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XXIIND DYNASTY.
On the left side of the niche was a small male
figure, not shown, kneeling with its face towards the
goddess.
It may be that this, like the other funerary scenes,
belongs to a later period than the XlXth dynasty.
Here may be mentioned the block of sandstone
(PL. XXIX) inscribed with the name of Tuy the
mother of Rameses II. It was found re-used as a
threshold in one of the brick-chambers, and perhaps
came from the stone temple.
14. Three fragments of tiles were found with the
name of Sety II inlaid in blue on a white ground ;
one was at the north of the building, two at the south.
The latter pair was accompanied by some trial-pieces
from a sculptor's workshop, and by some ostraca
written in a bold hieratic, unlike that of the wine-jars.
The trial-pieces were rough tablets of limestone about
6 inches square, on which hieroglyphs and figures had
been carved with varying skill. The first lesson
appeared to be the n sign, the next a neb ; the king's
head in the war-helmet was another subject ; too
little space had been left by the pupil for the helmet,
which was of half the proper height. With the first
of the tiles, curiously, was an ushabti of Sety I, and
fragments of these were found in two other places at
low levels. It is not easy to see how they came there.
A piece of another tile of Sety II was in blue
glaze, the inscription incised before glazing. It is of
the same material and colour as a few small pieces,
which were scattered in the southern galleries. These
were models of headless oxen, about f inch in length,
and evidently came from foundation-deposits. Mr.
Petrie has suggested that these are spare pieces made
for Sety's funerary temple; the covered chambers of
the Ramesseum would make a convenient workshop,
for the temple of Sety is probably quite near.
15. By the door of one room (no) lay a sandstone
lintel (PL. XIV). On one side it is inscribed, in very
deep cutting, with the names of Rameses III; on the
other side is painted on fine white plaster a scene of
the bark of Osiris in its pavilion with Isis and Nebhat
on either side. Only four colours, blue, red, yellow
and a dull green, are used. Of this a coloured copy
has been made.
CHAPTER IV.
XXIIND DYNASTY.
16. To this period of the XXIInd dynasty belong
the greater part of the things found. Head-pieces
from wooden coffins, scraps of cartonnage, mummy
cloths, beads and ushabtis were the daily staple of
finds, and whenever these could be dated with
certainty it was to the XXIInd dynasty that
they belonged. It seems that at this period the
temple had fallen into disrepair, and was adopted as
a cemetery by certain families of Theban priests
related to the royal house.
Of tombs of this period more than two hundred
were examined ; three only, and these not rich ones,
were intact. The walls of the funerary chapels
remained in many cases; in three we found
inscribed stone blocks (I, 87, 88, 161) ; but an
untouched grave with its accompanying chapel
we were not fortunate enough to discover.
17. An unrobbed burial of a man, Iuf-en-Amon, was
found in chamber 102 (Pl. I). A small shaft had
been sunk to the depth of 9 feet close to the E. wall ;
from it opened a small chamber just large enough to
contain two coffins. These were shaped roughly to
the body, and lay with their heads north. White
ants had found their way into the tomb and had
eaten all the interior of the wood, leaving but a thin
outer skin. Their branching tunnels were everywhere,
hanging down even from the roof like coarse lichen.
A wooden figure of one of the four genii stood at
the head of the east body. A wooden hawk of the
shape of the akhom sign, 8 inches long, and painted
blue, was upon the other coffin, over the chest; with
it but nearer the feet stood the hawk-headed genius,
while the ape-headed figure lay by its side ; the last
was made of clay. A box of the rudest, unglazed
clay ushabtis, each 2 inches long, lay at the head of
the western body.
The E. coffin enclosed another, the head of which
was carved in human shape with inlaid eyes of bone
and steatite ; neither coffin bore any inscription.
The body to the W. was enclosed in a cartonnage
case, and two coffins beside the outer one. Down the
centre of the innermost coffin ran a Suten du Jiotep
formula, the end of which, with the name of the
deceased, had been eaten away by ants. On the
cartonnage his name could be made out—Iuf-en-
Amon.
It is noticeable that two bodies are buried together,
one with more care than the other. In the numerous
shafts which had been almost entirely spoiled, and in
which only a basketful of the wretched little ushabtis
were left, we often noticed that these were of two
kinds, one a little better than the other; for instance,
while one set were glazed, the others were made of
clay covered with a wash of paint, but not fired. If
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On the left side of the niche was a small male
figure, not shown, kneeling with its face towards the
goddess.
