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FOREIGN AND LATER ANTIQUITIES
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northern has cartouches of Ramessu II with . . . p
si ankh at the side. The southern block has the
cartouches of Sheshenq I in the middle ; at one side
is a figure of the high priest of Memphis, and an
mut ef priest, named Ankh-ef-ne-amen (?) who is
offering to Osir-hapi, with also the name of his heir,
erpa em ab ne ur kherp uba, Set-nen-nefer-tum. The
figure opposite to this is probably that of the son.
The block seems to have been brought from the
Apis temple. It will be published next year. Other
large blocks of foundation also belong to some build-
ing which has now been entirely destroyed. These
blocks are higher up than the colonnade, and there-
fore belong to a late date.
PL XXXI. The lintel of Siamen has been noticed
above. It is of far better work than has generally
been credited to the XX 1st dynasty, almost equalling
the style of Sety I; and it shews how well the
Memphite school was maintained. The high official
behind the king is Ankh-ef-ne-mut, son of the
prince Auy. The slab here shewn is half of the
lintel, which has a similar scene on the other half,
with cartouches of the king between the scenes.
Below is a block with an Agathodaimon in relief,
and diagonal holes at the corners to pin it back
into a wall. It seems to have been a house charm
or amulet.
39. The breccia statue is of fine work, PI. XXXI;
it now measures 29J inches, so the whole figure must
have been 38 inches high, or rather over half life
size. It is carefully finished, but conventional in the
anatomy. The inscriptions on the belt and back are
given in the next plate, XXXII. The belt has the
dedication to Ptah and to Sokar, for the Hereditary
prince, the royal brother of the iking's father, general,
elder of the elders, vizier, Hap-amu. The middle of
the back inscription is entirely worn away by rubbing.
It is here divided across the middle, in order to keep
it on a sufficiently large scale in the plate. In the
third column is a trace of a cartouche which can
hardly be any other than that of Nekht-hor-heb.
This explains how Hap-amu was royal brother of
the king's father, and not brother of a king: Nekht-
hor-heb was the first of his dynasty, and his father
was not a king. The uncle therefore could only
claim royal relationship through his nephew. And
this high position explains his having the greatest
administrative titles. The style of work would agree
well with this date of the XXXth dynasty. The
figure is now in New York, Metropolitan Museum.
On this plate are also two pieces of inscriptions that
were re-used in the temple. They name Osiris lord
of Rustau, and are probably from tombs.
40. PI. XXXIII. First is a curious stele, bought
at Memphis. The figure of the offerer and the
inscription seem as if cut on a reworked surface, while
only Osiris and Isis belong to the original stele.
The deceased was devoted to Plathor of Tep-ahu
(Aphroditopolis), " over the speaking of words, Sha-
ne-ba, son of Khred-ne-mut and Sha-ne-ba . . .
Hor, his mother Tahayba." The title her zed medu,
" over the speaking of words," seems new to us ; it
may mean the arranger of the official speeches of
the gods.
The trial pieces are all in quartzite, and shew
various grades of work from simple outline to the
finest elaboration. The best four are in South
Kensington Museum; the piece with si ra is at
Brussels, along with a trial piece of a kheper beetle
in limestone.
The shrine or hutch seems as if for keeping a small
animal. There is a little air hole at the back, and
it had a sliding door in front. The edge of the hole
is gnawed, which suggests that a shrew mouse was
kept in it. It was bought at Memphis; now in
University College, London.
The head of Hathor is now at Munich, and the
piece of a house model at University College.
41. PI. XXXIV. The scarabs were found partly
scattered in the general excavations, but rather more
than half came from the Merenptah temple court,
which was filled up with later houses. A very few
are as old as the Xllth dynasty ; probably I, 2, 6 and 7
may be thus dated. Of the Hyksos age there may
be 8, 9 and 10. The XVIIIth dynasty produced 3, 4,
5, 12, 16 (Amenhotep III), 17, 20, 21, and perhaps
82 ; but the rest with Men-kheper-ra are probably
of a later date. It is difficult to decide how many
may belong to the XlXth dynasty ; but probably
23, 26, 27, 28 can be safely put there. No. 29 is of
red jasper, and probably the name is intended for
Ramessu VI. After this we can only date 63 of
Siamen, XXIst dynasty; 103, which is Greek work
in dark green jasper of the XXVIth dynasty; and
104, probably of the same age. The rest are difficult
to discriminate in age ; some may be rough work
of an earlier date, as 33, 58, 71, or be later imitations,
as 69, 70, 72, 75. The majority are made of the
usual schist; but one-third of those from the
Merenptah temple, and one in seven of the rest,
are of pottery or soft paste. The proportion is,
however, the same in all, if we omit the rings, which
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northern has cartouches of Ramessu II with . . . p
si ankh at the side. The southern block has the
cartouches of Sheshenq I in the middle ; at one side
is a figure of the high priest of Memphis, and an
mut ef priest, named Ankh-ef-ne-amen (?) who is
offering to Osir-hapi, with also the name of his heir,
erpa em ab ne ur kherp uba, Set-nen-nefer-tum. The
figure opposite to this is probably that of the son.
