The hooks fit over the pegs, thus
making a noose of varying sizes. Possibly a pot sling.
Pl. XLVIII, 8 and 9. Small copper toilet-knives
found near points O and S respectively. They pro-
bably came from graves worked by illicit diggers,
by whom they were overlooked.
Pl. XLVIII, 10. Copper snuff-spoon (?); date
uncertain.
Pl. XLVIII, 11. See tomb-registers, pl. XVII,
grave 481.
Pl. XLVIII, 12 and 13. See tomb-registers, pl. XVII,
grave 475.
Pl. XLVIII, 14. Part of wooden spoon; date
uncertain.
33. Pl. XLIX, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12. See
section 18, tomb 6.
Pl. XLIX, 4. Part of sculpture of the temple of
Thutmose III, from the large pit no. 473. See
section 28.
Pl. XLIX, 5, 10 and 11. These are the only frag-
ments of sculpture, except the fragment shewn
in pl. XLVIII, 6, found within the inner enclosure
of the temple of Thutmose III.
Pl. L, 1 and 2. See section 21, grave 37.
Pl. L, 3 and 4. See section 18, grave 6.
Pl. L, 5, 6 and 12. Parts of a stele of the prince
and mayor Ipay. The main figure is missing. The
four figures represented are the priest Tutu, two
women who are apparently called Hathor and
Nefertari, and another woman whose name is
no longer legible. (See tomb-registers, pl. XVIII,
grave 608.)
Pl. L, 7. Fragment of temple sculpture from grave
473. Limestone.
Pl. L, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16; see section 28,
grave 474.
Pl. L, 11. See section 28, grave 473.
Pl. LII. (Bottom.) Limestone slab with inscrip-
tion from Hawara, purchased from a native. It
recorded the dedication of a tomb to two officials
and their wives. The translation is: “Of Tiberius
Julius Asklepiades gymnasiarch and archigerontos
and of his wife Julia (daughter) of Thermoutharios,
and of Dios the (son) of Ammonios gymnasiarch
and of (his) wife Hera, the dwelling and tomb, not
to be sold and not to be alienated unto all time.”
The dwelling refers to the chambers above the tomb
where the anniversary feasts were held.
CHAPTER IX
THE TOMB OF PA-RA MESSU
34. We had been informed, by the villagers at
Lahun, of the existence of a large tomb, from which
an inscribed granite cover of a sarcophagus had
been removed by illicit diggers about 28 years
previously. Their story was as follows:—
A party of eight men had combined to dig out
a large shaft at Medinet Ghurab. These included
Musa Lutfy, Sha‘ban El Naqib, Hosein Sha‘ban,
and Ahmad Hosein. Having worked out the shaft,
the innermost chamber of which was flooded, they
saw a mummiform cover in red granite shewing
above the water level. They brought a Greek anti-
quity-dealer from Medinet el Fayum, who offered
the party L. E. 50 if they could break up the cover
into sufficiently small pieces to make it transportable.
Having broken off the head and part of the left
arm, a dispute arose between the party and about
40 other men from the village who had come up
to get a share in the proceeds; failing this, they
reported the matter to the then Inspector of Anti-
quities, who arrived on the scene and seized the
cover. This was sent in due course to Cairo where
it was entered in the Museum ‘Journal d’entree’
as No. 30707 ‘4 th son of Ramessu IF.
There is some discrepancy in the native statements
as to whether the cover had been taken away when
it was seized, or not, but all agree that no one had
seen the sarcophagus, as the chamber was flooded.
To seek the truth in Egypt after 30 years is labour
lost. On our arrival at Gurob, the local natives
either could not, or would not, give any information
as to which of the big pits was the one in which
the cover had been found. We therefore began on
the largest pit we could find, which stood in a very
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