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THE MONUMENTS. XVIIIth DYNASTY AND EARLIER
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21. PI. XIV. Passing to the tablets without ears,
there is 31 naming the scribe of Memphis (?) Mer-ra.
No. 33 has the figure of the god in relief, and is
peculiar for the disc with one wing and the uzat
eye placed at the top. 35 is also in relief, but the
figure of the offerer has been erased.
PI. XV. No. 36 gives the reading Sekhmet for
the consort of Ptah ; it is dedicated by Rames.
37 is later than the others, being of Merenptah,
and it was not found under the foundation like
the rest. It has the figure of Asthairt or Astarte,
with a Hathor head-dress, and holding a shield and
spear, like the fighting goddesses of Syria. 38
shews the Theban triad of Amen, Mut, and Khonsu,
facing Ptah ; 39 is the rudest of all the tablets.
40 is dedicated to Ptah and Amen by Oen and
Merenptah.
PI. XVI. No. 41 has no inscription ; a lady adores
Min. No. 42 is the most beautifully worked tablet,
shewing the ram of Amen, adored by the lady
Nehati. 43 is a private tablet shewing four
women, Aahmes, Nana-uab (?), Menat, and another.
An Aahmes appears also on the next tablet.
PI. XVII. This is the only family stele of the
whole group ; though the inscriptions are rough,
we can see the names Huy, Kharu, Usert, Meryt, and
Roma, but the other names are doubtful.
The imperfect tablets have been left at Memphis,
awaiting the discovery of more pieces in future.
Rough copies of the names and titles are given at
the base of PI. XV; they are distinguished by letters
to prevent confusion with any future publication of
them. We should notice the adoration of the ka
of Amen (c), the stele to Hapy (G) which is the only
notice of Apis, the miner or quarryman (L), and the
name Sipairi (o), which must be early in the XVIIIth
dynasty.
The present places of these tablets are as follows :—
Bristol 16, 43 ; Brussels 4, 21, 25, 39 ; Copenhagen
18, 26, 32, 41 ; Dublin 12, 29 ; Edinburgh 17, 36, 45,
46; London, British Museum, 5, 14, 30, South Ken-
sington 1, 47, University College 9, 24, 35, 37, 38 ;
Manchester 6, io, 27, 28, 42, 49 ; Munich 2, 3, 44;
New York 13, 19, 22, 33,40; Philadelphia 11, 23, 31,
34; Rochdale 15.
22. An unusual form of altar of offerings, found
with the tablets, is shewn at the foot of PI. IX, and its
inscription on PI. XVIII. It seems to represent four
long rolls of bread laid on the slab. The dedication
to Ptah and Sekhmet is by the Hereditary Prince,
royal sealbearer, lordly companion, true royal scribe,
over the house of the elders in Memphis, Amenhotep.
It is now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Among the sculptures beneath the Ramesside
foundation were also portions of some statuettes.
Most were decayed, being of soft limestone, but one
figure of hard limestone is in good preservation, see
PI. XIX. It is of the true royal scribe, keeper of
the palace, keeper of the granaries, Ray. From the
dress it is probably of the time of Amenhotep III :
it is now at Dublin.
At the west side of the pond (see map, PL I) a
patch of foundation deposit was discovered (PL XIX),
shewing that Tahutmes IV had built over the ground
now dug away. This deposit contained a large green
glazed tablet, incised after baking, two alabaster
hemi-discs, and a pointed piece, all with the king's
names. A plain square of alabaster and bronze
models of knives, axe, chisels, and crowbar, were
in the group, along with many small model vases
and cups of pottery, PL XX, 1-20. Now at Man-
chester.
CHAPTER IV
THE MONUMENTS. XIXth DYNASTY.
23. Over the region now occupied by the pond
near the West Hall, there has been a building of
Ramessu II, now entirely destroyed. Only the
west side of its foundation is left, and in the sand
bed of it a foundation deposit was found, shewn on
PL XIX. The large block of alabaster has the
cartouches of Ramessu II on both of the faces, and
the inscription of "the high priest of Ptah, the royal
son, Kha-em-uas " on both of the edges. The lesser
tablet of green glazed pottery has similar names on
the faces and edges; and the black granite tablet
has the names of Ramessu on one face, and that of
Khaemuas on the other face. These are some of
the finest deposit blocks that are known ; they rest
now at Manchester. For the columns and inscrip-
tion, 21, see the account of PL XXII.
24. In the West Hall two fragments of red granite
are remarkable. They are parts of false doors, which
have been about 108 and 148 inches wide, and pro-
bably about half as much again in height. On
PL XX, 22 is one piece shewing parts of the square
panel, of the architrave, and the drum with the
cartouche Ramessu Mery Amen. As this piece is
22 inches wide we can roughly estimate the whole.
