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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
Thothmes III. [?] or Mceris, seated, holding in his right 
hand a mace, and in his left a long staff; before his 
face is his prenomen twice repeated. This part of the 
board is squared to facilitate the operations of the artist. 
To the right are a quail and seven arms inverted. 1 ft. 
3 in. h., 1ft. 9 in. b. 
Wood. Rectangular board, having on one side ten 
horizontal lines of hieratic invocations to Thoth, stating, 
“ that the gods and goddesses will give glory to Thoth on 
that day.in their shrines, and will come from their 
divine abodes of flame.” The whole inscription consists 
of mythological ideas connected with the ritual. On the 
reverse are eight lines of hieratic. 1 ft. in. b., 10 J 
in. h. 
Wood. Similar board, with hieratic inscription. 
Calcareous stone. Fragments of hieratic inscriptions. 
Pottery. Fragments with Coptic inscriptions. 
CASE W. INSCRIPTIONS, INSTRUMENTS OF WRITING, 
PAINTING, ETC. 
Div. 1 .—Calcareous stone. Fragments of hieratic in¬ 
scriptions. 
Div. 2. — Wood. Rectangular pallets, with longitudinal 
grooves to hold the kash or small reeds used for writing ; 
the well for colour in one is in the usual form of an oval 
or signet, towards the upper end of the pallet. 1 ft. 9 
to 11 in. 1., 2 in. b. 
Wood. Pallet, with two kash, similar to the preceding; 
across the groove is inscribed the name of “ Phtah- 
,mos, deceased superintendent of scribes.” On the front 
as w r ell as on the back are several lines of hieratic 
writing. Those in front are illegible; those on the 
reverse appear to be names, as Amoun-si, Thooutemhbai, 
Phtahemhbai, &c. 1 ft. 4 in 1., 2\ in. b. 
Ivory. Small rectangular pallet, with two kash and 
two wells for black and red colour; it is inscribed in 
hieratic on both sides, the letters on the upper much 
effaced. 1 ft. 1., lj in. b. 
Wood. Rectangular pallet, with seven kash and two 
small wells in the shape of signets. On the upper sur¬ 
face is delicately engraved in outline, towards the top, 
the prenomen and name of Rameses the great encircled 
