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fowling and fishing scenes, the occupation of salting
fish and geese, the wine press, boats,* a party of
guests, the procession of the bier, and some sacred
subjects occupy the remainder of the wall.

On the opposite side the individual of the tomb,
seated with his wife on a handsome fauteuil, to
which a favourite monkey is tied, entertains a party
of his friends ; the men and women, as usual, seated
apart. Music is introduced, as was customary at
all the Egyptian entertainments, but the only in-
struments here are the double pipe, maces, and
harp.

The greater part of the remaining tombs are
very imperfectly preserved ; but some of them still
present a few useful hints for the study of Egyptian
chronology.

Those behind the hill are not worthy of a visit.

Edfoo, in Coptic Phboou, or Atbo, is the ancient
Apollinopolis magna. The whole of the interior of
the temple is unfortunately so much concealed by
the houses of the modern inhabitants, that a very
small part of it is accessible, through a narrow
aperture, and can only be examined with the as-
sistance of a light. It appears to have been founded
by Ptolemy Philometor, and completed by Physcon

* Even the cangias, or pleasure boats, of the Egyptians were
of considerable size, furnished with at least twelve or fourteen
oars, and besides a spacious cabin there was sufficient room to
take on board a chariot and pair of horses, as we also see in those
here represented. The painted boats of the Egyptians surprised
the Arabs when they invaded the country.

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