The lower piece, no. 22, has the three vertical bands
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21. PI. XIV. Passing to the tablets without ears,
there is 31 naming the scribe of Memphis (?) Mer-ra.
No. 33 has the figure of the god in relief, and is
peculiar for the disc with one wing and the uzat
eye placed at the top. 35 is also in relief, but the
figure of the offerer has been erased.
PI. XV. No. 36 gives the reading Sekhmet for
the consort of Ptah ; it is dedicated by Rames.
37 is later than the others, being of Merenptah,
and it was not found under the foundation like
the rest. It has the figure of Asthairt or Astarte,
with a Hathor head-dress, and holding a shield and
spear, like the fighting goddesses of Syria. 38
shews the Theban triad of Amen, Mut, and Khonsu,
facing Ptah ; 39 is the rudest of all the tablets.
40 is dedicated to Ptah and Amen by Oen and
Merenptah.
PI. XVI. No. 41 has no inscription ; a lady adores
Min. No. 42 is the most beautifully worked tablet,
shewing the ram of Amen, adored by the lady
Nehati. 43 is a private tablet shewing four
women, Aahmes, Nana-uab (?), Menat, and another.
An Aahmes appears also on the next tablet.
PI. XVII. This is the only family stele of the
whole group ; though the inscriptions are rough,
we can see the names Huy, Kharu, Usert, Meryt, and
Roma, but the other names are doubtful.
The imperfect tablets have been left at Memphis,
awaiting the discovery of more pieces in future.
Rough copies of the names and titles are given at
the base of PI. XV; they are distinguished by letters
to prevent confusion with any future publication of
them. We should notice the adoration of the ka
of Amen (c), the stele to Hapy (G) which is the only
notice of Apis, the miner or quarryman (L), and the
name Sipairi (o), which must be early in the XVIIIth
dynasty.
The present places of these tablets are as follows :—
Bristol 16, 43 ; Brussels 4, 21, 25, 39 ; Copenhagen
18, 26, 32, 41 ; Dublin 12, 29 ; Edinburgh 17, 36, 45,
46; London, British Museum, 5, 14, 30, South Ken-
sington 1, 47, University College 9, 24, 35, 37, 38 ;
Manchester 6, io, 27, 28, 42, 49 ; Munich 2, 3, 44;
New York 13, 19, 22, 33,40; Philadelphia 11, 23, 31,
34; Rochdale 15.
22. An unusual form of altar of offerings, found
with the tablets, is shewn at the foot of PI. IX, and its
inscription on PI. XVIII. It seems to represent four
long rolls of bread laid on the slab. The dedication
to Ptah and Sekhmet is by the Hereditary Prince,
royal sealbearer, lordly companion, true royal scribe,
over the house of the elders in Memphis, Amenhotep.
It is now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Among the sculptures beneath the Ramesside
foundation were also portions of some statuettes.
Most were decayed, being of soft limestone, but one
figure of hard limestone is in good preservation, see
PI. XIX. It is of the true royal scribe, keeper of
the palace, keeper of the granaries, Ray. From the
dress it is probably of the time of Amenhotep III :
it is now at Dublin.
At the west side of the pond (see map, PL I) a
patch of foundation deposit was discovered (PL XIX),
shewing that Tahutmes IV had built over the ground
now dug away. This deposit contained a large green
glazed tablet, incised after baking, two alabaster
hemi-discs, and a pointed piece, all with the king's
names. A plain square of alabaster and bronze
models of knives, axe, chisels, and crowbar, were
in the group, along with many small model vases
and cups of pottery, PL XX, 1-20. Now at Man-
chester.
CHAPTER IV
THE MONUMENTS. XIXth DYNASTY.
23. Over the region now occupied by the pond
near the West Hall, there has been a building of
Ramessu II, now entirely destroyed. Only the
west side of its foundation is left, and in the sand
bed of it a foundation deposit was found, shewn on
PL XIX. The large block of alabaster has the
cartouches of Ramessu II on both of the faces, and
the inscription of "the high priest of Ptah, the royal
son, Kha-em-uas " on both of the edges. The lesser
tablet of green glazed pottery has similar names on
the faces and edges; and the black granite tablet
has the names of Ramessu on one face, and that of
Khaemuas on the other face. These are some of
the finest deposit blocks that are known ; they rest
now at Manchester. For the columns and inscrip-
tion, 21, see the account of PL XXII.
24. In the West Hall two fragments of red granite
are remarkable. They are parts of false doors, which
have been about 108 and 148 inches wide, and pro-
bably about half as much again in height. On
PL XX, 22 is one piece shewing parts of the square
panel, of the architrave, and the drum with the
cartouche Ramessu Mery Amen. As this piece is
22 inches wide we can roughly estimate the whole.
The lower piece, no. 22, has the three vertical bands