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Scenes Tl. XI.—Immediately below the frieze is, on the west wall (north side, a), a line of painted hieroglyphs
(cont.) m—^ giving- the prayer for percheru offerings and name of Amenemhat. The scenes, in seven rows of nearly
equal height, show arts, trades, and agricultural pursuits. There is no edging line to terminate the
scenes before the doorway, and on the north side the latter cuts sharply through the figures.
Row 1. Manufacturers of flint knives [&]. Sandal makers [c].
Row 2. Carpentering. Bowyers [d~]. Coopers [e]. Arrow-making [/]. Chair-making, box
making, &c. \_g\.
Row 3. Goldsmiths [h and {].
Row 4. Potters [/].
Row 5. Flax cultivation [k~\, and linen manufacturers [7].
Row 6. Harvesting [m and nj.
Row 7. Ploughing and sowing [o].
PI. XII.—On the south side of the west wall immediately below the frieze is [A] a line of painted
hieroglyphs ««, giving the name and titles of Amenemhat. The scenes are in eight rows of unequal
height.
Rows 1 and 2. Vintage scenes [B and C], (Hieratic inscriptions, PL xxi., I, 2, held by the Scribes.)
Rows 3 and 4. Fishing and fowling [E-G].
Row 5. Department of fruits and herbs [H]. Department of meats [I]. Department of bread [J].
Department of beer [K].
Row 6. Attendants on the Lady Hotept bearing toilet utensils inscribed with her name [L].
Bakers [M and N].
Row 7. Musicians [O]. Confectionery [Q].
Row 8. Musicians [P]. Oxen fording the inundation [R].
False door. The inscriptions, which are much mutilated, give the usual funereal prayer, naming the
gods Osiris and Anubis, for Amenemhat and Hotept respectively. These two personages are represented
on either side of a table of offerings.
In the centre of the west wall, immediately below the frieze is [S] a line of painted hieroglyphs
reading—
North Wall. (See Key plan H, and PI. xiii.)
Frieze
A
B
C
D
H
c
F
E 1
K
J
T V
L
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Scenes Tl. XI.—Immediately below the frieze is, on the west wall (north side, a), a line of painted hieroglyphs
(cont.) m—^ giving- the prayer for percheru offerings and name of Amenemhat. The scenes, in seven rows of nearly
equal height, show arts, trades, and agricultural pursuits. There is no edging line to terminate the
scenes before the doorway, and on the north side the latter cuts sharply through the figures.
Row 1. Manufacturers of flint knives [&]. Sandal makers [c].
Row 2. Carpentering. Bowyers [d~]. Coopers [e]. Arrow-making [/]. Chair-making, box
making, &c. \_g\.
Row 3. Goldsmiths [h and {].
Row 4. Potters [/].
Row 5. Flax cultivation [k~\, and linen manufacturers [7].
Row 6. Harvesting [m and nj.
Row 7. Ploughing and sowing [o].
PI. XII.—On the south side of the west wall immediately below the frieze is [A] a line of painted
hieroglyphs ««, giving the name and titles of Amenemhat. The scenes are in eight rows of unequal
height.
Rows 1 and 2. Vintage scenes [B and C], (Hieratic inscriptions, PL xxi., I, 2, held by the Scribes.)
Rows 3 and 4. Fishing and fowling [E-G].
Row 5. Department of fruits and herbs [H]. Department of meats [I]. Department of bread [J].
Department of beer [K].
Row 6. Attendants on the Lady Hotept bearing toilet utensils inscribed with her name [L].
Bakers [M and N].
Row 7. Musicians [O]. Confectionery [Q].
Row 8. Musicians [P]. Oxen fording the inundation [R].
False door. The inscriptions, which are much mutilated, give the usual funereal prayer, naming the
gods Osiris and Anubis, for Amenemhat and Hotept respectively. These two personages are represented
on either side of a table of offerings.
In the centre of the west wall, immediately below the frieze is [S] a line of painted hieroglyphs
reading—
North Wall. (See Key plan H, and PI. xiii.)
Frieze
A
B
C
D
H
c
F
E 1
K
J
T V
L
u w
N
M
X
P
a
0
Y
s