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EGYPTIAN GALLERIES. 
the sacerdotal caste, in the time of one of the later dynasties* 
Basalt. From the collection of Signor Anastasi. 
No. 18. Sarcophagus of Pa-neter-hent, a standard-bearer: 19th 
dynasty. Syenite. From the collection of Signor Anastasi . 
No. 19. Head and upper part of a statue of Rameses II. (Se- 
sostris), wearing a cylindrical diadem of ursei, of fine execution ; 
traces of colour still remain on this bust. The hieroglyphics down 
the back are part of the address of Amen-ra, and of the name and 
titles of Rameses. Brought from the edifice at Gournah, formerly 
called the Memnonium of Thebes, and hence popularly called 
“the young Memnon.” Presented by Henry Salt , Esq., and Louis 
Burckhardt , Esq., 3817. 
No. 20. Slab, which has been placed between two columns of a 
temple, sculptured on both sides, and surmounted on one by a cornice 
of ursei serpents, and on the other of vultures. On it the monarch 
Psammetichus I. is represented kneeling and offering cakes of bread 
to a serpent, a cow-headed, and another divinity, all seated on square 
pedestals, the door-keepers of the mystical gates of the Aahru, or 
Elysium. The hieroglyphics contain the names and titles of the 
king, and the speeches of the divinities; from Alexandria. Basalt. 
Presented by King George the Third, 1766. 
No. 21. Colossal statue of Amenophis III., monarch of the 18th 
dynasty, the same king who is represented by the vocal statue, seated 
on a throne. His names and titles are inscribed on the front of his 
throne and on the back of the statue, having the name of Amen, 
which w 7 as erased throughout, re-inserted. Found, in 1818, in the 
Memnonium at Thebes. Black granite. From Mr. Saifs collec¬ 
tion. 
No. 22. Slab which has been placed between two columns of a 
temple, surmounted on one side by a cornice of ursei, and of vultures on 
the other; on it the monarch Nectanebes II. of the 30th dynasty, e.c. 
387—377, is represented kneeling, and offering a conical cake of bread. 
The other side is much injured, having been used at a late epoch in 
the restoration of a temple; on it, however, may be traced the monarch 
kneeling and offering to a deity, &c. The hieroglyphics are the names 
and titles of the kings, addresses of divinities, and the dedication of the 
temple to which it belonged; from Alexandria. Green basalt. 
No. 23. f Chest of a large sarcophagus of Hapimen, aroyai scribe, 
&e. ; on the exterior are the four genii of the Amenti, Anubis, the 
symbolic eyes of the Sun, Isis, and Nephthys; the hieroglyphics are the 
names and titles of the deceased, the addresses of the deities, and the 
77th chapter of the Ritual; round the interior are the deities to whom the 
various parts of the body were sacred [Ritual, c. 42]. It was brought 
from Grand Cairo, where it was used by the Turks as a cistern, which 
they called “ The Lovers’ Fountain.” Black granite. 
No. 24. -f-The Rosetta stone, containing three inscriptions of the same 
import, namely, one in hieroglyphics, another in a written character, 
called demotic or enchorial, and a third in the Greek language. These 
inscriptions record the services which Ptolemy the Fifth had rendered 
his country, and w r ere engraved bv order of the Synod of Priests, when 
they were assembled at Memphis for the purpose of investing him with 
the royal prerogative. It is the key to the decipherment of the hiero- 
