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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [EGYPTIAN 
indicative of the birth of the sun ; behind him are a cro¬ 
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 Neplithys 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, 
inferior deities, and the deceased in the act of adoration. 
The sides of the coffin represent part of the scenes depicted 
on the chambers and sarcophagi of the kings, the bark of 
the sun drawn by the hours, the capture of the apoph or 
gigantic serpent, the sounding of the depths by the boatmen, 
the deceased adoring in the bark, inferior deities, emblems, 
&c. At the top of the coffin is the scarabaeus thrusting 
forward the head-dress of Osiris, saluted by Seben vul¬ 
ture-headed, and Sate with the head of an uraeus. Two 
cartouches of Osiris saluted by Isis and Nephthys, winged. 
Osiris, emblem of stability, adored by Isis, Nephthys, and 
two other deities. At each side, in compartments, are 
seated figures of mummied animal-headed inferior deities. 
At the bottom of the coffin are depicted two figures w T ith 
their hands bound behind them and their feet tied, em¬ 
blematic of the enemies of Egypt, and an inscription be¬ 
fore them, “ all thy enemies are under thy sandals.” 
Two jackals seated facing, and two figures of Osiris pe- 
thempamentes, having a finger on the top of the head, 
from which flows a stream of libations. The back¬ 
ground is uncoloured, and the divisions are formed 
by horizontal and perpendicular lines of hieroglyphics, 
containing inscriptions relative to the various scenes, &c. 
On the lower half is a figure of the goddess Netpe, 
placed upon a standard; by the side are inscriptions 
relative to “ Netpe, the great mother of the gods 
on her head is the hawk standard, symbolic of the Ement 
or west. See Mummy in Case RR. 
Wood. Figure of Osiris standing upon a plinth, with 
an oskh round the neck, a pectoral plate on the chest, 
