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ra. The face is gilt, bearded, in a blue claft. There is a 
rich oskh terminated at each shoulder by the head of a hawk 
in the otf; upon the neck an emblem of the soul and 
pectoral plate, representing the deceased adoring Osiris, 
Horus, Isis, and Nephthys. Beneath the oskh is the scara- 
baeus with expanded wings thrusting forward the disk, 
adored by cynocephali. In front is an invocation to Ra of 
seven perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics with figures of 
the four genii of the Amend, and Isis and Nephthys in 
compartments. On the feet are two jackals, guardians 
of the upper and lower hemisphere, and the names and 
titles of the deceased. 
The interior of the cover or lid exhibits an astrono¬ 
mical scene. The heaven (Tphe) as a female with ex¬ 
tended arms and legs; above her head a winged globe, 
and emblem of progression, both inverted ; the red disk of 
the sun appears beneath her chin, at her waist, and at her 
feet; on her breast, between the fore parts of two 
sphinxes, is an oval containing a hawk-headed deity be¬ 
tween two wings, two vipers, and a human-headed viper. 
Beneath these are four human heads surmounted by palm 
branches placed on a viper and entitled “ the heads of 
the lords of flamea human-headed deity disked 
standing by the side of a serpent with human legs and 
two wings, which he grasps; at each side of him a 
symbolic eye; by the side of this emblem is inscribed 
“ eternity.” Beneath, a figure of the soul flying—“ the 
spirits passing to life eternal.” At the right side of 
Tphe is Ra piercing with a spear the constellation Taurus, 
indicative of the birth of the sun ; behind him are a cio- 
codile, and lion with a crocodile’s tail ; in front, the 
hippopotamic deity, the ursa major of the system, here 
entitled “ Isis, the established mother of the panegyries 
of heaven,” the four genii of the Amenti, other inferior* 
deities, an emblem of the soul, and figure of the deceased* 
Behind the scene of the birth of the sun, is another train 
of deities. At the left side of Tphe is a boat, the emblem 
of Nephthys attended by deities, the constellation of Osiris, 
Isis-Sothis or the dog star, the constellation of Har- 
kemautf, and Harsiesi. The area is filled by stars, and 
the constellations are followed by a bennou and tortoises, 
