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or Bubastis, bearing the names and titles of the king Amenophis III., 
and which has formerly been one of the statues from the edifice of that 
monarch at Karnak. Black granite. 
No. 17. Coffin in the shape of a mummy of Seveksi, a person of 
the sacerdotal cast, in the time of one of the later dynasties. 
Basalt. From the collection of Signor Anastasi . 
No. 18. Sarcophagus of Paneter-hent, a standard-bearer. Sye* 
nite. From the collection of Signor Anastasi, 
No. 19. Head and upper part of a statue of Rameses II. or III., 
(Sesostris), wearing a cylindrical diadem of uraei, 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., 1817. 
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 uraei serpents, and on the other of vultures. On it the monarch 
Psammetichus II. is represented kneeling and offering cakes of bread 
to a serpent, cow-headed, and another divinity, all seated on square 
pedestals. The hieroglyphics contain the names and titles of the 
king, and the speeches of the divinities; from Alexandria. Basalt. 
Presented by King George III., 1766. 
No. 21. Colossal statue of Amenophis III. (Memnon), 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 inserted in place of another name erased throughout. Found, in 
1818, in the Memnonium at Thebes. Black granite. 
No. 22. Slab, which has been placed between two columns of a 
temple, surmounted on one side by a cornice of uraai, and of vultures 
on the other; on it the monarch Nectanebo is represented kneeling, 
and offering a conical cake of bread. The other side is much in¬ 
jured, having been used at a late epoch in the restoration of a tern- 
pie; 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, a royal scribe, 
&c. ; on the exterior are the four genii of the Amenti, Anubis, sym¬ 
bolic eyes of the sun, Isis, and Nephthys; the hieroglyphics are "the 
names and titles of the deceased, the addresses of the deities; round 
the interior are the deities to wffiom the various parts of the body were 
sacred. It vras brought from Grand Cairo, where it w 7 as used by the 
Turks as a cistern, which they called “ The Lovers’ Fountain.” Black 
granite. 
No. 24. 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 
