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certain paintings made in the temple of Phtha by a monarch whose 
prenomen is Nefer-ka-ra ( Nepercheres ), and whose name has been 
purposely erased, probably one of the kings of the 13th dynasty. 
jDark basalt. Presented by the Earl Spencer , 1805. 
No. 136. Square pilaster, on which is placed the capital of a 
column. Dark granite. Presented by Earl Spencer. 
No. 137f. Mutilated statue of Amen-mes, a royal scribe, kneeling, 
and holding the end of a standard. From Upper Egypt. Dark granite. 
No. 138. Tablet, w T ith an inscription in the hieratical character, 
being a public act, dated in the 6th of the month Choiak, the 11th 
year of Amenophis III., 18th dynasty. Calcareous stone. 
No. 139. Sepulchral tablet of Rames, priest of the king Meneph- 
tah, of the 19th dynasty, adoring Osiris, Horus,. and Isis, and receiv¬ 
ing the funeral honours from members of his family. From Thebes. 
Calcareous stone. 
No. 140. Head, from the cover of the sarcophagus of Amenophis 
III. From the Biban el-Molook. Gray granite. From Mr. Salt's 
collection. 
No. 141. Sepulchral tablet, dedicated to Osiris Un-nefer, on be¬ 
half of Painehsi, who is adoring those divinities, and receiving the 
homage of members of his family. Calcareous stone. 
No. 142. Tablet containing an inscription relative to Amen-mes, 
a governor of the Ramesseium; in the 19th dynasty. Calcareous 
stone. From Mr. Sams's collection. 
No. 143. Sepulchral tablet of Nechta, a military chief, who is 
seated on a chair before a table of offerings, while his wife, Netnub, 
his mother, Nechta, and his nurse, Hesi, are seated on the ground be¬ 
fore him; 12th dynasty. Abydos. Calcareous stone. From Mr. 
Salt's collection. 
No. 144. Sepulchral tablet of Kaha, a judge, who is adoring 
Osiris and Anubis, and receiving funeral honours from his family. 
Calcareous stone. 
No. 145. Fragment, found at the base of the column of Diocle¬ 
tian, commonly called Pompey’s Pillar; on it are part of the names 
and titles of one of the monarchs named Sebek-hep-t, who are 
supposed to have reigned after the 12th dynasty; and the god Atum 
giving life to the king. Red granite. Presented by Earl Spencer , 
1805. 
No. 146. Sepulchral tablet of Ruma, commander of the troops of 
the palace of the Setheum or edifice of Sethos I., in the centre of 
Abydos, who adores Osiris, Isis, and Horus, and receives the adoration 
of members of his family. Calcareous stone. 
No. 147. Sepulchral tablet, dedicated to Osiris-Socharis, Hapi- 
Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, Horus, Anubis, and the gods of Ruseta for Tai- 
em-hept, a female. It appears, from the inscription, that she was born 
in the month of Choiak, in the 10th year of the reign of Ptolemy Neos 
Dionysus, Philopator, and tha ton the Epiphi in the 23rd year of the 
reign of Ptolemy she was married to Pet-bast, a priest holding several 
priesthoods, son of Ensa-ati, an officer, and of Her-anch ; on the 15th 
Epiphi of the 6th year of Cleopatra their son I mouth was born; 
she was buried on the 18th of Tybi, in the 10th year of Cleopatra. 
Calcareous stone. 
