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carry wands and maces, and are crowned with the teshr, and ouobsh, or
oueit. The representation is enclosed at the sides by two koucoupha
sceptres, and is surmounted by the starry heaven. The inscription
contains " Horus, the lord of diadems, the king Shou-re, the giver
of life for ever, the lord (or chief) of all countries, the cstablisher (?)
of all countries." At the same place also are records of Maire (or
Mceris), of Cheops, of the king Senophris, and of Ousrenre, another
monarch of the same line. The plates in M. Laborde's works, however,
have been so negligently transcribed, that some of the characters, those
particularly in a group below the hawk, are quite unintelligible ; but at
all events it is clear that they do not describe the royal standard found
at Abouseir.

MIDDLE PYRAMID.

Fig. F. These hieroglyphics apparently contain the title Souten Rash
or Rokh, " Royal tutor, orator, or guardian," followed by the symbols
of " abode " or "palace ;" and the title is repeated twice upon a block
on the exterior, but the hieroglyphics are not clear. The initial signs
are possibly the same as the title following those of Cheops.9

Fig. G, was found upon a block on the exterior. It cannot be com-
pletely deciphered, but it seems to signify make to go. (?)

Fig. H. The symbol Noub, " gold," is on a large block from the
quarries at Tourah, which had formed part of the roof of the Great
Chamber, and it is the only inscription found on that kind of stone.

Fig. J, occurs several times, and appears to refer to the abode of the
living moderator (the monarch).

Fig. K, is a quarry-mark on a casing-stone somewhat similar to that
already cited. It is also imperfect. The dates of the year and of the
month (which without doubt it originally contained) at present do not

appear. The fragment is as follows : "......the ninth day of (the

king) Rc-ousr (Ousr-re)......ever......" It is extraordinary in this

inscription that the cartouche of the king is rectangular, and that the
characters are inscribed in the figure, which usually expresses " abode,
residence;" but, as it is preceded by a date, it may be concluded that
the name of the monarch is intended, and not " abode " or " edifice."

Fig. L, is upon a block on the exterior. It contains, in unusually
large characters, two phonetic groups — C-M-C-loep, "the great
minister."

These characters are written in a careless linear style. The sense is
not distinct, but as they express (like the inscription fig. G) " made to

go to......" they were probably directions to the workmen for the

position of the blocks.

' Operations carried on at Gizeh, Vol. I. p. 283, and Middle Pyramid.