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INSCRIBED OBJECTS
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CHAPTER VII
INSCRIBED OBJECTS
43. Plate xv, no. 1. Jamb of Apiy, whose
titles are Hati da, Prince of Mertum (Meydum), and
keeper of the fields of the Aten. The upper of the
three pieces of the jamb were found in shaft 201,
and the remainder in the adjoining shaft 202 in
cemetery E. The jamb is of hard limestone, and
is probably, but not necessarily, of the time of
Akhenaten.
No. 2 is a cornice of the same man, and was
found in the filling of shaft 202. Both nos. 1 and 2
are to a scale of one-quarter. The jamb was retained
at the Cairo Museum, and the cornice, with the
rest of the objects of Apiy, is now in the Glyptothek,
Munich.
For plans of shafts 201 and 202, see pi. xlviii,
nos. 3 and 4, and for description of the tombs of
Apiy see sect. 25.
The name Mertum is known in the ivth dynasty
in the tomb of Nefer-maat, and also in the stele
of Piankhy of the xxvth dynasty. As far as I can
find out, this is the first record of the name in the
xviiith dynasty.
44. PL xv, nos. 3 and 4. Two limestone offering
slabs, the work of which appears to be of the ivth
dynasty, which were found re-used in a xiith-dynasty
tomb (no. 5, cemetery A). The bordering was drawn
out in red ink before cutting, and several of the
lines were left in red and not incised. They are
now in the Ny Carlsberg Museum, Denmark.
PI. xvi, no. 1. Handled alabaster, from a robbed
grave in cemetery E. No. 2. Alabaster pilgrim
bottle, from the tomb of Apiy, cemetery E. No. 3.
Green glaze pottery of the xviiith dynasty. The
small bowl is from the tomb of Apiy, no. 201, and
is now at the Liverpool Museum. The other two
were found together just below the surface in
cemetery C 1. The lower dish represents an offering
to the goddess Bast. Scale 1 : 2. Nos. 7 and 8. See
Tomb of Apiy, sect. 25.
PI. xvi, no. 9. Top and side views of a Myke-
naean false-necked pot from a robbed grave in
cemetery E. A drawing of this to a scale of one-
third is given on pi. xxii, no. 2.
45. PI. xx, no. 1. Fragment of a stele of the
xiith dynasty from grave 27, cemetery A ; it repre-
sented a seated man with a table of offerings before
him. The curious point about this stele is that the
hieroglyphs point to the right, but the writing reads
3
from left to right, thus reading with the hieroglyphs
instead of against them. The reverse writing is
sometimes found on sarcophagi of the New Kingdom,
and in some late texts of the Book of the Dead.
I believe, however, that it is the first example in
the Middle Kingdom. There is no name remaining
on the stele, this portion being only the usual
formula invoking the King and Osiris, Lord of the
Two Lands, to give offerings of bread, beer, oxen,
etc., to the deceased.
The stele, which is of limestone, is now in the
Metropolitan Museum, New York.
PI. xx, no. 2. Rough coloured stele of the xixth
dynasty from grave 409, cemetery D. The name
is broken off from the right side of the inscription.
The inscription on the left reads : " Osiris, Leader
of the West, Un-nefer. The n before Un-nefer may
mean to Un-nefer, which might be the name of the
scribe, but this is very improbable; it is more likely
to be an error.
The stele is now in the University Museum,
Manchester.
46. The scarabs and cylinders (pis. xvii and
xviii), here drawn by Miss Murray, are of some
interest in their grouping; for it is only by such
groups that the date of the uninscribed types can be
traced. No. 1 is a quadruple cylinder, a form well
known in the xiith dynasty, with three kings' names,
and a cartouche perhaps reading neter aa neb ar
khet, " the great god, lord of doing things," titles
familiar at that period. 2 is a cylinder of Amenem-
hat II, "beloved by Sebek, lord of Semennu." 3 to 8
are a group dated to Amenemhat III by a cylinder
and two cartouches ; these date the rude geometrical
scarab 4, the rudely lined cartouche 5, and the scroll
with ankh nefer 6. Other scarabs, 10 to 14, are
probably of the xiiith-xivth dynasties ; 14 may be
of the xvth, and 15 and 16 of the xvith dynasty.
17 is of the xvth or early xvith dynasty. (See
Hyksos and Israelite Cities?)
The xviiith dynasty begins with a group 18-21,
dated to Aahmes by the name Neb-pehti-ra on 18 ;
this has a reminiscence of the Hyksos style in the
nefer and two ankhs scattered in the field, and it
dates the use of deep-drilled holes for signs. 19 is
of deep red carnelian, as also the uzat eye 20, both
of which are characteristic early xviiith work. 21
should be noted as dated by the group. 22 and 23
are of the same style and age. 24 of Amenhotep I
has a reminiscence of the xviith dynasty in the
title heq taui. 25 is of Thothmes I, by the title ma
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CHAPTER VII
INSCRIBED OBJECTS
43. Plate xv, no. 1. Jamb of Apiy, whose
titles are Hati da, Prince of Mertum (Meydum), and
keeper of the fields of the Aten. The upper of the
three pieces of the jamb were found in shaft 201,
and the remainder in the adjoining shaft 202 in
cemetery E. The jamb is of hard limestone, and
is probably, but not necessarily, of the time of
Akhenaten.
