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BOYAL TOMBS OF THE 1st DYNASTY.
both | o (No. 99) and %?^^ Pe Morgan,
fig. 558), whereas the tablet of Naqada clearly
gives his name with royal title, viz. e= (Menes),
or at least some very similar sign. Instances
of the personal name with the Horns name
of a king on one seal are those of Den
(pi. vii. 5, 6), and of Azab (R, T., i., seal 57) ;
and the indirect cases of Azab (seals 58, 59),
and Semerkhet (seal 72). The absence of the
^\$3 title before the names of Ta and Ath (in
contrast to Az-ab, No. 57) is not in itself signi-
ficant, as that title never appears before the
reio-n of Den.
PL xiv. 98, 99 were found also in the
Naqada tomb (De Morgan, Recherches, ii., figs.
556, 557). For the group |^ of. No. 116 and
<|>|- y-t "tomb" (?) in No. 53 (R. T., i.).
PI. xv. 111. /^ cf. the searings of Mer-neit,
R. T., i., xx., and the stelae of the time of
Den and later. | (?) ^\ may be " keeper of
the rams (or goats)."
112. " Keeper of the pools " ?
113. Compare PI. ii. 15. We have here
the group of the three plovers ^ ^ ^
(Ptahlietep, I., 20) alternating with ^T) I which
may also be followed by I or by ° [. The
plovers occur very frequently on objects from
the Naqada tomb (De Morgan, Rech., ii., figs.
517, 525, 598—601, 661, 662, 667, 673. Mr.
Thompson considers it a proper name. Note
the remarkable svmbolism of the bird in
Kierahowpolis, I., xxvi. o. 1, and its occurrence
on stelae R. T., i., xxxi. 1 (?), 3.
PI. xvi. 115, 116. Note the lion or leopard
with bent bars on his back as on the tablets of
Hesy, also "®\ sh and a shrine, which in 116
seems shaped to recall ^§\. In 116 also the
signs r East and "w North are in juxtaposition
(making North-east ?), as in No. 37.
121—24. Cf. 10—15 and 18—20 ; in 124 we
seem to have P ^\ in the enclosure, in 20
takes the place of c^o, but cf. 136.
"1
PL xvii. 128. Cf. R. T., L, 8, 9.
129. For the group of four bars cf. 122, 143,
etc., and better 142.
n
is probably a
134. Cf. 17, 24, 25.
private name. Beyond is Anubis hnt-sh-ntr.
PL xviii. 136. For the town name cf. 45—47,
49, 50, 149, 153, 159, 161—63.
139. The city-name occurs on Nos. 23, 52,
53, 55,56, 139, 150, 154, 155, 156 (?).
141. ^ =5= occurs on Nos. 47, 48, 54, 63—65,
83, 84, 118 (?), 141, 149, 163, 179, 199, De
Morgan, Rech., ii., fig. 784. There is every
degree between the short ■=£=. of No. 48 and the
tall straight || of No. 199. The variations
are made to suit the requirements of the space
to be filled, for the decorative quality of the
seal was clearly a matter of the first importance
—compare Hemaka on Nos. 53, 56. Mr.
Thompson would read it as —a-, htp in every
case. The sign | which occurs on 201 has a
narrower base; in 47, 54, 163, and De Morgan
784 the "offerings" are defined as OS: in
47, 48, 141, 149, 163 the group is increased by
y§§ of ^e governors, once (149) by M $ ^=^ .
In every instance the title is associated with a
city-name, sometimes alone (Nos. 47, 83, 179,
199) and sometimes with ^^ (Nos. 54, 64, 84,
149, 163). In 178 ^T^ takes a place corre-
sponding to that of *t ^-a-, in 179.
PL xix. 146. A f^ occurs in Nos. 6, 18—
21, 46, 67, 69, 81, 131—32, 146—48, 150, some-
times accompanied only by the royal name,
in others in association with other titles, most
commonly with T==T. As it is found under five
kings of the 1st Dynasty, it clearly denoted an
office of some permanence. The swimming sign
is found in the Pyramids (N. 652) exactly as
in these, including the arch of drops over the
swimmer. From Suit, tomb v., 1. 22, we gather
that the royal children were regularly taught
to swim nb't; the sign is also used to express
nb't, to smelt or melt metals.
