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THE INSCRIPTIONS
father, in order that he may give life." Behind the
king stands Ankh-ef-en-mut carrying the feather
fan. Above and behind him is the inscription
" Adoration to Ptah, and a magnifying of his beauties
by his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, the scribe of the temple in the temple of
Ptah, the reckoner of the cattle in the temple of Ptah,
the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut, son of the prince Auy,
of Amen (lord of) true lapis-lazuli."
In the second scene the king's cartouches are in
the middle, with his Horus title on each side, " The
mighty bull, beloved of Maat." On the left the
inscription reads : " The worshipper of the king the
lord of the two lands, Horus great of might, his
beloved priest, his beloved divine father set over
the mysteries of Ptah, master of the order of pro-
cession in the sacred place, the precentor (?) in the
recitation of praises, the one who conducts the god
to his shrine (?), the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen
lord of true lapis-lazuli." On the right: " The wor-
shipper of the king the lord of diadems, Horus rich
in kingdoms (?), his beloved priest, his beloved divine
father set over the mysteries in the horizon of
eternity, master of the order of processions in the
great house, the scribe of the temple in the temple
of Ptah, the reckoner of the cattle in the temple of
Ptah, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen (lord of)
true lapis-lazuli."
Door-jambs on right. R. hand column : " May
the king give an offering-table to Ptah the great
one, South of his wall, the lord of Memphis,
beautiful of face and bounteous in love, in order
that he may cause the king Siamen to participate
in stability, life, and power. His beloved priest,
his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, who devotes his attention to the making
of offerings to the good god in . . ., the priest Ankh-
ef-en-mut of Amen-ra, lord of true lapis-lazuli."
L. hand column : " May the king give an offering-
table to Hathor, mistress of the sycomore tree of
the South, the mighty cow, mistress of Memphis,
in order that she may cause the king Siamen to
participate in stability, life, and power. His beloved
priest, his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of heaven, earth, and the underworld, the regulator (?)
of the processions (?) in the desert, the master of
the order of processions in the Necropolis, the priest
Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen-ra lord of true lapis-
lazuli."
In the two broken columns on the left, Ankh-
ef-en-mut is mentioned with his usual titles, but
in the right-hand column is styled " son of Kha-
em-uast."
The inscriptions on the three remaining door-
ways, read in the same way as the one given
in full, with figures and cartouches. Beginning in
the middle, the five left-hand columns read from
right to left, and the five right-hand columns read
from left to right. The first of the three: " The
worshipper of the king, the lord of the two lands.
Horus, the protector of Egypt." Then Ankh-ef-
en-mut with his usual titles. A very interesting
new title, however, is added : " Joining the measuring
cord, in the festival of Sokaris." This evidently
refers to some function during the fixing of the
outline for the foundations of a temple. The out-
line was defined by stretching a measuring cord
round pegs fixed in the ground. Ankh-ef-en-mut
is here again named " son of Kha-em-uast." The
five right-hand lines: " The worshipper of the king,
the lord of diadems. Horus, great of might."
Here also Ankh-ef-en-mut has an additional title,
" Governor of the library (?) of Sokaris."
In the second of these three doorways, a title
is slightly changed in the third column on the left.
Ankh-ef-en-mut is " set over the mysteries of the
temple of the ka of Ptah." In the third column
on the right he "satisfies the heart of Ptah with . . ."
In the last doorway, the king's title on the left is
" Horus, the great one of might"; on the right,
" Horus, the uniter of the two lands."
57. Pis. XXV and XVII. In the broken inscrip-
tion at the top of PL XXV, another instance occurs
of the common suten di hetep formula without the
suten, as on Pis. XIX and XXIII. The left-hand
column reads: " which Ptah has created for his ka,
for the «;«-priest, the king's son Kha-em-uast."
The right-hand column reads : " May Ptah, ... his
beauties, the sacred one, the great one, rich in gifts,
give an offering-table."
On the right is a hand-copy of the photograph
on PI. XVII. The form of the man's name, Tha-
ast-en-amu, in whose honour the inscription was
written, is very interesting. Many instances are
now known of this type of name, and it was
evidently a favourite form of name at Memphis.
In the different names one deity replaces another.
In this man's name Isis is the goddess. In Memphis I.
