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H
THE TEMPLE OF TAUSERT.
of those of Merenptah. Behind these is the cella and
chambers on either side of it. Owing to the greater
number of small chambers (in lieu of the brick store-
rooms of Merenptah), the actual area of stone building
of Tausert is, however, equal to that of Merenptah.
31. The foundation deposits were the most valuable
result attained here. They were placed at the two back
corners (V and VI, PL. XXVI), along the side walls
(III and IV), and at the main cross wall (I and II),
and under the doorways (VII and VIII). No system
or order was traceable in the positions of the objects.
In general it seems that the large block of stone with
cartouches was laid down in the trench upon a wide
mat, sometimes with the copper models of tools beneath
it, and a heap of small glazed objects were poured out
over it. The region of each deposit was indicated by
blue glazed beads scattered in the sand around.
The numbers of each object found in the deposits,
with references to the Plates, are as follow :—
0 ,
in
0 •
4)1-1
0 .
°h4
O ?~1
p^
0
O
0
P
a
Q
O
p
PL. XVI. :—
1 . . .
3
2
b
3°
I
19
13
7
81
2 .
2
2
16
3
14
7
9
S3
3 •
9
6
2
8
6
5
21
2
59
4 •
oval
4
oval
4
5 •
13
8
2
9
4
10
16
6
68
6 .
1
4
2
16
15
7
10
SS
7 •
9
2
16
42
3
49
34
10
i°5
8 .
32
20
27
52
3«
24
31
23
247
9 •
S
2
1
1
8
3
7
2
29
10 .
iS
16
15
42
17
29
14
IS
163
11 .
22
14
7
12
23
7
52
9
146
12 .
33
22
16
53
30
27
7
48
236
13 •
8
8
14 .
5
7
3
1
7
23
15 •
6
1
1
1
1
6
16
,, plain
4
2
4
1
1
12
16 .
17
7
7
4
14
4
21
1
75
17 •
9
5
1
5
2
6
S
33
18 .
9
IS
4
8
8
6
II
6
67
19 .
16
25
11
37
21
13
7
29
159
20, 21
4
4
3
16
7
9
43
22 .
13
26
16
14
37
106
23 ■
1
1
2
1
25 .
1
4
4
6
6
28-30
7
7
31 •
1
3
1
6
32 •
1
1
6
1
9
33 •
5
1
7
1
1
35 •
1
6
1
8
36 .
1
3
10
4
19
33 .
1
PL. XVI]
2 .
I
1
1
1
••
••
In
com pie
te.
Of these deposits the first three are incompletely
recorded, owing to the thefts by the local workmen.
After I had discharged them, and used men and
boys from a distance, I believe nothing whatever
was abstracted. Unfortunately these thefts vitiate
any conclusions about the total quantities of each
type. From what I saw afterwards I suppose that
the first three deposits were about of the same
average richness as the others. One point is pretty
clear, that there were an equal number of the bulls'
heads and haunches of the full type (8, 12), and
probably equal numbers of the full type of sacrificed
ox (10), the flat type of bull's head (11), and the
flower (19). But it is obvious in the complete
deposits that no precise numbers were set aside for
each, though in some cases there is roughly the same
proportion of different objects. This looks as if all
the glazed objects had been put in a basket, mixed
together, and then turned out by the handful at the
ceremony of the foundation. Many of the objects
having been broken anciently when buried shows
that they had been roughly treated.
32. Some notes may be made upon the objects drawn
here. In PL. XVI. the scarabs Nos. 1 and 7 are all
moulded and not worked by hand ; they are made
in two pieces, a thick back in which a groove is made
for a hole from end to end, and a thin face which
in several cases has split off the back. The colour
has in all cases been blue ; but those in damper
parts of the site at the west end, where the ground
was deeper, are more or less whitened and decomposed.
The square plaques, Nos. 2, 4, 6, are also moulded
in two pieces stamped on both sides, with a groove in
one piece to provide a hole from end to end. The
colour of all of these, and of the scarabs, is a very
brilliant indigo blue, when in good preservation.
The long plaques, 3 and 5, are plain on the back,
being simply pressed in a mould ; they are white,
blue, and dark violet. The cartouches are also found
on some figures of fish, 15, of ox haunches, 14, and
on rings, 21. The models of ox heads (11, 12).
haunches (8, 13, 14), and bound oxen (9, 10) are
of two kinds : some in high relief, well rounded
(8, 10, 12), others flat in form and marked out with
mere lines (9, 11, 13, H)- The tied-up birds (18) are
like those at Tell el Amarna: some examples are of
blue glaze, others white, and some violet. The same
variety of colour is found in the examples of the
lotus flower, 16. The flower 19 has been supposed
to be a hand, but the earlier type in the Kamesseum
and Merenptah's deposits shows it to be a flower.
