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OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH.
sent to me by Mr. Perring, and is contained in the follow-
ing note, with Mr. Birch's remarks.4 It had been copied
by Signor Rosellini,, before the discovery of it in the
4 The hieroglyphics, found in the tomb of Trades, over a male and
female figure, contain, as may be naturally expected, their names. That
over the male has the name and titles of the son of the person to whom
the sculptures in the tomb relate, and for whom it was probably ex-
cavated. It refers to Eimai, " his beloved eldest son, royal orator, royal
priest of the king Shoufo (Suphis or Cheops), superintendent of the
palace, scribe of truth." The one over the figure called a female (most
probably a person of very high rank), bears the name of " Skafas-
onkh, royal orator, prophet, royal priest, superintendent of the palaces
of Shoufo (Cheops), of the royal race, devoted to his lord, loving his
lord," &c In this latter instance, the name of a king forms part of the
name of a private individual,* an occurrence not uncommon at this period,
and often adopted during the era of the Psammetici, who revived both the
prenomina, titles, customs, &c., of the early dynasties. By the help of
these inscriptions, the individual successions of the several dynasties may
be sometimes made out, because the names of course generally occur
either during, or posterior to, that of the monarch assumed. In the pre-
sent instance, for example, it shews that the monarch Skafas was one
of the immediate predecessors of Cheops, if not the personage termed, in
the lists of Eratosthenes and Manetho, Biuris, Aiuris, or Soris.
M. Rosellini indeed makes this monarch a successor of Suphis II.
(see torn. i. tav. 1, 6), but the additional light thrown upon the sub-
ject by the inscription of the tomb in question proves that he must have
been a predecessor, unless we suppose, contrary to all analogy, that
names were assumed in advanced life and after infancy.-)- M. Rosellini
* In an inscription upon a tomb brought from Gizch (B. M.) a per-
son is named "(Re-Shef) Nofre. Shefre-Nofre ;—The good Chefren."
Many examples may be found of names thus compounded of the Saite
dynasty.
-f- We know from the Bible, that Joseph's name was changed in Egypt,
and those of Daniel and his companions during their captivity; but this
was probably on account of their being foreigners.
OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH.
sent to me by Mr. Perring, and is contained in the follow-
ing note, with Mr. Birch's remarks.4 It had been copied
by Signor Rosellini,, before the discovery of it in the
4 The hieroglyphics, found in the tomb of Trades, over a male and
female figure, contain, as may be naturally expected, their names. That
over the male has the name and titles of the son of the person to whom
the sculptures in the tomb relate, and for whom it was probably ex-
cavated. It refers to Eimai, " his beloved eldest son, royal orator, royal
priest of the king Shoufo (Suphis or Cheops), superintendent of the
palace, scribe of truth." The one over the figure called a female (most
probably a person of very high rank), bears the name of " Skafas-
onkh, royal orator, prophet, royal priest, superintendent of the palaces
of Shoufo (Cheops), of the royal race, devoted to his lord, loving his
lord," &c In this latter instance, the name of a king forms part of the
name of a private individual,* an occurrence not uncommon at this period,
and often adopted during the era of the Psammetici, who revived both the
prenomina, titles, customs, &c., of the early dynasties. By the help of
these inscriptions, the individual successions of the several dynasties may
be sometimes made out, because the names of course generally occur
either during, or posterior to, that of the monarch assumed. In the pre-
sent instance, for example, it shews that the monarch Skafas was one
of the immediate predecessors of Cheops, if not the personage termed, in
the lists of Eratosthenes and Manetho, Biuris, Aiuris, or Soris.
M. Rosellini indeed makes this monarch a successor of Suphis II.
(see torn. i. tav. 1, 6), but the additional light thrown upon the sub-
ject by the inscription of the tomb in question proves that he must have
been a predecessor, unless we suppose, contrary to all analogy, that
names were assumed in advanced life and after infancy.-)- M. Rosellini
* In an inscription upon a tomb brought from Gizch (B. M.) a per-
son is named "(Re-Shef) Nofre. Shefre-Nofre ;—The good Chefren."
Many examples may be found of names thus compounded of the Saite
dynasty.
-f- We know from the Bible, that Joseph's name was changed in Egypt,
and those of Daniel and his companions during their captivity; but this
was probably on account of their being foreigners.