It may be that this, like the other funerary scenes,
belongs to a later period than the XlXth dynasty.
Here may be mentioned the block of sandstone
(PL. XXIX) inscribed with the name of Tuy the
mother of Rameses II. It was found re-used as a
threshold in one of the brick-chambers, and perhaps
came from the stone temple.
14. Three fragments of tiles were found with the
name of Sety II inlaid in blue on a white ground ;
one was at the north of the building, two at the south.
The latter pair was accompanied by some trial-pieces
from a sculptor's workshop, and by some ostraca
written in a bold hieratic, unlike that of the wine-jars.
The trial-pieces were rough tablets of limestone about
6 inches square, on which hieroglyphs and figures had
been carved with varying skill. The first lesson
appeared to be the n sign, the next a neb ; the king's
head in the war-helmet was another subject ; too
little space had been left by the pupil for the helmet,
which was of half the proper height. With the first
of the tiles, curiously, was an ushabti of Sety I, and
fragments of these were found in two other places at
low levels. It is not easy to see how they came there.
A piece of another tile of Sety II was in blue
glaze, the inscription incised before glazing. It is of
the same material and colour as a few small pieces,
which were scattered in the southern galleries. These
were models of headless oxen, about f inch in length,
and evidently came from foundation-deposits. Mr.
Petrie has suggested that these are spare pieces made
for Sety's funerary temple; the covered chambers of
the Ramesseum would make a convenient workshop,
for the temple of Sety is probably quite near.
15. By the door of one room (no) lay a sandstone
lintel (PL. XIV). On one side it is inscribed, in very
deep cutting, with the names of Rameses III; on the
other side is painted on fine white plaster a scene of
the bark of Osiris in its pavilion with Isis and Nebhat
on either side. Only four colours, blue, red, yellow
and a dull green, are used. Of this a coloured copy
has been made.
CHAPTER IV.
XXIIND DYNASTY.
16. To this period of the XXIInd dynasty belong
the greater part of the things found. Head-pieces
from wooden coffins, scraps of cartonnage, mummy
cloths, beads and ushabtis were the daily staple of
finds, and whenever these could be dated with
certainty it was to the XXIInd dynasty that
they belonged. It seems that at this period the
temple had fallen into disrepair, and was adopted as
a cemetery by certain families of Theban priests
related to the royal house.
Of tombs of this period more than two hundred
were examined ; three only, and these not rich ones,
were intact. The walls of the funerary chapels
remained in many cases; in three we found
inscribed stone blocks (I, 87, 88, 161) ; but an
untouched grave with its accompanying chapel
we were not fortunate enough to discover.
17. An unrobbed burial of a man, Iuf-en-Amon, was
found in chamber 102 (Pl. I). A small shaft had
been sunk to the depth of 9 feet close to the E. wall ;
from it opened a small chamber just large enough to
contain two coffins. These were shaped roughly to
the body, and lay with their heads north. White
ants had found their way into the tomb and had
eaten all the interior of the wood, leaving but a thin
outer skin. Their branching tunnels were everywhere,
hanging down even from the roof like coarse lichen.
A wooden figure of one of the four genii stood at
the head of the east body. A wooden hawk of the
shape of the akhom sign, 8 inches long, and painted
blue, was upon the other coffin, over the chest; with
it but nearer the feet stood the hawk-headed genius,
while the ape-headed figure lay by its side ; the last
was made of clay. A box of the rudest, unglazed
clay ushabtis, each 2 inches long, lay at the head of
the western body.
The E. coffin enclosed another, the head of which
was carved in human shape with inlaid eyes of bone
and steatite ; neither coffin bore any inscription.
The body to the W. was enclosed in a cartonnage
case, and two coffins beside the outer one. Down the
centre of the innermost coffin ran a Suten du Jiotep
formula, the end of which, with the name of the
deceased, had been eaten away by ants. On the
cartonnage his name could be made out—Iuf-en-
Amon.
It is noticeable that two bodies are buried together,
one with more care than the other. In the numerous
shafts which had been almost entirely spoiled, and in
which only a basketful of the wretched little ushabtis
were left, we often noticed that these were of two
kinds, one a little better than the other; for instance,
while one set were glazed, the others were made of
clay covered with a wash of paint, but not fired. If
C