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Other emblems. On the right of the picture is the king 

 Remeses the Great, standing in the form of Pthah under 

 a shrine, which seems to represent one of the avenues be- 

 tween the central and lateral columns of the Hall of As- 

 sembly. He holds in his hand a palm branch with a frog 

 the emblem of years with incipient life; and over the arm 

 which holds forth the sign of Life is the representative 

 of the God Ombte. The palm branch is again repeated, 

 behind which the jackal of Anubis (or of Macedo ?) 

 stands on a perch, supported by the emblem of Life, ac- 

 companied by a sacred symbol usually bore in great pro- 

 cessions, also on a perch held up by arms proceeding from 

 the emblem of Purity. The Goddess Milt, standing on 

 the golden house, stretches forth her hand towards the 

 king as he runs forward ; the whole being apparently 

 connected with the Panegyrics or Great Assemblies, 

 which were held in the temple, and over which the sove- 

 reign presided. The God himself is sometimes introduced, 

 into whose presence the king is shown to be hastening ; 

 and the dedication of the temple frequently appears to 

 be connected with part of the ceremony, as though it 

 recorded the anniversary of its erection. The king here 

 wears the cap of Lower Egypt ; but on the corresponding 

 side of the doorway, over which this subject is sculp- 

 tured, he has that of the Upper Country : where, in lieu 

 of Ombte, is Hor-Hat, and the vulture of Eilethyia is sub- 

 stituted for the asp of the Genius of Lower Egypt. 



293. Plate 80. Investiture of a chief to the office of fan-bearer 

 by putting gold necklaces round his neck. This calls to 

 mind the arraying of Joseph in vestures of fine linen, and 

 putting a gold chain about his neck. The king is , 

 Osirei, the father of Remeses the Great. He is seated 

 under a canopy, holding the flagellum and crook of 

 Osiris ; and behind him is the Goddess of Truth or 

 Justice. 



343. Plate 8L A King slaying the enemies of Egypt. 



363. Plate 82. Various offerings presented to the Gods. Fig. 

 1. The king crowned with the pshent, or double crown of 