The block seems to have been brought from the
Apis temple. It will be published next year. Other
large blocks of foundation also belong to some build-
ing which has now been entirely destroyed. These
blocks are higher up than the colonnade, and there-
fore belong to a late date.
PL XXXI. The lintel of Siamen has been noticed
above. It is of far better work than has generally
been credited to the XX 1st dynasty, almost equalling
the style of Sety I; and it shews how well the
Memphite school was maintained. The high official
behind the king is Ankh-ef-ne-mut, son of the
prince Auy. The slab here shewn is half of the
lintel, which has a similar scene on the other half,
with cartouches of the king between the scenes.
Below is a block with an Agathodaimon in relief,
and diagonal holes at the corners to pin it back
into a wall. It seems to have been a house charm
or amulet.
39. The breccia statue is of fine work, PI. XXXI;
it now measures 29J inches, so the whole figure must
have been 38 inches high, or rather over half life
size. It is carefully finished, but conventional in the
anatomy. The inscriptions on the belt and back are
given in the next plate, XXXII. The belt has the
dedication to Ptah and to Sokar, for the Hereditary
prince, the royal brother of the iking's father, general,
elder of the elders, vizier, Hap-amu. The middle of
the back inscription is entirely worn away by rubbing.
It is here divided across the middle, in order to keep
it on a sufficiently large scale in the plate. In the
third column is a trace of a cartouche which can
hardly be any other than that of Nekht-hor-heb.
This explains how Hap-amu was royal brother of
the king's father, and not brother of a king: Nekht-
hor-heb was the first of his dynasty, and his father
was not a king. The uncle therefore could only
claim royal relationship through his nephew. And
this high position explains his having the greatest
administrative titles. The style of work would agree
well with this date of the XXXth dynasty. The
figure is now in New York, Metropolitan Museum.
On this plate are also two pieces of inscriptions that
were re-used in the temple. They name Osiris lord
of Rustau, and are probably from tombs.
40. PI. XXXIII. First is a curious stele, bought
at Memphis. The figure of the offerer and the
inscription seem as if cut on a reworked surface, while
only Osiris and Isis belong to the original stele.
The deceased was devoted to Plathor of Tep-ahu
(Aphroditopolis), " over the speaking of words, Sha-
ne-ba, son of Khred-ne-mut and Sha-ne-ba . . .
Hor, his mother Tahayba." The title her zed medu,
" over the speaking of words," seems new to us ; it
may mean the arranger of the official speeches of
the gods.
The trial pieces are all in quartzite, and shew
various grades of work from simple outline to the
finest elaboration. The best four are in South
Kensington Museum; the piece with si ra is at
Brussels, along with a trial piece of a kheper beetle
in limestone.
The shrine or hutch seems as if for keeping a small
animal. There is a little air hole at the back, and
it had a sliding door in front. The edge of the hole
is gnawed, which suggests that a shrew mouse was
kept in it. It was bought at Memphis; now in
University College, London.
The head of Hathor is now at Munich, and the
piece of a house model at University College.
41. PI. XXXIV. The scarabs were found partly
scattered in the general excavations, but rather more
than half came from the Merenptah temple court,
which was filled up with later houses. A very few
are as old as the Xllth dynasty ; probably I, 2, 6 and 7
may be thus dated. Of the Hyksos age there may
be 8, 9 and 10. The XVIIIth dynasty produced 3, 4,
5, 12, 16 (Amenhotep III), 17, 20, 21, and perhaps
82 ; but the rest with Men-kheper-ra are probably
of a later date. It is difficult to decide how many
may belong to the XlXth dynasty ; but probably
23, 26, 27, 28 can be safely put there. No. 29 is of
red jasper, and probably the name is intended for
Ramessu VI. After this we can only date 63 of
Siamen, XXIst dynasty; 103, which is Greek work
in dark green jasper of the XXVIth dynasty; and
104, probably of the same age. The rest are difficult
to discriminate in age ; some may be rough work
of an earlier date, as 33, 58, 71, or be later imitations,
as 69, 70, 72, 75. The majority are made of the
usual schist; but one-third of those from the
Merenptah temple, and one in seven of the rest,
are of pottery or soft paste. The proportion is,
however, the same in all, if we omit the rings, which