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THE INSCRIPTIONS.
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ka of Neteru-refu. Above the smaller figure offering
to Neteru-refu are four vertical lines of hieroglyphs
giving the partly obliterated name of the Khetemu
kher-a ne mer khetem, " seal- bearer under the authority
of the Chancellor" Senb-ef-ankh (?). Limestone.
[E. 33a]
Note.—Another stele of Neteru-refu, found by
Mariette, is preserved in the Gizeh Museum. It is
published in Mar. Cat. Abydos, 914.
b. Stele of the meti ne sa, " Regulator of the Sa-
order" Senbu. Upper register: On the left is a
figure of Senbu seated before a table of offerings. In
front are three vertical lines of hieroglyphs giving the
De hetep seten formula to Upuat for per-kheru
offerings for Senbu's ka. On the right is a kneel-
ing figure of Senbu's wife and in front of her a
vertical line of inscriptions reading " his wife, his
beloved one, the Lady of the house Set-sebek."
Second register : On the left two kneeling female
figures facing one another, between them their names,
(1) the Lady Ren-senb and (2) the Lady Senbu-res.
On the right two kneeling female figures also facing
one another, (1) "his sister of his mother (i.e. step-
sister) Ren-ef-res " and (2) " his sister of his mother
(i.e. step-sister) Nekhta. Third row : On the left two
figures kneeling, (1) the khenti " baker " Ren-ef-senb,
(2) " his wife the Lady Deda " (?). On the right two
figures kneeling, (1) "his sister Set-Anhur" and (2)
" his mother Hetep-na." Fourth register : On the
left two kneeling figures, (1) "her son Nef-nc-senbu,"
(2) hent "the female slave Ren-es-res." On the right
again two kneeling figures, (1) the Kesti____Se-ankha
and (2) " his sister Anhur-dedu." Limestone.
[E. 312.]
PL. XIII. a. Stele of the udrtu ne hekt khaut
" udrtu of the Prince's table " (?) Kemsa. The three
horizontal lines of hieroglyphs give the De hetep seten
formula to Ptah, Lord of Ankh-taui, and to Osiris
the Great God, Lord of Abydos, that he (sic) may
give offerings of fine bread and delicacies for the ka
of Kemsa. The stele is dedicated by "his brother
who makes to live his name" the sab art Neklien
" doctor and judge " Nefer-hetep. Limestone, painted.
[E. 347-]
b. Stele of An (?). Large limestone stele showing
An (?) and his wife seated before a table loaded with
offerings, and beneath them two rows of male and
female relatives carrying lotus flowers in their hands.
The inscription in four vertical lines at the top of the
stele gives the usual prayer to Osiris for offerings,
but the text is extremely inaccurately written. The
name of the person for whom the stele was cut is
given in the second line An. His brother's name
appears to be Ankh-ren-ef-em-per-hetep (?), and
the mother Se-anhur. An's father's name Ankh is
given in the last line together with that of the grand-
father Ay. . [E. 211.]
c. Stele of the udrtu ne hekt khaut, " udrtu of the
prince's table " (?) Beba. The two uppermost hori-
zontal lines give the De hetep seten formula to Osiris
for offerings for the ka of Beba. The third line
gives a prayer to " Hathor, Lady of Per-Ka, for the
ka of Beba's wife, the royal ornament Nebt-ant."
The scene beneath shows Beba and his wife seated
on a double chair, with members of his family and
household before him and in the two rows beneath
him. The names of these persons are: (1) "his son
Sebek-nekht, (2 and 3) the weavers (?) Anhur and
Set-Ra(?). Second row: (1) Se-Hather-res, (2) Ra,
(3) "his brother" Khnemu, (4) " his brother" Ameny,
(5) "his brother" Upuat, (6) Nefer-hetep, (7) Scbek-
hetep. Third row : (1) Nesh[emt]-dedu, (2) Deda,
(3) "the nurse" Ab-aa, (4) "her son" Amenu, (5)
"her daughter" ......(?), (6) "her (?) daughter"
Khnemu. Limestone. [E. 172.]
PL. XV. Back of triple limestone figure. (1) De
hetep seten to Osiris for the ka of the Lady Nenna,
justified, by the son of her son who made to live her
name, the meti ne sa, " regulator of the jvz-order,"
Neshemet-dede. (2) De hetep seten to Osiris for the
ka of her daughter Khred-neshemet-dede, justified,
by the son of the brother of her mother who
made to live her name, the meti ne sa, " regulator of
the sa-order," Neshemet-dede. (3) De hetep seten to
Osiris for the ka of the Osirian, the Lady Hent,
justified, by the son of the son of her sister of her
mother who made to live her name, the regulator
of the .M-order, Neshemet-dede. Xlllth-XVIIth
dynasty. [E. 220.]
Ushabti figure of Anhur-mes giving the early
shauabti text. [E. 177.]
Ushabti figure of Ked-hetep giving the early
shauabti text. [E. 257.]
Base of Ushabti figure of the High Priest of
Anhur Min-mes, son of the doctor the High Priest of
Anhur, Horus. XlXth dynasty. [G. 100.]
