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sisting of Aroeris, T-son-t-nofre, and their son 

 Pneb-to. Her name seems to apply to Isis, as it 

 signifies *' the sister of the Good," which title pe- 

 culiarly belongs to Osiris. 



The remaining Deity represented in this Plate* 

 is taken from the sculptures at Tuot (Tuphium), 

 but his name is unknown, and the absence of 

 hieroglyphic legends prevents our ascertaining his 

 character and office. From his head project what 

 appear to be two ears, which alone are remarkable 

 in his otherwise simple form. He is probably of 

 an inferior class of Deities, and of uncertain date. 



Atmoo, Tethmoo, Thothmoo, Tmou. 



This was one of the principal Deities of the se- 

 cond order of Gods. His name appears to read 

 Atmoo, Tmou, or Tethmoo, being written both 

 with A and T as the initial letter ; and, indeed, if 

 A be one of the names of Thoth, it readily accounts 

 for this apparent inconsistency in the mode of 

 spelling his name. We may perhaps trace in At- 

 moo the word tern, " to complete or perfect,'* but 

 I am unable to decide to what Deity he corresponds 

 in the mythology of Greece. 



There is reason to suppose him the Heron of 

 Egypt, from whom the city Heroopolis, on the canal 

 which communicated from the Nile to the Red 

 Sea, was called. A monument still existing amidst 

 the mounds of an old town near the site of that 

 city, which presents his figure with that of Pthah, 



* PI. 46. a. Part 6. 



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