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THE INSCRIPTIONS.
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position of Commander of the Troops, and M.
Capart thinks that an identification may he
possible. Osiris Temple. Dyn. XIX.
6. Portion of a limestone stele inscribed An
ne zat ne Amen Keni-Amen mad Icheru 'Born of
the standard-hearer of Amen, Keni-Amen, true-
voiced.' The stele evidently contained originally
the figure of the son of Keni-Amen as well.
Osiris Temple. Dyn. XIX.
7. Limestone stele upon which five persons
are depicted seated before a table of offerings.
Above them there arc the remains of a group of
gods. At the bottom of the stele two lines of
^hieroglyphs give a seten de hetep formula to
Usdr Khent Amenta neb Ta-
zeser
Osiris Khent-
amenti, Lord of the Necropolis,' that he may
grant per Icheru offerings for the ha of the
Seten uhem dep ne neb ta.ui semd medetu ddebui
Khdy i Chief Royal Herald of the Lord of the
Two Lands, reporting the countries' affairs:
Khay.' Elsewhere Ave see that his father was
Ha d or m k\ ( \
named m
Hade
and bore the titles sab 'Judge,' and her pezetu
ne neter nefer 'Commander of the King's
archers.' His sister was the nebt per Jm-d-mer
' Lady of the house, Imamer'; and his mother
the qemdt ne Amen nebt per Nub-em-tehh 'Singer
of Amen, the Lady of the house, Nub-em-tekh."
Another personage holds the title mer shenuti
' Superintendent of the Granary,' but his name
and relationship is lost. Osiris Temenos. Dyn.
XIX.
PI. Ixvii, 1. Limestone statue with seven
horizontal lines of hieroglyphs, each line begin-
ning with a seten de hetep formula. The first
is to the gods Ra-Harmakhis and Turn, that
they may grant nefu ' breezes' to the lea of the
deceased; the second to Usdr khent enti er
Amentet ' Osiris, the Chief who is [existent] in
the Underworld,' that lie may grant the usual
funeral offerings; the third to Usdr Un-nefer
neb ta-zeser 'Osiris Unnefer, Lord of the Necro-
polis,' without a prayer. The fourth line is to
Anpu [en\ti neter Bed ' Anubis, who is the god
of Ded' (the original 3=z\ ' is a sculptor's
V ° I Mill 111 \ | | U l
crror for -^Trmr\ u? a common title of Anubis),
/vyvw\ II I 11
that he may grant hesu em bah seten ' Favour in
the presence of the King' for the ha. The fifth
line to Anpu neb rehhi Anubis, Lord of knowledge,'
praying for hd nefer shams ne ha-f 'a goodly
tomb, and a following for his ha '; the sixth to
Osiris, that he may grant dhhu em pet usr em ta
mad Icheru em set madt ' Glory in heaven, power
on earth, and a trueness of voice in the Place of
Justice' [the r /—i is a miswriting for r ^=3
undoubtedly] ; and the seventh to Usdr neb
ta-zeser Anpu ami em ut ' Osiris Lord of the
Necropolis, and Anubis dwelling in embalmment,'
that they may grant shems Seker ' a following
of the god Seker' for the ha. The name and
titles of the owner appear at the end of each
line, and in other parts of the statue, and read,
when written in full, Mer hate end het Rd-usr-
mad-setep-ne-Bd Amen em per Ptah-em-uah
mad Icheru ' Superintendent of the Cattle in
the Temple of Ramessu II, in the Amen Temple,
Ptah-em-uah, true-voiced. This building, which
is still to be seen at Abydos, is known as the
Rameses Temple, and stands near to the great
Temple of Sety. In one place Ptah-em-uah is
called seten sesh hetep neter ne neteru nebu ' the
royal scribe of the divine offerings of all the
grods.' The cartouches of Ramessu II are in-
scribed upon the sides of the statue. Osiris
Temenos. Dyn. XIX.
2. Wooden fragment with an inscription,
giving a prayer for the welfare of an untitled
person named Bay. Cemetery G. Dyn. XIX.
3. Part of a limestone stele, upon which two
figures are represented in attitudes of worship.
Above them is a much damaged inscription,
reading, as far as can now be seen, seten sesh ne
per ad Ur-madu mad Icheru art ne......y
' The Royal Scribe of Pharaoh, Urmaau, true-
voiced, horn of......y.' Osiris Temple.