THE TEMPLE OF TAUSERT.
of those of Merenptah. Behind these is the cella and
chambers on either side of it. Owing to the greater
number of small chambers (in lieu of the brick store-
rooms of Merenptah), the actual area of stone building
of Tausert is, however, equal to that of Merenptah.
31. The foundation deposits were the most valuable
result attained here. They were placed at the two back
corners (V and VI, PL. XXVI), along the side walls
(III and IV), and at the main cross wall (I and II),
and under the doorways (VII and VIII). No system
or order was traceable in the positions of the objects.
In general it seems that the large block of stone with
cartouches was laid down in the trench upon a wide
mat, sometimes with the copper models of tools beneath
it, and a heap of small glazed objects were poured out
over it. The region of each deposit was indicated by
blue glazed beads scattered in the sand around.
The numbers of each object found in the deposits,
with references to the Plates, are as follow :—
0 ,
in
0 •
4)1-1
0 .
°h4
O ?~1
p^
0
O
0
P
a
Q
O
p
PL. XVI. :—
1 . . .
3
2
b
3°
I
19
13
7
81
2 .
2
2
16
3
14
7
9
S3
3 •
9
6
2
8
6
5
21
2
59
4 •
oval
4
oval
4
5 •
13
8
2
9
4
10
16
6
68
6 .
1
4
2
16
15
7
10
SS
7 •
9
2
16
42
3
49
34
10
i°5
8 .
32
20
27
52
3«
24
31
23
247
9 •
S
2
1
1
8
3
7
2
29
10 .
iS
16
15
42
17
29
14
IS
163
11 .
22
14
7
12
23
7
52
9
146
12 .
33
22
16
53
30
27
7
48
236
13 •
8
8
14 .
5
7
3
1
7
23
15 •
6
1
1
1
1
6
16
,, plain
4
2
4
1
1
12
16 .
17
7
7
4
14
4
21
1
75
17 •
9
5
1
5
2
6
S
33
18 .
9
IS
4
8
8
6
II
6
67
19 .
16
25
11
37
21
13
7
29
159
20, 21
4
4
3
16
7
9
43
22 .
13
26
16
14
37
106
23 ■
1
1
2
1
25 .
1
4
4
6
6
28-30
7
7
31 •
1
3
1
6
32 •
1
1
6
1
9
33 •
5
1
7
1
1
35 •
1
6
1
8
36 .
1
3
10
4
19
33 .
1
PL. XVI]
2 .
I
1
1
1
••
••
In
com pie
te.
Of these deposits the first three are incompletely
recorded, owing to the thefts by the local workmen.
After I had discharged them, and used men and
boys from a distance, I believe nothing whatever
was abstracted. Unfortunately these thefts vitiate
any conclusions about the total quantities of each
type. From what I saw afterwards I suppose that
the first three deposits were about of the same
average richness as the others. One point is pretty
clear, that there were an equal number of the bulls'
heads and haunches of the full type (8, 12), and
probably equal numbers of the full type of sacrificed
ox (10), the flat type of bull's head (11), and the
flower (19). But it is obvious in the complete
deposits that no precise numbers were set aside for
each, though in some cases there is roughly the same
proportion of different objects. This looks as if all
the glazed objects had been put in a basket, mixed
together, and then turned out by the handful at the
ceremony of the foundation. Many of the objects
having been broken anciently when buried shows
that they had been roughly treated.
32. Some notes may be made upon the objects drawn
here. In PL. XVI. the scarabs Nos. 1 and 7 are all
moulded and not worked by hand ; they are made
in two pieces, a thick back in which a groove is made
for a hole from end to end, and a thin face which
in several cases has split off the back. The colour
has in all cases been blue ; but those in damper
parts of the site at the west end, where the ground
was deeper, are more or less whitened and decomposed.
The square plaques, Nos. 2, 4, 6, are also moulded
in two pieces stamped on both sides, with a groove in
one piece to provide a hole from end to end. The
colour of all of these, and of the scarabs, is a very
brilliant indigo blue, when in good preservation.
The long plaques, 3 and 5, are plain on the back,
being simply pressed in a mould ; they are white,
blue, and dark violet. The cartouches are also found
on some figures of fish, 15, of ox haunches, 14, and
on rings, 21. The models of ox heads (11, 12).
haunches (8, 13, 14), and bound oxen (9, 10) are
of two kinds : some in high relief, well rounded
(8, 10, 12), others flat in form and marked out with
mere lines (9, 11, 13, H)- The tied-up birds (18) are
like those at Tell el Amarna: some examples are of
blue glaze, others white, and some violet. The same
variety of colour is found in the examples of the
lotus flower, 16. The flower 19 has been supposed
to be a hand, but the earlier type in the Kamesseum
and Merenptah's deposits shows it to be a flower.