Nicholson, Charles: Aegyptiaca (London, 1891)

28 catalogue of egyptian antiquities.

Christian inhabitant of Egypt in the time of the
Apostles, or soon after.

81. Funereal Tablet representing a Man in
the attitude of prayer before Osiris, Pa, Isis, and
the four genii of Amenti, who stand in the approved
succession. Four lines of hieroglyphics placed
horizontally complete this tablet. 16 inches high,
9^ inches wide.

82. Fragment of the back of the lower part
of a Mummy Case, in which the buckle or bow
of the waistband is the leading feature. 15-Jr inches
by 13^ inches.

83. Two Pieces of Canvas Pasteboard, part
of the inner covering of a mummy.

84. Part of the Wall or Side of the Outer
Wooden Case of a Mummy of the same period
as No. 27.—It represents an offering composed of
a lotus flower and three cakes, placed in the shrine
of two of the genii or gods of Amenti, namely, the
jackal-headed and the hawk-headed. Over the
offering is the human-eye with the wing.

85. Fragment of the First Chapter of the
Bjtual, written in a beautiful hieratic handwriting,
and adorned with highly finished illustrations in
outline.

From the style of this manuscript, and the forms
of the figures, it is of the time of the Psammetici,
or early Greek period. The large illumination at
the head of this chapter represents Osiris seated on
his throne, Under a canopy supported by columns of
the ancient order. Before him would be a represen-