Dyn. XIX.
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position of Commander of the Troops, and M.
Capart thinks that an identification may he
possible. Osiris Temple. Dyn. XIX.
6. Portion of a limestone stele inscribed An
ne zat ne Amen Keni-Amen mad Icheru 'Born of
the standard-hearer of Amen, Keni-Amen, true-
voiced.' The stele evidently contained originally
the figure of the son of Keni-Amen as well.
Osiris Temple. Dyn. XIX.
7. Limestone stele upon which five persons
are depicted seated before a table of offerings.
Above them there arc the remains of a group of
gods. At the bottom of the stele two lines of
^hieroglyphs give a seten de hetep formula to
Usdr Khent Amenta neb Ta-
zeser
Osiris Khent-
amenti, Lord of the Necropolis,' that he may
grant per Icheru offerings for the ha of the
Seten uhem dep ne neb ta.ui semd medetu ddebui
Khdy i Chief Royal Herald of the Lord of the
Two Lands, reporting the countries' affairs:
Khay.' Elsewhere Ave see that his father was
Ha d or m k\ ( \
named m
Hade
and bore the titles sab 'Judge,' and her pezetu
ne neter nefer 'Commander of the King's
archers.' His sister was the nebt per Jm-d-mer
' Lady of the house, Imamer'; and his mother
the qemdt ne Amen nebt per Nub-em-tehh 'Singer
of Amen, the Lady of the house, Nub-em-tekh."
Another personage holds the title mer shenuti
' Superintendent of the Granary,' but his name
and relationship is lost. Osiris Temenos. Dyn.
XIX.
PI. Ixvii, 1. Limestone statue with seven
horizontal lines of hieroglyphs, each line begin-
ning with a seten de hetep formula. The first
is to the gods Ra-Harmakhis and Turn, that
they may grant nefu ' breezes' to the lea of the
deceased; the second to Usdr khent enti er
Amentet ' Osiris, the Chief who is [existent] in
the Underworld,' that lie may grant the usual
funeral offerings; the third to Usdr Un-nefer
neb ta-zeser 'Osiris Unnefer, Lord of the Necro-
polis,' without a prayer. The fourth line is to
Anpu [en\ti neter Bed ' Anubis, who is the god
of Ded' (the original 3=z\ ' is a sculptor's
V ° I Mill 111 \ | | U l
crror for -^Trmr\ u? a common title of Anubis),
/vyvw\ II I 11
that he may grant hesu em bah seten ' Favour in
the presence of the King' for the ha. The fifth
line to Anpu neb rehhi Anubis, Lord of knowledge,'
praying for hd nefer shams ne ha-f 'a goodly
tomb, and a following for his ha '; the sixth to
Osiris, that he may grant dhhu em pet usr em ta
mad Icheru em set madt ' Glory in heaven, power
on earth, and a trueness of voice in the Place of
Justice' [the r /—i is a miswriting for r ^=3
undoubtedly] ; and the seventh to Usdr neb
ta-zeser Anpu ami em ut ' Osiris Lord of the
Necropolis, and Anubis dwelling in embalmment,'
that they may grant shems Seker ' a following
of the god Seker' for the ha. The name and
titles of the owner appear at the end of each
line, and in other parts of the statue, and read,
when written in full, Mer hate end het Rd-usr-
mad-setep-ne-Bd Amen em per Ptah-em-uah
mad Icheru ' Superintendent of the Cattle in
the Temple of Ramessu II, in the Amen Temple,
Ptah-em-uah, true-voiced. This building, which
is still to be seen at Abydos, is known as the
Rameses Temple, and stands near to the great
Temple of Sety. In one place Ptah-em-uah is
called seten sesh hetep neter ne neteru nebu ' the
royal scribe of the divine offerings of all the
grods.' The cartouches of Ramessu II are in-
scribed upon the sides of the statue. Osiris
Temenos. Dyn. XIX.
2. Wooden fragment with an inscription,
giving a prayer for the welfare of an untitled
person named Bay. Cemetery G. Dyn. XIX.
3. Part of a limestone stele, upon which two
figures are represented in attitudes of worship.
Above them is a much damaged inscription,
reading, as far as can now be seen, seten sesh ne
per ad Ur-madu mad Icheru art ne......y
' The Royal Scribe of Pharaoh, Urmaau, true-
voiced, horn of......y.' Osiris Temple.
Dyn. XIX.