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ABYDOS I.
a guarantee of his ability to undertake such a
task, however painful it was. Dyn. XXVI.
39. PI. lxix. 1. Limestone altar of offerings,
around the edge of which run seten de hetep
formulae to ' Osiris, Chief of the Underworld,
Great Lord of Abydos,' and to ' Osiris, Lord of
Dedu, Great Lord of Abydos,' for the ka of the
mer sdhutiu Her dri ne Set-IIet-her ' Super-
intendent of the Treasuries, Hor, born of Set-
Hathor.' Osiris Tcmenos. Dyn. XXVI.
2. Limestone altar of offerings, around which
is inscribed twice the following. Ankh Her
smen madt sma uti Net se sepd taai JTer nub
neteru setep seten bdtl Bd-udh-db se lid Aahmes-
net-se Usdr khent Amentet neter ad neb Abdu
meri de ankh Bd md zetta. l The Living Horus,
establishing Truth, Lord of the Vulture and
the Uraeus, Son of Neith, the Vigour of the
two Lands, the Golden Horus, Chosen of the
Gods, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Ra-uah-ab, Son of the Sun Ahmes-net-se,
beloved of Osiris Lord of the Underworld, the
Great God, Lord of Abydos, endowed with
Life, like the Suu for ever.' Osiris Temenos.
Dyn. XXVI.
PI. lxxi. Portions of a painted Avooclen coffin,
inscribed with religious texts, too fragmentary
to be translated with interest. The owner's
name is Tahuti-mes, but his only title is
'scribe.' Cemetery G. Dyn. XVI11—XX.
PI. lxxii, 1. Painted Avooden canopic box,
inscribed down either side with seten de hetep
formulae to Anubis, that he may grant akhn ne
pet Icher Bd usr em ta . . . . ' glory in heaven
under Ra, and power on earth . . . ,' and the
usual funeral offerings of beer, bulls, geese, etc.,
to the ka of the owner, whose name, Merti-heru,
appears in the centre. Cemetery G. About
Dyn. XXVIII.
2. The model coffin figured upon this plate
belongs to the same personage, as also does a
coffin represented upon the next plate. Upon
the one side he is called the hesi-ka priest, and
ami as [a kind of priest], and is said to be the
son of the lielrf per Nes-her ' Lady of the house,
Nesher.' Upon the other side a curious inscrip-
tion occurs, reading dep-lc db-k dnkh-k dmi-f
' Thy head, thy heart, thy life are in it' [i.e. in
the coffin]. The signs here transliterated db-k,
are in the original L_~\ which might perhaps
be rendered ' thy first, or chiefest, thing.' But
it seems more probable that the group is a
mis-writing for y ' db-k ' thy heart.'
PI. lxxiii, 1. The coffin of Merti-heru gives
us some more details, with regard to his family.
He was the son of a person holding the same
titles as himself, named I 'dh-db-Bd; and his
mother, as stated above, was named Nes-her,
and held the title dhyt ne khent enti Amentet
' Sistrum player of the Chief who is in the
Underworld,' i.e. Osiris. Cemetery G. About
Dyn. XXVIII.
40. PL lxxiii, 2. The coffin of Tay-nekht
has the following genealogical inscription: Usdr
Tay-nekht set ami as Zed-her mes ne nebt per
Ta-kherd-ne-Min 'The Osirian Tay-nekht,
daughter of the ami els priest Zedher, and of
the lady of the house, Ta-kherd-ne-Min.' The
text of these inscriptions is unimportant, and is
so corrupt that it is unnecessary to translate it
in full. Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
3. The coffin of Heru-makheru speaks of him
as Usdr Her-mad-kheru mad-kheru se Merit-heru
mes ne nebt per Mehti-\abfj-ta-senekht 'The
Osirian Heru-makheru, deceased, son of Merit-
heru, and of the Lady of the house Mehti-ab-ta-
senekht.' There seems to be no doubt that the
signs J should be read ^ mehti-db-—the
common expression ' filling, or pleasing, the
heart.' Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
4. The box of Tasenmeht doubtless belonged
to this same lady. Her name is here written
, but this is an obvious error
for
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Mehti-ab-ta-senekht.
Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
5. The inscription on the coffin of Mert-tefnut
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ABYDOS I.
a guarantee of his ability to undertake such a
task, however painful it was. Dyn. XXVI.
39. PI. lxix. 1. Limestone altar of offerings,
around the edge of which run seten de hetep
formulae to ' Osiris, Chief of the Underworld,
Great Lord of Abydos,' and to ' Osiris, Lord of
Dedu, Great Lord of Abydos,' for the ka of the
mer sdhutiu Her dri ne Set-IIet-her ' Super-
intendent of the Treasuries, Hor, born of Set-
Hathor.' Osiris Tcmenos. Dyn. XXVI.
