224 GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
mummied, standing. 1 ft. 6^ in h. Tombs of the Icings, 
Thebes . 
CASE D. COFFIN, ETC. 
Wood 'painted. Coffin, in the shape of a mummy, 
of Penamoun, Theban prophet priest of Amoun. Round 
the neck is a rich oskh. On the chest, Netpe kneels 
and spreads her wings. The rest of the body is divided 
into compartments by perpendicular and horizontal lines 
of hieroglyphics, consisting of sepulchral dedications to 
the celestial Osiris, Seb, and Anubis, with two prayers 
by Penamoun, the prophet priest of Amoun, &c., son of 
Sa-bai-tattou, a similar functionary; one of these is 
addressed to Osiris. The compartments contain the 
four genii of the Amenti, Osiris placed between two 
symbolic eyes, and two female disked winged deities, 
probably Isis and Nephthys. On the feet the goddess 
Isis disked, winged, kneeling. The back of the coffin 
has the emblem of stability, surmounted by two arms 
holding a disk, entitled “ the eye of Horus, the lord 
of truth.” At each side of this emblem, is a standard 
of the god Nofre-Thmou; and at the base, symbols of the 
West and life. The perpendicular line of hieroglyphics 
in front of the coffin contains a <<r dedication to Osiris, 
lord of the Amenti, great god, lord of Abydos, that 
he may give a good embalmment in Noute-hir for the 
sake of the Osirian [deceased].Penamoun.” 6 
ft. 4 in. h. Outer coffin over Case A and B. 
Painted mood . Stand for offerings, in shape of a 
rounded column, placed on a pedestal, the capital in 
form of the lotus flower. 3 ft. h. 
Painted mood. Capitals of similar stands; one is rect¬ 
angular at the apex, with three spikes to hold objects of 
offering. 2 in. to 4^ in. h. 
Bronze . Stand or altar for holding offerings. The 
stem is cylindrical, tapers from a broad circular base, and 
expands at the top ; at the centre a large circular plate 
with a rim for holding offerings ; on the stem and rim 
of the plate, hieroglyphic inscriptions; those on the base 
are apparently invocations in behalf of a person named 
Psametik. 4 ft. 5 in. h. 
