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THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
the other objects found in the tomb, and we may
infer that the false-necked vases with tall foot are
a late development of that class of perfume jar.
A ushabti with the name of the Aa-prince Menna
was discovered at Sedment by Prof. Naville (Alinas,
p. 12), but he does not say where, or with what
it was found. Possibly it came from the adjoining
large tomb 1956, which we dug at considerable
cost, only to find it empty. The plan was the same
as that of 1955, but it may never have been finished,
as the small rooms are incomplete, and the roof of
the main chamber was much collapsed. Six wooden
chisels were all that remained.
Round these two large pits were a few smaller
ones of the same date, but they had been apparently
worked out recently, and produced little except
odds and ends. 1951 had scraps of coffin wood,
painted black, with yellow hieroglyphs, two wooden
ushabtis inscribed in yellow, papyrus and leather
sandals, figs, dom fruit, Cyperus rotundus and
Mimusops schimperi; it also contained part of a
box, a grey stone weight, part of a walking stick,
an oblong basket with ridge lid containing a reed
kohl tube and stick, a bilbil, and the pots 2E, 5M,
23G2, 36G, 43E, 52N, 64L. The shaft was 10 feet
deep, with rooms on north and south.
1952 had a room on the north only. In it were
two anthropoid coffins. One was head east, painted
black, with yellow gods, and bands of red with
yellow hieroglyphs; the head striped blue and red
alternating with yellow. On the left side was the
eye over the doorway, and figures of a lion-headed
god, two other gods, and Thoth; on the right side
was the eye over the doorway, a hawk-headed god,
Anpu, another god, and Thoth. Foot plain. The
coffin was made for a nebt per Staui. The other
coffin was head west; head black, remainder yellow,
uninscribed. In the chamber was a ridge-roofed
clothes-box on short legs, painted white, pi. lv, 20;
the lid bore the inscriptions pi. lxvi, 17. These were
studied by M. Golenischeff, but are mostly illegible.
The 19th year and the 27th year are mentioned,
presumably of Ramessu II. Also in the chamber
were leather sandals, dom fruit, scraps of papyrus,
a bundle of reeds, stoppers of plastered straw, little
pieces of rouge, and the pots 5 S, 12P, and 43 F,
parts of a big jar, like 49 D, and fragments with
blue, white and black decoration.
60. In cemetery C, a few discoveries were made
by Mr. Bach during April, while the main packing
was going on. The tombs were all of the XIXth—
XXth dynasties and had been almost completely
plundered. The following are the principal points
of interest.
2010. Shaft 175 inches deep, with two rooms on
south, one on east, and one on north. Pieces of five
pottery coffins, and openwork wooden mummy-
case coated with linen and painted. Three male
and two female skulls. No pottery except scraps
of three false-necked vases, and a flat oblong stand
painted white. Fragment of a stele, and of alabaster
and limestone vessels. Pieces of dark blue glaze
bowl. Pointed whet-stone. Blue glaze kohl tube,
and pieces of a blue glaze rhyton (?). Scraps of
multicoloured glass vase. Ivory: fragments of inlay,
the fine tray in the form of lion attacking a calf
(pi. xlii, 10), lid in form of fish (lxvi, n, liv, 14),
duck dish (lxvi, 10, liv, i3). One scarab, apparently
re-used, from the style (lviii, 45). One plaque of
the “ royal scribe and general Hora ” (lviii, 46,
liv, 16, 17). Piece of stool with pink straw. Casket
leg. Part of large ox horn. Many ushabtis: 3o white
and yellow painted wood, with illegible inscriptions,
3 similar uninscribed: 43 black painted wood,
inscribed in yellow: 37 uninscribed: 14 pottery
painted yellow and black: 3i plain pottery.
5 ushabti and 6 other baskets. Parts of ushabti
boxes painted black. The feet of two large wooden
statues. 1 wooden comb. 3 wooden hair-pins carved.
2 brushes. 1 winnowing spoon.
2013. Shaft 185 inches deep, one room on south,
two on north. No remains of coffins or bodies. Pot
type 2G, and another smaller. Scraps of painted
alabaster vase. A few pale blue glass beads.
A complete square linen garment, with holes for
neck and arms. Wooden jackal painted black.
2 wooden implements of unknown use.
2014. Shaft 160 inches deep, four rooms on north,
two on south. Hand, holding girdle tie, wood, painted
black and yellow from coffin. Pottery ushabti-box,
decorated in black and yellow, with jackal on lid
(type 99 Q). Scraps of alabaster dish. Pieces of
carved wooden head-rest. 2 yellow wooden ushabtis,
with black hieroglyphs, 1 black not inscribed.
2017. Shaft 160 inches deep, one room on north,
east, and south, two on west. Painted pottery coffin.
False-necked vase, scraps. Pale blue and orange
glass beads, pendants and balls. Piece of wooden
head-rest. Comb. Hairpin. Wooden tadpole toilet
dish (lxvi, 9, liv, 18). 40 ushabtis: 6 plain wood:
6 yellow, black inscriptions: i3 black, yellow
inscriptions: 15 pottery with black inscriptions.
THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
the other objects found in the tomb, and we may
infer that the false-necked vases with tall foot are
a late development of that class of perfume jar.
A ushabti with the name of the Aa-prince Menna
was discovered at Sedment by Prof. Naville (Alinas,
p. 12), but he does not say where, or with what
it was found. Possibly it came from the adjoining
large tomb 1956, which we dug at considerable
cost, only to find it empty. The plan was the same
as that of 1955, but it may never have been finished,
as the small rooms are incomplete, and the roof of
the main chamber was much collapsed. Six wooden
chisels were all that remained.
Round these two large pits were a few smaller
ones of the same date, but they had been apparently
worked out recently, and produced little except
odds and ends. 1951 had scraps of coffin wood,
painted black, with yellow hieroglyphs, two wooden
ushabtis inscribed in yellow, papyrus and leather
sandals, figs, dom fruit, Cyperus rotundus and
Mimusops schimperi; it also contained part of a
box, a grey stone weight, part of a walking stick,
an oblong basket with ridge lid containing a reed
kohl tube and stick, a bilbil, and the pots 2E, 5M,
23G2, 36G, 43E, 52N, 64L. The shaft was 10 feet
deep, with rooms on north and south.
1952 had a room on the north only. In it were
two anthropoid coffins. One was head east, painted
black, with yellow gods, and bands of red with
yellow hieroglyphs; the head striped blue and red
alternating with yellow. On the left side was the
eye over the doorway, and figures of a lion-headed
god, two other gods, and Thoth; on the right side
was the eye over the doorway, a hawk-headed god,
Anpu, another god, and Thoth. Foot plain. The
coffin was made for a nebt per Staui. The other
coffin was head west; head black, remainder yellow,
uninscribed. In the chamber was a ridge-roofed
clothes-box on short legs, painted white, pi. lv, 20;
the lid bore the inscriptions pi. lxvi, 17. These were
studied by M. Golenischeff, but are mostly illegible.
The 19th year and the 27th year are mentioned,
presumably of Ramessu II. Also in the chamber
were leather sandals, dom fruit, scraps of papyrus,
a bundle of reeds, stoppers of plastered straw, little
pieces of rouge, and the pots 5 S, 12P, and 43 F,
parts of a big jar, like 49 D, and fragments with
blue, white and black decoration.
60. In cemetery C, a few discoveries were made
by Mr. Bach during April, while the main packing
was going on. The tombs were all of the XIXth—
XXth dynasties and had been almost completely
plundered. The following are the principal points
of interest.
2010. Shaft 175 inches deep, with two rooms on
south, one on east, and one on north. Pieces of five
pottery coffins, and openwork wooden mummy-
case coated with linen and painted. Three male
and two female skulls. No pottery except scraps
of three false-necked vases, and a flat oblong stand
painted white. Fragment of a stele, and of alabaster
and limestone vessels. Pieces of dark blue glaze
bowl. Pointed whet-stone. Blue glaze kohl tube,
and pieces of a blue glaze rhyton (?). Scraps of
multicoloured glass vase. Ivory: fragments of inlay,
the fine tray in the form of lion attacking a calf
(pi. xlii, 10), lid in form of fish (lxvi, n, liv, 14),
duck dish (lxvi, 10, liv, i3). One scarab, apparently
re-used, from the style (lviii, 45). One plaque of
the “ royal scribe and general Hora ” (lviii, 46,
liv, 16, 17). Piece of stool with pink straw. Casket
leg. Part of large ox horn. Many ushabtis: 3o white
and yellow painted wood, with illegible inscriptions,
3 similar uninscribed: 43 black painted wood,
inscribed in yellow: 37 uninscribed: 14 pottery
painted yellow and black: 3i plain pottery.
5 ushabti and 6 other baskets. Parts of ushabti
boxes painted black. The feet of two large wooden
statues. 1 wooden comb. 3 wooden hair-pins carved.
2 brushes. 1 winnowing spoon.
2013. Shaft 185 inches deep, one room on south,
two on north. No remains of coffins or bodies. Pot
type 2G, and another smaller. Scraps of painted
alabaster vase. A few pale blue glass beads.
A complete square linen garment, with holes for
neck and arms. Wooden jackal painted black.
2 wooden implements of unknown use.
2014. Shaft 160 inches deep, four rooms on north,
two on south. Hand, holding girdle tie, wood, painted
black and yellow from coffin. Pottery ushabti-box,
decorated in black and yellow, with jackal on lid
(type 99 Q). Scraps of alabaster dish. Pieces of
carved wooden head-rest. 2 yellow wooden ushabtis,
with black hieroglyphs, 1 black not inscribed.
2017. Shaft 160 inches deep, one room on north,
east, and south, two on west. Painted pottery coffin.
False-necked vase, scraps. Pale blue and orange
glass beads, pendants and balls. Piece of wooden
head-rest. Comb. Hairpin. Wooden tadpole toilet
dish (lxvi, 9, liv, 18). 40 ushabtis: 6 plain wood:
6 yellow, black inscriptions: i3 black, yellow
inscriptions: 15 pottery with black inscriptions.