48 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Babylonian collections have been copied for purposes of 

 publication. 



Thirteen hundred and eighty-six tablets of the various col- 

 lections have been registered ; two thousand four hundred and 

 thirty -two tablets of the Kouyunjik Collection have been 

 verified with the registers, and found to be correct. 



The fourth volume of the " Catalogue of the Cuneiform 

 Tablets in the Kou3^unjik Collection," and the first two 

 parts of a publication containing Cuneiform texts entitled, 

 " Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets, &c., in the British 

 Museum," have been issued. 



Twenty paper impressions of inscriptions have been made. 



Students : — 

 One thousand five hundred and thirty-nine visits have 

 been made to the Egyptian and Assyrian Department by 

 students and others ; and nine thousand seven hundred and 

 six objects have been issued to them for study. 



II. — A cquisitions. 



Purchases. 

 i. Egyptian : 



1. Mastaba door from the tomb of Ka-tep, an ofiicer 



of Khufu (Cheops), King of Egypt; about B.C. 

 3700. 



2. Two limestone censers or censer-holders from the 



tomb of an official of Khufu (Cheops), King of 

 Egypt ; about B.C. 3700 ; they stood, one at the 

 head and one at the foot of the sarcophagus). 



3. Limestone slab which formed the covering of the 



door of a pit leading to the sarcophagus chamber 

 of Teta, a high official who flourished during the 

 IVth dynasty ; about B.C. 3700. In it is a 

 rectangular cavity, wherein stands a figure of 

 the deceased wearing a wig, necklace, and tunic ; 

 in the tunic is a short dagger. 



4. Painted limestone seated figures of Ka-tep and 



his wife, who appear to have been relatives of 

 Khufu (Cheops), King of Egypt; about B.C. 3700. 



5. Six inscribed bas-reliefs from the tomb of Ari ; 



Vth dynasty. 



6. Inscribed limestone altar with four cavities 



wherein off'erings were placed ; Yth dynasty. 



7. Two small, rectangular stone altars ; Yth dynasty 



8. Nine alabaster vessels of various shapes and 



sizes ; about B.C. 2500. 



9. Stele, 



