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TOMBS OF THE TENTH DYNASTY
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particular tribe. The register contains references to
all the figures, including tombs where only a few
fragments showed what was originally offered.
15. Some of the principal groups of figures are
shown in the plates. The earliest is that of Uazet-
hetep, 2106, pi. xx, 1 to 4. It is the best in detail;
the porters in the granary, 1, have little model
sacks on the backs; the boat, 2, carries the stock
of spears with copper blades; the cooking group, 3,
shows the forms of the vases; and the boat, 4, has
well-made figures, with sail and ropes. (Ny Carls-
berg.) This dates from period 2, the beginning of
the IXth dynasty, or possibly rather earlier. The
ka figure is also of good work (xxvi, 4), well-
proportioned and spirited.
About the end of the IXth dynasty, period 4, the
work (xxvi, 1) is not so good, but is not degraded.
This figure of Nekht-kau, 2127, has a painted kilt,
and was also wrapped in linen, here turned back
(Copenhagen). On reaching the Xth dynasty,
period 5, the work is clearly poorer (xxvi, 3)
and reverts to nude figures. With this of Khenty-
khety (2111) was the granary, xx, 5, and boat, 6,
which are fairly good (Philadelphia). The women
with offerings (xxvi, 9) also belong to this tomb.
Probably about the same age, by the style of
work, is the female figure (2112) of Mertetes
(xxvi, 2) which is passably proportioned, though
stiff (Edinburgh). One other figure (xxvi, 8) is
dated not later than period 5, tomb 1845, with
the plummet rod, line and bob, and the square
(Univ. Coll.).
Later and more degraded figures probably belong
to the Xth dynasty. The group 1525 (xvii, 4 to 7)
has no pottery to date it, but the figure 6 is rougher
than those above. The servants are also inferior.
The porters bearing the sedan chair (left of 4) are
unique, so far as I know. The servant at the side
of the chair carries a fan. Servants from other
tombs are also very poorly executed (xxvi, 11,
12, 13) (Manchester). Compare a similar burial
with mask and servants, of Hershef-hetep at Abusir
(Schafer, Priestergrdber, 42—81).
A rare variety of boat model, xxvi, 10, was the
skiff for fishing, very shallow, to work into the
shoals (1729). With it- was the bundle of nets,
ropes, mast, and boom to hang the net. (Univ.
Coll.)
16. In five graves there were sets of model
tools (xxi, 1—13), sometimes tied together, and, in
one instance, in a box hollowed out of a block.
Bows and arrows occurred in nine graves. The
bows were long and finely made. The arrows had
hard wood points, and in one tomb was a copper
arrow-head (1650).
A tip-cat and ball were in tomb gg, and a game
board in 2122. Otherwise there were none of the
older games with lions, rods and balls, nor any
of the 3 x 10 game boards.
The game board (xxi, 14; xxii, 8, 9, Univ. Coll.)
from grave 2122 belongs to a wide-spread class, the
other examples of which are sketched in figs, xo
to x 5 to show the number and arrangement of the
holes. With the Theban board there were 10 ivory
pegs to place in the holes, 5 with dog heads, 5 with
jackal heads. The difference of the two sets for the
two players points to the whole board being used
by each player, with the pieces intermixed. The
5th hole throughout has a mark against it, or is
larger thaix the others, evidently for the sake of
counting. As it is more likely that the mark was
on the last of a group, rather than the first, it
seems that the count began by going up the side;
on reaching 20 it went down a middle row; then
up the next middle row and down the other side.
Yet as the sides are symmetrical, the count was
equally from each end, and therefore the players
began at opposite ends and crossed one another.
There are crossing lines connecting the 10th and
26th holes, on figs. 8, 10, 11, 12, suggesting that
On arriving at one hole a jump was made forward
or backward to the other hole. The curve joining
the two holes at the base in the middle rows also
suggests a jump, perhaps to allow of passing the
adversary. In the board here the mark of the lowest
cross on the right, and the curve next to it, retain
inlays of horn. The count is not the same in all:
no. 8 counts up to the top small hole and then
reaches 20 by dropping to the head of the middle
row, without going into the top pool; whereas in
10, 11, 12 the count goes into the top pool. Beneath
the board is a door between the legs (see fig. 9)
which closed a small square hollow, sunk in the
wood. The door was fastened by a little bolt, but
the loop for the bolt, and those for the hinge pins
have decayed; they had been of horn. The count
was probably determined by a pair of knuckle
bones, which we know to have been used in the
XVIIIth dynasty in playing the 3 X 10 game.
The wide spread of this game is remarkable.
