Naville, Edouard [Editor]; Newberry, Percy E. [Editor]; Fraser, George W. [Editor]; Egypt Exploration Fund [Editor]: Special extra report: comprising the work of the Egypt Exploration Fund and the progress of egyptology during the year ...: The season's work at Ahnas and Beni Hasan (London, 1891)

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hieroglyphic signs, the whole temple of Arsaphes has been
destroyed and employed for building purposes ; the material
having been taken for the Roman temple, and then for the
Coptic churches, of which there were several. So we can assert
that beyond this vestibule nothing remains of the temple of
Arsaphes. The considerable excavations which we made all
around, down to the original pavement, to a depth which was
more than 18 ft., show that there is no hope of finding any
more traces of this famous building. There may have been
other temples of Arsaphes in the city ; but it seems certain
that this was the principal sanctuary of Hanes, for in the Great
Harris papyrus, Rameses III., mentioning the chief temples of
Egypt to which he gave slaves, quotes " the temple of Hershefi
the King of the two lands." This title of the god, which is
characteristic, is that which is mentioned in the dedication of
Rameses IT. in the vestibule. I cannot believe that there is
much more to be expected from excavations on the mounds of
Henassieh.

Edouard Naville.

COPTIC CROSS FROM THE RUINS OE AN ANCIENT COPTIC CHURCH AT AHNAS (nENASSIEH).