ROOM.] EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. 365 
Div. 1, 2. Amethyst, carnelian, dark and vitrified stone , 
porcelain, fyc. Amulets ; the greater portion of them 
in the shape of the scarabaeus, but many in those of 
animals (among which are Egyptian hedgehogs, and a 
human-headed hog) ; they have incused on their bases 
the figures of deities, sacred animals, the names of kings, 
short inscriptions, and other symbols or hieroglyphics. 
They have formed portions of necklaces, bracelets, rings, 
or other articles of personal adornment, and are classed 
according to the objects Which they represent, with an 
internal arrangement following the rank of the symbols 
on their bases. Among the larger ones in Div. 1, will 
be found the prenomen of Re-Men-Ka, the names of 
Amenof II. and III., and Taia, wife of the latter ; on 
the smaller in Div. 2, the figures and names of Amoun 
and Phtah; the names or prenomens of Amenemhe I., 
Osortasen III., Thothmes III. (Moeris), Amenof II. 
and III., Rameses II. or III. (Sesostris), an unplaced 
Amenof, Rameses IV. and Aahmes Neithsi (Amasis) 
of the xxvi. dynasty. 
Div. 3. Basalt, porcelain, carnelian, composition , fyc. 
Scarabaei completely carved; most of them have rings 
or perforations under the body. 
Div. 4. Basalt, serpentine, marble, hematite, steatite , 
fyc. Sepulchral scarabaei, generally engraved with a 
prayer or formula, extracted from the ritual, relative to 
the heart or soul, of which it was probably the emblem. 
Considerable difference exists in the length of the in¬ 
scriptions ; but they often contain the name of the de¬ 
ceased. The inscribed sepulchral scarabaei are found 
between the folds of the interior bandages of the mum¬ 
mies ; the uninscribed on the flesh itself. The inscrip¬ 
tion is on the base ; but the names and titles of the de¬ 
ceased, figures of deities, &c., are found on the elytra 
and corslet. From the difference observable in the elytra, 
different species of the insect seem to be represented. 
Among these are a small green jasper scarabaeus, set lira 
semi-oval plinth of gold, said to have been found in the 
coffin of king Enintef, but bearing the name of the king 
Savakem . . f; several bear the names of different func¬ 
tionaries ; one has a heart-shaped vein, in which is en¬ 
graved a bennou, and at its sides “ the heart of the sum” 
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