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catalogue of egyptian antiquities. 39
the districts of Egypt. Every ancient site is marked
by an accumulation of fragments of coarse pottery,
and it would appear these fragments were often used
for writing on. This fragment is 9 inches long, 65
inches wide.
103. Another Fragment of a Large Jar.—
With four lines of demotic on one side, and two on
the other. 8-| inches by 3 inches.
104. Fragment of Red Pottery.—Part of a
round vessel containing thirteen lines of Sahidic. It
is a letter from some person to a superior, whom he
addresses as " your fatherhood," and to whom he
recommends some young person who was probably
the bearer of the missive. Unfortunately the ends
of all the lines are broken off, so that it is impossible
to ascertain the exact meaning of the whole. In line
5 occur the words crov piyre pt, tt€l efior v To.., "the
10th day of this month of Tobe ('?)." 3f inches by
3-g- inches.
105. A Fragment of a Eed Earthen Vessel.—
Containing six lines in demotic, apparently a
reckoning. 6 inches by 5^ inches.
106. Bugle Beads, from a mummy.
107. Fragment of a Bed Earthen Vessel.—
Containing six lines (and a fragment) of Greek, as
follows :—
Eu?7yLtepo? HpatcXeiSei rcot
QiXtcitcoi yaipeiv
Sapairioovi NiKopba^ov
rov (f)i\ou Kvfiepvrjrrji
ev ol<; eav tov y^peiav
e~)(r]t ei<? ep,r\v rip,
(j) . . . . 7rpo?
the districts of Egypt. Every ancient site is marked
by an accumulation of fragments of coarse pottery,
and it would appear these fragments were often used
for writing on. This fragment is 9 inches long, 65
inches wide.
103. Another Fragment of a Large Jar.—
With four lines of demotic on one side, and two on
the other. 8-| inches by 3 inches.
104. Fragment of Red Pottery.—Part of a
round vessel containing thirteen lines of Sahidic. It
is a letter from some person to a superior, whom he
addresses as " your fatherhood," and to whom he
recommends some young person who was probably
the bearer of the missive. Unfortunately the ends
of all the lines are broken off, so that it is impossible
to ascertain the exact meaning of the whole. In line
5 occur the words crov piyre pt, tt€l efior v To.., "the
10th day of this month of Tobe ('?)." 3f inches by
3-g- inches.
105. A Fragment of a Eed Earthen Vessel.—
Containing six lines in demotic, apparently a
reckoning. 6 inches by 5^ inches.
106. Bugle Beads, from a mummy.
107. Fragment of a Bed Earthen Vessel.—
Containing six lines (and a fragment) of Greek, as
follows :—
Eu?7yLtepo? HpatcXeiSei rcot
QiXtcitcoi yaipeiv
Sapairioovi NiKopba^ov
rov (f)i\ou Kvfiepvrjrrji
ev ol<; eav tov y^peiav
e~)(r]t ei<? ep,r\v rip,
(j) . . . . 7rpo?