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GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. [n. EGYPT. GAL. 
On the left hand side of the door of the entrance of the Northern 
Zoological Gallery is placed— 
A plaster cast of a subject on the tomb of Seti Menephtah L, or 
Sethos I., king of the 18th or 19th dynasty, commonly called Belzoni’s 
tomb, in the Biban el-Molook, at Thebes. It represents the monarch 
Sethos I., holding a crook and whip, introduced by the god Horus, 
into the presence of Osiris Pethempamentes, seated upon his throne. 
Behind Osiris is the Land of the West, the abode of blessed souls, 
typified as a goddess, having on her head the hieroglyphic for 
“ West,” standing, and regarding the king. This cast, made in Egypt 
by Mr. Bonomi, under the direction of Robert Hay, Esq., has been 
appropriately coloured by the former gentleman. 
On the right side of the door is placed— 
A cast taken from the side wall of the entrance of the tomb of 
Menephtha, of the 19th dynasty; the monarch, draped in a trans¬ 
parent garment, and wearing on his head the atf, stands addressing the 
god Ra, who grants him life, endurance, and the crown of the sun: 
above, in the cornice, is the Hut or celestial sun typified as a globe with 
ursei serpents and wings; below are emblems of life and endurance. 
The hieroglyphics in this cast contain the names and titles of the deity 
and king, and the speeches of the former. From the Biban el-Molook, 
or valley of the tombs of the kings, at Thebes. This cast, made in 
Egypt under the direction of Mr. Hay and by Mr. Bonomi, has been 
coloured in imitation of the original by the latter gentleman. 
On the southern wall of the vestibule, in a frame-work, are the 
following casts, made in Egypt by Mr. Bonomi, under the direction of 
Mr. Hay, and coloured by the former gentleman after originals. 
1. Cast of the Apex of the fallen obelisk at Karnak; the original, 
which was the companion of the great obelisk standing in the advance 
of the granite sanctuary, was erected by the queen-regent, Amen-num-t 
Ha-asu, the sister of Thothmes II. and III., monarchs of the 18th 
dynasty, in whose minority she reigned, in honour of her father, 
Thothmes I., to the divinity Amen-ra. She is represented on the 
triangular part of the Apex, crowned by Amen-ra, who addresses her. 
The large hieroglyphics below are part of her names and titles. 
Coloured in imitation of red granite. 
2. Cast taken from one of the lateral lines of the great inscriptions 
down the sides; it represents Thothmes III., a monarch of the 18th 
dynasty, offering oil to the god Amen-ra. 
3. Cast from one of the side lines of the same obelisk, representing 
the queen regent Amen-num-t, Ha-asu, and Amen-ra. 
4. Cast from another part of the same obelisk, representing the 
same regent offering to Amen-ra. 
o. Cast from a monument at El-Assasif; on it the monarch 
Thothmes II. standing, wearing the tesher, and holding a sceptre in 
his left hand, and in his right a mace, and emblem of life. Behind is 
a symbolical figure, having on its head the standard of the king : above 
the* head of the king soars a vulture, emblem of victory. The hiero¬ 
glyphics contain the names and titles of the king. 
*6, 7. Two casts taken from a part of the tomb of Thothmes III. in 
the valley of the Biban el-Molook. They represent an inferior 
divinity called Pet-mut-f. 
