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THE MASTABA.
figure, inscribed for Mentuemliat, son of Ast-
en-Kheb, and fourth prophet of Amon, the
well-known ruler of Thebes under Taharqa
(Benson and Gouiilay, Temple of Mut, pp. 350-
368; Daressy, Becueil de Gones Funeraires,
No. 201). It is useless to conjecture Avhat
chance brought it to this resting-place.
Some later burials Avere met Avith beside that
one mentioned above. A clumsy wooden sar-
cophagus interred near the mouth of the great
well was left where it was found. Another
wooden sarcophagus of better class lay just
outside the W. wall. The mummy witbm was
adorned with the tisual gilded mask and car-
The
tonnage
Ornaments, but bore no name.
coffin was accompanied by a small pylon-shaped
wooden shrine, painted Avith hgures of deities
and religious emblems, and surmounted by a
hawk with the double plume. This, Avith all
other chance hnds, Avas handed over to the
Museum officials.
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figure, inscribed for Mentuemliat, son of Ast-
en-Kheb, and fourth prophet of Amon, the
well-known ruler of Thebes under Taharqa
(Benson and Gouiilay, Temple of Mut, pp. 350-
368; Daressy, Becueil de Gones Funeraires,
No. 201). It is useless to conjecture Avhat
chance brought it to this resting-place.
Some later burials Avere met Avith beside that
one mentioned above. A clumsy wooden sar-
cophagus interred near the mouth of the great
well was left where it was found. Another
wooden sarcophagus of better class lay just
outside the W. wall. The mummy witbm was
adorned with the tisual gilded mask and car-
The
tonnage
Ornaments, but bore no name.
coffin was accompanied by a small pylon-shaped
wooden shrine, painted Avith hgures of deities
and religious emblems, and surmounted by a
hawk with the double plume. This, Avith all
other chance hnds, Avas handed over to the
Museum officials.
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