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THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY
chamber and ante-chamber, and on the hill top
around this, no trace of any tomb pit could be
found. The quality of work is finer than any that
I have seen on private steles, and the colouring
remains complete. The family consisted of the
priest Aohmes; his son Amen-mes and daughter
Auta, who married, and had a son Neb-nekhtu.
He married Sherit-ra, daughter of Sen-nefer, high
priest of Heliopolis and of Memphis; and their son
Amenhetep, who was hereditary priest of Her-shefi,
put up the stele. The altar is for Amen-mes the
grandfather (pi. xlix, 4, and li). The kneeling
figure, 4, with tablet of adoration is named Min-
mes, who does not appear on the stele. The whole
group is arranged in the original order in Cairo
Museum. Probably the four generations, by their
names, were born under Amenhetep I to Tehut-
mes II. Sen-nefer who held the two greatest high-
priesthoods, has the plaited lock of a royal son,
and was probably a son of Amenhetep I.
41. An unusual burial, 254, was also in hill A,
on the inner curve. The coffin with a ridge roof
of flat boards was of a rare type (lxiii, 254), and
was kept at Cairo Museum. In it was the set of
baskets, pi. lv, 15 to 19. They were in perfect
condition, and contained the caskets and vases
1 to 14. These are shown on a larger scale in
pi. lvii, 3o to 40. The casket 3o has a ridge lid
taking off in one piece; the sides are inlaid with
squares of ebony and ivory. The casket 3i has
two sliding lids, and a hingeing lid of another
compartment. The bilbil flask 32 is one of five,
3 black, 1 brown, and 1 red, all tied over with
linen. 33 is a new form of red polished vase
imitating stitched leather; parts of another were
in a pit tomb. 34, 35 are alabaster vases of usual
forms. 36 is a red polished pilgrim flask. 37, 38 are
usual types of alabaster. The double kohl tubes are
of alabaster, 3g, and of wood, 40. The mixture of
kohl pots and tubes dates this group to Tehutmes III.
(Philadelphia.)
42. A small group, 310, is of the same reign,
v, 87 to 94, and lx, 53 to 56. The kohl pots 92, 94,
the red and black lines on 53, and the long foreign
flask, 54, all agree with this date. The gold ear-
ring 90 should be noted: it is flat on the sides,
cylindrical around, with a dividing line, and two
rings above to hold a pin passing through the ear.
(Brussels.) Of this reign also are two scarabs, lvii,
11, 12, from tomb i33; and a kohl pot with three
alabaster vessels, lxii, 107 to no, from tomb 907.
(Melbourne.) Probably none of the jars with black
bands are later than Tehutmes III.
In tomb 1805 there were two reed pipes, cracked
and crushed, but complete so that the holes could
be measured. The distances from the open end are
shewn on half size at the base of pi. xii. Above
them are the positions of holes on the pair of reeds
found in the Maket tomb, at Kahun. Those reeds
were of E flat at the open end, and assuming the
5th, dominant, to be most correct, the positions
required for other notes are marked in. It will be
seen that all the pipes fairly agree with the major
scale; but as the distances are nearly equal the
resulting scale may only coincide by chance with
our ideas. (Oxford.) Adjacent tombs 1809 and 1810
are of Amenhetep II and Tehutmes IV (pi. lviii).
Of the reign of Amenhetep II, apparently, is the
swimming girl with a box liv, 12, from tomb 2253
(Philadelphia); with it was a kohl tube and foreign
bilbil flasks.
43. Of Amenhetep III, pi. lii, is the large stele of
Neb-em-kemt, who was in charge of Kho-em-maot
the royal barge of Amenhetep III. At the top is
the scene of Osiris in feathered dress, “ prince of
the cycle of the gods,” with the kher heb Ptah-ne-za
(Ptah of the robe) behind. Before, are the fan
bearer of the royal boat Kho-em-maot, named
Neb-em-kemt, and his sister the mistress of the
house Nefer-hent also named Taiy. Below are
Neb-em-kemt and Taiy receiving offerings from
the eldest son and priest, Moy, and the daughters
Tem-ry and Sanebtef. Behind the parents are the
daughter Sat-thiri, and a son. These scenes and
the upper inscription are in relief, the lower one
is incised. At the sides are the usual formulae.
This came from cemetery C. The boat is mentioned
on Fraser’s Bull-hunt scarab.
44. Of about the same date, or rather earlier,
is the stele of Amen-em-hat, pi. liii, with charming
small groups at the sides. The top is lost; beginning
down the sides, we read “For the ka of the beloved
of Maot, free from evil, entering unto truth as Lord
of Truth, the divine father Amenemhat”; on the
other side “... drink water upon the swirl of the
stream, ka of the divine father of Hershefi, Amen-
emhat, born of the judge.born of the lady of
the house Maket.” As this name is not common,
it seems likely that this was the Maket who was
buried at Kahun (Illahun xxvi, 7—9). The horizontal
lines read thus:—(1) The divine father of Hershefi,
Amenemhat; he says [Mayest thou worship Ra in]
THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY
chamber and ante-chamber, and on the hill top
around this, no trace of any tomb pit could be
found. The quality of work is finer than any that
I have seen on private steles, and the colouring
remains complete. The family consisted of the
priest Aohmes; his son Amen-mes and daughter
Auta, who married, and had a son Neb-nekhtu.
