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KAHUN PAPYRI.
Pis. XIV.-XXVI." Reviewed briefly by
Maspero, Journal des Savants, Mars 1898,
pp. 145 et seqq.
PI. XIV., /. 2. Apparently for ir [m] hi, as
in Pis. ix., 1. 11, xiii., 1. 10; but Maspero con-
siders that no m is needed, and that the ex-
pression is complete, meaning "hold a court."
I. 5. mny is possibly connected with mny,
" harbour," and may mean strong " dock
labourers " who load and unload boats.
Maspero would regard them as " corvee
labourers," lit. " day labourers," from the root
mn-, "daily." Cf. also mnlw, "herdsman" in
Pyr. Can they be " hirelings " for the day ?
II. 25 et seqq. For clearness it is desirable
to state that the column of names in black
gives the names and parentage of the labourers
and their gangers, while the column in red
gives their second names (cf. p. 2G, note to
PI. x., 1. 4) ; and to the right of the first
column are abbreviations of place-names, Ankh
Usertesen, &c. (cf. p. 88). The secondary
names of the reiyises and labourers are nearly
always given in the lists; in the case of higher
officials they were not so much required for
identification (though they are given to them
in PI. xv., 11. 15 et seqq.), and the permanent
officers enumerated in the next page (xiv.,
11. 40 et seqq.) are without them. In the census
lists, however, on PI. x. all the persons entered
have their secondary names recorded; so also
with the parties to an Imt pr.
I. 56. Hardly swnw, " physician."
PI. XVL, I. 13. Mr, "general stock," cf.
Hieroglyphs, p. 41.
/. 14. Mr. Newberry has kindly drawn my
attention to the very remarkable representa-
tions of cattle in Behhmara, v. Comparison
of that plate with the present list shows that
dt are yearlings, hrs>' two-year olds, and ng;
(probably corresponding to gw) three-year olds,
or mature cattle. Cf. the bhs, hr dbc and lw>' of
the O.K. scenes. hr s> occurs Pyr. P. 704 ;
Mr, "draught-oxen," two clear instances in
Denderah (E.E.F.).
PI. XVII., I. 3. hrt £, cf. hr ' (Behhmara,
iii., 23).
PI. XIX., /. 8. s§nw-G.sh; cf. the place-name
^ JL j> Schiap., Flor. Cat., no. 1551, p. 26G
(Spieg.).
I. 15.
> (cf. xx. 46) are figured in
Behhmara, vi. (Newberry).
I. 25. Mr. Newberry gives the excellent in-
terpretation "flint-stone for slicing the papyrus
pith." sw is of course properly "blank paper,"
" new rolls of papyrus," so the literal rendering
would be " spd of splitting, of paper," i.e.
" blade (?) for splitting, used in the manufac-
ture of paper." * may read sw^t ; spd may
be a pointed blade; cf. Grab des Mentuhotep,
Pis. iii., v.; p. 19, no. 2U; p. 27, no. 17.
/. 35. Perhaps \\ , as in
Behhmara, Pis. v., vi., Pap. Harris 1., 41", 1. 15,
&c.; cf. xx., 1. 35 (Newberry).
I. 36. Spiegelberg suggests rsj*n, but the order
of the metals seems against "silver" in this
place, and the compound sign is not very likely
to occur in hieratic. Cf. xx., 1. 36.
PI. XX., /. 60. 'nt'iw is often used of perfumed
unguents in general.
I. 63. nsw, " sprinkler," occurs also in Tdb.,
Budge, 494, I. 5.
PI. XXI., p. 53 (note to 1. 7). The tomb of
this Sebekhetep has been identified at Qurneh
by Mr. Newberry; it is of the time of
Thothmes III.
I. 30. For sm'yt cf. Behhmara, viii., 1. 31.
For the place-name Spiegelberg suggests
} ssm (cf. Masp., A. Z., 1882, p. 129);
n
jQ
as to its reading we may note Q
(Medim, xxix., 6), and it would be easy to
r~vn "
correct —<— to in
KAHUN PAPYRI.
