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standing in a boat, accompanied by bis children, and a cat, fowling 
for water-birds amidst the reeds of the papyrus. 
No. 171. Fragment of fresco painting, from the same tomb ; the 
delivery of ducks and geese, and their eggs, registered by scribes. 
No. 172. Group of two figures; retouched. From Mr, Sams's 
collection. 
No. 173. Fragment of a fresco painting, from the same tomb as 
Nos. 167, 170, 171, the scribe seated on a chair. 
No. 174. Another fragment, from the same tomb ; servants bring¬ 
ing offerings of corn, a hare, and a goose. 
No. 175. Fragment from the same tomb; an entertainment, at 
which some of the females are playing on the nabla, or guitar and 
double flute. Presented by Sir H. Ellis , K.H. 
No. 176. Fragment from the same tomb; an old man, with a 
kind of crook, standing by a field of corn ; a chariot drawn by two 
horses, and another by two mules, [?] which are feeding. 
No. 177. Fragment from the same tomb, representing a rectan¬ 
gular fish-pond, surrounded by trees. It shows that the Egyptian 
were unacquainted with perspective. 
No. 179. Another fragment of a fresco painting, representing an 
entertainment, servants passing round wine, dancing women, others 
clapping their hands, and playing on the flute. 
No. 180. Another fragment from the same tomb; portion of the 
figure of the scribe of the granaries, seated before a large heap of 
offerings. 
No. 181. Another fragment; entertainment, with servants bring* 
ing wine and necklaces. 
No. 182. Blank. 
No. 183. Blank. 
No. i 84. Sepulchral tablet; on it Tanefer-ho, a priestess «f Phtha 
is introduced by Horus, Anubis, and Osorapis, into the presence of 
Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys; below, is an enchorial inscription dated in 
the 19th year of Ptolemy Auletes; above is the Good Demon and nine¬ 
teen stars. Sakkara. From Mr. Salt's collection. 
No. 185. Blank. 
No. 186. Part of the tomb of Pai, a Theban scribe of public 
works, dedicated to Mut and Aanenophis I.; coloured. Calcareous stone. 
No. 187. Tablet, dedicated to Osiris, for Mentu-hept, superin¬ 
tendent of granaries and wardrobes, anterior to 12th dynasty. Dark 
granite. From Mr. Sams's collection. 
No. 188. Sepulchral tablet, dedicated to Osiris for Pet-pecht, sur- 
named I-em-hept (Imouthis), holding many priesthoods, who is intro¬ 
duced into the presence of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys, by Horus, Anu¬ 
bis, and Imouth; below is an enchorial inscription, supposed to com¬ 
mence with the date of the 6th year of Cleopatra; on the heavens above 
are the Celestial Sun and seven stars. Sakkara. From Mr. Salt's 
collection. 
No. 189. Graeco-Egyptian tablet, of the Roman period, in bas 
relief; on it a deceased man and woman, introduced by the double 
Anubis into the presence of Osiris and Isis. Calcareous stone. From 
Sr. Athanasi's collection. 
No. 190. Tablet, of the Ptolemaic period, of Un-nefer, or Hon- 
