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THE INSCRIPTIONS.
49
IS a
reads Mert-tefnut madt kheru set ne ami as hesi
ka Zedher ' Mert-tefnut, deceased, daughter of
the ami as and hesi /..-a-priest Zedher.' Ceme-
tery G. Dyn. XXX.
6. The gilt cartonnage of Xeb-ta-ahit has
inscribed upon it Usdr Neb-ta-dhy[t] madt kheru
set neter hen seten sesh Nefer-db-Bd [?] maa-
Jcheru, mes ne Td . . . . [?] 'The Osirian
X eb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced, daughter of the priest
and royal scribe Nefer-ab-Ra, true-voiced, and
of Ta . . . .' Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
PI. lxxv, 1. The inscription of Nefert-iut
speaks of her as Usdr qemdt khent Amentet
Nefert-iut . . . . ' The Osirian, Singer of Khent-
amenti, Nefert-iut.' Cemetery G-. Dyn. XXX.
2. The sarcophagus of Hapi-men is inscribed
with a seten de hetep formula to Usdr khent
Amentet neter ad neb Abdu ' Osiris, Khent-
Amenti, the Great God, Lord of Abydos,'
that he may grant the usual offerings for the ka
of the neter hen III ne Mut nebt em Aben [?]
neter hen Tier Usdr Hapi-men mad kheru 'The
3rd Priest of Mut Lady in Aben, Priest of
Horus, the Osirian Hapi-men, true-voiced.' The
town -4M Ab or Aben is unknown. Cemetery
G. Dyn. XXX.
The tAvo middle inscriptions are from the
sarcophagi of the brothers Peduenast and
Horuza. That of the former gives a prayer to
Osiris on behalf of the neter hen Un sesh ne
neter pen Her an mut-f Pe-de-ne-dst mad
kheru se neter hen Het-her nebt Ant mert [?] Bd
Zed-her mad kheru drit ne nebt per Neb-ta-dhyt
madt kheru i Priest of Un, Scribe of this God
[i.e. the King], Horus Supporter of his Mother,1
Peduenast, true-voiced; son of the Priest of
Hathor Lady of Ant, the Eye of Ra, Zed-her,
true-voiced ; born of the Lady of the House
Neb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced.'
1 For this title see Crum, Proc. Soc. Bib. Arch. 1894,
xvi, 131; Breasted, New Chapter in Life of Tahutmes
III., p. 12; and Griffith in Deshasheh, p. 47.
4. The latter inscription gives a longer
prayer to Osiris, for the neter hen Un sesh
Per-ad du-f dpi [hetepu ?] ne neter pen per neb
uazeti Ant Heruza mad kheru se neter , hen
Het-her nebt Ant mert [?] Bd Zed-her mad
kheru drit ne nebt per Neb-ta-dhyt madt kheru
' Priest of Un, Scribe of Pharaoh, counting [the
offerings] of this god in every temple in Uazeti-
Ant, Heruza, true-voiced ; son of the Priest of
Hathor Lady of Ant, the Eye of Horus,
Zed-her, true-voiced; born of the Lady of the
House, Neb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced.' In this in-
scription there are a few points to be noticed.
The sentence ( S ( ID du-f dpi ne neter
pen seems to require an additional word, such
as hetepu ' offerings,' to complete the sense.
The words c ^__7 neter pen per neb are also
A/vWV\ v^
written 1 ,=, n i towards the close of the
inscription, which seems to be erroneous. The
fcr^M neter hen Un sesh Per-ad, or
/WVWV
i □ neter hen Un sesh ne neter pen
as it is written upon the sarcophagus of Pedu-
enast, may be translated as above ; but the fact
that the god -^ Un is very rarely found2
/WWNA
urges the necessity of another reading to the
passage. Regarding un as the auxiliary verb^
it might be rendered 'The Priest, being the
Scribe of the King'; or again it has been
suggested that the word should be read £zkt
eol
nTTTTTTi
un 'opening,' thus giving the sense 'the Priest^
opening the writings of the King.' But the
corruption of the whole text makes a close
translation impossible. Cemetery G. Dyn.
XXX.
41. PI. lxxvi. Three bronze hypocephali,
decorated with the usual magical figures and
inscriptions. The latter are hopelessly confused;
2 Un is mentioned in the leading hieroglyphical dic-
tionaries without references, and it is doubtful whether
there is such a god.
