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THE TEMENOS OF OSIRIS.
21
M. 18
M. 19
M
.24
2 = 222,
Z
31 -
: G5,
0
6 = 265, T
315,
Y
15
267,
304,
317,
0
Y
Y
1 446, T
Z
21
T
17
304,
Y
1
224,
T
30
107,
214,
T
T
4
469,
U
20
199,
U
25
150,
u
M. 25 M. 26
1 = 150, U 5 = 456, Y
U
Hence putting
the tombs in
their real order
we see
By pottery
By stone
M. 13 .
Zer
Zer
12 .
. Zer
Zer
1 .
Zer
—■
18 .
. Zet
Zet
17 .
—
Merneit
16 .
Merneit
Merneit
14 .
Merneit
Merneit
26 .
—
Merneit
19 .
Zet
Den
24 .
—
Den
25 .
—.
Mersekha
The only discrepancy here is that 19 cannot
be brought later than Merneit by the pottery,
and Zet would be better; while it cannot be
brought well before Merneit by the stone, and
Den would be better. So Merneit should be
best adopted.
We can now put the town levels thus
equivalent to the kings' tombs as follows : —
Zer . . 45, 50, 50 inches level
Merneit . 55, 60, 60 „ „
C. We can further compare the pottery of
the kings' tombs directly with that found in the
levels of the town. Not so many comparisons
can be made as those by means of the M. tombs,
but they cover a wider range of time.
Form Level King
35 0 = Narmer
84 12—25 Mena
102 50 Zer
86 55 Zet
150 50—80 Zet
176 25 Merneit?
104 54 Mersekha ?
59 14 Mersekha?
136 70—88 Qa
129 49—60 Qa?
61-2 90—128 Qa
116 85—115 Perabsen
Some of these are discordant, but they are
only those which were at first marked with a ?
as being already dubious in themselves; the
greater part are fairly accordant, and agree also
Avith the equivalent levels ascertained through
the M. tombs. To this we may add that a piece
of the same quality of porphyry as that used by
Mena, was found at 30. I should then conclude
that the following list cannot be far out as a
scale of levels equivalent to the reigns.
0 inches = Narmer or earlier
25 Mena (but see under D)
50 Zer
55 Zet
60 Merneit
65 Den
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THE TEMENOS OF OSIRIS.
21
M. 18
M. 19
M
.24
2 = 222,
Z
31 -
: G5,
0
6 = 265, T
315,
Y
15
267,
304,
317,
0
Y
Y
1 446, T
Z
21
T
17
304,
Y
1
224,
T
30
107,
214,
T
T
4
469,
U
20
199,
U
25
150,
u
M. 25 M. 26
1 = 150, U 5 = 456, Y
U
Hence putting
the tombs in
their real order
we see
By pottery
By stone
M. 13 .
Zer
Zer
12 .
. Zer
Zer
1 .
Zer
—■
18 .
. Zet
Zet
17 .
—
Merneit
16 .
Merneit
Merneit
14 .
Merneit
Merneit
26 .
—
Merneit
19 .
Zet
Den
24 .
—
Den
25 .
—.
Mersekha
The only discrepancy here is that 19 cannot
be brought later than Merneit by the pottery,
and Zet would be better; while it cannot be
brought well before Merneit by the stone, and
Den would be better. So Merneit should be
best adopted.
We can now put the town levels thus
equivalent to the kings' tombs as follows : —
Zer . . 45, 50, 50 inches level
Merneit . 55, 60, 60 „ „
C. We can further compare the pottery of
the kings' tombs directly with that found in the
levels of the town. Not so many comparisons
can be made as those by means of the M. tombs,
but they cover a wider range of time.
Form Level King
35 0 = Narmer
84 12—25 Mena
102 50 Zer
86 55 Zet
150 50—80 Zet
176 25 Merneit?
104 54 Mersekha ?
59 14 Mersekha?
136 70—88 Qa
129 49—60 Qa?
61-2 90—128 Qa
116 85—115 Perabsen
Some of these are discordant, but they are
only those which were at first marked with a ?
as being already dubious in themselves; the
greater part are fairly accordant, and agree also
Avith the equivalent levels ascertained through
the M. tombs. To this we may add that a piece
of the same quality of porphyry as that used by
Mena, was found at 30. I should then conclude
that the following list cannot be far out as a
scale of levels equivalent to the reigns.
0 inches = Narmer or earlier
25 Mena (but see under D)
50 Zer
55 Zet
60 Merneit
65 Den