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THE MASTABA OF PTAHHETEP AND AKHETHETEP.
Upper E
gl-
Lower Eg.
NoME.
XVI.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
I.
II.
III.
VI.
VII.
IX.
X.
XII.
" Oryx "
" Southern Am-tree "
" Northern clitto "
" Blade "
or
)'
'White Wall")
"Haunch"
" West"
" Wild Bull"
" Harpoon "
" Reigning King
" Black Bull"
" Cow and Calf
ö
1
1
1
1
2, or 3
3
1 or 2
1 or ?
lor2
Here wo seem to trace two large properties
in Lower Egypt as belonging to Ptahhetep,
one in the western nomes IL, III., VI., VII.—
which will be seen by a glance at the accom-
panying map to form a continuous chain—the
other in the centre of the Delta in nomes
IX.-XII. The estate in the Oryx nome in
Upper Egypt was widely separated from all
the rest.
The estates of Sabu were much scattered
through Lower Egypt; they lay in the fol-
lowing nomes :—
IL "Haunch."
III. " West."
VI. " Wild Bull" (or XL, Ox ?).
XIII. " Crook and Shuttle2 of the East"
(Heliopolitan).
XV. "Ibis."
(?) " East."
1 It is noteworthy that the Symbols of these two nomes,
situated on each side of the division line between Upper
and Lower Egypt, are figured in Akhethetep, not on the
usnal hawk-perch, but on a sign resembling Hill- (Part 1.,
figs. 206, 215). In the present instance the distinctive
badge is lost, and only the supporting sign remains.
2 j I in this name should perhaps be read hq^ m-'-nz't,
"the ruler of the evening sun-boat," referring to Atum, the
god of Heliopolis.
The first three nomes were continuous. The
" East" nome—in name corresponding to the
Illrd—probably lay beyond the Heliopolitan
(XIII.) on the eastern border.
Methen (L. V., ii. 3-7) mentions estates or
offices held by him in all parts of Lower
Egypt :—
II. " Haunch."
III. " West.:'
IV. •)
V.} "Target."
VI. " Wild Bull."
VII. " Harpoon."
XL (?) " Ox " (perhaps on PI. v.).
XVI. " Dolphin."
(?) " Crocodile."
(?) " East."
Most of these nomes again, namely IL-VII.,
are on the west, where they form a solid block
on the map of Lower Egypt, the " Target"
nome lying on the E. side of the Rosetta
branch. The " Dolphin " nome is much further
to the E., and separate. The Situation of the
" Ox" nome is very uncertain. As to the
last two nomes in the above list, viz. the
" Crocodile " and " East " nomes, they must
have been contiguous, for they are associated in
one title of Methen, just as is the case with
the "Target" and "West" nomes, and the
" Target," " Wild Bull" and " Haunch" nomes
in other titles of his. Probably, therefore, the
" Crocodile " as well as the " East" nome itself
represents a nome in the east of Lower Egypt,
i.e. VIII. or one of those numbered XVII.-XX.
in the lists.
Turning to Upper Egypt, in Lepsius' publi-
cation of the tomb of Methen (L. D., ii. 6), the
nome of the " Jackal" (XVII.) and " The Nome "
are mentioned. We have learned from Pro-
fessor Petrie's excavations that the latter was
the Old Kingdom name of the Tentyrite nome
(VI.) ; possibly it denotes the saine thing
here.
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THE MASTABA OF PTAHHETEP AND AKHETHETEP.
Upper E
gl-
Lower Eg.
NoME.
XVI.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
I.
II.
III.
VI.
VII.
IX.
X.
XII.
" Oryx "
" Southern Am-tree "
" Northern clitto "
" Blade "
or
)'
'White Wall")
"Haunch"
" West"
" Wild Bull"
" Harpoon "
" Reigning King
" Black Bull"
" Cow and Calf
ö
1
1
1
1
2, or 3
3
1 or 2
1 or ?
lor2
Here wo seem to trace two large properties
in Lower Egypt as belonging to Ptahhetep,
one in the western nomes IL, III., VI., VII.—
which will be seen by a glance at the accom-
panying map to form a continuous chain—the
other in the centre of the Delta in nomes
IX.-XII. The estate in the Oryx nome in
Upper Egypt was widely separated from all
the rest.
The estates of Sabu were much scattered
through Lower Egypt; they lay in the fol-
lowing nomes :—
IL "Haunch."
III. " West."
VI. " Wild Bull" (or XL, Ox ?).
XIII. " Crook and Shuttle2 of the East"
(Heliopolitan).
XV. "Ibis."
(?) " East."
1 It is noteworthy that the Symbols of these two nomes,
situated on each side of the division line between Upper
and Lower Egypt, are figured in Akhethetep, not on the
usnal hawk-perch, but on a sign resembling Hill- (Part 1.,
figs. 206, 215). In the present instance the distinctive
badge is lost, and only the supporting sign remains.
2 j I in this name should perhaps be read hq^ m-'-nz't,
"the ruler of the evening sun-boat," referring to Atum, the
god of Heliopolis.
The first three nomes were continuous. The
" East" nome—in name corresponding to the
Illrd—probably lay beyond the Heliopolitan
(XIII.) on the eastern border.
Methen (L. V., ii. 3-7) mentions estates or
offices held by him in all parts of Lower
Egypt :—
II. " Haunch."
III. " West.:'
IV. •)
V.} "Target."
VI. " Wild Bull."
VII. " Harpoon."
XL (?) " Ox " (perhaps on PI. v.).
XVI. " Dolphin."
(?) " Crocodile."
(?) " East."
Most of these nomes again, namely IL-VII.,
are on the west, where they form a solid block
on the map of Lower Egypt, the " Target"
nome lying on the E. side of the Rosetta
branch. The " Dolphin " nome is much further
to the E., and separate. The Situation of the
" Ox" nome is very uncertain. As to the
last two nomes in the above list, viz. the
" Crocodile " and " East " nomes, they must
have been contiguous, for they are associated in
one title of Methen, just as is the case with
the "Target" and "West" nomes, and the
" Target," " Wild Bull" and " Haunch" nomes
in other titles of his. Probably, therefore, the
" Crocodile " as well as the " East" nome itself
represents a nome in the east of Lower Egypt,
i.e. VIII. or one of those numbered XVII.-XX.
in the lists.
Turning to Upper Egypt, in Lepsius' publi-
cation of the tomb of Methen (L. D., ii. 6), the
nome of the " Jackal" (XVII.) and " The Nome "
are mentioned. We have learned from Pro-
fessor Petrie's excavations that the latter was
the Old Kingdom name of the Tentyrite nome
(VI.) ; possibly it denotes the saine thing
here.