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catalogue of egyptian antiquities. 37
sceptre, \, rudely expressed. The box is of coarse
work, and the pieces joined by pegs made of the
acacia.
It is 12 inches high, 7 J inches wide at bottom, and,
contrary to the usual style of Egyptian work, wider
at top, being 8^ inches wide at this part.
96. A Fragment of White Calcareous Stone,
—Containing a Sahidic inscription, which is too much
mutilated to give any connected sense. It appears
to be a deed of sale or gift. In line 5 the name of
Mount Djeme occurs, and it is probable that the sale
or gift was made to the principal of the Monastery
of St. Phsebamann, of Mount Djeme. near Hermon-
this. In line 7 the word 7r.K<x/xoy\, "the Camel,"
occurs. I incline to believe that this is the name of
one of the parties to the deed (see No. 99). On the
back of the stone are the sip;natures of the witnesses.
They are too much defaced to allow of a single name
being deciphered with certainty. Irregular in form.
6f inches long, 4^ inches wide.
97. Fragment of Fine Lime-stone, inscribed on
both sides in a beautiful hieratic writing of the time
of Rameses in black ink. The same piece of stone
had been used before for a writing in the same
character, but in red ink. The fragment is nearly
flat, but not quite square, and probably the inscrip-
tion is almost perfect. It measures 4^- inches long
by 3 inches wide. The translation of this fragment
by the Rev. D. I. Heath. From right to left—
.... passage along- the road there was thirst....
. . , . they made us pass the road .............
.... we were fowls, corn, and fishes...........
.... supplies forwarded to sustain the chief ......
sceptre, \, rudely expressed. The box is of coarse
work, and the pieces joined by pegs made of the
acacia.
It is 12 inches high, 7 J inches wide at bottom, and,
contrary to the usual style of Egyptian work, wider
at top, being 8^ inches wide at this part.
96. A Fragment of White Calcareous Stone,
—Containing a Sahidic inscription, which is too much
mutilated to give any connected sense. It appears
to be a deed of sale or gift. In line 5 the name of
Mount Djeme occurs, and it is probable that the sale
or gift was made to the principal of the Monastery
of St. Phsebamann, of Mount Djeme. near Hermon-
this. In line 7 the word 7r.K<x/xoy\, "the Camel,"
occurs. I incline to believe that this is the name of
one of the parties to the deed (see No. 99). On the
back of the stone are the sip;natures of the witnesses.
They are too much defaced to allow of a single name
being deciphered with certainty. Irregular in form.
6f inches long, 4^ inches wide.
97. Fragment of Fine Lime-stone, inscribed on
both sides in a beautiful hieratic writing of the time
of Rameses in black ink. The same piece of stone
had been used before for a writing in the same
character, but in red ink. The fragment is nearly
flat, but not quite square, and probably the inscrip-
tion is almost perfect. It measures 4^- inches long
by 3 inches wide. The translation of this fragment
by the Rev. D. I. Heath. From right to left—
.... passage along- the road there was thirst....
. . , . they made us pass the road .............
.... we were fowls, corn, and fishes...........
.... supplies forwarded to sustain the chief ......