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figure of Hapi. This is the only trace of
building by Sety in the Osiris temple. The
edges of it are skewed about 20°, as if a door-
way had gone obliquely through a wall.
2. Grey granite figure of Pa-ra-hotep, re-
markable for the fine work of the back. He
was brother of Unnefer the great high priest of
Osiris, and was vizier under Ramessu If. Sec
Mr. Griffith's chapter.
3. Slab of Ramessu II with rounded top;
about 5 inches thick above, and then about
20 inches thick at the lower third, having
an L-shaped section. The use of it is not
clear.
4. Back of a group of Nezem, keeper of the
Ramesseum at Thebes, see pi. xxxviii.
5. Steatite statuette of a prince Pa-khred-na-
ahu son of Ramessu.
6. Pyramidion of black quartzose stone of
Theper . . . ., and his mother Khati and sister
Tauraa.
7. Part of kneeling figure holding altar,
inscribed on top, front, both sides, back, and
under side with cartouches of Ramessu IV.
Dark grey quartzose stone.
8. Slab of Ramessu III and queen Thyi-
mer-en-ast who is hitherto unknown. (Cairo
Museum.) Another slab with her name, but
no head, was also found ; both were turned face
down in the late paving south of the Aahmes
chapel.
PI. xxxvi. At the top is the scene on a
small limestone stele, which is of unusually
delicate work in the features.
The inscription below is from the front of a
seated figure in black granite of Amenhotep,
royal scribe over the palace at Memphis, and
over the treasury. The photograph of this is
given on pi. xxxii. 11. From the character of the
head I should suppose it to belong to the reign
of Amenhotep II or Tahutmes IV. The work
is graceful, and finer than usual in such
memorials; and the figure is seated on a low
step, which is not often shown. It Avas found
just inside the pylon of Tahutmes, as marked on
pi. lvii.
PI. xxxvii. The black granite head of Neb-
en-maat is probably of the time of Ramessu II
by the style of it. The face is injured, and
nothing more could be found of the body.
The seated brown granite figure of Pa-ra-
hotep is of the best work of the reign of
Ramessu II; the character of the face, the wavy
hair, the muscular detail of the back, and the
cushion for a seat are all unusual at that period.
The photographs of the figure are given in
pi. xxxv. This wezir was brother of Minmes,
and half brother of the great Unnefer, high
priest of Osiris, by the same mother (see
Abyclos I, 47). The large inscription is on the
front, the strip below on the base. The two
upper small inscriptions are on the arms; the
pectoral between the arms; and the lower in-
scriptions are at either side of and between the
feet. The translation is given in Mr. Griffith's
chapter.
PI. xxxviii. The upper inscriptions of Unne-
fer and Nezem were found in a group of
sculptures which had been thrown together
against the north wall of the XVIIIth Dynasty
temple, but south of the causeAvay. There seems to
have been a grouping of sculptures here on both
sides of the causeway, as the figures of Amen-
hotep and Rahotep were opposite. (PI. lvii).
The inscription of Nezem is on the back of a
limestone group of two figures, much decayed
and broken. There was also (2) a group of a
goddess, Osiris, Ramessu II, and a goddess,
with cartouches at the sides of the front, much
decayed limestone ; (8) a squatting limestone
figure, much split, with inscriptions on back,
base, and down front; (4) a limestone baboon,
which was badly split; (5) a block of lime-
stone of L section, the outside of the upright
limb having the cartouches of Ramessu II
(pi. xxxv, 3) ; (6) a neck of a Roman amphora
of the first centurv a.d., which shows when
these pieces were heaped together.
ABYDOS IJ.
i
M
figure of Hapi. This is the only trace of
building by Sety in the Osiris temple. The
edges of it are skewed about 20°, as if a door-
way had gone obliquely through a wall.
2. Grey granite figure of Pa-ra-hotep, re-
markable for the fine work of the back. He
was brother of Unnefer the great high priest of
Osiris, and was vizier under Ramessu If. Sec
Mr. Griffith's chapter.
3. Slab of Ramessu II with rounded top;
about 5 inches thick above, and then about
20 inches thick at the lower third, having
an L-shaped section. The use of it is not
clear.
4. Back of a group of Nezem, keeper of the
Ramesseum at Thebes, see pi. xxxviii.
5. Steatite statuette of a prince Pa-khred-na-
ahu son of Ramessu.
6. Pyramidion of black quartzose stone of
Theper . . . ., and his mother Khati and sister
Tauraa.
7. Part of kneeling figure holding altar,
inscribed on top, front, both sides, back, and
under side with cartouches of Ramessu IV.
Dark grey quartzose stone.
8. Slab of Ramessu III and queen Thyi-
mer-en-ast who is hitherto unknown. (Cairo
Museum.) Another slab with her name, but
no head, was also found ; both were turned face
down in the late paving south of the Aahmes
chapel.
PI. xxxvi. At the top is the scene on a
small limestone stele, which is of unusually
delicate work in the features.
The inscription below is from the front of a
seated figure in black granite of Amenhotep,
royal scribe over the palace at Memphis, and
over the treasury. The photograph of this is
given on pi. xxxii. 11. From the character of the
head I should suppose it to belong to the reign
of Amenhotep II or Tahutmes IV. The work
is graceful, and finer than usual in such
memorials; and the figure is seated on a low
step, which is not often shown. It Avas found
just inside the pylon of Tahutmes, as marked on
pi. lvii.
PI. xxxvii. The black granite head of Neb-
en-maat is probably of the time of Ramessu II
by the style of it. The face is injured, and
nothing more could be found of the body.
The seated brown granite figure of Pa-ra-
hotep is of the best work of the reign of
Ramessu II; the character of the face, the wavy
hair, the muscular detail of the back, and the
cushion for a seat are all unusual at that period.
The photographs of the figure are given in
pi. xxxv. This wezir was brother of Minmes,
and half brother of the great Unnefer, high
priest of Osiris, by the same mother (see
Abyclos I, 47). The large inscription is on the
front, the strip below on the base. The two
upper small inscriptions are on the arms; the
pectoral between the arms; and the lower in-
scriptions are at either side of and between the
feet. The translation is given in Mr. Griffith's
chapter.
PI. xxxviii. The upper inscriptions of Unne-
fer and Nezem were found in a group of
sculptures which had been thrown together
against the north wall of the XVIIIth Dynasty
temple, but south of the causeAvay. There seems to
have been a grouping of sculptures here on both
sides of the causeway, as the figures of Amen-
hotep and Rahotep were opposite. (PI. lvii).
The inscription of Nezem is on the back of a
limestone group of two figures, much decayed
and broken. There was also (2) a group of a
goddess, Osiris, Ramessu II, and a goddess,
with cartouches at the sides of the front, much
decayed limestone ; (8) a squatting limestone
figure, much split, with inscriptions on back,
base, and down front; (4) a limestone baboon,
which was badly split; (5) a block of lime-
stone of L section, the outside of the upright
limb having the cartouches of Ramessu II
(pi. xxxv, 3) ; (6) a neck of a Roman amphora
of the first centurv a.d., which shows when
these pieces were heaped together.