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GALLERY OP ANTIQUITIES. 
represented on the body. In front, a sepulchral dedica¬ 
tion to Osiris pethempamentes, and “ the address of 
Osiris, lord of the east; he gives her soul to proceed 
to the heaven, her body to the earth, to receive the good 
and pure things of Osiris pethempamentes, the revealer 
of good,” &c. The ground of this coffin is yellow ; the 
whole of coarse execution, and apparently of a very late 
epoch. 5 ft. 11 in. h. 
Over Case B B.—Inner coffin of Mautemmen (see 
the body in Case Z Z.), female attached to the worship of 
Amoun, in the shape of a mummy. The hands are 
crossed on the breast; on the top of the head are flowers 
of the lotus ; the feet are carved ; down the centre, the in¬ 
vocation of the deceased. The coffin is covered with 
stucco, and of a buff colour. 6 ft. 3 in. h. 
Over Case D D.—Mummy of a crocodile, in its band¬ 
ages. 6 ft. in, 1. Presented by the Rev. Vere Monro . 
Over Case E E. Glass case containing the bones of a 
mummied ibis, with insects and other contents of the sto¬ 
mach, prepared by Sir Anthony Carlisle, in 1805. In 
the drawer are various fragments of bandages, &c., two of 
them of worsted. Presented by Sir Joseph Banks . 
Over Cases K K., L L. Outer coffin of Tatshbapem 
(see Case N N. for the inner coffin and mummy); the 
face is flesh colour ; on the exterior are invocations and 
dedications to Osiris, and within the chest, Netpe, full 
faced, with elevated arms ; in each hand -9". 6 ft. 6 in. h. 
EXPLANATION OF EGYPTIAN TERMS. 
Claft. —Head-dress with long lappets pendent on the shoulders 
and neck. See statue of Amenof III., Egyptian Saloon, 21. 
Coffins of mummies, &c. 
Gom. —Sort of sceptre, terminating in the head of an animal called 
the koucoupha. See in the hands of a male figure in a fresco 
painting, Eg. Sal. 176, and object Egypt. Room, Case G. div. 3,&e. 
Oskh. —Semicircular collar or tippet worn round the neck. See 
bust of Rameses II. or III. (Sesostris), Eg. Sal. 19. Object in 
Case B B. div. 4, &c. 
Otf. —Crown of Osiris and other deities, composed of a conical cap 
flanked by two ostrich feathers, with a disc in front, placed on 
the horns of a goat. See fig. of Osiris, Case B. div. 2, &c. 
Pschent. —Cap or crown worn by deities and Pharaohs, composed 
of the shaa and teshr. See Pharaonic head, Eg. Sal. 15. 
