Davies, Norman de Garis: The tomb of Puyemrê at Thebes (Band 1): The hall of memories (New York, 1922)

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PERSONALIA—Continued

contemporary erasures; causes of the king's displeasure; a clue

to the date of restoration.........19

His Titles. Empty titles; real office; the position of a
"second priest of Amon"; the chief titles of Puyemre; "count";
"royal chancellor"; "temple-father"; "friend of the god";
"great chief in South Egypt"; "chief of Nekheb" and "he of
Nekhen"; "judge and administrator of the town of Dep";
"superintendent of the temple and its annexes"; "superinten-
dent of the cattle and fields of Amon".....26

Texts of Biographical Import. The south wall; a biographical
record; the north wall; pious services rendered by and to
Puyemre; representations near the entrance; Puyemre receives
a bouquet from Amon; and offerings of food; a mutilated text;
an appeal to posterity on behalf of the tomb; the stelae, their
condition and purport; the northern biographical tablet; the
southern biographical tablet.......3i

CHAPTER III

PLEASANT HOURS AT HOME AND ABROAD . . . * . 43

The Hunt. Evidences of a northern site for the hunting
grounds; the general disposition of the hunting scene; its details. 45

Sport on the Water. Puyemre receives the overseers of the
estates in the Delta; features of the scene; the hippopotamus
hunt; some details of it; scenes of fishing and of fowling . . 48

Feasting and Farming. Reticence regarding Puyemre's social
relations; the banqueting scene; Puyemre's farm and garden;
his tilled fields............53

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