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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
[EGYPTIAN 
No. 588. Tablet, on which Hera, a royal scribe and functionary, 
stands holding a feather sceptre before the monarch Rameses IX., of : 
the 20th dynasty, who is seated on a throne wearing the crown of Upper i 
Egypt, and protected by Ma, or Truth. The inscription below re¬ 
cords the offering of various materials made by the king. Calcareous 
stone. Tomb at Thebes. From the Earl of Belmore's collection. 
No. 589. Sepulchral tablet, inscribed on both sides; on it Nefer-abu, 
a Theban judge, is represented kneeling and making an invocation to 
Phtah, who is seated above in his shrine before a heap of viands; \ 
above are four ears, two eyes, and a pair of arms. Arragonite. Thebes. 
From the Earl of Belmore's collection. 
No. 590. Altar of libations, dedicated to Osiris, for An, son of User- 
tesen, a superintendent of the chiefs and priests; on it is a basket with 
a loaf, and two water vases, on which are inscribed the name and 
titles of the deceased. Calcareous stone. From Sr. Anastasi's col¬ 
lection. 
No. 591. Altar of libations, dedicated to Amen-ra and Amenophis I., 
for Pa-shet, a Theban judge; on it are vases, ears of corn, bread, parts 
of an animal, &c. Calcareous stone. From the Earl of Belmore's 
collection. 
No, 592. Altar of libations; in the centre is a stand or table, having i 
on each side a water vase, and above, two spoons. Dark granite. 
No. 593. Sepulchral tablet, or altar of libations, dedicated to Osiris 
and Anup, for Ra-uben, a judge, and his wife, Neb-pen-nu; on it are i 
bunches of lotus flowers, cakes of bread and corn, &c. Thebes. 
Calcareous stone. From the Earl of Belmore's collection. 
No. 594. Sepulchral tablet, in shape of an altar of libations, dedi¬ 
cated to Amenophis I. and the queen Aahmes-Nefer-Ari, here styled 
“ the divine wife of Amen-ra;” on it are parts of an animal, cakes of 
bread, vases of figs, &c. Calcareous stone. 
No. 595. Fragment, on which is part of the head of a monarch ; 
wearing the head attire called nemms, and holding before him, in one c 
hand, a sceptre, with the head of Athor. Calcareous stone. From the 
neighbourhood of the Pyramids. 
No. 596. Large tablet, or altar of libations; on it are two water 
vases, two water-fowls, a jar, and two rows of circular cakes of bread. 
Calcareous stone. 
No. 597. Part of a small sepulchral naos; on the upper part En-pe- 
shaa, a Theban judge, kneels and prays to Phtah, Sebak, and the goddess 
Ren-nu, personified as a snake ; on the lintels is a dedication to Phtah, by 
En-pe-shaa, his sister, Hen-hura, adoring. Thebes. Calcareous stone. 
From the collection of the Earl of Belmore. 
No. 598. Fragment from a tablet on the side of a tomb; on it Pa- 
meht, a judge, followed by his wife Macha, stands in adoration to Amen¬ 
ophis I. and the Queen Aahmes-nefer-ari. Calcareous stone. 
No. 599. Upper part of a statue of Pecht or Pasht, wearing on 
her head the solar disk. Dark granite. From Karnak. Presented 
by W. Ft. Hamilton , Esq. 
Nos. 608-732. Sepulchral vases. These objects, when complete in 
sets of four, with heads in shape of the four genii of the dead, viz., of 
Amset (human-headed), Hapi (baboon-headed), Siumutf, or Tuaut- 
mutf (jackal-headed), and Kebhsnuf (hawk-headed), were employed 
