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SCENES, &c, OUTER CHAMBEB.
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identical inscriptions run to right and left. On
the front is :—
Er-p'a ha ur dua Zehutihetep mes en Sat-kkeper-Tca
" The hereditary prince, the /i«-prince, great of five,
Tehutihetep, born of Sat-kheper-ka.'"-
Oil the back is the same legend, with the
variation of (| Q kherp nesti, " regulator of the
two thrones," for ^^ = ur dua.
It will be observed that the double title (ur
dua, kherp nesti) of the high priest of Thoth is
divided, and that the two elements alternate in
these inscriptions. The " short " titles of nome
princes usually combine the civil and the re-
ligious, very often in the simple form ha, mer
henu neter, " /i«-prince and superintendent of
the priests."
five signs from the top of each line,
reads:—
4. OUTER CHAMBER. Pls. VI.-IX.
Ceiling Inscription, pi. vi. (see Key Plan, a).
The transverse inscriptions on the ceiling of
the outer chamber are similarly arranged. The
hieroglyphs are incised and painted blue on a
yellow ground. The right half of the inscrip-
tion names Tehutihetep's father Kay ; the left,
his mother Sat-kheper-ka. He is described as
her tep da en Unt, " great chief of the Hare
Nome," and her sesheta en reu-peru-es, " chief
of the mysteries of its temples," &c.
Right-hand Wall, pi. vii. (see Key Plan a).
The hunting scene on the right-hand wall is
very remarkable. Tehutihetep, leaning on a
staff, is completely wrapped in a long blanket-
like robe, leaving only his closely shaven head,
his hands, and his sandalled feet visible. The
garment is evidently intended to protect him
against the cold breeze of the desert in the
winter. This representation is probably unique.
The inscription over him has lost four or
It
(1) [maa] dh aut set dsth asha urt er Met nebt
(2) [an er-pa] ha sem kherp shenzet nebt sab del mer
Dep
(3) [.........] her sesheta en maa ua
(4) [ur dua'] em per Zehuti ur qedet em perui mater (?)
(5) [sema] nef semdu ensen kherp hetep neter
(6) [semer ua ne me] rut dri Nekhen hen neter Maat
dri (?) pe [neb]
(7) ha her tep ha en Unt Zehutihetep neb dmakh
(1) "[seeing] the netting of the gazelles1 of the
desert, behold ! abundant were they more than
anything,
(2) [by the er^a-prince], the /ia-prinee, the sem-
master of all the tunics, the sab-ad-mer of the city
of Dep (Buto in the Delta),
(3) [.........] chief of the mysteries of seeing alone,
(4) [great of five] in the house of Tehuti.........in the
two houses.........
(5) one who received reports from those who received
reports,2 manager of the divine offerings,
(6) [confidential friend] of the (king's) choice, he
who belongs to the city of Nekhen, priest of Maat
(goddess of truth) .........
(7) the y?«-prince, great chief of the Hare Nome,
Tehutihetep, possessing the reward of worth."
In front of Tehutihetep we see two parallel
lines of netting (placed upright on the wall),
one end being closed by poles, and a cord or
scare put in place by the huntsmen; the other
end at the top of the wall is destroyed. The
enclosed space is filled with sculptured details
representing the surface of the desert covered
with bushes, wild animals, and huntsmen. The
Egyptian draughtsman has arranged them all
in distinct rows, one above the other; seven of
these remain, while one or two at the top have
been destroyed.
Among the huntsmen are depicted the three
1 The determinatives are figures of the oryx, the ibex,
and the common gazelle.
2 Literally, " one to whom those-who-were-reported-to
reported ;" he was so high an official, that officers, who re-
ceived reports from subordinates, themselves had to report
to him.
13
identical inscriptions run to right and left. On
the front is :—
Er-p'a ha ur dua Zehutihetep mes en Sat-kkeper-Tca
" The hereditary prince, the /i«-prince, great of five,
Tehutihetep, born of Sat-kheper-ka.'"-
Oil the back is the same legend, with the
variation of (| Q kherp nesti, " regulator of the
two thrones," for ^^ = ur dua.
It will be observed that the double title (ur
dua, kherp nesti) of the high priest of Thoth is
divided, and that the two elements alternate in
these inscriptions. The " short " titles of nome
princes usually combine the civil and the re-
ligious, very often in the simple form ha, mer
henu neter, " /i«-prince and superintendent of
the priests."
five signs from the top of each line,
reads:—
4. OUTER CHAMBER. Pls. VI.-IX.
Ceiling Inscription, pi. vi. (see Key Plan, a).
The transverse inscriptions on the ceiling of
the outer chamber are similarly arranged. The
hieroglyphs are incised and painted blue on a
yellow ground. The right half of the inscrip-
tion names Tehutihetep's father Kay ; the left,
his mother Sat-kheper-ka. He is described as
her tep da en Unt, " great chief of the Hare
Nome," and her sesheta en reu-peru-es, " chief
of the mysteries of its temples," &c.
Right-hand Wall, pi. vii. (see Key Plan a).
The hunting scene on the right-hand wall is
very remarkable. Tehutihetep, leaning on a
staff, is completely wrapped in a long blanket-
like robe, leaving only his closely shaven head,
his hands, and his sandalled feet visible. The
garment is evidently intended to protect him
against the cold breeze of the desert in the
winter. This representation is probably unique.
The inscription over him has lost four or
It
(1) [maa] dh aut set dsth asha urt er Met nebt
(2) [an er-pa] ha sem kherp shenzet nebt sab del mer
Dep
(3) [.........] her sesheta en maa ua
(4) [ur dua'] em per Zehuti ur qedet em perui mater (?)
(5) [sema] nef semdu ensen kherp hetep neter
(6) [semer ua ne me] rut dri Nekhen hen neter Maat
dri (?) pe [neb]
(7) ha her tep ha en Unt Zehutihetep neb dmakh
(1) "[seeing] the netting of the gazelles1 of the
desert, behold ! abundant were they more than
anything,
(2) [by the er^a-prince], the /ia-prinee, the sem-
master of all the tunics, the sab-ad-mer of the city
of Dep (Buto in the Delta),
(3) [.........] chief of the mysteries of seeing alone,
(4) [great of five] in the house of Tehuti.........in the
two houses.........
(5) one who received reports from those who received
reports,2 manager of the divine offerings,
(6) [confidential friend] of the (king's) choice, he
who belongs to the city of Nekhen, priest of Maat
(goddess of truth) .........
(7) the y?«-prince, great chief of the Hare Nome,
Tehutihetep, possessing the reward of worth."
In front of Tehutihetep we see two parallel
lines of netting (placed upright on the wall),
one end being closed by poles, and a cord or
scare put in place by the huntsmen; the other
end at the top of the wall is destroyed. The
enclosed space is filled with sculptured details
representing the surface of the desert covered
with bushes, wild animals, and huntsmen. The
Egyptian draughtsman has arranged them all
in distinct rows, one above the other; seven of
these remain, while one or two at the top have
been destroyed.
Among the huntsmen are depicted the three
1 The determinatives are figures of the oryx, the ibex,
and the common gazelle.
2 Literally, " one to whom those-who-were-reported-to
reported ;" he was so high an official, that officers, who re-
ceived reports from subordinates, themselves had to report
to him.