He married Sherit-ra, daughter of Sen-nefer, high
priest of Heliopolis and of Memphis; and their son
Amenhetep, who was hereditary priest of Her-shefi,
put up the stele. The altar is for Amen-mes the
grandfather (pi. xlix, 4, and li). The kneeling
figure, 4, with tablet of adoration is named Min-
mes, who does not appear on the stele. The whole
group is arranged in the original order in Cairo
Museum. Probably the four generations, by their
names, were born under Amenhetep I to Tehut-
mes II. Sen-nefer who held the two greatest high-
priesthoods, has the plaited lock of a royal son,
and was probably a son of Amenhetep I.
41. An unusual burial, 254, was also in hill A,
on the inner curve. The coffin with a ridge roof
of flat boards was of a rare type (lxiii, 254), and
was kept at Cairo Museum. In it was the set of
baskets, pi. lv, 15 to 19. They were in perfect
condition, and contained the caskets and vases
1 to 14. These are shown on a larger scale in
pi. lvii, 3o to 40. The casket 3o has a ridge lid
taking off in one piece; the sides are inlaid with
squares of ebony and ivory. The casket 3i has
two sliding lids, and a hingeing lid of another
compartment. The bilbil flask 32 is one of five,
3 black, 1 brown, and 1 red, all tied over with
linen. 33 is a new form of red polished vase
imitating stitched leather; parts of another were
in a pit tomb. 34, 35 are alabaster vases of usual
forms. 36 is a red polished pilgrim flask. 37, 38 are
usual types of alabaster. The double kohl tubes are
of alabaster, 3g, and of wood, 40. The mixture of
kohl pots and tubes dates this group to Tehutmes III.
(Philadelphia.)
42. A small group, 310, is of the same reign,
v, 87 to 94, and lx, 53 to 56. The kohl pots 92, 94,
the red and black lines on 53, and the long foreign
flask, 54, all agree with this date. The gold ear-
ring 90 should be noted: it is flat on the sides,
cylindrical around, with a dividing line, and two
rings above to hold a pin passing through the ear.
(Brussels.) Of this reign also are two scarabs, lvii,
11, 12, from tomb i33; and a kohl pot with three
alabaster vessels, lxii, 107 to no, from tomb 907.
(Melbourne.) Probably none of the jars with black
bands are later than Tehutmes III.
In tomb 1805 there were two reed pipes, cracked
and crushed, but complete so that the holes could
be measured. The distances from the open end are
shewn on half size at the base of pi. xii. Above
them are the positions of holes on the pair of reeds
found in the Maket tomb, at Kahun. Those reeds
were of E flat at the open end, and assuming the
5th, dominant, to be most correct, the positions
required for other notes are marked in. It will be
seen that all the pipes fairly agree with the major
scale; but as the distances are nearly equal the
resulting scale may only coincide by chance with
our ideas. (Oxford.) Adjacent tombs 1809 and 1810
are of Amenhetep II and Tehutmes IV (pi. lviii).
Of the reign of Amenhetep II, apparently, is the
swimming girl with a box liv, 12, from tomb 2253
(Philadelphia); with it was a kohl tube and foreign
bilbil flasks.
43. Of Amenhetep III, pi. lii, is the large stele of
Neb-em-kemt, who was in charge of Kho-em-maot
the royal barge of Amenhetep III. At the top is
the scene of Osiris in feathered dress, “ prince of
the cycle of the gods,” with the kher heb Ptah-ne-za
(Ptah of the robe) behind. Before, are the fan
bearer of the royal boat Kho-em-maot, named
Neb-em-kemt, and his sister the mistress of the
house Nefer-hent also named Taiy. Below are
Neb-em-kemt and Taiy receiving offerings from
the eldest son and priest, Moy, and the daughters
Tem-ry and Sanebtef. Behind the parents are the
daughter Sat-thiri, and a son. These scenes and
the upper inscription are in relief, the lower one
is incised. At the sides are the usual formulae.
This came from cemetery C. The boat is mentioned
on Fraser’s Bull-hunt scarab.
44. Of about the same date, or rather earlier,
is the stele of Amen-em-hat, pi. liii, with charming
small groups at the sides. The top is lost; beginning
down the sides, we read “For the ka of the beloved
of Maot, free from evil, entering unto truth as Lord
of Truth, the divine father Amenemhat”; on the
other side “... drink water upon the swirl of the
stream, ka of the divine father of Hershefi, Amen-
emhat, born of the judge.born of the lady of
the house Maket.” As this name is not common,
it seems likely that this was the Maket who was
buried at Kahun (Illahun xxvi, 7—9). The horizontal
lines read thus:—(1) The divine father of Hershefi,
Amenemhat; he says [Mayest thou worship Ra in]