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etc.,

in

the

Museum," contains copies of Stelae, the Middle Kingdom, most of which

chiefly of a funerary character, belonging

are exhibited in the Northern Egyptian

Gallery.

Among

theI),

texts

here

published

the

following are

of special

interest

:

No. 48 (Plate IV), Nos. 158-160 (Plate VIII), No. 165 (Plate IX). No. 171 (Plate XV), Nos. 278 and 330 (Plate XXI II). No. 342 (Plate XXVIII) and No. 341 (Plate XXIX), are monumental inscriptions set up by kings. No. 40959No. 136 (Plate(Plate L)in theis

an inscription of a private person, taken from a votive figure which stood

temple of Menthu-hetep at Der al-Bahari.in the reigns of various

The

texts on Plates

dated

kings

who

reigned from the

dynasty.

Among

these

may

be noted an inscription of

-XX IX are XI 1th to the XVI 1th Amenemhat III, from theI

Labyrinth at Hawarah, with an unusual form of his Horus-name (Plate XV), and

who flourished in the reign of Sekhem-ka-Ra XXII). Other important texts are those mentioning the rare royal names Sebekemsaf, Sekhemuahkhaura, Nefersekhemkhaura, Apuatemsaf, Penthen, Abaa, and an otherwise unknown king -kau and queen Merseker (Plate XXIII). With the exception of three texts all the above are here published for the first time.the text from the stele of a prince(Plate

ThePlatesII,J.

descriptions

and copies of

all

thein

texts

in

this

Part are the work of

Mr. H. R. Hall,

^NI.A.,

F.S.A., Assistant

the Department, the

who hasother

also

drawnareb\-

XV,

XV^II, and

XXIX.

The drawings on

plates

Mr. E.

Lambert.

E. A.

WALLIS BUDGE.

Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum.Augustc^t/i,

1913.

I

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

The numbersto the

of the objects which are not within brackets are the exhibition numbers, as given in the Guide1909.

Egyptian Galleries {Sculpture), London,

Those which are within brackets are

registration numbers.

PLATEthe First Cataract,

I.

No. 136. Red granite monumental stele of King Senusert

I,

with a .scene of the deities ofthe king's " Horus-

Khnemu and

Satit, offering life to the royal

hawk above

and epithets of the monarch, which are connected with the From Elephantine. Published Budge, Guide to the Egyptian regulation of the Nile-flood. Collection. Xllth dvnasty. H. 3 ft. 7 in., W. 2 ft. li in. Harris (Sculpture), Galleries p. 39.name."as"

Below

is

an inscription, much obliterated, containing

titles

giving

life

to mortals, causing

increase, creating food,"

:

[963.]

PLATE

II.

No. 48. Inscriptions on the sides of the throne of a seated statue of King Ne-USer-Ra An (Vth dynasty), dedicated and set up by Senusert I in a temple. Published Lepsius, Auswahl,:

Taf

ix.

Bunsen196.

Collection.

X

Ith dynasty.

H.

i

ft.

i

in.

[870.]

No

Yellow sandstone

stele of the hereditary prince, priest ofin the reign of

Maat, and commander oftitles

soldiers, Erta-Antef-tatau, set up

Senusert

I,

whose royal

are given in

full.

Right half

PLATELeft half of the stele of Erta-Antef-tatau.

III.

From

the Southern Temple,L. 3ft.

Wadi Haifa

(see

Randall-Maciver, Buhen, pp. 85, 94). Presented by Captain H. G. Lyons, R.E., 1894.in.,

Xllth dynasty.

10

H.

2

ft.

[ii77-]

PLATENo. 139. Grey sandstonethe deceased king SenusertI

IV.

From Wadi

Haifa.

stele of the shipmaster Neferu, son of Mereret, with prayers to and the gods Horus, lord of Buhen, and Horus, lord of the Deserts. Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 10 in., W. i ft. i in. [489-]

No. 149. Inscriptions on the lower part (A. on the lap B. below) of a red sandstone seated by the shipmaster Seneferu, son of Mektu, in the reign of Amenemhat IL From Sarabit al-Khadim, Sinai. Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. i in. [497-];

figure of Hathor(?), dedicated

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.