149.
occurs on 27, 44, 45, 50, 55, 66,
BOYAL TOMBS OF THE 1st DYNASTY.
both | o (No. 99) and %?^^ Pe Morgan,
fig. 558), whereas the tablet of Naqada clearly
gives his name with royal title, viz. e= (Menes),
or at least some very similar sign. Instances
of the personal name with the Horns name
of a king on one seal are those of Den
(pi. vii. 5, 6), and of Azab (R, T., i., seal 57) ;
and the indirect cases of Azab (seals 58, 59),
and Semerkhet (seal 72). The absence of the
^\$3 title before the names of Ta and Ath (in
contrast to Az-ab, No. 57) is not in itself signi-
ficant, as that title never appears before the
reio-n of Den.
PL xiv. 98, 99 were found also in the
Naqada tomb (De Morgan, Recherches, ii., figs.
556, 557). For the group |^ of. No. 116 and
<|>|- y-t "tomb" (?) in No. 53 (R. T., i.).
PI. xv. 111. /^ cf. the searings of Mer-neit,
R. T., i., xx., and the stelae of the time of
Den and later. | (?) ^\ may be " keeper of
the rams (or goats)."
112. " Keeper of the pools " ?
113. Compare PI. ii. 15. We have here
the group of the three plovers ^ ^ ^
(Ptahlietep, I., 20) alternating with ^T) I which
may also be followed by I or by ° [. The
plovers occur very frequently on objects from
the Naqada tomb (De Morgan, Rech., ii., figs.
517, 525, 598—601, 661, 662, 667, 673. Mr.
Thompson considers it a proper name. Note
the remarkable svmbolism of the bird in
Kierahowpolis, I., xxvi. o. 1, and its occurrence
on stelae R. T., i., xxxi. 1 (?), 3.
PI. xvi. 115, 116. Note the lion or leopard
with bent bars on his back as on the tablets of
Hesy, also "®\ sh and a shrine, which in 116
seems shaped to recall ^§\. In 116 also the
signs r East and "w North are in juxtaposition
(making North-east ?), as in No. 37.
121—24. Cf. 10—15 and 18—20 ; in 124 we
seem to have P ^\ in the enclosure, in 20
takes the place of c^o, but cf. 136.
"1
PL xvii. 128. Cf. R. T., L, 8, 9.
129. For the group of four bars cf. 122, 143,
etc., and better 142.
n
is probably a
134. Cf. 17, 24, 25.
private name. Beyond is Anubis hnt-sh-ntr.
PL xviii. 136. For the town name cf. 45—47,
49, 50, 149, 153, 159, 161—63.
139. The city-name occurs on Nos. 23, 52,
53, 55,56, 139, 150, 154, 155, 156 (?).
141. ^ =5= occurs on Nos. 47, 48, 54, 63—65,
83, 84, 118 (?), 141, 149, 163, 179, 199, De
Morgan, Rech., ii., fig. 784. There is every
degree between the short ■=£=. of No. 48 and the
tall straight || of No. 199. The variations
are made to suit the requirements of the space
to be filled, for the decorative quality of the
seal was clearly a matter of the first importance
—compare Hemaka on Nos. 53, 56. Mr.
Thompson would read it as —a-, htp in every
case. The sign | which occurs on 201 has a
narrower base; in 47, 54, 163, and De Morgan
784 the "offerings" are defined as OS: in
47, 48, 141, 149, 163 the group is increased by
y§§ of ^e governors, once (149) by M $ ^=^ .
In every instance the title is associated with a
city-name, sometimes alone (Nos. 47, 83, 179,
199) and sometimes with ^^ (Nos. 54, 64, 84,
149, 163). In 178 ^T^ takes a place corre-
sponding to that of *t ^-a-, in 179.
PL xix. 146. A f^ occurs in Nos. 6, 18—
21, 46, 67, 69, 81, 131—32, 146—48, 150, some-
times accompanied only by the royal name,
in others in association with other titles, most
commonly with T==T. As it is found under five
kings of the 1st Dynasty, it clearly denoted an
office of some permanence. The swimming sign
is found in the Pyramids (N. 652) exactly as
in these, including the arch of drops over the
swimmer. From Suit, tomb v., 1. 22, we gather
that the royal children were regularly taught
to swim nb't; the sign is also used to express
nb't, to smelt or melt metals.
149.
occurs on 27, 44, 45, 50, 55, 66,