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REMARKS ON THE INSCRIPTIONS.
P)
frame, only the phonetic signs s and z (s and d) are
visible.
K2. 21. Fragment with traces of King Zoser's
Horus-name, Neter-khet (Ntr-l}t); cf. above, 1-10.
K 2. 22-24. Three fragments of sealings with
very large writing, all apparently from the same
seal. In 22 and 23, the title rekh-seten (rh,j-itnj)
"acquaintance of the king," is quite clear. The
other signs may be part of the name of the owner
of the seal, which name was probably repeated as
usual three times. If this suggestion is correct, the
name would begin with Y sekhem (sfym) in 23, then
would follow the sign in 22 which was apparently
mery (mrj) and which recurs in 24. Thus the name
may have been Y
Mery-Sekhmet-maat
{Mrj-Slsmt-miH) " Sekhmet loves truth," "Y7 \ **"
1 \ /WW\A
Mery-her-en-Sekhmet \_Mrj-lir-n-Slwni\ " Loved is the
face of Sekhmet," or some similar compound con-
taining the word mery {mrj) "to love," and the
name of the goddess Sekhmet written in the same
archaic and abbreviated manner as in Ki. 11 (see
Mery-Ra-maat [Mrj-r'-ml't], Mar., Mast., 316, also
Mery-her-en-Ptah [Mrj-hr-n-Pth], Mar., Mast., 270).
The sign | kheru (hrw), which stands beside the
*=^r_ mery {mrj) in 24, must belong to a title; it may
perhaps be all that remains of nekht-kheru (nl}t-l}rw),
see K 2. 8.
K 2. 25. Private sealing with large writing ;
greatly injured. The isolated words i| J] an (in)
/WWVv
"to bring," -—^ maa (ml1) "true" (cf. K 1. 13.), and
(?)
kheml (hm) "to forget"? are still recognizable.
58. Sealings from tombs K3-5. Pl. XXVI.
K3. 1. Fragment of an official sealing with the
Horus-name of King Zoser.
K 3. 2. Isolated signs, of which the two first may
perhaps be ^j up (wp).
K 3. 3. Disconnected signs.
K4. 1. Official sealing with the Horus-name of
King Zoser repeated three times as usual.
K5 1. The royal titles seten-bati nebti (stnj-bjtj
nbtj) from an official sealing, like K 1. 1.
K 5. 2. Fragment of the frame of a Horus-name;
beside it is the word °»= sa (si) " protection."
K 5. 3. The isolated group ®^?)° khatcn
(hlQ)tn).
K5. 4. Perhaps the sign f 1 het-neter (ht-ntr)
"temple."
K 5. 5. Fragment of an official sealing with the
Horus-name of King Zoser, written in the same
order as in K 1. 5A, B.
K5. 6. Private sealing of a scribe, whose name
\\
appears to be <ir£=. Mery-ab (Mrj-lb), a common
name in the Old Kingdom (L., D., II., 18-21,
Text, I., 90; Mar., Mast., 435-441 ; Louvre, Inv.
3389). For the peculiar position of the final J b,
cf. the writing |T f°r Ne-ankh-Sekhmet (N-'nh-
/WWV\
slj/mt) in K 1. 11., and the usual Old Kingdom writing
for merhet (mrhf) "oil." The 1 s behind the
name probably belongs to a title, and therefore it
would be incorrect to restore it in the repetition of
the name. The titles, which were placed between
the repetitions of the name, are wholly destroyed
with the exception of l°l , which may be either sesh
(ss) "scribe," or sesh sh(a) (ss s[l]) "scribe of the
lake."
K 5. 7. Private sealing of a priest, whose name
f
is to read Nezem ankh (Ndm-'nli) " sweet-life,'
a very common Old Kingdom name (L., D., II., 107 ;
Mar., Cat. d'Abyd., 359, 538, Louvre, Inv., 3389; as
a woman's name, Mar., Mon., div. i8a). For the
archaic form of the sign ^ nezem (ndm) see K 1. 3a,
13, 15 ; for its irregular position, cf. the writing of
Sebtiu hezu (Sbtjw hdw) in K I. 5B, and of kherp
shemsu (hrp sms'zv) in K 5. 8. Between the three
repetitions of the name are the following titles :—
(1) § fl\ J Kher-heb(hrj-hb) "lector-priest"; and
a title which must obviously be restored as n ju
nezerl or akehl ams (ndrt or ikh? Ims.) This title
occurs occasionally in inscriptions of the Illrd
Dynasty (Louvre, A 39; Mar., Mon., div. 18-20),
and is the only Old Kingdom title compounded
with ~=*^ that agrees with the remaining signs. The
meaning of this archaic title, which contains the
name of the ams (imi) sceptre, is very obscure.
■J . .e"and
■iff
l0ftfPPer
did titlf
T
nM Kingdom-
01 (*»)
,^ aryl
pi 0
capital
, i
d
,8, Official se
^Zoser repeate.
m directional
..{title, n°w c0!
*" In the I
|(LonvreBi)or
fee instances it
:," waters," N
i that t
! ($»*)>
[\rf\ For tt
[\rf] follov
(2) An obliterat
:"the\ves
■i See above,
ir
-
:
i happi
:representat:
5'
cursive ir
' injured
N
*ive writ
sped;
'Wa
*/
REMARKS ON THE INSCRIPTIONS.
