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Div. 3. Figures of Osiris pethempamentes, used as cases for pa¬ 
pyri. These, which are always portions or copies of the great funeral 
ritual of the Egyptians, in hieroglyphic or hieratic characters, were 
either contained in the bodies of these figures, or else in small cells, 
with a lid fitting to the body. Wood, covered with bitumen. 2 ft. 
2 in. to l ft. 8^ in. h. 
CASE 61 — 62. SEPULCHRAL BOXES, VASES, ETC. 
Div. 1. Tall box with cover; the sides coloured with vertical stripes 
of blue, white, and red. Wood. 1 ft. 9J in. h., 10^- in. sq. at base. 
Box, adapted for holding sepulchral vases; in front is a small tablet, 
with a dedication for Amounosonkh, priestess of Amoun. T Vood. 
1 ft. 3 in. h., 1 ft. 6 in. b., 9J in. d. 
Tall pyramidal box, -with a cornice ;'*at each side a procession of in¬ 
ferior deities, holding offerings or swords, and having above their heads 
invocations to the deceased, Tooutates. On the cover are the two 
jackals, with the uraei of Sate and Soven or Seben. Wood. 1 ft. 6 
in. h., 9 in. sq. at base. 
Sepulchral tablet. 1. The Hat with pendent ursei in the teshr and 
otf, jackals, &c. 2. The soul adoring in the bark of Ra, Ra Atmou, 
Tore, Thmei, Tafne, and Seb—the boat steered by another deity. 3. 
The deceased adoring Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, Harsiesi, Anubis and 
Macedo. 4. Adoration of the deceased, son of the lady Taikoulheb. 
On the top has been a human-headed hawk with a gilt face. Wood. 
2 ft. 5 in. h. 
Sepulchral tablet, nearly similar, in three divisions, representing the 
deceased, Taibesate, adoring the boat of the sun, and sepulchral divinities. 
Wood. 2 ft. h., 1 ft. 1 in. b. 
Div. 2. Models of two sets of sepulchral -vases, with covers of a 
human, baboon, jackal, and hawk head respectively, representing Am- 
set, Hape, Sioumautf and Kebhsnauf, the four genii of the Amenti. 
Wood. 1 ft. 2 in. h. to 9|- in. h. 
Sepulchral vase, with the cover of Sioumautf. Green porcelain. 5J- 
in. h. 
Bags containing the sawdust used in absorbing the moisture of the 
entrails; one in a small basket. Linen. 3^ in. h. One presented by 
Sir J. G. Wilkinson , 1834. 
Div. 3. Covers from sepulchral vases of the genius Amset. Arra- 
gonite , terracotta , wood , 8fC. 6 to 3J in. h. 
Cover of a sepulchral vase, in the shape of the head of Horus. 
Arrayonite. 4^ in. h. 
Covers of Amset, from sepulchral vases, occasionally yellow. Ter¬ 
racotta, wood. 6 to 3 in. h. 
Div. 4. Covers of Hape from sepulchral vases. Arragonite , cal¬ 
careous stone. 3^ to in. h. 
Covers of Sioumautf from sepulchral vases. Calcareous stone. 5 
to 4 in. h. 
Similar covers of Kebhsnauf. Ca careous stone. 5 to 4f in. h. 