No. 2 is a cornice of the same man, and was
found in the filling of shaft 202. Both nos. 1 and 2
are to a scale of one-quarter. The jamb was retained
at the Cairo Museum, and the cornice, with the
rest of the objects of Apiy, is now in the Glyptothek,
Munich.
For plans of shafts 201 and 202, see pi. xlviii,
nos. 3 and 4, and for description of the tombs of
Apiy see sect. 25.
The name Mertum is known in the ivth dynasty
in the tomb of Nefer-maat, and also in the stele
of Piankhy of the xxvth dynasty. As far as I can
find out, this is the first record of the name in the
xviiith dynasty.
44. PL xv, nos. 3 and 4. Two limestone offering
slabs, the work of which appears to be of the ivth
dynasty, which were found re-used in a xiith-dynasty
tomb (no. 5, cemetery A). The bordering was drawn
out in red ink before cutting, and several of the
lines were left in red and not incised. They are
now in the Ny Carlsberg Museum, Denmark.
PI. xvi, no. 1. Handled alabaster, from a robbed
grave in cemetery E. No. 2. Alabaster pilgrim
bottle, from the tomb of Apiy, cemetery E. No. 3.
Green glaze pottery of the xviiith dynasty. The
small bowl is from the tomb of Apiy, no. 201, and
is now at the Liverpool Museum. The other two
were found together just below the surface in
cemetery C 1. The lower dish represents an offering
to the goddess Bast. Scale 1 : 2. Nos. 7 and 8. See
Tomb of Apiy, sect. 25.
PI. xvi, no. 9. Top and side views of a Myke-
naean false-necked pot from a robbed grave in
cemetery E. A drawing of this to a scale of one-
third is given on pi. xxii, no. 2.
45. PI. xx, no. 1. Fragment of a stele of the
xiith dynasty from grave 27, cemetery A ; it repre-
sented a seated man with a table of offerings before
him. The curious point about this stele is that the
hieroglyphs point to the right, but the writing reads
3
from left to right, thus reading with the hieroglyphs
instead of against them. The reverse writing is
sometimes found on sarcophagi of the New Kingdom,
and in some late texts of the Book of the Dead.
I believe, however, that it is the first example in
the Middle Kingdom. There is no name remaining
on the stele, this portion being only the usual
formula invoking the King and Osiris, Lord of the
Two Lands, to give offerings of bread, beer, oxen,
etc., to the deceased.
The stele, which is of limestone, is now in the
Metropolitan Museum, New York.
PI. xx, no. 2. Rough coloured stele of the xixth
dynasty from grave 409, cemetery D. The name
is broken off from the right side of the inscription.
The inscription on the left reads : " Osiris, Leader
of the West, Un-nefer. The n before Un-nefer may
mean to Un-nefer, which might be the name of the
scribe, but this is very improbable; it is more likely
to be an error.
The stele is now in the University Museum,
Manchester.
46. The scarabs and cylinders (pis. xvii and
xviii), here drawn by Miss Murray, are of some
interest in their grouping; for it is only by such
groups that the date of the uninscribed types can be
traced. No. 1 is a quadruple cylinder, a form well
known in the xiith dynasty, with three kings' names,
and a cartouche perhaps reading neter aa neb ar
khet, " the great god, lord of doing things," titles
familiar at that period. 2 is a cylinder of Amenem-
hat II, "beloved by Sebek, lord of Semennu." 3 to 8
are a group dated to Amenemhat III by a cylinder
and two cartouches ; these date the rude geometrical
scarab 4, the rudely lined cartouche 5, and the scroll
with ankh nefer 6. Other scarabs, 10 to 14, are
probably of the xiiith-xivth dynasties ; 14 may be
of the xvth, and 15 and 16 of the xvith dynasty.
17 is of the xvth or early xvith dynasty. (See
Hyksos and Israelite Cities?)
The xviiith dynasty begins with a group 18-21,
dated to Aahmes by the name Neb-pehti-ra on 18 ;
this has a reminiscence of the Hyksos style in the
nefer and two ankhs scattered in the field, and it
dates the use of deep-drilled holes for signs. 19 is
of deep red carnelian, as also the uzat eye 20, both
of which are characteristic early xviiith work. 21
should be noted as dated by the group. 22 and 23
are of the same style and age. 24 of Amenhotep I
has a reminiscence of the xviith dynasty in the
title heq taui. 25 is of Thothmes I, by the title ma