HIEROGLYPHIC TEXTS.

PLATENo. 152. Limestoneofstele of

V.in

Minnefer, Governor of the Inner Court, datedis

the 29th year:

shewn receiving the gifts of his relatives and servants behind liis seat stands his mother Annu. The figures are painted red, black, and yellow. Anastasi Collection. Xllth dynasty. H. 2 ft. i in., \V. ft. 9 in. [829.]i

Amenemhat IL

The deceased

PLATE VLinto a door-socket.

No. 148. Fragment of an inscribed limestone plinth, which has been converted The inscription is dated in the 30th year of Amenemhat II.

in laterIt

times

contains

funerar}- praj-ers for a person

whose name does not appear in the portion preserved. Probably originally part of the door-jamb of a tomb. The signs are rather roughh- cut. Xllth dynasty. 14 in. b\' I3i in. by 6 in. [1236.]Presented by G. VVilloughby Frascr, Esq.,1

897.

PLATEAboveis

VII.in

No. 155. Stele of the shipmaster Sebekhetep, madethe date:

the shape of a table of ofterings.his wife

the 6th year of Senusert

II.

Kenet, receiving

offerings.

Sams

Collection.

Below are figures of the deceased and Xllth dynasty. H. ft., W. 9 in.i

[-57-]

PLATE

VIII.

No. 298. Upper part of a red quartzite slab, with deeply cut inscription of Senusert II or III, maj' he give life and power referring to the " god, the spirits {sic) of Annu (On, Heliopolis):

Below is a figure of the deity of On offering life and power to the roj-al hawk. Found at the base of " Pompey's Pillar " at Alexandria, ha\"ing no doubt been transported [i45-] Xllth dynasty. L. 4 ft. 4 in., W. i ft. 9 in. thither from Heliopolis. Pirsented If Earl Spenccj; 1805.. . ..

" {sc.

to the king).

Nos. 158-160. Inscriptions on the upper parts of the plinths of three grej- granite standing Published: statues of Senusert III, discovered in the Xlth dynast\- temple at Der al-Bahari.Naville and Hall, Deir el-Baliari:

Xlth Dynasty,

iii,

pp. loff.

Xllth dynasty.

Original height

of statues about 6

ft.

[684-686.][768.]

Inscription on the lower part of the plinth of a similar statue.

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.

PLATENo. 165.of Senusert III, .shewing the Niles of

IX.

Scene and Inscriptions on the sides of the throne of a red quartzite seated statue Upper and Lower Egypt binding firmly the symbol of Union that supports the throne. Below, are the r^/Vz-birds on the t?/;-sign, symbolizing " all mankind." The small female figures at the sides of the throne are those of the king's daughters. From Tell Nebeshah. Published: Griffith, Tanis, ii, PI. i.x, 2a; p. 13. Xllth d\-nasty.

H.

3

ft.

3 in.

[1069.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1888.As bothsides are alike, except for one detail in the inscription,side,

one only, the best preserved,line.

is

shown

;

the

edge of the other

which

is

more broken, being indicated by a dotted

PLATENo. 169. Sandstonestele of

X.

Nubkaura, a

prince of Elephantine, dated in the eighth year of

and inscribed with the royal titles and the text of a decree issued to the Governor of the South, Ameni, with regard to the temples of Elephantine and the South, after the king (?) had " overthrown Kush, the vile." From Elephantine. Xllth d}-nasty. H. i ft. 2i in., W. 1 1 in.SenusertIII,

[853.]

DESCRIl'TION OF THli PLATES.

PLATENo. 162.figure

XI.

