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NICHES OF THE WESTKRX WALL.
interpreted either as one of the halves of the country,
or as one of the two periods of her life assimilated to
that of the sun.
The offering is made to " Anton Ra, the hull of his
mother, the great god, the lord of the sky,'' who says:
" Daughter of my bowels who loves me, lord of the
two lands, (I have given thee the shares) of the two gods,
their years in life and happiness. I have nurtured
thee to be the lady of the double crown, when thou
wast still as a bird in its nest. I know the buildings
thou hast made for me. Thou hast filled my temples
with the choicest things of the two lands, I will give
thee all the lands and all the countries. The orbit of
tiic solar disk in the sky is obedient to thee and brings
thee joy. Thou reignest over the two lands, living
like Ra eternally."
Plate CXXXII.—This scene, engraved on the wall
opposite the former, was very similar. The chief
difference was that, being on the other side, it had,
instead of the vulture Xekheb, the bird TJazit, with a
serpent head. The queen as well as Amon have been
entirely erased ; but the engravers of Rameses II. did
not replace her; they sculptured an altar instead,
covered with cakes and vegetables. The original
sculpture showed the queen offering two kinds of oil,
one called sed heb and the other heken. Xow the ka
is supposed to make the offering ; over his head have
been engraved the epithets belonging to Thothmes II.
and also this king's cartouches, in place of those of the
queen. His titles are identical with those on the other
side. It is the same with Amon, the words only
which he pronounces arc a little different : " Thou
hast well established my names, thou hast enriched my
altar, thou hast done that which my ka loves " ; and it
ends with the usual promise of a great number of
Sed periods.
Plate CXXXIII.—On the south wall, opposite the
entrance, the queen appears with Thothmes III., her
nephew. They both offer garments, tissues, to the
god, who is seen standing. He promises to the queen
eternal years, while he says to Thothmes III. that his
heart is very pleased to see his beauties.
PLATES CXXXIY.-CXXXYI.
NICHES OF THE WESTERN WALL.
Ox both sides of the entrance to the sanctuary two
alternate series of niches have been cut in the rock.
There are five higher ones of small depth, and four
lower ones deeper with representations on three sides.
I believe these niches, especially the small ones, to
have contained either statues or emblems of Amon, or
what seems more probable, statues of the ka, the
double of the queen ; thus these niches would have
corresponded to the serdab in the tombs of the Old
Empire, where the various kinds of images of the
double of the deceased were collected.
Plate CXXXIV.—We see hero two of the high
niches, and one of the lower ones from the outside.
They arc very much alike. The inscriptions are
merely dedications ; they are all in the name of the
queen, which the Ramessides changed into that of
Thothmes II.
The inscription of the high niches begins with the
inner line. After the title of the queen, it says that
•• she made her buildings to her father Amon (erased),
the lord of the sky. As was made to him a great
temple of millions of years (called) the temple of Amon
Zeseru, (made) of good white limestone, in his sacred
place of the first anniversary ; he causes her to receive
all life, shining on the throne of Horus, like Ra,
eternally."
The inscriptions on the second high niche differ
only in a few signs. It is also merely dedicatory.
Inside the high niches, the representations of the end
wall are destroyed everywhere. On the sides, the
height of which is divided into four parts, the top is
always occupied by the ka name of the queen, and
sometimes her cartouche ; and below are three gods,
one above the other.
The entrance to the small niche bears the name of
the queen on the right and that of Thothmes III. on
the left. Over the lintel is a scene which is often
found in temples, and which occurs again on the lower
terrace. The king offers to Amon four calves, each of
them of different colours, which are indicated. The
upper one is spotted black and white, the second is
red, the third white, and the fourth black.
These calves are probably to be sacrificed to Amon,
interpreted either as one of the halves of the country,
or as one of the two periods of her life assimilated to
that of the sun.
The offering is made to " Anton Ra, the hull of his
mother, the great god, the lord of the sky,'' who says:
" Daughter of my bowels who loves me, lord of the
two lands, (I have given thee the shares) of the two gods,
their years in life and happiness. I have nurtured
thee to be the lady of the double crown, when thou
wast still as a bird in its nest. I know the buildings
thou hast made for me. Thou hast filled my temples
with the choicest things of the two lands, I will give
thee all the lands and all the countries. The orbit of
tiic solar disk in the sky is obedient to thee and brings
thee joy. Thou reignest over the two lands, living
like Ra eternally."
Plate CXXXII.—This scene, engraved on the wall
opposite the former, was very similar. The chief
difference was that, being on the other side, it had,
instead of the vulture Xekheb, the bird TJazit, with a
serpent head. The queen as well as Amon have been
entirely erased ; but the engravers of Rameses II. did
not replace her; they sculptured an altar instead,
covered with cakes and vegetables. The original
sculpture showed the queen offering two kinds of oil,
one called sed heb and the other heken. Xow the ka
is supposed to make the offering ; over his head have
been engraved the epithets belonging to Thothmes II.
and also this king's cartouches, in place of those of the
queen. His titles are identical with those on the other
side. It is the same with Amon, the words only
which he pronounces arc a little different : " Thou
hast well established my names, thou hast enriched my
altar, thou hast done that which my ka loves " ; and it
ends with the usual promise of a great number of
Sed periods.
Plate CXXXIII.—On the south wall, opposite the
entrance, the queen appears with Thothmes III., her
nephew. They both offer garments, tissues, to the
god, who is seen standing. He promises to the queen
eternal years, while he says to Thothmes III. that his
heart is very pleased to see his beauties.
PLATES CXXXIY.-CXXXYI.
NICHES OF THE WESTERN WALL.
Ox both sides of the entrance to the sanctuary two
alternate series of niches have been cut in the rock.
There are five higher ones of small depth, and four
lower ones deeper with representations on three sides.
I believe these niches, especially the small ones, to
have contained either statues or emblems of Amon, or
what seems more probable, statues of the ka, the
double of the queen ; thus these niches would have
corresponded to the serdab in the tombs of the Old
Empire, where the various kinds of images of the
double of the deceased were collected.
Plate CXXXIV.—We see hero two of the high
niches, and one of the lower ones from the outside.
They arc very much alike. The inscriptions are
merely dedications ; they are all in the name of the
queen, which the Ramessides changed into that of
Thothmes II.
The inscription of the high niches begins with the
inner line. After the title of the queen, it says that
•• she made her buildings to her father Amon (erased),
the lord of the sky. As was made to him a great
temple of millions of years (called) the temple of Amon
Zeseru, (made) of good white limestone, in his sacred
place of the first anniversary ; he causes her to receive
all life, shining on the throne of Horus, like Ra,
eternally."
The inscriptions on the second high niche differ
only in a few signs. It is also merely dedicatory.
Inside the high niches, the representations of the end
wall are destroyed everywhere. On the sides, the
height of which is divided into four parts, the top is
always occupied by the ka name of the queen, and
sometimes her cartouche ; and below are three gods,
one above the other.
The entrance to the small niche bears the name of
the queen on the right and that of Thothmes III. on
the left. Over the lintel is a scene which is often
found in temples, and which occurs again on the lower
terrace. The king offers to Amon four calves, each of
them of different colours, which are indicated. The
upper one is spotted black and white, the second is
red, the third white, and the fourth black.
These calves are probably to be sacrificed to Amon,