EGYPTIAN GALLERIES. 
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Neith; on it are dedications to Osiris, Neith, and the gods of Sais. 
(See No. 86.) Black basalt. Presented by Mathew Duane, Esq., 
1771. 
No. 135. Small altar of libations; the centre in shape of a tank or 
reservoir, with steps leading to it. From the temple of Berenice. 
Calcareous stone. Presented by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson , 1834. 
No. 135 *. Large slab, on which are recorded the disposition of 
certain paintings and sculptures in the temple of Phtha by a monarch 
whose prenomen is Nefer-ka-ra ( Nepercheres ), and whose name has 
been purposely erased, probably one of the kings of the 13th dynasty. 
Dark basalt. Presented by the Earl Spencer , 1805. 
No. 136. Square pilaster, on which is placed the capital of a 
column. Dark granite. Presented by Earl Spencer. 
No. 137 f. Mutilated statue of Amen-mes, a royal scribe, kneeling, 
and holding the end of a standard. From Upper Egypt. Dark granite. 
No. 138. Tablet, wuth an hieratical inscription, relating to certain 
transactions in the city of Kark, dated in the 6th of the month Choiak, 
the 11th year of Amenophis III., 18th dynasty. Calcareous stone. 
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. From the 
Biban el-Molook. 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 19th dynasty. Calcareous 
stone. From Mr. Sams's collection. 
No. 143. Sepulchral tablet of Nekhta, a military chief, who is 
seated on a chair before a table of offerings, while his wife, Netnub, 
his mother, Nekhta, and his nurse, Hesi, are seated on the ground be¬ 
fore him; 12th dynasty. Abydos. Calcareous stone. From Mr. 
Salts collection. 
No. 144. Sepulchral tablet of Kaha, a judge, ivho 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 Turn 
giving life to the king. Red granite. Presented by Earl Spencer , 
No. 146. Sepulchral tablet of Ruma, commander of the troops of 
the palace of the Setheum or edifice of 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 
