62 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



iii. — HiTTITE, ETC. : — 



A miscellaneous collection of 101 objects from Tell- 

 Bashar, Tell-Khalid, Tell-Ahmar, Manbig, Tell- 

 Ghranim, Jerabls, and Aleppo. On many of the 

 seals simple figures are cut, and most of them are 

 pierced and were probably worn on a cord. Among 

 the objects are three native terra-cotta figures, three 

 scarabs (about B.C. 1250-1050, and 850-650), and a 

 cylinder-seal on which are cut figures of deities. 



[Nos. 102,615-102,715.] 



iv. — HiMYARITIC, PaLMYRENE, ETC. : — 



1. Four-sided sepulchral monument inscribed with a 

 portion of an inscription recording the dedication 

 of gifts to the god Al-Mokah by a number of men 

 belonging to the tribe of the deceased. About 

 B.C. 900. 

 2, 3. Portions of inscriptions recording the dedication of 

 certain lands and goods to Al-Mokah by the tribes 

 Beni Abneth and Amram. About B.C. 700. 



4. Portion of a forged inscription. 



5 Hard grey stone bust of an official, who holds in his 

 hands an orb inscribed in Himyaritic with the 

 name Sagam ; on the right shoulder are four short 

 lines of Greek, which appear to contain a transcript 

 of the deceased's name. Ilnd or Ilird century A.D. 



6. Hard grey stone seated figure of Dimitrios Sotir (sic), 



an official, holding a sceptre in his right hand. 

 Ilnd or Ilird century A.D. 



7. Hard grey stone figure of a bearded man with a 



serpent twisted round his shoulders and body ; on 

 the serpent are traces of a Palmyrene inscription. 

 Ilnd or Ilird century a.d. 



III. — Presents. 



1. Massive limestone door jamb inscribed with the names 



and titles of Mer-en-Ptah, king of Egypt, about B.C. 

 1250. From the temple of Mer-en-Ptah at Memphis. 



2. Limestone cornice slab inscribed with the names and 



titles of Sa-Amen, king of Egypt, about B.C. 1000, 

 placed between two kneeling figures in relief. XXIst 

 dynasty (from Tanis). From the temple of Sa-Amen 

 at Memphis. 



3. Limestone sepulchral tablet on which are sculptured 



the figure of a man and two human ears. 



4. Similar tablet sculptured with a figure of a man 



worshipping Ptah ; behind the god is a human ear. 



5. Sepulchral tablet of Mahu sculptured with rows of 



human ears. 



Nos. 3-5 probably belong to the XXth dynasty. 



