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12. A collection of miscellaneous objects of various 

 periods before B.C. 650. They consist of : — 

 (a.) One maneh weight inscribed with the 



name of Amel-Ninshakh. 

 (b.) Haematite weight in the form of a duck, 

 (c.) Barrel-shaped weight. 

 {d.) Two alabaster female heads, 

 (e.) Alabaster sacrificial dish. 

 (/.) Bronze figures of a man and a dog, and of 



a lion. 

 {g.) Stone slab engraved with the figure of a 



god. 



18. Clay cylinder of Nebuchadnezzar II., king of 

 Babylon, from B.C. 604 to B.C. 561, inscribed 

 with an account of his building operations. 



14. A fine collection of two hundred and fifty clay 



tablets inscribed with texts relating to trade 

 and commerce under the rule of the Persian 

 kings of Babylon. They are dated in the reigns 

 of Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius the Great, from 

 B.C. 638 to B.C. 485. 



15. Portions of a marble vase bearing a quadrilingual 



inscription in the Persian, Susian, Babylonian, 

 and Egyptian languages. The text records the 

 name and titles of Xerxes, king of Babylon, 

 from B.C. 485 to B.C. 465, for whom the vase 

 was made. 



16. Chalcedony cylinder seal with the ancient bronze 



mounting. Persian period, about B.C. 400. 



17. Circular piece of agate engraved with a scene 



representing two figure worshipping a star, the 

 emblem of divinity. Persian period, about B.C. 

 400. 



18. Alabaster head of a bull. Persian period, about 



B.C. 400. 



19. Alabaster nude female figure. Roman period, 



about A.D. 400. 



20. Bronze female figure holding a ball. Roman 



period, about A.D. 200. 



111. — Presents. 



I. — 1. Grey granite stele inscribed with the Set name of 

 a king of the Ilnd dynasty, about B.C. 4400. 

 2. An important collection of clay-sealings of jars 

 with the names of kings Atchab, Khent, Tcha, 

 etc. 



•3. Fragment of a vase with an inscription of Hetep- 

 Sekhemui. 