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49
IS a
reads Mert-tefnut madt kheru set ne ami as hesi
ka Zedher ' Mert-tefnut, deceased, daughter of
the ami as and hesi /..-a-priest Zedher.' Ceme-
tery G. Dyn. XXX.
6. The gilt cartonnage of Xeb-ta-ahit has
inscribed upon it Usdr Neb-ta-dhy[t] madt kheru
set neter hen seten sesh Nefer-db-Bd [?] maa-
Jcheru, mes ne Td . . . . [?] 'The Osirian
X eb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced, daughter of the priest
and royal scribe Nefer-ab-Ra, true-voiced, and
of Ta . . . .' Cemetery G. Dyn. XXX.
PI. lxxv, 1. The inscription of Nefert-iut
speaks of her as Usdr qemdt khent Amentet
Nefert-iut . . . . ' The Osirian, Singer of Khent-
amenti, Nefert-iut.' Cemetery G-. Dyn. XXX.
2. The sarcophagus of Hapi-men is inscribed
with a seten de hetep formula to Usdr khent
Amentet neter ad neb Abdu ' Osiris, Khent-
Amenti, the Great God, Lord of Abydos,'
that he may grant the usual offerings for the ka
of the neter hen III ne Mut nebt em Aben [?]
neter hen Tier Usdr Hapi-men mad kheru 'The
3rd Priest of Mut Lady in Aben, Priest of
Horus, the Osirian Hapi-men, true-voiced.' The
town -4M Ab or Aben is unknown. Cemetery
G. Dyn. XXX.
The tAvo middle inscriptions are from the
sarcophagi of the brothers Peduenast and
Horuza. That of the former gives a prayer to
Osiris on behalf of the neter hen Un sesh ne
neter pen Her an mut-f Pe-de-ne-dst mad
kheru se neter hen Het-her nebt Ant mert [?] Bd
Zed-her mad kheru drit ne nebt per Neb-ta-dhyt
madt kheru i Priest of Un, Scribe of this God
[i.e. the King], Horus Supporter of his Mother,1
Peduenast, true-voiced; son of the Priest of
Hathor Lady of Ant, the Eye of Ra, Zed-her,
true-voiced ; born of the Lady of the House
Neb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced.'
1 For this title see Crum, Proc. Soc. Bib. Arch. 1894,
xvi, 131; Breasted, New Chapter in Life of Tahutmes
III., p. 12; and Griffith in Deshasheh, p. 47.
4. The latter inscription gives a longer
prayer to Osiris, for the neter hen Un sesh
Per-ad du-f dpi [hetepu ?] ne neter pen per neb
uazeti Ant Heruza mad kheru se neter , hen
Het-her nebt Ant mert [?] Bd Zed-her mad
kheru drit ne nebt per Neb-ta-dhyt madt kheru
' Priest of Un, Scribe of Pharaoh, counting [the
offerings] of this god in every temple in Uazeti-
Ant, Heruza, true-voiced ; son of the Priest of
Hathor Lady of Ant, the Eye of Horus,
Zed-her, true-voiced; born of the Lady of the
House, Neb-ta-ahyt, true-voiced.' In this in-
scription there are a few points to be noticed.
The sentence ( S ( ID du-f dpi ne neter
pen seems to require an additional word, such
as hetepu ' offerings,' to complete the sense.
The words c ^__7 neter pen per neb are also
A/vWV\ v^
written 1 ,=, n i towards the close of the
inscription, which seems to be erroneous. The
fcr^M neter hen Un sesh Per-ad, or
/WVWV
i □ neter hen Un sesh ne neter pen
as it is written upon the sarcophagus of Pedu-
enast, may be translated as above ; but the fact
that the god -^ Un is very rarely found2
/WWNA
urges the necessity of another reading to the
passage. Regarding un as the auxiliary verb^
it might be rendered 'The Priest, being the
Scribe of the King'; or again it has been
suggested that the word should be read £zkt
eol
nTTTTTTi
un 'opening,' thus giving the sense 'the Priest^
opening the writings of the King.' But the
corruption of the whole text makes a close
translation impossible. Cemetery G. Dyn.
XXX.
41. PI. lxxvi. Three bronze hypocephali,
decorated with the usual magical figures and
inscriptions. The latter are hopelessly confused;
2 Un is mentioned in the leading hieroglyphical dic-
tionaries without references, and it is doubtful whether
there is such a god.
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