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inclosed in large wooden boxes, and are said to be found more fre- 
quently in the tombs of Memphis than those of Thebes or of Abydos. 
Their use seems to have prevailed from the earliest time; but towards 
the close of the Egyptian monarchy, and under the Ptolemies, the en- 
trails appear to have been embalmed in separate packets, which were 
wrapped up with the dead, and had each attached to them a small wax 
figure of its respective genius. — No. 608, with the usual inscription of 
the address of the goddess Selk to the deceased Haneb, as personified 
by Kebhsnuf, the 4th genius (hawk-headed). — No. 609, with cover, 
in shape of a human head, and part of an erased inscription, traced in 
waxy paint of the time of the 19th dynasty, arragonite. — No. 610, 
with speech of Nephthys and Hapi for Apui, a deceased royal scribe 
and chamberlain : arragonite — ■No. 611, with a human head for 
Mencheper, a prince, and speech of Selk to Kebhsnauf: arrago - 
nite. — No. 612, with the head of a baboon, dedicated to Selk and 
Kebhsnauf for the deceased Net-a-tapii : arragonite No. 613, with 
human head and one line of inscription, dedicated to Amset No. 614, 
with human-headed cover on it, the address of Nephthys for Hapi, and 
the deceased for Amen-em-api, eldest son of Rameses II.: arragonite . 
From Mr. Salt's collection. — No. 615, with the speech of Isis, relative 
to Nephthys, for the same. —No. 616, with speech of Selk addressing 
the deceased as Kebhsnuf, for the same prince No. 617, with speech 
of Amset addressing the prince as Siumutf. From Mr. Salt's collec- 
tion. — No. 618, human-headed, with speech of Neith and Selk for 
deceased Nebi : arragonite. Sr. Athanasi's collection. — No. 619, 
jackal-headed, speech of Nephthys and Hapi for a deceased, which 
name is left blank. — No. 620, hawk-headed.— No. 621, speech of Selk 
to Kebhsnuf for Satemes, a deceased chamberlain. — No. 621*, human- 
headed, plain : arragonite. — No. 622, human-headed, plain : arragonite . 
— Nos. 623, 624, 625, 626, with human heads and no inscription, faces 
coloured yellow and red. — No. 627, body of a vase, with an inscription 
relative to a functionary in the time of the 28th dynasty.- — No. 628, 
body of a vase, dedicated to Hapi or Apis : arragonite. — No. 629, 
with jackal’s head, on it an inscription in which the genius Amset 
tells the dead Hara, a standard bearer of Ptah, that “ he is beside him : ” 
in arragonite. From the collection of Sr. Anastasi. — No. 630, with 
speech of Selk and Hapi for Pi-ra-hept, superintendent of the palace, 
and a local governor: arragonite. — No. 631, with speech of Isis 
addressing the dead as Amset for Amenmes, chief groom of the king : 
arragonite. — No. 632, with head of a baboon and illegible inscription : 
arragonite. — No. 633, w ith human head and speech of Selk and Kebhs- 
nuf for deceased Tebn, eyes, &c.; traced in black. Sr. Athanasi's 
collection — No. 634, with head of a baboon and inscription for Kebhs- 
nuf, which says, “ I come to be beside thee : ” arragonite. From Sr. 
Anastasi's collection.— No. 635, of arragonite, in a very waxy paint, co- 
loured green, for Renpu, bow bearer of the king, 19th dynasty. — 
Nos. 636-639, a complete set, apparently unopened, with inscriptions for 
a deceased Uah-ra-hati, son of Petisi : arragonite. From Mr. Sams's 
collection — Nos. 640-643, another set, plain and uninscribed : calcareous 
stone. Presented hy Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, 1833. — Nos. 644 647, 
another set solid and models : calcareous stone. Presented hy the same. 
— No. 648, body of a vase, with speech of Isis to Amset traced upon it : 
