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54
ROYAL TOMBS OF THE 1st DYNASTY.
more appropriate than the name of an office or
act of administration or of the seal itself.
PL xxiii. 191. The name of the king has
been interpreted very appropriately by Maspero.
In detail one might suggest that (j () Sefchemui (?)
may be intended for Shm'ty, the name of the
Pshenty or double crown Yf : Ave should then
read " the double crown Pshenty, in which the
deities unite (or are satisfied)."
Vine trellis "Wf occurs in seven searings, viz.
Nos. 68, 191—93, 196, 202, 204. In five of
these cases with the sign U before it for U 0,
found before groups of vines or trees, L. D., ii.
61, Duem., Res., ii. (Tomb of Ty), " garden,"
"orchard," later written t_j ^fe\ v\ cr^i. In
some instances it is combined with a further
group, variously written ^^(?)i 68, ^ (^s=>.
191, lc3nw stn pr dsr, Wnw pr dsr pr stn "royal
orchards of the king's house, red house." In
192 and 196 Ave have the " orchard of the
on <=* or rrwi ©, Ichent-gaxden of the king, red
house." In Maspero, Et. Eg., ii. 269, there is
the title |^^^. In 29, 33, we may
have mention of the royal cellars; in 73, 74,
77, of the beer or wine jars.
S occurs in Nos. 68, 191, 192, 196, 204 (?),
206, almost exclusively in the Ilnd Dynasty.
Mr. Thompson suggests that the " white house "
and the " red house " refer to the administration
of the South and the North respectively, com-
paring the colours of the Q and the \f.
192. Mr. Thompson renders this " superinten-
dent (?) of live-stock tribute of the Red House,
and of the gardens and vineyards of the king
of the North and South." Note the rare form
of the royal title \ |L , which occurs also in
196, and on the Palermo stone B. 1. 3.
193 = De Morgan, 818. The nome of Mem-
phis seems here to be named.
197 = De Morgan, 817.
^ (Q " superintendent of embankment (?),"
*f ' superintendent of
^ which Maspero
(Ptahhetep, I., p. 26), a common title in the
Old Kingdom and continued later.
1 98. " ^"f pr hr nd and ^Z^ £5 hrp "d "h are
tAvo titles analogous to titles also closely
associated in the early tomb of Ph-nfr described
by Maspero {Et. Eg., ii., 259, 260). There
they appear as
the mill (?),' and
translates, ' directeur de la maison des graisses
de bceuf.'' H. T. Note also J ~~" in the same
seal.
199. Cf. De Morgan, 819.
200. Cf. De Morgan, 816.
201. Cf. De Morgan, 820, and No. 190 above.
PL xxiv. 207. I is probably a proper
name. The group fD J %^ " plough" (note
the full spelling) occurs also on Nos. 208, 213,
217a (?), and further on a cylinder (F. P. Coll.).
210. Cf. De Morgan, fig. 821, Borchardt,
Naville, and Sethe (A. Z., xxxvi. 142). " Mother
of the king's children (mwt msw-stn), Hepen-
maat; if she say anything, it is done for her,
Hepenmaat; chancellor (?) of the carpentry (or
ship-building, whrt), Hepenmaat."
PL xxaqL, xxviii. Stelae. Many of the names
on these are easily legible. They are mostly of
Avomen. The cross x probably stands for the
crossed arroAvs of Neith, cf. Nos. 9, 11 in B. T.,
i., xxxi. In 96 and 129 there Avould seem to
be the title j[ ^ vfrt'w, so common in the
Middle Kingdom, but the personages are Avomen.
The most remarkable phrase or title occurs on
the series 120—125, Avith 21 in the former
Q "£L (?) Q£^q n
volume; viz.
folloAved iu each
*=3
case by the person's name. I do not see any
clue to the meaning beyond the name of Den
contained in it. Here are very clear examples
of the use of determinatives in m$ and Jj for
man and woman respectively. Possibly these
are the earliest determinative signs used in the
hieroglyphic system.
