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of hair at the right side, the ' rot ' alluding to his name, the 

 'basin,' a long garment with girdle, over which is thrown a 

 panther skin (anem en ab) and sandals (tebui). Before him is 

 an inscription and a talde or altar of reeds, above which is in- 

 scribed ' per er khrai hept hek ' or ' sepulchral meals of food 

 and drink ' and below ' oxen, geese, incense, Avax and fabrics.' 

 He is offering to seven deities standing in a row. 1. The first of 

 these, Osiris, with his usual attributes, is styled ' Osiris lord of 

 the Ru-sta, dwelling iii the West— great God in Eu-Kat.' He 

 tells tlie deceased ' I give you a good funeral.' 2. The second deity 

 is llapis represented witli a bull's head, having an ur;viis on the 

 foreliead, a long dress (luimms) and a collar round the neck ; he 

 wears a seal}' tunic, (sheuti) and holds a crook in the right, and 

 a whip, (khekh) and symbol of life, in the left hand. He is styled 

 ' Hapi-Osiris, who dwells in the West — King of the Gods, lord of 

 ages, ruler of Eternit}.' He says ' I have given thee all good things 

 in Taneter.' 3. He is followed b}' Isis wearing the disk, horns, 

 and throne, uniting her celestial and terrestrial characters, and 

 holding a pap^-rus sceptre and symbol of life. She is called ' Isis 

 the great mother eye of the Sun, lord of the heaven,' and announ- 

 ces ' I have brought thy soul to thy bod3^' 4. Behind her stands 

 Nephthys, wearing the disk and horns, surmounted by her name- 

 She holds the same sceptre, and is draped as Isis. She is entitled 

 ' Nepthj-s the sister goddess, loving her brother ' and announces 

 ' I have brought delicious air to thy nostril.' 5. Horus wearing 

 the pschent, and hawk-headed, draped as Hapis, and holding a 

 sceptre (gam) and sjmbol of life, follows Xephthys. He is named 

 ' Horns the defender of his father in Ra-Kat ' and tells the de- 

 ceased ' I have granted tli^^ race to remain in thy seat.' 6. Anup 

 or Anubis, jackall headed, follows Horus, called ' Anup over the 

 Hill, attached to Ut, resident in the divine abode, great god, 

 lord of the Taser.' He states ' I haA'e given thee a sweet odor in 

 Hades.' Y. Imouth, represented wearing a skull cap and tunic, and 

 holding a sceptre, closes the list of Gods. He is styled ' Aimhetp 

 son of Ptah, great in continual rewards,' and announces ' I have 

 given thee th}- blood, to be renewed, and to be well.' 8. The Gods 

 are followed bj'' a personification of ' the West ' represented by 

 a hawk, or eagle on a standard, with a feather, and called 'the 

 West, the mother of the Gods ' or ' giver of the Gods.' She 

 declares ' the mummies of the West receive thee in peace ; thou 



