INSCRIPTIONS
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54. (j) Fig. 345.
55. (fc) Fig. 345.
56. (Z) Fig. 345.
57. (m) Fig. 345.
58. (n) Fig. 345.
“May the king give an offering, Osiris lord of Abydos, may he give
funerary offerings . . .
On back from right to left:
(1) ... di-]f prt-r-hrw ....
(2) ... hm-t-f nw-t-[ibT] ....
(3) di [nswty htp pt]h ....
(4) [ih]t nbt nfrt wcb ....
(5) di nswty htp pth-skr ....
(6) \ih\t nbt nfrt ....
(7) nwt-ib (det., woman?) ....
Thus there are three repetitions of the offering formula — the first
probably in the name of Osiris, the second in the name of Ptah-
South-of-his-Wall (?), and the third in that of Ptah-Sokar. The
prayer seems to be for the wife, Nuwt-ib. The right half of back
probably bore a prayer for the husband.
Fragments of basis of black granite statuette (not listed in chapter on
Sculpture); K III comp. 3/1, near burial chamber; line of inscriptions
begins on left side of basis and runs around corner across front:
(1) ... wcb nki n im?hy ....
(2) ... imy-ri hn-ntr n hnmw nb s?[shtpt ....
“. . . pure for the soul of the revered
[before . . . ] the overseer of the priests of Chnum lord of Sha[s-het-
pet.”
Stone vessel, Type II—1, No. 3; K 323: 12; horizontal line around circum-
ference of body:
di nswty htp hr nfyn is-ir hry-ib nhn
di-sn tpty cntyw nkinss h-t-ntr . . . nw
n hr nhn hr-hr-iit
“May the king give an offering, Horus of El-Kab and Osiris who dwells
in El-Kab; may they give prime myrrh for the soul of the scribe
of the temple, ... of Horus of El-Kab, Horheriat.”
Stone vessel, Type II—1, No. 2; K III comp. 17/3 (from a plundered grave);
horizontal line around circumference of body (broken and incomplete):
. . . di-sn htpt-df?w iht nbt nfr(f)
wcbt cnh-t ntr im n k} n ss wr n . . . .
iy-mr iry n ... .
“ [May the king give an offering, . . .]; may they give food-offerings,
every good pure thing for the soul of the chief scribe of horn-hoof-
feather (?), lymer, begotten of . . .
Statuette, No. 98; K XI front; black granite; two horizontal lines on edge
of lap:
(1) offering formula nearly illegible;
(2) . . . n k! n ss n hnrt intf ....
“. . . for the soul of the scribe of the prison (?), Yentef . . . .”
Faience vessel, Type XIX, No. 182; cover of a As-vase; two vertical lines:
(1) di [nswty] htp nkl n itf-ntr
(2) nb thnw whm cnh
“May [the king] give an offering for the soul of the iZef-neZer-priest
Neb-tehenuw, repeating life.”
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54. (j) Fig. 345.
55. (fc) Fig. 345.
56. (Z) Fig. 345.
57. (m) Fig. 345.
58. (n) Fig. 345.
“May the king give an offering, Osiris lord of Abydos, may he give
funerary offerings . . .
On back from right to left:
(1) ... di-]f prt-r-hrw ....
(2) ... hm-t-f nw-t-[ibT] ....
(3) di [nswty htp pt]h ....
(4) [ih]t nbt nfrt wcb ....
(5) di nswty htp pth-skr ....
(6) \ih\t nbt nfrt ....
(7) nwt-ib (det., woman?) ....
Thus there are three repetitions of the offering formula — the first
probably in the name of Osiris, the second in the name of Ptah-
South-of-his-Wall (?), and the third in that of Ptah-Sokar. The
prayer seems to be for the wife, Nuwt-ib. The right half of back
probably bore a prayer for the husband.
Fragments of basis of black granite statuette (not listed in chapter on
Sculpture); K III comp. 3/1, near burial chamber; line of inscriptions
begins on left side of basis and runs around corner across front:
(1) ... wcb nki n im?hy ....
(2) ... imy-ri hn-ntr n hnmw nb s?[shtpt ....
“. . . pure for the soul of the revered
[before . . . ] the overseer of the priests of Chnum lord of Sha[s-het-
pet.”
Stone vessel, Type II—1, No. 3; K 323: 12; horizontal line around circum-
ference of body:
di nswty htp hr nfyn is-ir hry-ib nhn
di-sn tpty cntyw nkinss h-t-ntr . . . nw
n hr nhn hr-hr-iit
“May the king give an offering, Horus of El-Kab and Osiris who dwells
in El-Kab; may they give prime myrrh for the soul of the scribe
of the temple, ... of Horus of El-Kab, Horheriat.”
Stone vessel, Type II—1, No. 2; K III comp. 17/3 (from a plundered grave);
horizontal line around circumference of body (broken and incomplete):
. . . di-sn htpt-df?w iht nbt nfr(f)
wcbt cnh-t ntr im n k} n ss wr n . . . .
iy-mr iry n ... .
“ [May the king give an offering, . . .]; may they give food-offerings,
every good pure thing for the soul of the chief scribe of horn-hoof-
feather (?), lymer, begotten of . . .
Statuette, No. 98; K XI front; black granite; two horizontal lines on edge
of lap:
(1) offering formula nearly illegible;
(2) . . . n k! n ss n hnrt intf ....
“. . . for the soul of the scribe of the prison (?), Yentef . . . .”
Faience vessel, Type XIX, No. 182; cover of a As-vase; two vertical lines:
(1) di [nswty] htp nkl n itf-ntr
(2) nb thnw whm cnh
“May [the king] give an offering for the soul of the iZef-neZer-priest
Neb-tehenuw, repeating life.”