Not only is it known from Sedment (IXth dynasty),
Kahun (Xllth, Kahun xvi), Thebes (Carnarvon and
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particular tribe. The register contains references to
all the figures, including tombs where only a few
fragments showed what was originally offered.
15. Some of the principal groups of figures are
shown in the plates. The earliest is that of Uazet-
hetep, 2106, pi. xx, 1 to 4. It is the best in detail;
the porters in the granary, 1, have little model
sacks on the backs; the boat, 2, carries the stock
of spears with copper blades; the cooking group, 3,
shows the forms of the vases; and the boat, 4, has
well-made figures, with sail and ropes. (Ny Carls-
berg.) This dates from period 2, the beginning of
the IXth dynasty, or possibly rather earlier. The
ka figure is also of good work (xxvi, 4), well-
proportioned and spirited.
About the end of the IXth dynasty, period 4, the
work (xxvi, 1) is not so good, but is not degraded.
This figure of Nekht-kau, 2127, has a painted kilt,
and was also wrapped in linen, here turned back
(Copenhagen). On reaching the Xth dynasty,
period 5, the work is clearly poorer (xxvi, 3)
and reverts to nude figures. With this of Khenty-
khety (2111) was the granary, xx, 5, and boat, 6,
which are fairly good (Philadelphia). The women
with offerings (xxvi, 9) also belong to this tomb.
Probably about the same age, by the style of
work, is the female figure (2112) of Mertetes
(xxvi, 2) which is passably proportioned, though
stiff (Edinburgh). One other figure (xxvi, 8) is
dated not later than period 5, tomb 1845, with
the plummet rod, line and bob, and the square
(Univ. Coll.).
Later and more degraded figures probably belong
to the Xth dynasty. The group 1525 (xvii, 4 to 7)
has no pottery to date it, but the figure 6 is rougher
than those above. The servants are also inferior.
The porters bearing the sedan chair (left of 4) are
unique, so far as I know. The servant at the side
of the chair carries a fan. Servants from other
tombs are also very poorly executed (xxvi, 11,
12, 13) (Manchester). Compare a similar burial
with mask and servants, of Hershef-hetep at Abusir
(Schafer, Priestergrdber, 42—81).
A rare variety of boat model, xxvi, 10, was the
skiff for fishing, very shallow, to work into the
shoals (1729). With it- was the bundle of nets,
ropes, mast, and boom to hang the net. (Univ.
Coll.)
16. In five graves there were sets of model
tools (xxi, 1—13), sometimes tied together, and, in
one instance, in a box hollowed out of a block.
Bows and arrows occurred in nine graves. The
bows were long and finely made. The arrows had
hard wood points, and in one tomb was a copper
arrow-head (1650).
A tip-cat and ball were in tomb gg, and a game
board in 2122. Otherwise there were none of the
older games with lions, rods and balls, nor any
of the 3 x 10 game boards.
The game board (xxi, 14; xxii, 8, 9, Univ. Coll.)
from grave 2122 belongs to a wide-spread class, the
other examples of which are sketched in figs, xo
to x 5 to show the number and arrangement of the
holes. With the Theban board there were 10 ivory
pegs to place in the holes, 5 with dog heads, 5 with
jackal heads. The difference of the two sets for the
two players points to the whole board being used
by each player, with the pieces intermixed. The
5th hole throughout has a mark against it, or is
larger thaix the others, evidently for the sake of
counting. As it is more likely that the mark was
on the last of a group, rather than the first, it
seems that the count began by going up the side;
on reaching 20 it went down a middle row; then
up the next middle row and down the other side.
Yet as the sides are symmetrical, the count was
equally from each end, and therefore the players
began at opposite ends and crossed one another.
There are crossing lines connecting the 10th and
26th holes, on figs. 8, 10, 11, 12, suggesting that
On arriving at one hole a jump was made forward
or backward to the other hole. The curve joining
the two holes at the base in the middle rows also
suggests a jump, perhaps to allow of passing the
adversary. In the board here the mark of the lowest
cross on the right, and the curve next to it, retain
inlays of horn. The count is not the same in all:
no. 8 counts up to the top small hole and then
reaches 20 by dropping to the head of the middle
row, without going into the top pool; whereas in
10, 11, 12 the count goes into the top pool. Beneath
the board is a door between the legs (see fig. 9)
which closed a small square hollow, sunk in the
wood. The door was fastened by a little bolt, but
the loop for the bolt, and those for the hinge pins
have decayed; they had been of horn. The count
was probably determined by a pair of knuckle
bones, which we know to have been used in the
XVIIIth dynasty in playing the 3 X 10 game.
The wide spread of this game is remarkable.
Not only is it known from Sedment (IXth dynasty),
Kahun (Xllth, Kahun xvi), Thebes (Carnarvon and