PI. XXXII, Apis is the god in the name of Tha-
hap-amu. It is interesting to note that the last
name is spelt, in the last line on the back of the
statue, Tha-hap-en-amu, corresponding exactly to
THE INSCRIPTIONS
father, in order that he may give life." Behind the
king stands Ankh-ef-en-mut carrying the feather
fan. Above and behind him is the inscription
" Adoration to Ptah, and a magnifying of his beauties
by his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, the scribe of the temple in the temple of
Ptah, the reckoner of the cattle in the temple of Ptah,
the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut, son of the prince Auy,
of Amen (lord of) true lapis-lazuli."
In the second scene the king's cartouches are in
the middle, with his Horus title on each side, " The
mighty bull, beloved of Maat." On the left the
inscription reads : " The worshipper of the king the
lord of the two lands, Horus great of might, his
beloved priest, his beloved divine father set over
the mysteries of Ptah, master of the order of pro-
cession in the sacred place, the precentor (?) in the
recitation of praises, the one who conducts the god
to his shrine (?), the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen
lord of true lapis-lazuli." On the right: " The wor-
shipper of the king the lord of diadems, Horus rich
in kingdoms (?), his beloved priest, his beloved divine
father set over the mysteries in the horizon of
eternity, master of the order of processions in the
great house, the scribe of the temple in the temple
of Ptah, the reckoner of the cattle in the temple of
Ptah, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen (lord of)
true lapis-lazuli."
Door-jambs on right. R. hand column : " May
the king give an offering-table to Ptah the great
one, South of his wall, the lord of Memphis,
beautiful of face and bounteous in love, in order
that he may cause the king Siamen to participate
in stability, life, and power. His beloved priest,
his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, who devotes his attention to the making
of offerings to the good god in . . ., the priest Ankh-
ef-en-mut of Amen-ra, lord of true lapis-lazuli."
L. hand column : " May the king give an offering-
table to Hathor, mistress of the sycomore tree of
the South, the mighty cow, mistress of Memphis,
in order that she may cause the king Siamen to
participate in stability, life, and power. His beloved
priest, his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of heaven, earth, and the underworld, the regulator (?)
of the processions (?) in the desert, the master of
the order of processions in the Necropolis, the priest
Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen-ra lord of true lapis-
lazuli."
In the two broken columns on the left, Ankh-
ef-en-mut is mentioned with his usual titles, but
in the right-hand column is styled " son of Kha-
em-uast."
The inscriptions on the three remaining door-
ways, read in the same way as the one given
in full, with figures and cartouches. Beginning in
the middle, the five left-hand columns read from
right to left, and the five right-hand columns read
from left to right. The first of the three: " The
worshipper of the king, the lord of the two lands.
Horus, the protector of Egypt." Then Ankh-ef-
en-mut with his usual titles. A very interesting
new title, however, is added : " Joining the measuring
cord, in the festival of Sokaris." This evidently
refers to some function during the fixing of the
outline for the foundations of a temple. The out-
line was defined by stretching a measuring cord
round pegs fixed in the ground. Ankh-ef-en-mut
is here again named " son of Kha-em-uast." The
five right-hand lines: " The worshipper of the king,
the lord of diadems. Horus, great of might."
Here also Ankh-ef-en-mut has an additional title,
" Governor of the library (?) of Sokaris."
In the second of these three doorways, a title
is slightly changed in the third column on the left.
Ankh-ef-en-mut is " set over the mysteries of the
temple of the ka of Ptah." In the third column
on the right he "satisfies the heart of Ptah with . . ."
In the last doorway, the king's title on the left is
" Horus, the great one of might"; on the right,
" Horus, the uniter of the two lands."
57. Pis. XXV and XVII. In the broken inscrip-
tion at the top of PL XXV, another instance occurs
of the common suten di hetep formula without the
suten, as on Pis. XIX and XXIII. The left-hand
column reads: " which Ptah has created for his ka,
for the «;«-priest, the king's son Kha-em-uast."
The right-hand column reads : " May Ptah, ... his
beauties, the sacred one, the great one, rich in gifts,
give an offering-table."
On the right is a hand-copy of the photograph
on PI. XVII. The form of the man's name, Tha-
ast-en-amu, in whose honour the inscription was
written, is very interesting. Many instances are
now known of this type of name, and it was
evidently a favourite form of name at Memphis.
In the different names one deity replaces another.
In this man's name Isis is the goddess. In Memphis I.
PI. XXXII, Apis is the god in the name of Tha-
hap-amu. It is interesting to note that the last
name is spelt, in the last line on the back of the
statue, Tha-hap-en-amu, corresponding exactly to