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EL ARABAH.
of the " Good God, the Lord of the two lands, Ra-
aa-kheper-Ka (Thothmes I) giving life eternally."
XVIIIth dynasty. [E. 193.]
PL. XXIII. Stele of the steward Nub, son of the
steward Zed-ast-auf-ankh. In the upper part of the
stele Nub stands before a large table of offerings
behind which is represented Osiris with Isis. Behind
Nub is a standing figure of his wife Hert, daughter of
Ankh-ef by (the lady) Ament. The eight horizontal
lines give the De hetep seten formula to Osiris and
Anhui* that they may give all that which is upon
their altars for the ka of the steward Nub. Also
in 11. 4-6 an invocation to visitors for prayers,
etc., for the steward of Nub, son of the steward
Zed-ast-auf-ankh born of Nes-ta-urt. XXIInd
dynasty. [E. 330.]
PL. XXIV. Stele of Auf-det. Auf-det stands in
an attitude of adoration before an altar and a standing
figure of Ra-Horakhuti the great god. Above Auf-
det is his name with that of " his mother An-amen-
as-nebt." XXVth-XXVIth dynasty. [E. 11.]
Pl. XXV. Inscriptions on alabaster Canopic jars
of Zet-anhur-auf-ankh giving the speeches of Mesth,
Hapy, Tua-mut-ef and Kheb-senu-ef. The titles of
Zet-anhur-auf-ankh are Priest of Amen and rekh-selen
maa, "true royal friend." [E. 301.]
Silver strip. De hetep seten to Osiris for per-
kheru offerings for the ka of the " royal friend Na-
menkhet-Amen." [E. 11.]
Inscription on jar : nezem ne Aa-tu-na " Cassia of
Aa-tu-na." [E. 294.]
Among the scarabs may be noted E. 271 (1)
Amenhetep I, E. 260 Amenemhat III, E. 259
Thothmes III, E. 270 "The Royal Son Tu-ry," Son
of Thothmes I (cf. Rec. de Travaux, xiii, 202).
PL. XXVI. Fragments of a wooden coffin
elaborately painted with representations of mirrors,
necklaces, collars, etc. Among the objects repre-
sented may be noted a maau ne uasem, " mirror of
electrum"; a menqebyt herset, "necklace of herset-
beads" ; several specimens of usekh-coWaxs, one with
the royal hawk (bak), another with the uraeus (dart),
a third with the uraeus and vulture combined (nebti)
and a fourth with the vulture (nernf). On the names
of the various ornaments represented, see Steindorff,
Grabfunde des M. R. in den K. Museen zu Berlin I.
Das Grab des Meutuhetep, pp. 26-30, and cf. New-
berry, Bent Hasan II, pl. vii, top row. [E. 234.]
Note by Professor Steindorff.
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Pl. XXVI. Fragments of a wooden coffin, elabor-
ately painted with religious texts and representations
of various dresses, mirror, necklaces, collars, etc. The
name of the dead is not preserved. (1) Fragments of
the book of the dead, written in the fine cursive of
the middle empire. (2) Three different usech-collars
and three pendeloques ; their names are noted above :
usech en bak, " necklace of hawk," usech en ddr(t),
" necklace of uraeus," usech en nebti, " necklace of the
two mistresses" (the uraeus and vulture combined),
etc. (3) Fragments of golden (?) vases and clothes.
(4) Fragments of the book of the dead (see 1).
(5) Representations of different loin-clothes, ban-
dages, etc.; their names (bsau, msbau, seshdu en hen)
are written above. (6) Names of different sticks,
sceptres, etc., which were represented underneath.
(7) Different usech-collars (usech en zet, usech en
usem, " collar of electrum "), pendeloques, necklaces
(mengebyt herset, " necklace of herset-beads"), a
mirror of electrum ; the names are written above.
The coffin belongs to the Xllth dynasty, like the
similar coffins in the Berlin Museum, the British
Museum, and the Museum of Gizeh.