Pis. XIV.-XXVI." Reviewed briefly by
Maspero, Journal des Savants, Mars 1898,
pp. 145 et seqq.
PI. XIV., /. 2. Apparently for ir [m] hi, as
in Pis. ix., 1. 11, xiii., 1. 10; but Maspero con-
siders that no m is needed, and that the ex-
pression is complete, meaning "hold a court."
I. 5. mny is possibly connected with mny,
" harbour," and may mean strong " dock
labourers " who load and unload boats.
Maspero would regard them as " corvee
labourers," lit. " day labourers," from the root
mn-, "daily." Cf. also mnlw, "herdsman" in
Pyr. Can they be " hirelings " for the day ?
II. 25 et seqq. For clearness it is desirable
to state that the column of names in black
gives the names and parentage of the labourers
and their gangers, while the column in red
gives their second names (cf. p. 2G, note to
PI. x., 1. 4) ; and to the right of the first
column are abbreviations of place-names, Ankh
Usertesen, &c. (cf. p. 88). The secondary
names of the reiyises and labourers are nearly
always given in the lists; in the case of higher
officials they were not so much required for
identification (though they are given to them
in PI. xv., 11. 15 et seqq.), and the permanent
officers enumerated in the next page (xiv.,
11. 40 et seqq.) are without them. In the census
lists, however, on PI. x. all the persons entered
have their secondary names recorded; so also
with the parties to an Imt pr.
I. 56. Hardly swnw, " physician."
PI. XVL, I. 13. Mr, "general stock," cf.
Hieroglyphs, p. 41.
/. 14. Mr. Newberry has kindly drawn my
attention to the very remarkable representa-
tions of cattle in Behhmara, v. Comparison
of that plate with the present list shows that
dt are yearlings, hrs>' two-year olds, and ng;
(probably corresponding to gw) three-year olds,
or mature cattle. Cf. the bhs, hr dbc and lw>' of
the O.K. scenes. hr s> occurs Pyr. P. 704 ;
Mr, "draught-oxen," two clear instances in
Denderah (E.E.F.).
PI. XVII., I. 3. hrt £, cf. hr ' (Behhmara,
iii., 23).
PI. XIX., /. 8. s§nw-G.sh; cf. the place-name
^ JL j> Schiap., Flor. Cat., no. 1551, p. 26G
(Spieg.).
I. 15.
> (cf. xx. 46) are figured in
Behhmara, vi. (Newberry).
I. 25. Mr. Newberry gives the excellent in-
terpretation "flint-stone for slicing the papyrus
pith." sw is of course properly "blank paper,"
" new rolls of papyrus," so the literal rendering
would be " spd of splitting, of paper," i.e.
" blade (?) for splitting, used in the manufac-
ture of paper." * may read sw^t ; spd may
be a pointed blade; cf. Grab des Mentuhotep,
Pis. iii., v.; p. 19, no. 2U; p. 27, no. 17.
/. 35. Perhaps \\ , as in
Behhmara, Pis. v., vi., Pap. Harris 1., 41", 1. 15,
&c.; cf. xx., 1. 35 (Newberry).
I. 36. Spiegelberg suggests rsj*n, but the order
of the metals seems against "silver" in this
place, and the compound sign is not very likely
to occur in hieratic. Cf. xx., 1. 36.
PI. XX., /. 60. 'nt'iw is often used of perfumed
unguents in general.
I. 63. nsw, " sprinkler," occurs also in Tdb.,
Budge, 494, I. 5.
PI. XXI., p. 53 (note to 1. 7). The tomb of
this Sebekhetep has been identified at Qurneh
by Mr. Newberry; it is of the time of
Thothmes III.
I. 30. For sm'yt cf. Behhmara, viii., 1. 31.
For the place-name Spiegelberg suggests
} ssm (cf. Masp., A. Z., 1882, p. 129);
n
jQ
as to its reading we may note Q
(Medim, xxix., 6), and it would be easy to
r~vn "
correct —<— to in