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north of it may be rather later in date. These
halls lie behind the square mass of temple ruins.
The walls yet remain about 30 inches high,
bearing the ends of some lines of inscription
around the doors ; and in the hall and chambers
were several loose blocks of sculpture.
From the sculptures (Frontispiece, and pis.
lxii—lxiv) we see that these buildings were
erected by Amenhotep I. His personal name
has been erased from the cartouches, but his
throne name is intact, which points to the
erasure being done by Akhenaten. Beside
Amenhotep there is a figure of Aahmes I (top
pi. lxii); but only as deceased, since he wears
the menat like Osiris, while Amenhotep I, then
living, is without that ornament. Besides the
above head of Aahmes, we may identify another
at the top right hand of pi. lxiii; the features
are like those of Aahmes, and it wears the
menat. It has been back to back with a figure
of Osiris, as on the upper scene of pi. lxii. All
possible fits of these blocks were tried, and
several were thus connected together. It ap-
pears that there was a list of offerings along the
base of the wall, 28 inches high; then groups
of the king offering to deities above that, about
42 high; and a second line of groups yet
higher up, of the king and his lea about 36
high; or altogether about 9 feet height of
sculpture, besides the plain footing to the wall.
In the list of offerings possibly the left hand top
piece might agree better with the base piece
if transferred one column farther out, as the
offering henelc nu seems to end in t nebt at Deir
el Bahri (D. B. pi. cxiii, lowest line); but if so
a short piece must have been fitted in between
the blocks in the upper part here.
These blocks were mostly fresh with colour
when found ; but, unhappily, an extraordinary
torrent of rain which fell, washed away nearly
all the surfaces, and destroyed the stones so
much that several are now not worth transport.
They had been all drawn, and the photographs
taken, before this damage.
A great quantity of finely-sculptured blocks of
Tahutmes III were found in the square mass of
temple ruins. The largest was a long architrave
with richly-coloured hieroglyphs, which may be
removed to the Cairo Museum. This, and most
of the rest, had been taken down by Aahmes
II in the XXVIth Dynasty, and buried for the
foundations of his temple. Many blocks that
Ave have removed only bore usual figures, of
Osiris, &c, and are not here published. One
large lintel of Tahutmes III, which was still in
bright condition of colouring, was sent direct
to the Boston Museum; it measured 65 inches
wide and 35 inches high. Another lintel, which
was of the same width, was found broken up in
several pieces, as shown on pis. lxi, 2 ; lxiv;
it is of value historically, as it proves that
Tahutmes II and Tahutmes III were reigning
jointly together at one time, regardless of
Hatshepsut, and each bearing the same titles.
At the base of pi. lxiv are two slabs from the
square temple ; that with the arm of a goddess
may be later, but the sphinx is certainly of
Tahutmes III by the work and portrait; the
title over it is not known elsewhere. The
greater part of a broken seated figure of
Tahutmes III was also found, to the south of
the Kom es Sultan. The slab on pi. lxi has
part of the titles of Tahutmes III, delicately
carved. Another slab bears the ha name of
Amenhotep II, and names his sed festival, as on
the pillar published by Prisse.
Within the square mass of ruins Avere found
two foundation deposits of Tahutmes III in
pits full of sand, shoAving that the site Avas not
all dug out Avhen the later temple was built.
The deposit contained the usual pottery of that
time (see Koptos pi. xiv), and copper models of
knives, adzes, and axes (see pi. lxi, 5), Avith an
alabaster vase inscribed, and a model shell of
alabaster Avith traces of paint inscription. Some
of the copper tools bear the name of the king,
and probably all Avill be found to be inscribed
Avhen cleaned. The plan and position of the
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30
ABYDOS I.
be g
jyen
north of it may be rather later in date. These
halls lie behind the square mass of temple ruins.
The walls yet remain about 30 inches high,
bearing the ends of some lines of inscription
around the doors ; and in the hall and chambers
were several loose blocks of sculpture.