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36
EL ARABAH.
of the " Good God, the Lord of the two lands, Ra-
aa-kheper-Ka (Thothmes I) giving life eternally."
XVIIIth dynasty. [E. 193.]
PL. XXIII. Stele of the steward Nub, son of the
steward Zed-ast-auf-ankh. In the upper part of the
stele Nub stands before a large table of offerings
behind which is represented Osiris with Isis. Behind
Nub is a standing figure of his wife Hert, daughter of
Ankh-ef by (the lady) Ament. The eight horizontal
lines give the De hetep seten formula to Osiris and
Anhui* that they may give all that which is upon
their altars for the ka of the steward Nub. Also
in 11. 4-6 an invocation to visitors for prayers,
etc., for the steward of Nub, son of the steward
Zed-ast-auf-ankh born of Nes-ta-urt. XXIInd
dynasty. [E. 330.]
PL. XXIV. Stele of Auf-det. Auf-det stands in
an attitude of adoration before an altar and a standing
figure of Ra-Horakhuti the great god. Above Auf-
det is his name with that of " his mother An-amen-
as-nebt." XXVth-XXVIth dynasty. [E. 11.]
Pl. XXV. Inscriptions on alabaster Canopic jars
of Zet-anhur-auf-ankh giving the speeches of Mesth,
Hapy, Tua-mut-ef and Kheb-senu-ef. The titles of
Zet-anhur-auf-ankh are Priest of Amen and rekh-selen
maa, "true royal friend." [E. 301.]
Silver strip. De hetep seten to Osiris for per-
kheru offerings for the ka of the " royal friend Na-
menkhet-Amen." [E. 11.]
Inscription on jar : nezem ne Aa-tu-na " Cassia of
Aa-tu-na." [E. 294.]
Among the scarabs may be noted E. 271 (1)
Amenhetep I, E. 260 Amenemhat III, E. 259
Thothmes III, E. 270 "The Royal Son Tu-ry," Son
of Thothmes I (cf. Rec. de Travaux, xiii, 202).
PL. XXVI. Fragments of a wooden coffin
elaborately painted with representations of mirrors,
necklaces, collars, etc. Among the objects repre-
sented may be noted a maau ne uasem, " mirror of
electrum"; a menqebyt herset, "necklace of herset-
beads" ; several specimens of usekh-coWaxs, one with
the royal hawk (bak), another with the uraeus (dart),
a third with the uraeus and vulture combined (nebti)
and a fourth with the vulture (nernf). On the names
of the various ornaments represented, see Steindorff,
Grabfunde des M. R. in den K. Museen zu Berlin I.
Das Grab des Meutuhetep, pp. 26-30, and cf. New-
berry, Bent Hasan II, pl. vii, top row. [E. 234.]
Note by Professor Steindorff.
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Pl. XXVI. Fragments of a wooden coffin, elabor-
ately painted with religious texts and representations
of various dresses, mirror, necklaces, collars, etc. The
name of the dead is not preserved. (1) Fragments of
the book of the dead, written in the fine cursive of
the middle empire. (2) Three different usech-collars
and three pendeloques ; their names are noted above :
usech en bak, " necklace of hawk," usech en ddr(t),
" necklace of uraeus," usech en nebti, " necklace of the
two mistresses" (the uraeus and vulture combined),
etc. (3) Fragments of golden (?) vases and clothes.
(4) Fragments of the book of the dead (see 1).
(5) Representations of different loin-clothes, ban-
dages, etc.; their names (bsau, msbau, seshdu en hen)
are written above. (6) Names of different sticks,
sceptres, etc., which were represented underneath.
(7) Different usech-collars (usech en zet, usech en
usem, " collar of electrum "), pendeloques, necklaces
(mengebyt herset, " necklace of herset-beads"), a
mirror of electrum ; the names are written above.
The coffin belongs to the Xllth dynasty, like the
similar coffins in the Berlin Museum, the British
Museum, and the Museum of Gizeh.
WWWBWWWff