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THE CONTENTS OF THE GRAVES
The form of register here adopted shows all the
matters which are wanted for comparative reference.
The explanation of each column is given at the base
of the first page, pi. lx. The fullest columns are put
to the left, so that the lines can be traced most easily.
By classing the pottery and stone types approxi-
mately in columns, it is easy to run through all the
eight sheets of registers in less than a minute, in
order to note every occurrence of any particular type.
The sequence date given with each form of the corpus
will show more closely how far the register need be
consulted.
On pi. lxvii are the more important of the groups
of the Naga ed Deir Cemetery, which correspond in
date to the present work. These are recorded here
from Dr. Reisner's publication, so far as the skew
views of the photographs enable the types to be
distinguished ; many vases cannot be typed at all,
especially the bowls. It is much to be hoped that
adequate drawings, on the standard scale of one-
sixth, will be published of all these large and impor-
tant groups, so far as the corpus here will not suffice
for their registration.
15. We now proceed to supplement the registered
details by a description of the exceptional objects
and details of the graves of Tarkhan, in the same
order as the register. It may be taken as a general
statement that every burial on this register was
contracted, with the knees sharply bent, the thighs
bent square to the body or more acutely, the elbows
bent at right angles or more acutely, and the hands
usually before the face. The graves marked L were
lined with brickwork, with a decided batter, smoothly
plastered with mud, but not whitewashed. Otherwise
the graves were merely cut in the gravel roughly,
square or oval, marked S and O. The roofing, if
traceable, was of sticks laid across, to support matting
now perished. Probably most of the graves were not
roofed at all; in no case was any arching or cor-
belling seen, though the sides were often not at all
weathered down. Only three stairways were found,
described under Burials; and only twice were there
separate chambers for the offerings, in grave 158
(pi. ii) and mastaba 1060 (pi. xviii). As most of
the graves had been plundered, the body was usually
broken up or missing altogether ; and though the
soil was preservative of woody fibre, the bones were
usually fragile. The general scattering of the pottery
prevents sits position being of importance in most
cases.
16. Sequence Date 77. Grave 81. Body per-
fect, but probably robbed, as broken bits of alabaster
vase were scattered near the face. Circular slate
before arms (xxix, 9); 2 shell armlets on left forearm;
bag of malachite and galena between right hand and
face. Beads on left forearm and wrist, and right
wrist, see section on Beads.
Grave 86. Ivory spoon (xii, 2 ; xiii, 13), slate dish,
two alabaster vases, together inside coffin in front of
feet. Pottery 46/in front of coffin head, 54 .r behind
coffin (see xiv, 50; xxix, 10).
Grave 104. Turtle palette (i, 11 ; xxix, 8) on top
of a cylinder jar 46/; nothing else left in grave.
Grave 141. Pottery all inside coffin except two
46/ at back of coffin.
Grave 144. Along front, east, of coffin, three
carved legs and one beam of bed, 70 x 32, other
beam outside of feet. Wooden tray and dipper
(xi, 25, 27 ; xii, 8, 9), along front of coffin.
Grave 315. Body gone. Bull's horn in middle,
gazelle skull in corner. Wave-pattern slate jar, i, 4 ;
cylinder with name of king KA (?) (xxxi, 66,) see 78,
grave 261.
Grave 466. Rectangular basket coffin of rushes ;
only one pot, 60 d, may be of this age or later.
Head S, face E.
Grave 527. Wooden table board, much like xi, 23,
but with two ridges across it instead of feet. All
nine jars contained ash. No body.
Grave 804. Twenty cylinder jars, all containing
mud.
Grave 1006. Finely built walls with batter, coated
with an inch of plaster with straw. Lined round
with matting. Bricks 9'2 x 4^5 x 27 all laid
stretchers, courses breaking joint.
Grave 1015. Copper adzes and chisel behind
head (v, 26-8 ; vi, 7-9).
Grave 1037. Sloping sides plastered, but no
brick-work. Lined with reed mat. Flint knife (vii, 5).
Grave 1051. Five hardwood arrow-heads (ix,
14-18 ; x, 7), dated by one pot 46/, nothing else
in grave.
Grave 1062. Long spoon (ivory ?), remains of
slate palette of double bird type.
Grave 1063. Fish palette (1, 9 ; xxix, 28) dated
by cylinder jars 46 d,f, k.
17. Sequence Date 78. Grave 7. Plaster still
soft when pottery was put in. Pole roof covered
with matting. Two-stroke mark on several cylinder
jars. Copper axe (vi, 6) outside south end of coffin,
close to wall. Fifteen cylinder jars on east of coffin,
big jars on north of coffin.
