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and royal scribe of the tables of all the gods, in a tunic, 
fluted and gathered from the loins downwards; he kneels 
on both knees, and holds before him a tablet on which is 
inscribed the prenomen of Rameses the great [Sesostris], 
the symbol of gold, and the notched palm branches in¬ 
dicative of time, placed on frogs or tadpoles, emblems of 
Chaos, from which Time springs. 3^ in. h. 
Soft stone . A king, walking; an oskh round his 
neck ; a short garment with the apron between two 
pendent uraei round his loins. His left hand holds a 
short sash, emblem of military power ; his right a crook. 
The head is wanting. 5| in. h. Thebes. 
Bark stone. Group representing an individual named 
‘ Monthoph ’ standing, in a long garment, having on his 
left side, his mother Apou, and on his right, his wife 
Taut-pneb? with each an arm round his neck; on the 
back, a sepulchral dedication to Osiris, and the names 
of the three persons, with that of his son Har, a sacred 
scribe. 5b in. h. 
Green basalt . Lower portion of the figure of a priest, 
standing, holding before him a naos, in which is Osiris 
pethempamentes standing. On the plinth behind, the 
lower part of an inscription in hieroglyphics, containing 
part of the genealogy of the deceased. Time of the xxvi. 
dynasty. 6| in. h. 
Bronze. Priest, kneeling, holding upon his head a 
bowl, in which are five circular cakes of bread ; his 
right hand raised, with the palm downwards. 5f in. h. 
Thebes . 
Bronze. Priests of libations, kneeling; in the right 
hand of two a vase, in the left an altar; round the 
plinth of one an inscription, almost effaced. 3| to 2\ 
in. h. One from Abydos. 
Bronze . Altar of libation, with vases, cakes, &c. At 
each corner in front, a hawk; behind, two cynocephali, 
having on their heads the disk of the moon. A shorn 
figure, with a short garment round the loins, kneels be¬ 
tween them. A frog with a hole between his fore feet 
serves as a spout. 2\ in. 1., 1 § in. b., 1 in. h. 
Calcareous stone. Figure of a deceased scribe, Nebre, 
standing, clothed from the chest to the ankles; he holds 
before him a figure of Osiris Pethempamentes. The 