Red sandstone

block, roughly fashioned in the shape of the lower part of a seated

titles of Senusert III, "beloved of Hathor, lady of (?), and rudely inscribed with the From the Sarabit al-Khadim, Sinai. officials. deceased of five names with the and Mafek," [692.] ft. in. Xllth dynasty. H. i 9 Fund, Exploration Egypt 1905. by the Presented

PLATE XH.Xo. 170. Upper part of a limestone stele, with cornice and torus, inscribed with prayers to Osiris-Khentamentiu, " lord of Abydos," and to Anubis, "lord of Abydos," that offerings may be given at the feasts of the Full ^Nloon, the New Moon, Uak, of Thoth, of .Seker, of Min, the

Warden of the Temple of Khnum Sebekhetep, of his father Atau, daughter of Atau. Dated in the 13th year mother Senusert, son of Sat-Bastet, and In the upper register Sebekhetep and his father arc seen seated before a table of Senusert IILHeat,etc.,

every day for the souls of thehis

of offerings.

PLATE XIILLowermother.part of the

Below are:

same stele, with a scene of Sebekhetep seated the names of various relatives and retainers.Galleriesin.

in

the

same way withAnastasi

his

The50.

figures are painted.Collection.

Budge, Guide to the Egjptian Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 4^ in., W. I ft. liPublished

{Sculpture),

p.

[831.]

PLATE

XIV.

No. iSi. Limestone stele of Ankef, the metal-worker, and his family, with an inscription adjuring all those living on earth, " who pass by this eternal offering-stone," to pray for the souls Above is the prenomen of Amenemhat III between of Ankef, his relatives, and their wives.figures of

Khentamentiu and Apuatu.

Found

in

Malta

in

1823.

Xllth dynasty.

H.

i ft.,

W.

loi

in.

[233-]

Presented by J. B. Callings, Esq., 1836.It is in the highest degree unlikely that this stele was taken to Malta before the Roman period, and it may have been taken there in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The king's name on it is given as that of a deity with those of the gods Khentamentiu and Apuatu evidently the cult of .Amenemhfit 1 1 was very popular soon after his death, as this stele cannot be much later than his time.: 1

PLATE XV.with beautifully cut inscription in relief, giving the name and titles of Amenemhat III, with the special Horus-name Her-ab-Sheteti, " He who is in Crocodilopolis." The crocodile-god Sebek of Sheteti is said to give him life and stability. From

No. 171. Fine white limestone

slab,

the labyrinth,

Hawarah (Fayyum).

Xllth dynasty.

L. 7

ft.

9

in.,

W.

2

ft.

11 in.

[1072.]

PLATENo. 176. Grey-green quartzitecontaining prayers to Anubis,stele,

XVI.

Khnemu, and Apuatudifficult

Dated

in

the 9th year of

Amenemhati

roughly hewn, with an inscription, lightly battered in, for the judge of Nekhen, Sa-Menthu. prenomen is spelt in an unusual manner. whose III,to

Considerably obliterated, anddynasty.

read.

From Semnah (Second

Cataract).

Xllth[1290.]

H.

2

ft.

2 in.,

W.

ft.

3 in.

Presented by Soincrs Clarke, Esq., 1899.

PLATENo. 179. Red sandstonestele,

XVII.

with pra\-ers to Hathor, lady of Mafekt (" the turquoise-land "), Found in position with an offering-table of the for the officials Sebekherheb and Kemen. same stone before it, within a circle of stones. From the Sarabit al-Khadim, in Sinai.

Published

:

Petrie, Researches in Sinai, p. 66, Pll.

78-80

;

Budge, Guide

to the

Egyptian Galleries[694-]

{Sculpture), p. 54.This stele

is

H. 2 ft. 7|- in. Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905. of the unusual shape characteristic of the Middle Kingdom stelae found

Xllth dynasty.

in Sinai.

8

HIEKOGLYI'HIC TEXTS.

No.

102.

Small red sandstone obelisk, with rude inscriptions on three" [his]i

sides,

commemorating[693.]

the warriors

Uhema,H.

beloved [sonin.

?]

"

Ahenem, and Qena.

From

the Sarabit al-Khadim.

Xllth dynasty.

ft.

Sh

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.

The name Ahenem

is

probably Semitic.

Painted red and yellow.

Limestone fragment with lower part of the cartouches of Sekhem-Ra-shet-taui Sebekemsaf. From Abydos. Published: Petrie, Alydos, ii, PI. xx.xii. L. 15I in.[380S9.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.

