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HHI^HHI
NOTES BY THE EDITUK.
26
neighbouring Memphite nome, the first nome
of Lower Egypt, also in Pls. iv., xiii.
The estates of Akhethetep noted in the
sculptures are as follows :—
Nome.
Pl
. IV.
Pl.
XIII.
Pl
. XIV
Upper Egypt XX.
XXI.
" Southern Am(?)
" Northern Am(?)
-tree
-tree
2
2
^_
2
2
XXII.
" Blade "
1
-
1
Lower Egypt I.
II.
" White Wall"
" Haunch "
1
2
__
1
2
III.
"West"
2
VI.
"Wild Bull"
5
4
VII.
" Harpoon of the AVestern Side '
)
4
-
4
On comparing the lirst and the hfteenth of
the estate names on PI. iv. with the first two
on PI. xiv., it will be seen that in PI. xiv.'
the ^H*,(?)-tree, without further distinction,
Stands as the nome-badge for two estates
which belong respectively to the northern and
southern divisions of that nome. Unless,
therefore, the ancient artist omitted some
groups by accident, the division of the nome
into north and south was not always pre-
served. We find parallels to this amalgamation
in the case of other nomes.
There is still much uncertainty as to the
Situation of the nomes of Lower Egypt; where
the capitals have been identihed fixed jjoints
are gained, but the boundaries remain un-
determined.1 The accompanying sketch-map,
kindly drawn for me by Mr. Davies, will give
some idea of the relative situations of the
nomes. It is fairly certain that the VIth and
Vllth lay to the west of the Rosetta branch
of the Nile. The Vth was the Saite nome,
and lay on the east of that branch; Avhile the
IVth, apparently, was immediately to the
south of the Vth. Hence it is evident that
Akhethetep's recorded possessions lay entirely
to the west of the Canopic branch, from the
1 On this question see especially J. de Rouge, Geographie
Ancienne de la Basse jßgypte.
sea to the head of the Delta, continuing also
southward through the Memphite nome ("White
Wall") into Upper Egypt beyond the Faiyum,
reaching the nome of Heracleopolis (the
" southern Am-iree").
If we turn to the list of the Ptahhetep
estates, we find that his property was more
scattered ; unfortunately some of the signs are
lost or too much injured for identihcation.
NOTES BY THE EDITUK.
26
neighbouring Memphite nome, the first nome
of Lower Egypt, also in Pls. iv., xiii.
The estates of Akhethetep noted in the
sculptures are as follows :—
Nome.
Pl
. IV.
Pl.
XIII.
Pl
. XIV
Upper Egypt XX.
XXI.
" Southern Am(?)
" Northern Am(?)
-tree
-tree
2
2
^_
2
2
XXII.
" Blade "
1
-
1
Lower Egypt I.
II.
" White Wall"
" Haunch "
1
2
__
1
2
III.
"West"
2
VI.
"Wild Bull"
5
4
VII.
" Harpoon of the AVestern Side '
)
4
-
4
On comparing the lirst and the hfteenth of
the estate names on PI. iv. with the first two
on PI. xiv., it will be seen that in PI. xiv.'
the ^H*,(?)-tree, without further distinction,
Stands as the nome-badge for two estates
which belong respectively to the northern and
southern divisions of that nome. Unless,
therefore, the ancient artist omitted some
groups by accident, the division of the nome
into north and south was not always pre-
served. We find parallels to this amalgamation
in the case of other nomes.
There is still much uncertainty as to the
Situation of the nomes of Lower Egypt; where
the capitals have been identihed fixed jjoints
are gained, but the boundaries remain un-
determined.1 The accompanying sketch-map,
kindly drawn for me by Mr. Davies, will give
some idea of the relative situations of the
nomes. It is fairly certain that the VIth and
Vllth lay to the west of the Rosetta branch
of the Nile. The Vth was the Saite nome,
and lay on the east of that branch; Avhile the
IVth, apparently, was immediately to the
south of the Vth. Hence it is evident that
Akhethetep's recorded possessions lay entirely
to the west of the Canopic branch, from the
1 On this question see especially J. de Rouge, Geographie
Ancienne de la Basse jßgypte.
sea to the head of the Delta, continuing also
southward through the Memphite nome ("White
Wall") into Upper Egypt beyond the Faiyum,
reaching the nome of Heracleopolis (the
" southern Am-iree").
If we turn to the list of the Ptahhetep
estates, we find that his property was more
scattered ; unfortunately some of the signs are
lost or too much injured for identihcation.