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ABYDOS I.
town betAveen 45 and 60 inches over the sand ;
the value finally adopted for each being placed
after the bracket.
The meaning of this in relation to the con-
struction of the tomb must be noticed. The
heights of the walls of the tombs (pi. lxxx) over
the sand are thus :—
Tomb
M. 12
M. 13
M. 16
M. 19
Top of wall
45
40
52
45
Level of age
50
45
55
60
so that the walls Avhere traceable extend to
3 to 15 inches below Avhat was probably the
ground level at the time ; a conclusion which
shows that our results by the types of the
pottery are probably true to a few inches of
level.
B. The dating of the M. tombs in relation to
the royal tombs depends on both the pottery
and the stone. Taking the pottery first Ave
see
3 similar to Zer
M. 1 ;
51
16-
-19
about Zet
before Mersekha
u
;er
M. 12; 45
11
15
11, 17
M. 13; 25
27
51—23
Zer
before Mersekha \ Zer
before Qa
Zer
before Qa
Zer
M. 14; 4,6, 13,17 all Merneit
3
M.16 ; 21
27, 28
3
14—18
M. 18
M. 19
50, 75
57, 58
65
10
11
60
69, 94
Mersekha ?
Zer
as M. 1, Zer
Zet, Merneit
Qa
Zer—Merneit
Zer
as M. 1, Zer
Zet
Zet, Merneit
Merneit
before Mersekha
Mersekha
Merneit
Merneit
Zet
Zet
Turning to the stone vases Ave see that they
may be compared with those in B. T. ii as
folloAvs; M. 1 being omitted as Ave have not the
sections for comparison.
t. 12
M. 13
M. 14
M. 16
M. 17
9 -
418,
O
61 -
195,
0
52 -
319,
Z
50 -
0
2 = 59, 0
8
65,
0
250,
0
40
62,
Y
51
0
1 460, 0
o
0
165,
O
64
59,
0
107,
T
45
218, 0
1 405, Z
3
250,
O
62
98,
0
54
423,
T
46
168, W
1 52, Y
13
434,
O
42
318, Z
2 63, Q
8
2
307,
217,
z
o
Y
44
183 T
/j
z
w
7
XKJtJ* JL
309, T
Y
4a
244,
T
49
W, Q
4b
152,
Q
Y
0
(50,,
B
31 = Zer
T. ii,
xxxiv, 71.)
'2=222,2
1 315, Y
Z
putting the to]
By pot
Zer
Zer
Zer
Zet
Men
Men
Zet
M discrepancy]
: K* later than)]
* &t would be bette:
before Men
e better.
m n°w put t
*<*■
55, (
er C(
■ectly
to^ Not
those by r
k ^ furtb
r a wider r
.... •*«#¥<
_
ABYDOS I.
town betAveen 45 and 60 inches over the sand ;
the value finally adopted for each being placed
after the bracket.
The meaning of this in relation to the con-
struction of the tomb must be noticed. The
heights of the walls of the tombs (pi. lxxx) over
the sand are thus :—
Tomb
M. 12
M. 13
M. 16
M. 19
Top of wall
45
40
52
45
Level of age
50
45
55
60
so that the walls Avhere traceable extend to
3 to 15 inches below Avhat was probably the
ground level at the time ; a conclusion which
shows that our results by the types of the
pottery are probably true to a few inches of
level.
B. The dating of the M. tombs in relation to
the royal tombs depends on both the pottery
and the stone. Taking the pottery first Ave
see
3 similar to Zer
M. 1 ;
51
16-
-19
about Zet
before Mersekha
u
;er
M. 12; 45
11
15
11, 17
M. 13; 25
27
51—23
Zer
before Mersekha \ Zer
before Qa
Zer
before Qa
Zer
M. 14; 4,6, 13,17 all Merneit
3
M.16 ; 21
27, 28
3
14—18
M. 18
M. 19
50, 75
57, 58
65
10
11
60
69, 94
Mersekha ?
Zer
as M. 1, Zer
Zet, Merneit
Qa
Zer—Merneit
Zer
as M. 1, Zer
Zet
Zet, Merneit
Merneit
before Mersekha
Mersekha
Merneit
Merneit
Zet
Zet
Turning to the stone vases Ave see that they
may be compared with those in B. T. ii as
folloAvs; M. 1 being omitted as Ave have not the
sections for comparison.
t. 12
M. 13
M. 14
M. 16
M. 17
9 -
418,
O
61 -
195,
0
52 -
319,
Z
50 -
0
2 = 59, 0
8
65,
0
250,
0
40
62,
Y
51
0
1 460, 0
o
0
165,
O
64
59,
0
107,
T
45
218, 0
1 405, Z
3
250,
O
62
98,
0
54
423,
T
46
168, W
1 52, Y
13
434,
O
42
318, Z
2 63, Q
8
2
307,
217,
z
o
Y
44
183 T
/j
z
w
7
XKJtJ* JL
309, T
Y
4a
244,
T
49
W, Q
4b
152,
Q
Y
0
(50,,
B
31 = Zer
T. ii,
xxxiv, 71.)
'2=222,2
1 315, Y
Z
putting the to]
By pot
Zer
Zer
Zer
Zet
Men
Men
Zet
M discrepancy]
: K* later than)]
* &t would be bette:
before Men
e better.
m n°w put t
*<*■
55, (
er C(
■ectly
to^ Not
those by r
k ^ furtb
r a wider r
.... •*«#¥<
_