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LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

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" manufactured " ; hence the word -o=~ is re-
tained, although the compound conveys the
notion of a human being so distinctly and
directly that "let me tell him" follows imme-
diately. In our text, r md ihv may perhaps
mean " on the principle of a staff of old age,"
like <=> ® ^3 ," in accordance with rule," but
the <=> is difficult to explain.

To take | in | |^ ^ in the sense of "speech,"
"advice," or of "speaker," "adviser," seems
less appropriate, but it is to be hoped that
more examples will be found, in order to
clear up thoroughly the signification of this
interesting word.

I. 19. m , cf. Br., Wtb. and Suppl.
I. 20. After the main object or objects of
the document have been stated, subsidiary
matters are introduced by 5 ^)<:::::><::s:>.

See PI. xii., 11. 12, 13. The expression
■tp <=> explains the si rs.

I. 21.

(?)

(or

1111 n 111^

.), cf. PI. XV.,

1. 63, perhaps also 1. 44. The reading is quite

uncertain.

has at least two phonetic values.

Associated with ® it has the value sp>t

(Siut, Tomb iv., 1. 62, to be so restored, and

Middle Kingdom Tomb in Quibell, Bamesseum,

PI. viii.). Associated with L~|—' "^T^ (as in

B. H. I., PL xxi. 3) it has the value J",
l i i i . 1—1—1

f, ^ , B. H. I., Pis. xvii., xxx., xxxv., cf. esp.

o I I I A

El B. I, PI. xxvii. (

PI. xviii.), followed by mr Jdw -
with mr hw, B. H. I., PI. xxx.

I. 22.

occurs in Mar., Gat. Ah., 584;
Rifeh, Tomb vii., 1. 37; Beni Hasan, I., Text,
p. 37, last line; Berl. Bap. ii., 185 ; iv., 133 ; and
with qualifications as here, below, PI. xxxiv.,
1. 14; PL xviii., 1. 48, -[-'

Gat. Ah., 897, A[- °ws°^, Sh., Eg. Ins., ii. 72,
11. 3, 5. They appear to be "persons of the
corps " told off for special work, or attendance

on the high officials.

A j] q aww^^K 1, Season in Egypt, v., 114 -
^ a/w™ % 1 , hi., 86, as titles of a certain
Senbef. The title suggests a connexion with
surveying and partitioning land : A ^ or [p x
seems to mean "square-root" in PL viii., 1. 40.

I. 25. The name is very uncertain. ® seems
clear, cf. PL xv., 1. 15.

Kahun, I. 1.

[Pis. XII.-XIIL, 11. 1-8.]

Will (?) of Uah.

In good condition, and perfect except for a
few holes and cracks. Colour reddish brown ;
texture thin. 22| X 12± in. = 56'5 X 32 cm.
Composed of two leaves, the first 13f in. -
35 cm., and the second, overlapping the
former on the recto, 8f in. = 22 cm. in length.
Found vertically folded, and sealed with the
impression of a scarab, scroll pattern, Kahun,
PL x. 20.

Redo.—Text in three divisions : two wills
(of the Sopdite family), and at the top of a
second page, the names of the witnesses.

Verso.—Endorsement on back of right-hand
edge above the middle.

The writing is in black and red ink.

Becto.

[PL XII.]

1. Copy of the title to property made by the devoted
servant (?) of the superintendent of icorks, Anhlvren.

2. Year 44, month Payni, day 13.

3. Title to property made by the devoted servant
of the superintendent of works, Shepset's son,
Ahy'senb, who is called Ankh'ren, of the Northern
uart.
 
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