PL. XXII. Stele of Ren-senb. Ren-senb, seated
in a chair and clad in a long white garment, holds a
lotus flower to his nose with his left hand. Before
him is a figure of " his brother who made to live his
name Tufna," pouring a libation from a vase over an
altar. In the horizontal line above we read the name
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ka of Neteru-refu. Above the smaller figure offering
to Neteru-refu are four vertical lines of hieroglyphs
giving the partly obliterated name of the Khetemu
kher-a ne mer khetem, " seal- bearer under the authority
of the Chancellor" Senb-ef-ankh (?). Limestone.
[E. 33a]
Note.—Another stele of Neteru-refu, found by
Mariette, is preserved in the Gizeh Museum. It is
published in Mar. Cat. Abydos, 914.
b. Stele of the meti ne sa, " Regulator of the Sa-
order" Senbu. Upper register: On the left is a
figure of Senbu seated before a table of offerings. In
front are three vertical lines of hieroglyphs giving the
De hetep seten formula to Upuat for per-kheru
offerings for Senbu's ka. On the right is a kneel-
ing figure of Senbu's wife and in front of her a
vertical line of inscriptions reading " his wife, his
beloved one, the Lady of the house Set-sebek."
Second register : On the left two kneeling female
figures facing one another, between them their names,
(1) the Lady Ren-senb and (2) the Lady Senbu-res.
On the right two kneeling female figures also facing
one another, (1) "his sister of his mother (i.e. step-
sister) Ren-ef-res " and (2) " his sister of his mother
(i.e. step-sister) Nekhta. Third row : On the left two
figures kneeling, (1) the khenti " baker " Ren-ef-senb,
(2) " his wife the Lady Deda " (?). On the right two
figures kneeling, (1) "his sister Set-Anhur" and (2)
" his mother Hetep-na." Fourth register : On the
left two kneeling figures, (1) "her son Nef-nc-senbu,"
(2) hent "the female slave Ren-es-res." On the right
again two kneeling figures, (1) the Kesti____Se-ankha
and (2) " his sister Anhur-dedu." Limestone.
[E. 312.]
PL. XIII. a. Stele of the udrtu ne hekt khaut
" udrtu of the Prince's table " (?) Kemsa. The three
horizontal lines of hieroglyphs give the De hetep seten
formula to Ptah, Lord of Ankh-taui, and to Osiris
the Great God, Lord of Abydos, that he (sic) may
give offerings of fine bread and delicacies for the ka
of Kemsa. The stele is dedicated by "his brother
who makes to live his name" the sab art Neklien
" doctor and judge " Nefer-hetep. Limestone, painted.
[E. 347-]
b. Stele of An (?). Large limestone stele showing
An (?) and his wife seated before a table loaded with
offerings, and beneath them two rows of male and
female relatives carrying lotus flowers in their hands.
The inscription in four vertical lines at the top of the
stele gives the usual prayer to Osiris for offerings,
but the text is extremely inaccurately written. The
name of the person for whom the stele was cut is
given in the second line An. His brother's name
appears to be Ankh-ren-ef-em-per-hetep (?), and
the mother Se-anhur. An's father's name Ankh is
given in the last line together with that of the grand-
father Ay. . [E. 211.]
c. Stele of the udrtu ne hekt khaut, " udrtu of the
prince's table " (?) Beba. The two uppermost hori-
zontal lines give the De hetep seten formula to Osiris
for offerings for the ka of Beba. The third line
gives a prayer to " Hathor, Lady of Per-Ka, for the
ka of Beba's wife, the royal ornament Nebt-ant."
The scene beneath shows Beba and his wife seated
on a double chair, with members of his family and
household before him and in the two rows beneath
him. The names of these persons are: (1) "his son
Sebek-nekht, (2 and 3) the weavers (?) Anhur and
Set-Ra(?). Second row: (1) Se-Hather-res, (2) Ra,
(3) "his brother" Khnemu, (4) " his brother" Ameny,
(5) "his brother" Upuat, (6) Nefer-hetep, (7) Scbek-
hetep. Third row : (1) Nesh[emt]-dedu, (2) Deda,
(3) "the nurse" Ab-aa, (4) "her son" Amenu, (5)
"her daughter" ......(?), (6) "her (?) daughter"
Khnemu. Limestone. [E. 172.]
PL. XV. Back of triple limestone figure. (1) De
hetep seten to Osiris for the ka of the Lady Nenna,
justified, by the son of her son who made to live her
name, the meti ne sa, " regulator of the jvz-order,"
Neshemet-dede. (2) De hetep seten to Osiris for the
ka of her daughter Khred-neshemet-dede, justified,
by the son of the brother of her mother who
made to live her name, the meti ne sa, " regulator of
the sa-order," Neshemet-dede. (3) De hetep seten to
Osiris for the ka of the Osirian, the Lady Hent,
justified, by the son of the son of her sister of her
mother who made to live her name, the regulator
of the .M-order, Neshemet-dede. Xlllth-XVIIth
dynasty. [E. 220.]
Ushabti figure of Anhur-mes giving the early
shauabti text. [E. 177.]
Ushabti figure of Ked-hetep giving the early
shauabti text. [E. 257.]
Base of Ushabti figure of the High Priest of
Anhur Min-mes, son of the doctor the High Priest of
Anhur, Horus. XlXth dynasty. [G. 100.]
PL. XXII. Stele of Ren-senb. Ren-senb, seated
in a chair and clad in a long white garment, holds a
lotus flower to his nose with his left hand. Before
him is a figure of " his brother who made to live his
name Tufna," pouring a libation from a vase over an
altar. In the horizontal line above we read the name
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