54 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



88. A collection of 110 glazed steatite scarabs in- 

 scribed with the names and titles of kings, 

 priests of Amen, fee, from B.C. 3600 to B c. 600. 



39. A collection of Greek and Demotic ostraka in- 



scribed with tax-gatherers' receipts. 



40. Thirty-three strings of amethyst, earnelian, agate, 



and porcelain beads, from mummies of various 

 periods from b c. 2600 to B.C. 1000. 



41. Stele of Macarius inscribed in Greek. Christian 



period. 



42. Coptic stele of Abraham, the monk. Christian 



period. 



43. Coptic stele of Apa Enoch, &c. Christian period. 



44. Coptic sculptured slab with figures of saints, 



martyrs, tfcc. Christian period. 



45. Blue paste head-dress of the god Bes. Late 



period. 



ii. Assyrian : — 



1. A collection of six thousand two hundred and 



twenty tablets from Lower Babylonia. These 

 tablets are inscribed chiefly with lists of the 

 properties along the banks of the Hai river, i.e., 

 the stream which joins the Tigris with the 

 Euphrates, that belonged to the royal temples 

 built by the kings of the second dynasty of Ur, 

 who flourished about B.C. 2300. The other texts 

 relate to contracts and business transactions, and 

 often contain the memoranda which the scribes 

 embodied in the large tablets and lists. 



2. Part of a historical inscription of Eannadu, King 



of Shirpurla, about B.C. 4000, and referring to 

 the battles which he fought and the buildings 

 which he set up in his city. This fragment 

 appears to belong to the famous " Stele of the 

 Vultures " to which M. de Sarzec first called 

 attention (No. 23,580). 



3. Portion of a votive tablet of Dungi, King of Ur, 



about B.C. 2500, inscribed with a dedication to 

 the goddess Nin-shakh (No. 26,256). 



4. Clay stopper of a wine jar upon which the name 



of Gamil-Sin, King of Ur, about B.C. 2300, has 

 been impressed. 



5. Clay cylinder, in the form of a truncated cone, 



inscril3ed with the name and titles of Kham- 

 murabi, King of Babylon, about B.C. 2200 and 

 recording his building operations in the city of 

 Sippara (No. 25,000). 



