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LEONTOPOLIS.
which has been destroyed, but which had for
determinative a lion-headed figure. The name
of Osiris is on the belt of the larger statue,
followed by a geographical name which I could
not make out (pi. iv. a).* It is remarkable how
many statues and monuments of the Xllth
Dynasty have been discovered in the course of
excavations in the Delta, especially on the eastern
border. Tanis, Nebesheh, Bubastis, and other
places of minor importance were settlements of
the Amenemhas and the Usertesens. Some of
them may have been bulwarks against the
Asiatics.
On the large statue we see the nine bows
on which the feet are resting. On both sides
of it the titles of the queen have been fairly
preserved, but not her name (pi. iv. a.). Almost
the identical titles are found on a stele at the
Louvre,1 and there they evidently apply to a
person raised to royal rank by her marriage
with a member of the royal family. The name
itself is no longer legible, so that the wife of
Usertesen III. is still unknown to us. On both
sides of the two statues are the Nile gods of
Upper and Lower Egypt holding a rope tied
around the sign X which means to join; they
are here emblems of the land of the North and
the land of the South, and are supposed to
promise to the king eternal life and happiness.
The belt buckle of the statue bears the name
of Usertesen, and states that he is the wor-
shipper of Osiris.
The smaller statue is more interesting because
it was usurped in the name of Osorkon II. by
an officer of the name of Hormes (pi. iv. c. 1—5).
The usurpation has been made with great care-
lessness. On the sides, the cartouches of Osor-
kon II. have been cut over those of Usertesen,
without the engraver doing anything to erase
the older ones; hence the two cartouches are
confused. On the back two columns of text
give us the name and titles of Osorkon TI.
1 Lieblein, Did., No. 349.
These titles are here given even more fully
than at Bubastis. The words T j\ ^^
^ nW )ll\ J ^ who joins the two halves,
like the son of Isis, meaning both parts of
Egypt, which are determined by the two
diadems, I also found on a fragment of a
statue in red granite, which may have been
made for Osorkon II.
The titles of the officer who usurped the
statue for his master are interesting. We see
that he was holy father of Amonrasonter, which
perhaps shows that there was also a sanctuary
of Amon at Leontopolis. He held another
office, which I do not understand, and which
also referred to " the lord of the gods of
Egypt." It may have been that of chief of the
officers who had to superintend the ornamen-
tation of the temples. Besides, he was head
of the sanctuaries, and had it in his charge to
repair the temples of Egypt. This last title is
very general, it may have referred to a merely
nominal employment. Another of his offices
was connected with the temple of the city ; he
was governor of the house of millions (of years)
of OsorJcon II Here we have the name of the
temple where the statues were erected. I
should think that it was built by Osorkon, who
brought thither some older statues. Whether
there was a library in the temple or not, Hormes
was head inspector of the book-writers of the
Icing.
In the temple called the millions (of yeans)
of Osorkon 11. there was a hall or sanctuary
specially dedicated to his queen. It was called
the house of the royal wife Karoamam. We
have repeatedly seen this queen accompanying
Osorkon II. in the inscriptions of Bubastis,
especially among those of the festival. She
certainly was his legitimate wife, and although
at Thebes Osorkon had Theban wives, con-
nected with the priesthood and the worship
of Amon, in the Delta we find mention of no
other than Karoama. Tt is not impossible
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LEONTOPOLIS.
which has been destroyed, but which had for
determinative a lion-headed figure. The name
of Osiris is on the belt of the larger statue,
followed by a geographical name which I could
not make out (pi. iv. a).* It is remarkable how
many statues and monuments of the Xllth
Dynasty have been discovered in the course of
excavations in the Delta, especially on the eastern
border. Tanis, Nebesheh, Bubastis, and other
places of minor importance were settlements of
the Amenemhas and the Usertesens. Some of
them may have been bulwarks against the
Asiatics.
On the large statue we see the nine bows
on which the feet are resting. On both sides
of it the titles of the queen have been fairly
preserved, but not her name (pi. iv. a.). Almost
the identical titles are found on a stele at the
Louvre,1 and there they evidently apply to a
person raised to royal rank by her marriage
with a member of the royal family. The name
itself is no longer legible, so that the wife of
Usertesen III. is still unknown to us. On both
sides of the two statues are the Nile gods of
Upper and Lower Egypt holding a rope tied
around the sign X which means to join; they
are here emblems of the land of the North and
the land of the South, and are supposed to
promise to the king eternal life and happiness.
The belt buckle of the statue bears the name
of Usertesen, and states that he is the wor-
shipper of Osiris.
The smaller statue is more interesting because
it was usurped in the name of Osorkon II. by
an officer of the name of Hormes (pi. iv. c. 1—5).
The usurpation has been made with great care-
lessness. On the sides, the cartouches of Osor-
kon II. have been cut over those of Usertesen,
without the engraver doing anything to erase
the older ones; hence the two cartouches are
confused. On the back two columns of text
give us the name and titles of Osorkon TI.
1 Lieblein, Did., No. 349.
These titles are here given even more fully
than at Bubastis. The words T j\ ^^
^ nW )ll\ J ^ who joins the two halves,
like the son of Isis, meaning both parts of
Egypt, which are determined by the two
diadems, I also found on a fragment of a
statue in red granite, which may have been
made for Osorkon II.
The titles of the officer who usurped the
statue for his master are interesting. We see
that he was holy father of Amonrasonter, which
perhaps shows that there was also a sanctuary
of Amon at Leontopolis. He held another
office, which I do not understand, and which
also referred to " the lord of the gods of
Egypt." It may have been that of chief of the
officers who had to superintend the ornamen-
tation of the temples. Besides, he was head
of the sanctuaries, and had it in his charge to
repair the temples of Egypt. This last title is
very general, it may have referred to a merely
nominal employment. Another of his offices
was connected with the temple of the city ; he
was governor of the house of millions (of years)
of OsorJcon II Here we have the name of the
temple where the statues were erected. I
should think that it was built by Osorkon, who
brought thither some older statues. Whether
there was a library in the temple or not, Hormes
was head inspector of the book-writers of the
Icing.
In the temple called the millions (of yeans)
of Osorkon 11. there was a hall or sanctuary
specially dedicated to his queen. It was called
the house of the royal wife Karoamam. We
have repeatedly seen this queen accompanying
Osorkon II. in the inscriptions of Bubastis,
especially among those of the festival. She
certainly was his legitimate wife, and although
at Thebes Osorkon had Theban wives, con-
nected with the priesthood and the worship
of Amon, in the Delta we find mention of no
other than Karoama. Tt is not impossible
u