54
ROYAL TOMBS OF THE 1st DYNASTY.
more appropriate than the name of an office or
act of administration or of the seal itself.
PL xxiii. 191. The name of the king has
been interpreted very appropriately by Maspero.
In detail one might suggest that (j () Sefchemui (?)
may be intended for Shm'ty, the name of the
Pshenty or double crown Yf : Ave should then
read " the double crown Pshenty, in which the
deities unite (or are satisfied)."
Vine trellis "Wf occurs in seven searings, viz.
Nos. 68, 191—93, 196, 202, 204. In five of
these cases with the sign U before it for U 0,
found before groups of vines or trees, L. D., ii.
61, Duem., Res., ii. (Tomb of Ty), " garden,"
"orchard," later written t_j ^fe\ v\ cr^i. In
some instances it is combined with a further
group, variously written ^^(?)i 68, ^ (^s=>.
191, lc3nw stn pr dsr, Wnw pr dsr pr stn "royal
orchards of the king's house, red house." In
192 and 196 Ave have the " orchard of the
on <=* or rrwi ©, Ichent-gaxden of the king, red
house." In Maspero, Et. Eg., ii. 269, there is
the title |^^^. In 29, 33, we may
have mention of the royal cellars; in 73, 74,
77, of the beer or wine jars.
S occurs in Nos. 68, 191, 192, 196, 204 (?),
206, almost exclusively in the Ilnd Dynasty.
Mr. Thompson suggests that the " white house "
and the " red house " refer to the administration
of the South and the North respectively, com-
paring the colours of the Q and the \f.
192. Mr. Thompson renders this " superinten-
dent (?) of live-stock tribute of the Red House,
and of the gardens and vineyards of the king
of the North and South." Note the rare form
of the royal title \ |L , which occurs also in
196, and on the Palermo stone B. 1. 3.
193 = De Morgan, 818. The nome of Mem-
phis seems here to be named.
197 = De Morgan, 817.
^ (Q " superintendent of embankment (?),"
*f ' superintendent of
^ which Maspero
(Ptahhetep, I., p. 26), a common title in the
Old Kingdom and continued later.
1 98. " ^"f pr hr nd and ^Z^ £5 hrp "d "h are
tAvo titles analogous to titles also closely
associated in the early tomb of Ph-nfr described
by Maspero {Et. Eg., ii., 259, 260). There
they appear as
the mill (?),' and
translates, ' directeur de la maison des graisses
de bceuf.'' H. T. Note also J ~~" in the same
seal.
199. Cf. De Morgan, 819.
200. Cf. De Morgan, 816.
201. Cf. De Morgan, 820, and No. 190 above.
PL xxiv. 207. I is probably a proper
name. The group fD J %^ " plough" (note
the full spelling) occurs also on Nos. 208, 213,
217a (?), and further on a cylinder (F. P. Coll.).
210. Cf. De Morgan, fig. 821, Borchardt,
Naville, and Sethe (A. Z., xxxvi. 142). " Mother
of the king's children (mwt msw-stn), Hepen-
maat; if she say anything, it is done for her,
Hepenmaat; chancellor (?) of the carpentry (or
ship-building, whrt), Hepenmaat."
PL xxaqL, xxviii. Stelae. Many of the names
on these are easily legible. They are mostly of
Avomen. The cross x probably stands for the
crossed arroAvs of Neith, cf. Nos. 9, 11 in B. T.,
i., xxxi. In 96 and 129 there Avould seem to
be the title j[ ^ vfrt'w, so common in the
Middle Kingdom, but the personages are Avomen.
The most remarkable phrase or title occurs on
the series 120—125, Avith 21 in the former
Q "£L (?) Q£^q n
volume; viz.
folloAved iu each
*=3
case by the person's name. I do not see any
clue to the meaning beyond the name of Den
contained in it. Here are very clear examples
of the use of determinatives in m$ and Jj for
man and woman respectively. Possibly these
are the earliest determinative signs used in the
hieroglyphic system.