EGYPTIAN AND ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES. ^ 51 



ii. Assyrian : — 



1. Three baked clay cones bearing an inscription of 



a viceroy called Mul-babbar in Accadian, and 

 Amel-shamash in Semitic ; the city over which 

 he ruled was called Isban (?) The text records 

 the dedication of a temple to the goddess Nin- 

 khar-sag " the mother of the gods." Mul-babbar 

 reigned about B.C. 4000. (Nos. 15,781-15,783.) 



2. Stone mace-head of Ninkagina, son of Ka-azaggid, 



a high official of the city of Lagash, who 

 flourished about B.C. 2500. The text contains 

 a prayer on behalf of Ninkagina and Nam- 

 makhani, the reigning viceroy of the city. 

 (No. 22,396.) 

 S. Four inscriptions of Kim-Aku [Arad-Sin], King 

 of Larsa ; about B.C. 2500. The text contains 

 an invocation to the goddess Ninin-sina, on 

 behalf of Rim-Aku and his father Kudur-Mabug. 

 (Nos. 21,890-21,893.) 



4. A group of circular clay tablets inscribed in 



Accadian with public accounts, lists of revenue 

 and produce, drawn up for the city of Ur; 

 about B.C. 2300. They seem to belong to the 

 period of the " Second dynasty of Ur," and 

 although the names of the kings for whom they 

 were made are not mentioned, there is reason 

 for supposing them to have been Bur-Sin II., 

 Ine-Sin, and Gamil-Sin. 



5. A collection of four thousand seven hundred and 



sixty two Babylonian contract and other tablets 

 belonging to the period which lies between 

 B.C. 3000 and 2000. 



p7'esents. 



I. — 1. A set of " foundation deposits " from the Temple 

 of Queen Hatshepset(about B.C. 1600), at Der-el- 

 bahari, consisting of: (1) an alabaster jar; (2) 

 models of adzes, a hoe, and a "winnower"; (3) 

 leather thongs for hoes ; (4) a clay pot ; (5) a 

 basket workstand ; (6) a reed mat ; and (7) 

 copper plaques. 



2. Two masks from Christian mummies. 



3. Five blue-glazed faience scarabs. 



4. A bead inscribed Senmut, the name of the 



architect of the Temple of Der-el-bahari. 



5. Half of a similar bsad. 



0.125. D 2 6. Two 



