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THE MIDDLE CHAPEL
no originality: their comrades of a thousand years earlier had apparently
created classical instances of wit and piety. The graver age of Puyemre
had only retained the piety; and even this retention was soon to be, if
it was not already, an archaism. In the lowest picture on the left, the
assistant who holds the fore leg says, "Good speed to thy hand, that we
may present the joints to Amon, lord of Karnak!" and has his prayer
seconded "Accept a boon, 0 Amon; that thou mayest give a blessing to
the temple-father and favorite!' So on the other side, "Good speed to
your hands that hold the joints" and "Hold firm by his fore leg; that I
may present his joints (to the god) for the well-being of Puyemre!" In
the middle register on the left the prayer, "Make ready an offering of
Amon; that he may accept it and the favored one who makes it," calls
forth another "Accept a boon, 0 lord [of eternity]; that thou mayest pro-
long the years of him who offers to thee." On the other side the prayers
are a little different. "Get ready an offering for the lord of eternity and
for Hathor, lady of carousal; that they may accept the favored one who
makes it!" and "Accept a boon, 0 Atum, lord of the great temple; that
thou mayest prolong the years, etc.!' In the upper registers the good
wishes for the dead are a monotonous repetition of phrases we have al-
ready heard. Two slightly vary. "I present joints to the lord of eter-
nity; that he may give long life to the effendi in his house, the temple-
father," and "I do (?) the pleasure of [Amon, that he may give life,]
stability, [and health to the] owner of [this] tomb."
Since the homage paid to the invisible gods who rule over the day
and the land, or preside over burial, was not shown by reliefs in the outer
chamber, it is represented in the lower picture on both sides of this room,
facing the doorway. On the south wall (Plate LIV) the figure of Puy-
emre is erased, the reason being that, as he held the office (Vol. I, p. [\i),
he has donned here also the skin of the sem-priest, a functionary who was
hateful to the followers of Akhnaton.1 He is engaged in pouring out the
inflammable oil of incense into the bowl of a standing lamp.2 Two other
'Shown by a trace of the tail between the legs. The titles above identify him with Puyemre. He
appears with shaven head, though it is not the usual practice of the sem.
2 Really the ordinary bowl of fat and a tall pot-stand, combined in one.
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Scenes of
slaughter
Puyemre
sacrifices to
the gods
no originality: their comrades of a thousand years earlier had apparently
created classical instances of wit and piety. The graver age of Puyemre
had only retained the piety; and even this retention was soon to be, if
it was not already, an archaism. In the lowest picture on the left, the
assistant who holds the fore leg says, "Good speed to thy hand, that we
may present the joints to Amon, lord of Karnak!" and has his prayer
seconded "Accept a boon, 0 Amon; that thou mayest give a blessing to
the temple-father and favorite!' So on the other side, "Good speed to
your hands that hold the joints" and "Hold firm by his fore leg; that I
may present his joints (to the god) for the well-being of Puyemre!" In
the middle register on the left the prayer, "Make ready an offering of
Amon; that he may accept it and the favored one who makes it," calls
forth another "Accept a boon, 0 lord [of eternity]; that thou mayest pro-
long the years of him who offers to thee." On the other side the prayers
are a little different. "Get ready an offering for the lord of eternity and
for Hathor, lady of carousal; that they may accept the favored one who
makes it!" and "Accept a boon, 0 Atum, lord of the great temple; that
thou mayest prolong the years, etc.!' In the upper registers the good
wishes for the dead are a monotonous repetition of phrases we have al-
ready heard. Two slightly vary. "I present joints to the lord of eter-
nity; that he may give long life to the effendi in his house, the temple-
father," and "I do (?) the pleasure of [Amon, that he may give life,]
stability, [and health to the] owner of [this] tomb."
Since the homage paid to the invisible gods who rule over the day
and the land, or preside over burial, was not shown by reliefs in the outer
chamber, it is represented in the lower picture on both sides of this room,
facing the doorway. On the south wall (Plate LIV) the figure of Puy-
emre is erased, the reason being that, as he held the office (Vol. I, p. [\i),
he has donned here also the skin of the sem-priest, a functionary who was
hateful to the followers of Akhnaton.1 He is engaged in pouring out the
inflammable oil of incense into the bowl of a standing lamp.2 Two other
'Shown by a trace of the tail between the legs. The titles above identify him with Puyemre. He
appears with shaven head, though it is not the usual practice of the sem.
2 Really the ordinary bowl of fat and a tall pot-stand, combined in one.
17
Scenes of
slaughter
Puyemre
sacrifices to
the gods