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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-MoIook. 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 18th or 19th dynasty. Calca¬ 
reous 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. Fed granite. Presented by Earl Spencer , 
1805. 
No. 146. Sepulchral tablet of Ruma, commander of the troops of 
the palace of Seti-menephtah I. (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 that on 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 Her-anch; on the 15th 
Epiphi of the 6th year of Cleopatra their son Imouth was born; 
she was buried on the 18th of Tybi, in the 10th year of Cleopatra. 
Calcareous stone. 
No. 148. Sepulchral tablet of Neferha, a superintendent of the 
carriers or builders of the palaces of Thothmes IV., in Abydos, who 
adores Osiris, Isis, and the god Amen-ra, and receives, with other 
members of his family, sepulchral honours; it is dedicated to Osiris. 
From Abydos. Calcareous stone. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 149. Sepulchral tablet of Ba-en-naa, scribe of the royal 
quarries, dedicated to Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys, whom he adores; he 
receives the funeral honours from his family. Calcareous stone. From 
Sr. Athanasi's collection. 
No. 150. Sepulchral tablet of Nefer-abu, a Theban judge, who 
adores the goddess Merisekar. The lower part of this tablet, which 
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