THE CONTENTS OF THE GRAVES
The form of register here adopted shows all the
matters which are wanted for comparative reference.
The explanation of each column is given at the base
of the first page, pi. lx. The fullest columns are put
to the left, so that the lines can be traced most easily.
By classing the pottery and stone types approxi-
mately in columns, it is easy to run through all the
eight sheets of registers in less than a minute, in
order to note every occurrence of any particular type.
The sequence date given with each form of the corpus
will show more closely how far the register need be
consulted.
On pi. lxvii are the more important of the groups
of the Naga ed Deir Cemetery, which correspond in
date to the present work. These are recorded here
from Dr. Reisner's publication, so far as the skew
views of the photographs enable the types to be
distinguished ; many vases cannot be typed at all,
especially the bowls. It is much to be hoped that
adequate drawings, on the standard scale of one-
sixth, will be published of all these large and impor-
tant groups, so far as the corpus here will not suffice
for their registration.
15. We now proceed to supplement the registered
details by a description of the exceptional objects
and details of the graves of Tarkhan, in the same
order as the register. It may be taken as a general
statement that every burial on this register was
contracted, with the knees sharply bent, the thighs
bent square to the body or more acutely, the elbows
bent at right angles or more acutely, and the hands
usually before the face. The graves marked L were
lined with brickwork, with a decided batter, smoothly
plastered with mud, but not whitewashed. Otherwise
the graves were merely cut in the gravel roughly,
square or oval, marked S and O. The roofing, if
traceable, was of sticks laid across, to support matting
now perished. Probably most of the graves were not
roofed at all; in no case was any arching or cor-
belling seen, though the sides were often not at all
weathered down. Only three stairways were found,
described under Burials; and only twice were there
separate chambers for the offerings, in grave 158
(pi. ii) and mastaba 1060 (pi. xviii). As most of
the graves had been plundered, the body was usually
broken up or missing altogether ; and though the
soil was preservative of woody fibre, the bones were
usually fragile. The general scattering of the pottery
prevents sits position being of importance in most
cases.
16. Sequence Date 77. Grave 81. Body per-
fect, but probably robbed, as broken bits of alabaster
vase were scattered near the face. Circular slate
before arms (xxix, 9); 2 shell armlets on left forearm;
bag of malachite and galena between right hand and
face. Beads on left forearm and wrist, and right
wrist, see section on Beads.
Grave 86. Ivory spoon (xii, 2 ; xiii, 13), slate dish,
two alabaster vases, together inside coffin in front of
feet. Pottery 46/in front of coffin head, 54 .r behind
coffin (see xiv, 50; xxix, 10).
Grave 104. Turtle palette (i, 11 ; xxix, 8) on top
of a cylinder jar 46/; nothing else left in grave.
Grave 141. Pottery all inside coffin except two
46/ at back of coffin.
Grave 144. Along front, east, of coffin, three
carved legs and one beam of bed, 70 x 32, other
beam outside of feet. Wooden tray and dipper
(xi, 25, 27 ; xii, 8, 9), along front of coffin.
Grave 315. Body gone. Bull's horn in middle,
gazelle skull in corner. Wave-pattern slate jar, i, 4 ;
cylinder with name of king KA (?) (xxxi, 66,) see 78,
grave 261.
Grave 466. Rectangular basket coffin of rushes ;
only one pot, 60 d, may be of this age or later.
Head S, face E.
Grave 527. Wooden table board, much like xi, 23,
but with two ridges across it instead of feet. All
nine jars contained ash. No body.
Grave 804. Twenty cylinder jars, all containing
mud.
Grave 1006. Finely built walls with batter, coated
with an inch of plaster with straw. Lined round
with matting. Bricks 9'2 x 4^5 x 27 all laid
stretchers, courses breaking joint.
Grave 1015. Copper adzes and chisel behind
head (v, 26-8 ; vi, 7-9).
Grave 1037. Sloping sides plastered, but no
brick-work. Lined with reed mat. Flint knife (vii, 5).
Grave 1051. Five hardwood arrow-heads (ix,
14-18 ; x, 7), dated by one pot 46/, nothing else
in grave.
Grave 1062. Long spoon (ivory ?), remains of
slate palette of double bird type.
Grave 1063. Fish palette (1, 9 ; xxix, 28) dated
by cylinder jars 46 d,f, k.
17. Sequence Date 78. Grave 7. Plaster still
soft when pottery was put in. Pole roof covered
with matting. Two-stroke mark on several cylinder
jars. Copper axe (vi, 6) outside south end of coffin,
close to wall. Fifteen cylinder jars on east of coffin,
big jars on north of coffin.