2. Limestone altar of offerings, around which
is inscribed twice the following. Ankh Her
smen madt sma uti Net se sepd taai JTer nub
neteru setep seten bdtl Bd-udh-db se lid Aahmes-
net-se Usdr khent Amentet neter ad neb Abdu
meri de ankh Bd md zetta. l The Living Horus,
establishing Truth, Lord of the Vulture and
the Uraeus, Son of Neith, the Vigour of the
two Lands, the Golden Horus, Chosen of the
Gods, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Ra-uah-ab, Son of the Sun Ahmes-net-se,
beloved of Osiris Lord of the Underworld, the
Great God, Lord of Abydos, endowed with
Life, like the Suu for ever.' Osiris Temenos.
Dyn. XXVI.
PI. lxxi. Portions of a painted Avooclen coffin,
inscribed with religious texts, too fragmentary
to be translated with interest. The owner's
name is Tahuti-mes, but his only title is
'scribe.' Cemetery G. Dyn. XVI11—XX.
PI. lxxii, 1. Painted Avooden canopic box,
inscribed down either side with seten de hetep
formulae to Anubis, that he may grant akhn ne
pet Icher Bd usr em ta . . . . ' glory in heaven
under Ra, and power on earth . . . ,' and the
usual funeral offerings of beer, bulls, geese, etc.,
to the ka of the owner, whose name, Merti-heru,
appears in the centre. Cemetery G. About
Dyn. XXVIII.
2. The model coffin figured upon this plate
belongs to the same personage, as also does a
coffin represented upon the next plate. Upon
the one side he is called the hesi-ka priest, and
ami as [a kind of priest], and is said to be the
son of the lielrf per Nes-her ' Lady of the house,
Nesher.' Upon the other side a curious inscrip-
tion occurs, reading dep-lc db-k dnkh-k dmi-f
' Thy head, thy heart, thy life are in it' [i.e. in
the coffin]. The signs here transliterated db-k,
are in the original L_~\ which might perhaps
be rendered ' thy first, or chiefest, thing.' But
it seems more probable that the group is a
mis-writing for y ' db-k ' thy heart.'
PI. lxxiii, 1. The coffin of Merti-heru gives
us some more details, with regard to his family.
He was the son of a person holding the same
titles as himself, named I 'dh-db-Bd; and his
mother, as stated above, was named Nes-her,
and held the title dhyt ne khent enti Amentet
' Sistrum player of the Chief who is in the
Underworld,' i.e. Osiris. Cemetery G. About
Dyn. XXVIII.
40. PL lxxiii, 2. The coffin of Tay-nekht
has the following genealogical inscription: Usdr
Tay-nekht set ami as Zed-her mes ne nebt per
Ta-kherd-ne-Min 'The Osirian Tay-nekht,
daughter of the ami els priest Zedher, and of
the lady of the house, Ta-kherd-ne-Min.' The
text of these inscriptions is unimportant, and is
so corrupt that it is unnecessary to translate it
in full. Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
3. The coffin of Heru-makheru speaks of him
as Usdr Her-mad-kheru mad-kheru se Merit-heru
mes ne nebt per Mehti-\abfj-ta-senekht 'The
Osirian Heru-makheru, deceased, son of Merit-
heru, and of the Lady of the house Mehti-ab-ta-
senekht.' There seems to be no doubt that the
signs J should be read ^ mehti-db-—the
common expression ' filling, or pleasing, the
heart.' Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
4. The box of Tasenmeht doubtless belonged
to this same lady. Her name is here written
, but this is an obvious error
for
OCX
o <=>
Mehti-ab-ta-senekht.
Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
5. The inscription on the coffin of Mert-tefnut
40 +
<::
A** :
,t,Mtrue'volceC
scribe Nefer-
' Cemeter
her as Vm
,.,'TheC
I The sarcophagus o
Auto * **P
JMifej neter flfl »e&
kiti, the Great G
thathemay grant the i
of the neter k III ne
h JJsa/r Ho
ttdPriert of Mut L
Iras, the Osirian Hap
in A1 Al or Aben
Uyn.XXI
The two middle in
atf agi of the b
^a, That of the
Osiris on behalf of tl
• for k 1
^ ien '»
fS 'Priest of
{:le%], Horus
Strue-voice,
4rHofAnt
Si Wn of
true-voic.
Mli "Me see cKt