Griffith, Francis Ll. [Hrsg.]; Newberry, Percy E. [Hrsg.]: El Bersheh (Band 2) (London, 1895)

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of a god. This strange medley is called tesh-
tesh, "the tearer-in-pieces." Behind it is a
stag or fallow-deer (henen). Probably ordinary
creatures were figured on the left-hand side,
while monsters occupied the outer end. At
the top are, first, the titles of Ahanekht: ha
kherp nesti ha-nef set neb, " the /m-prince, the
regulator of the two thrones, who visited all
countries (deserts)." This was followed by
zed medio an Gel... "words of the god Geb...,"1
and the titles of Ahanekht.

INNER CHAMBER.

Thickness of Wall.—On the thickness of
the wall on the right there remains a figure of
Ahanekht (pi. xvi.) standing, holding a staff
and napkin (?). He is clad in a leopards' skin,
but the usual waist-cloth shows below, and the
girdle is placed over the skin. A rich collar
is upon his breast, and bracelets are on his
wrists. In front of him is a column of hiero-
glyphs, reading:—

[her tep] a[a ne Unf] meh ah seten Merit ta fen
mereru-ef Aha-nekht

" The Great Chief of the Hare no-me, satisfying the
heart of the king within this land, beloved of him,
Ahanekht."

Front Wall : Left Side.—Destroyed.

Bight Side. — This is practically complete
(pi. xvii.).2 Ahanekht, followed by four at-
tendants, is greeted by two persons, one of
whom holds a branch. There are four lines
of inscription above. The first contains a
prayer to Osiris, lord of Dadu, Ichent Amentiu,
and lord of Abydos. The second gives the
titles of Ahanekht:—

1 See the complete formula in Tomb No. 8, p. 39.

2 It has been, already published by Maspero in Mecue.il de
Travaux, xiii., p. 192, from Nestor de l'Hote's papers, iii.,
291.

[Ha kherp nesti] mer hen neter mery Zehuti neb

Khemenu, senezem seth het neter em dbd ......t

dmakh Ahanekht

" [The 7ia-prince, regulator of the two thrones] super-
intendent of the priests, beloved of Thoth, Lord of
Hermopolis, making sweet the scent of the temple
on the feast of the month and of the half-month,
the devoted one, Ahanekht."

The third line reads :—

[seshep ?] baq ne het neter en a udbu an ha kherp
nesti, mer hen neter uab ha ne Zehuti ne dr
moat (?) Ahanekht.

" [Receiving ?] an olive branch.3 of the temple from
the uab-priests by the ha-pr'mce, regulator of the

two thrones, great waft-priest of Thoth ...............

Ahanekht."

Over the four attendant figures are the

words :—

sahutiu iia.hu her Merit Mer qeref

" The treasurers, priests, overseers of the garden (?)
and bearer of the bag (?)."

Right-hand Wall.—A fragment from the
top of this wall at the outer end shows (pi.
xvii.) that a papyrus-column was painted in
the corner; beyond at the top are two lines
of inscription, with a prayer to Thoth and
the Southern Atert (see note on p. 25) for the
prince, who is here called da ne net-ef, "great
one of his city," in addition to customary titles.
Incense is being burned, and the leg of an
animal offered before him.

Left-hand Wall. — All of this has been
quarried away except about sixteen inches at
the base, and the decoration appears to have
been raised a foot above the floor. In the
middle were two false doors (the lower parts
of which are still preserved), giviDg the names
of Ahanekht and Tehutinekht (see Fig.).

According to Victor Loret, baq is the Moringa.

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