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tb right
5 signs over 11
istH
Q are
,0 fche sacril
ias averylapt
lent mi%is
...Kemp)
>r of his ii
by marriaj
(?) and a
" the garde
"the gaides
coloured A
3Se are butcher:
■eying the joii
foe others, I
is endeavoiK
fc, to separated
e of the animal
, another a fe
•allisaboroV
to that at»
23.
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jO e.
rti m
SCENES AND INSCRIPTIONS.
27
foiti; sekhem-ek em ma er Aefep db-eh, se-sen-eh
nef en rneht, dmakhy kher Anpu JJsdr ha Paheri
maa kheru
" A royal offering (?) give Osiris Khent-
Amentiu, and the gods who are in Kher-neter,
may they give the smelling of the sweet breeze
of the north wind, and the making of trans-
formations as a living soul, to the ghost of the
Osiris, the //.a-prince Paheri, deceased. Mayest
thou bite the cakes of black barley (?), may
there be given to thee a staff in Tanont,
mayest thou eat a loaf, and drink a cup of
milk on the altar of the great god, and mayest
thou receive gifts in the inner houses : may
there be offerings for thee in Ankh-taui,
mayest thou have water at command to thy
heart's desire: mayest thou breathe the breeze
of the north wind, 0 trusty before Anubis,
Osiris, ha-prince Paheri, deceased ! "
Similarly on the opposite side1—
seten hetep te Nekhcbt hezt Nekhen, fat-aQ.) nebt
Fu/t'(l); Het-her hert tept net; Vsdr haq zet ;
Anpu Merit.........neter dm ut, Neb Ta-zeser, Set,
Amentet, dabt khet, dnqet qesu, xe-ment sah er est-
ef: te-sen per-kheru ta heqt dhu aptu hebs (?)
se-neter merhet hetept zefa khet nebt nefert uabt
henhet dm en neter, hau \ker1:1] khet em tep trdu,
perert her nth en ra neb; en ha en ha en Nekheb
an Paheri maa kheru ; zet-ef ' d tetyu ta heqt en
ban menkhu em per Usdr, te-ten ta heqt er terui
en ba hena-ten, dmakhy kher Usdr ha en Nekheb
Paheri, maa. kheru'
" A royal offering give Nekhebt, the white
one of Nekhen, wide-stretching (with wings),
mistress of Fak; and Hathor, princess of the
desert : and Osiris, king of eternity : and
Anubis in the shrine, who is in the Oasis (?),
lord of Ta-zeser: and the Western desert
which offers (?) the corpse, embraces the
bones, and lays the noble mummy in its place;
that they may give funerary meals, bread,
1 PI. viii.-vi.
2 The copies agree with the photograph in indicating 0
incorrectly for Z5.
3 There is perhaps space for y in the break.
beer, oxen, wild-fowl, linen, incense, wax,
offerings, foods, and all good and pure things
of which offerings are made to a deity, beyond
the offerings at the beginnings of the seasons,
and what appears upon the altar daily; to the
ha of the ha-^rince of Nekheb, the scribe
Paheri, deceased; he says, ' 0 ye who give
bread and beer to the excellent souls in the
house of Osiris, give ye bread and beer twice
daily (?) to the soul who is with you, the devout
before Osiris, the ^a-prince of Nekheb, Paheri,
deceased."
The middle line on the ceiling and the two
side lines above the khaker ornament are too
much mutilated to be readily copied.
6. THE BACK WALL AND NICHE.
Pl. IX.-X.
The Back Wall. PI. ix.
The inscription on the Back wall is remark-
able for its length; the themes are the usual
ones—the virtues of the deceased, the prayers
for a happy future, and the desire that visitors
should repeat formulas to ensure ample food for
the ghost. The ha-prince of Nekheb was a care-
ful man, who knew the value of detail; he was
an " excellent scribe of accounts," and his
accuracy in business was, no doubt, the cause
of his wealth and prosperity. Paheri not
only filled every available space in his tomb
with elaborate scenes neatly planned upon the
walls, but when this important inscription,
which was to provide for the future of his
ha and carry down his name and virtues to
posterity, had to be composed, he developed
it to an unusual extent. It is unfortunate that
it contains no scrap of biography, but this is a
rare thing to find, and perhaps would have
been considered in bad taste, excepting for a
warrior.
