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THE LATER BURIALS.
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d Plaque
ue.
i'.
Les.
Uaz, papyrus plant.
Peed, a.
Frame of garlands for the breast.
Deep collar, hawk's head ends.
Pectoral, Osiris and hawk.
Star.
Carpenter's square.
,, plummet stand.
,, stand with plummet.
Head-rest.
Double seal.
Anlch.
Girdle tie.
Dad.
Dad crowned.
This gives sixty-five varieties, beside two or
three small forms which are so rough as to be
unintelligible.
38. The position of these amulets is
variable, and they seem to have been put on
with only a rough regard to symmetry. Some,
however, arc tolerably constant in position.
The mourning Isis and Nebhat are on the
shoulders; below them the four genii, two on
either side. An uza eye is also on each
shoulder. The jackal is generally on the
hips; the hawk on the shoulders or hips.
The winged scarab is usually on the breast-
bone. The star is twice on the neck, once on
the navel. The dad is usually on the navel. Of
course these amulets are by no means always
present in a group, but these are the general
positions Avhen they do occur. The whole
question of the position of amulets needs to
be studied together ; but, unhappily, there is
scarcely any information on it except what
I have observed at Nebesheh and Hawara.
Broadly, the positions mostly remain the same
in each of these groups. The carpenter's square
and plummet, for instance, occur each but once
at Dendereh, but in the same position—on the
left breast—in which they are found at both
Nebesheh and Hawara. The dad, is almost
always on the stomach at each place. It is
much to be. Avished that of the thousands of
these small amulets discovered by plunderers
a few hundreds might be reserved for careful
and exact record.
An interesting formula occurs on the carton-
nage of two bodies (base pi. xv.), which seems
to be new to us. It runs, "A royal offering, and
bread, for the Osirian Pahequ, son of Pashemhor;
he went to Osiris at the 19th year," or simi-
larly for Pashemhor, son of Peclirhor'sanrtaui,
"he went to Osiris at the 44th year." This
phrase of going to Osiris seems as if it might
have passed into early Christian phraseology.
Of the sandstone steles (pi. xxv.a) and the
labels (pis. xxvi.A, b) the inscriptions are all
that need notice, and these are dealt with by
Mr. Griffith in his chapter.
A few late tombstones are given at the end of
pi. xxv. The upper one seems to have a line of
some unknown writing sideways on it, possibly
in some Syrian alphabet. Below is a stone of
one Titianos, and an inscription partly Coptic.
A few miles back in the desert Ave noticed a
great number of stone heaps. These proved to
cover shalloAv late Roman burials Avithout any
objects.
B
33
d Plaque
ue.
i'.
Les.
Uaz, papyrus plant.
Peed, a.
Frame of garlands for the breast.
Deep collar, hawk's head ends.
Pectoral, Osiris and hawk.
Star.
Carpenter's square.
,, plummet stand.
,, stand with plummet.
Head-rest.
Double seal.
Anlch.
Girdle tie.
Dad.
Dad crowned.
This gives sixty-five varieties, beside two or
three small forms which are so rough as to be
unintelligible.
38. The position of these amulets is
variable, and they seem to have been put on
with only a rough regard to symmetry. Some,
however, arc tolerably constant in position.
The mourning Isis and Nebhat are on the
shoulders; below them the four genii, two on
either side. An uza eye is also on each
shoulder. The jackal is generally on the
hips; the hawk on the shoulders or hips.
The winged scarab is usually on the breast-
bone. The star is twice on the neck, once on
the navel. The dad is usually on the navel. Of
course these amulets are by no means always
present in a group, but these are the general
positions Avhen they do occur. The whole
question of the position of amulets needs to
be studied together ; but, unhappily, there is
scarcely any information on it except what
I have observed at Nebesheh and Hawara.
Broadly, the positions mostly remain the same
in each of these groups. The carpenter's square
and plummet, for instance, occur each but once
at Dendereh, but in the same position—on the
left breast—in which they are found at both
Nebesheh and Hawara. The dad, is almost
always on the stomach at each place. It is
much to be. Avished that of the thousands of
these small amulets discovered by plunderers
a few hundreds might be reserved for careful
and exact record.
An interesting formula occurs on the carton-
nage of two bodies (base pi. xv.), which seems
to be new to us. It runs, "A royal offering, and
bread, for the Osirian Pahequ, son of Pashemhor;
he went to Osiris at the 19th year," or simi-
larly for Pashemhor, son of Peclirhor'sanrtaui,
"he went to Osiris at the 44th year." This
phrase of going to Osiris seems as if it might
have passed into early Christian phraseology.
Of the sandstone steles (pi. xxv.a) and the
labels (pis. xxvi.A, b) the inscriptions are all
that need notice, and these are dealt with by
Mr. Griffith in his chapter.
A few late tombstones are given at the end of
pi. xxv. The upper one seems to have a line of
some unknown writing sideways on it, possibly
in some Syrian alphabet. Below is a stone of
one Titianos, and an inscription partly Coptic.
A few miles back in the desert Ave noticed a
great number of stone heaps. These proved to
cover shalloAv late Roman burials Avithout any
objects.
B