P)
frame, only the phonetic signs s and z (s and d) are
visible.
K2. 21. Fragment with traces of King Zoser's
Horus-name, Neter-khet (Ntr-l}t); cf. above, 1-10.
K 2. 22-24. Three fragments of sealings with
very large writing, all apparently from the same
seal. In 22 and 23, the title rekh-seten (rh,j-itnj)
"acquaintance of the king," is quite clear. The
other signs may be part of the name of the owner
of the seal, which name was probably repeated as
usual three times. If this suggestion is correct, the
name would begin with Y sekhem (sfym) in 23, then
would follow the sign in 22 which was apparently
mery (mrj) and which recurs in 24. Thus the name
may have been Y
Mery-Sekhmet-maat
{Mrj-Slsmt-miH) " Sekhmet loves truth," "Y7 \ **"
1 \ /WW\A
Mery-her-en-Sekhmet \_Mrj-lir-n-Slwni\ " Loved is the
face of Sekhmet," or some similar compound con-
taining the word mery {mrj) "to love," and the
name of the goddess Sekhmet written in the same
archaic and abbreviated manner as in Ki. 11 (see
Mery-Ra-maat [Mrj-r'-ml't], Mar., Mast., 316, also
Mery-her-en-Ptah [Mrj-hr-n-Pth], Mar., Mast., 270).
The sign | kheru (hrw), which stands beside the
*=^r_ mery {mrj) in 24, must belong to a title; it may
perhaps be all that remains of nekht-kheru (nl}t-l}rw),
see K 2. 8.
K 2. 25. Private sealing with large writing ;
greatly injured. The isolated words i| J] an (in)
/WWVv
"to bring," -—^ maa (ml1) "true" (cf. K 1. 13.), and
(?)
kheml (hm) "to forget"? are still recognizable.
58. Sealings from tombs K3-5. Pl. XXVI.
K3. 1. Fragment of an official sealing with the
Horus-name of King Zoser.
K 3. 2. Isolated signs, of which the two first may
perhaps be ^j up (wp).
K 3. 3. Disconnected signs.
K4. 1. Official sealing with the Horus-name of
King Zoser repeated three times as usual.
K5 1. The royal titles seten-bati nebti (stnj-bjtj
nbtj) from an official sealing, like K 1. 1.
K 5. 2. Fragment of the frame of a Horus-name;
beside it is the word °»= sa (si) " protection."
K 5. 3. The isolated group ®^?)° khatcn
(hlQ)tn).
K5. 4. Perhaps the sign f 1 het-neter (ht-ntr)
"temple."
K 5. 5. Fragment of an official sealing with the
Horus-name of King Zoser, written in the same
order as in K 1. 5A, B.
K5. 6. Private sealing of a scribe, whose name
\\
appears to be <ir£=. Mery-ab (Mrj-lb), a common
name in the Old Kingdom (L., D., II., 18-21,
Text, I., 90; Mar., Mast., 435-441 ; Louvre, Inv.
3389). For the peculiar position of the final J b,
cf. the writing |T f°r Ne-ankh-Sekhmet (N-'nh-
/WWV\
slj/mt) in K 1. 11., and the usual Old Kingdom writing
for merhet (mrhf) "oil." The 1 s behind the
name probably belongs to a title, and therefore it
would be incorrect to restore it in the repetition of
the name. The titles, which were placed between
the repetitions of the name, are wholly destroyed
with the exception of l°l , which may be either sesh
(ss) "scribe," or sesh sh(a) (ss s[l]) "scribe of the
lake."
K 5. 7. Private sealing of a priest, whose name
f
is to read Nezem ankh (Ndm-'nli) " sweet-life,'
a very common Old Kingdom name (L., D., II., 107 ;
Mar., Cat. d'Abyd., 359, 538, Louvre, Inv., 3389; as
a woman's name, Mar., Mon., div. i8a). For the
archaic form of the sign ^ nezem (ndm) see K 1. 3a,
13, 15 ; for its irregular position, cf. the writing of
Sebtiu hezu (Sbtjw hdw) in K I. 5B, and of kherp
shemsu (hrp sms'zv) in K 5. 8. Between the three
repetitions of the name are the following titles :—
(1) § fl\ J Kher-heb(hrj-hb) "lector-priest"; and
a title which must obviously be restored as n ju
nezerl or akehl ams (ndrt or ikh? Ims.) This title
occurs occasionally in inscriptions of the Illrd
Dynasty (Louvre, A 39; Mar., Mon., div. 18-20),
and is the only Old Kingdom title compounded
with ~=*^ that agrees with the remaining signs. The
meaning of this archaic title, which contains the
name of the ams (imi) sceptre, is very obscure.
■J . .e"and
■iff
l0ftfPPer
did titlf
T
nM Kingdom-
01 (*»)
,^ aryl
pi 0
capital
, i
d
,8, Official se
^Zoser repeate.
m directional
..{title, n°w c0!
*" In the I
|(LonvreBi)or
fee instances it
:," waters," N
i that t
! ($»*)>
[\rf\ For tt
[\rf] follov
(2) An obliterat
:"the\ves
■i See above,
ir
-
:
i happi
:representat:
5'
cursive ir
' injured
N
*ive writ
sped;
'Wa
*/