In this inscription, as in most, there are ex-
pressions that are still obscure, and words that
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tb right
5 signs over 11
istH
Q are
,0 fche sacril
ias averylapt
lent mi%is
...Kemp)
>r of his ii
by marriaj
(?) and a
" the garde
"the gaides
coloured A
3Se are butcher:
■eying the joii
foe others, I
is endeavoiK
fc, to separated
e of the animal
, another a fe
•allisaboroV
to that at»
23.
,«***!
jO e.
rti m
SCENES AND INSCRIPTIONS.
27
foiti; sekhem-ek em ma er Aefep db-eh, se-sen-eh
nef en rneht, dmakhy kher Anpu JJsdr ha Paheri
maa kheru
" A royal offering (?) give Osiris Khent-
Amentiu, and the gods who are in Kher-neter,
may they give the smelling of the sweet breeze
of the north wind, and the making of trans-
formations as a living soul, to the ghost of the
Osiris, the //.a-prince Paheri, deceased. Mayest
thou bite the cakes of black barley (?), may
there be given to thee a staff in Tanont,
mayest thou eat a loaf, and drink a cup of
milk on the altar of the great god, and mayest
thou receive gifts in the inner houses : may
there be offerings for thee in Ankh-taui,
mayest thou have water at command to thy
heart's desire: mayest thou breathe the breeze
of the north wind, 0 trusty before Anubis,
Osiris, ha-prince Paheri, deceased ! "
Similarly on the opposite side1—
seten hetep te Nekhcbt hezt Nekhen, fat-aQ.) nebt
Fu/t'(l); Het-her hert tept net; Vsdr haq zet ;
Anpu Merit.........neter dm ut, Neb Ta-zeser, Set,
Amentet, dabt khet, dnqet qesu, xe-ment sah er est-
ef: te-sen per-kheru ta heqt dhu aptu hebs (?)
se-neter merhet hetept zefa khet nebt nefert uabt
henhet dm en neter, hau \ker1:1] khet em tep trdu,
perert her nth en ra neb; en ha en ha en Nekheb
an Paheri maa kheru ; zet-ef ' d tetyu ta heqt en
ban menkhu em per Usdr, te-ten ta heqt er terui
en ba hena-ten, dmakhy kher Usdr ha en Nekheb
Paheri, maa. kheru'
" A royal offering give Nekhebt, the white
one of Nekhen, wide-stretching (with wings),
mistress of Fak; and Hathor, princess of the
desert : and Osiris, king of eternity : and
Anubis in the shrine, who is in the Oasis (?),
lord of Ta-zeser: and the Western desert
which offers (?) the corpse, embraces the
bones, and lays the noble mummy in its place;
that they may give funerary meals, bread,
1 PI. viii.-vi.
2 The copies agree with the photograph in indicating 0
incorrectly for Z5.
3 There is perhaps space for y in the break.
beer, oxen, wild-fowl, linen, incense, wax,
offerings, foods, and all good and pure things
of which offerings are made to a deity, beyond
the offerings at the beginnings of the seasons,
and what appears upon the altar daily; to the
ha of the ha-^rince of Nekheb, the scribe
Paheri, deceased; he says, ' 0 ye who give
bread and beer to the excellent souls in the
house of Osiris, give ye bread and beer twice
daily (?) to the soul who is with you, the devout
before Osiris, the ^a-prince of Nekheb, Paheri,
deceased."
The middle line on the ceiling and the two
side lines above the khaker ornament are too
much mutilated to be readily copied.
6. THE BACK WALL AND NICHE.
Pl. IX.-X.
The Back Wall. PI. ix.
The inscription on the Back wall is remark-
able for its length; the themes are the usual
ones—the virtues of the deceased, the prayers
for a happy future, and the desire that visitors
should repeat formulas to ensure ample food for
the ghost. The ha-prince of Nekheb was a care-
ful man, who knew the value of detail; he was
an " excellent scribe of accounts," and his
accuracy in business was, no doubt, the cause
of his wealth and prosperity. Paheri not
only filled every available space in his tomb
with elaborate scenes neatly planned upon the
walls, but when this important inscription,
which was to provide for the future of his
ha and carry down his name and virtues to
posterity, had to be composed, he developed
it to an unusual extent. It is unfortunate that
it contains no scrap of biography, but this is a
rare thing to find, and perhaps would have
been considered in bad taste, excepting for a
warrior.
In this inscription, as in most, there are ex-
pressions that are still obscure, and words that
EE 2