From the sculptures (Frontispiece, and pis.
lxii—lxiv) we see that these buildings were
erected by Amenhotep I. His personal name
has been erased from the cartouches, but his
throne name is intact, which points to the
erasure being done by Akhenaten. Beside
Amenhotep there is a figure of Aahmes I (top
pi. lxii); but only as deceased, since he wears
the menat like Osiris, while Amenhotep I, then
living, is without that ornament. Besides the
above head of Aahmes, we may identify another
at the top right hand of pi. lxiii; the features
are like those of Aahmes, and it wears the
menat. It has been back to back with a figure
of Osiris, as on the upper scene of pi. lxii. All
possible fits of these blocks were tried, and
several were thus connected together. It ap-
pears that there was a list of offerings along the
base of the wall, 28 inches high; then groups
of the king offering to deities above that, about
42 high; and a second line of groups yet
higher up, of the king and his lea about 36
high; or altogether about 9 feet height of
sculpture, besides the plain footing to the wall.
In the list of offerings possibly the left hand top
piece might agree better with the base piece
if transferred one column farther out, as the
offering henelc nu seems to end in t nebt at Deir
el Bahri (D. B. pi. cxiii, lowest line); but if so
a short piece must have been fitted in between
the blocks in the upper part here.
These blocks were mostly fresh with colour
when found ; but, unhappily, an extraordinary
torrent of rain which fell, washed away nearly
all the surfaces, and destroyed the stones so
much that several are now not worth transport.
They had been all drawn, and the photographs
taken, before this damage.
A great quantity of finely-sculptured blocks of
Tahutmes III were found in the square mass of
temple ruins. The largest was a long architrave
with richly-coloured hieroglyphs, which may be
removed to the Cairo Museum. This, and most
of the rest, had been taken down by Aahmes
II in the XXVIth Dynasty, and buried for the
foundations of his temple. Many blocks that
Ave have removed only bore usual figures, of
Osiris, &c, and are not here published. One
large lintel of Tahutmes III, which was still in
bright condition of colouring, was sent direct
to the Boston Museum; it measured 65 inches
wide and 35 inches high. Another lintel, which
was of the same width, was found broken up in
several pieces, as shown on pis. lxi, 2 ; lxiv;
it is of value historically, as it proves that
Tahutmes II and Tahutmes III were reigning
jointly together at one time, regardless of
Hatshepsut, and each bearing the same titles.
At the base of pi. lxiv are two slabs from the
square temple ; that with the arm of a goddess
may be later, but the sphinx is certainly of
Tahutmes III by the work and portrait; the
title over it is not known elsewhere. The
greater part of a broken seated figure of
Tahutmes III was also found, to the south of
the Kom es Sultan. The slab on pi. lxi has
part of the titles of Tahutmes III, delicately
carved. Another slab bears the ha name of
Amenhotep II, and names his sed festival, as on
the pillar published by Prisse.
Within the square mass of ruins Avere found
two foundation deposits of Tahutmes III in
pits full of sand, shoAving that the site Avas not
all dug out Avhen the later temple was built.
The deposit contained the usual pottery of that
time (see Koptos pi. xiv), and copper models of
knives, adzes, and axes (see pi. lxi, 5), Avith an
alabaster vase inscribed, and a model shell of
alabaster Avith traces of paint inscription. Some
of the copper tools bear the name of the king,
and probably all Avill be found to be inscribed
Avhen cleaned. The plan and position of the
wa
p name
:lt
p slab
;fl
deposit P t
of Ai»enh
of same
of inscription
of lime, i
The jasp^ hea<
; it is tighl
right be of tl
;e head, fig- 8
13S fish, fig. 9?
colour, not
III.
> SIXth Dyr
but not any h
previous age
statue of a
■YsM; lxvii. H
Intending, and ho.
ire him, His offices
ii in the temple of ]
srik of the divine offe:
ad his full name was I
■i"imen in the tempi
The statue was found ov<
;: ? cleared out, at
*n wall of the ■
a^erfigure in soft 1]
''s'*> or rather of
?,"* Wding a rtan
to, a
^hallberr
%ma\» granite f
] PL lxv, i
salt, and I <
H the n
UP to
Aon
Mhei
i or
H
•895), ^
aPPareutk
^asa
r^m*wm... it-