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 their Tombs? Some supposed the Soul delighted in their 

 Appearance. This Idea traced in Plato ~ - 393 



Implements of the Occupation of each Person buried 

 with him. Sometimes all the Figures finished before the 

 Tomb was sold. Second-hand Tombs and even Mum- 

 my Cases ---._. 395 



Husband and Wife in same Tomb. The Position of their 

 Statues shows the affectionate Character of the Egyp- 

 tians. The Preliminaries for purchasing a Tomb. Ne- 

 cessity of binding down the Parties by Contract - 396 



Form of the Tombs. Upper Rooms and Pits. Closed 

 with Doors, and sealed _ _ - _ 397 



Seals of stamped Clay. Doubts if they were Seals - 398 



Tombs built or hewn in the Rock. Few built except about 

 Memphis. Poor People's Tombs had no upper Rooms - 399 



Mummies of Lower Class in a common Repository, and 

 wrapped in Mats, or coarse Cloths. Some Tombs very 

 large. Every one saved Money for his Funeral. In- 

 crease of Luxury. Tombs in the Time of the Twenty- 

 sixth Dynasty. Gardens before some Tombs - 400 



The Tombs in early Times smaller. Cut in the Rock. 

 Tombs about Memi^his .... 401 



Tombs of the Kings at Thebes. Mourning for the Dead - 402 



Funerals of Modern Egypt .... 403 



Funeral of a Shekh - - - _ . 407 



Points of Resemblance in ancient and modern Egyptian 

 Funerals. Magnificence of a Royal Funeral. Mourning 

 for a King - - - - - - 408 



Solemn Fast at the Death of a King. Difference between 

 the Funeral of a King and any other Person - - 409 



Funeral Procession of a Basilico-grammat of the Priestly 

 Order ...--- 410 



The Coffin on a Sledge, and the Head of the Mummy ex- 

 posed to View. The two Emblems on the Exterior - 412 



One the Emblem of Stability. The other resembling the 

 Knot of a Belt. Arrival at the Sacred Lake, the Coffin 

 placed in the Baris, or consecrated Barge of the Dead. 

 Procession to the Tomb - - - - 413 