PLATENo. 280. White limestoneson of Sebeknekht,stele, in

XVIII.

who

held the

Sebekhetep with

his \\ife

the form of a flat cone, of the temple-scribe Sebekhetep, same office. Inscriptions of the first narrow side, shewing Auhetab. Above are the cartouches of King Sekhem-Ra-shet-taui

Sebekemsaf.

PLATEInscriptions of thefirst

XIX.stele,

broad side of the sameis

praising

Ra

in the east of

heaven.

The

phraseology of the

hymn

remarkable, and contains e.xpressions very

difficult to translate.

Below are Sebekhetep and

his wife.

PLATE XX.Inscriptions of the second narrow side of the

same

stele,

with pra)-er to Anubis and the

royal names,

etc.,

as before.

PLATEInscriptions of the second broad side of the

XXI.

the west

of

heaven.

BelowSoe.

are

SebekhetepAreh.,

Published:

Crum,The

Proe.

Bibl.

same stele, with adorations to Ra-Herukhuti in and his son Anupnekht. From Thebes. xviii Xlllth dynasty. (1896), pp. 272-4.[1163.]

H. 2

ft.

4

in.

inscriptions of this stele are peculiar,

and contain many unusual epithets of the gods.

PLATENo. 277. Limestonestele of the

XXII.priest,

Hereditary Prince, Chief Scribe, and

Pauherua.

The Nile-god Hap

and the symbols of life, stability, and strength to the royal hawk above the standard of King Sekhem-ka-Ra, whose name and titles are at the side. Fine work the upper inscription is in relief, the lower (containing the name and titles of the deceased) is incised, and is blundered. From the ruins of Athribis, near Benha. Published: Brugsch, Thesaurus, 1455; Budge, Hist. Eg., iii, p. 87. Xlllth d)nasty. H. 3 ft. 10 in., W. 2 ft. 2 in. [1346.]is

shewn

offering the vases signifying praise,

:

PLATENo. 278. Portionof a

XXIII.withinscriptionetc.

limestoneIII),in.,

slab

(biographical

?)

mentioning[1060.]

Kha-nefer-Ra (Sebekhetep Xlllth dynasty. H. i ft. 3i

thei

landft.

ofin.

Wawat,

Roughly cut and much worn.

W.

6i

kau and his No. 330. Upper portion of a limestone stele with figures of a king crown Upper Egypt queen Merseker. The queen wears the vulture-headdress, the king the ofonly.

XII Ith-XVIIth dynasty.

H.

1

1

A in.,

W.

10

in.

[846.]

Presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, K.C.B., 1861.

DESCRIPTIOiV OF

THE PLATES.

PLATE XXIV.to Osiris for

No. 283. Upper portion of a limestone stele on which is a representation of a king offering two men, the official Nefer (?)-besa, deceased, and the dm-khent priest Ptah-sankh,is

deceased, who, in the inscription below,is

said to praise Osiris, " lord of the

hill " [sic).

The

stele

month, of the lord making things, Sekhem-uah-kha-Ra, Son of the Sun, Rahetep, giving life, beloved of Osiris-Khentamentiii, great god, lord of Abydos." The personal name, Rahetep, is not enclosed in a cartouche. At the side are thedated above," in

the

first

year,

figures of

twoin.,

relatives of the deceased.

Roughh-

cut.

Anastasi

Collection.

Xlllth dynasty.[833.]

H.

I

ft.

7

W.

I

ft.

3i

in.

The

actual representation

of the

king offering to Osiris forstele.

the deceased

is

very rare.

The

ordinary

\h ^

formula does not occur on this

n

PLATE XXV.showing the king Nefer-sekhem-khau-Ra Apuatemsaf standing between them is confused the sentence " Praise be to .Apuatu, lord of Abydos, every day " becoming " Praise be to Apuatu-Ra, lord of Abydos." The cutting is of the same style as that of No. 283, and the figure of the king is treated in the same way. Harris Collection. Xlllth dynasty. H. 11 in., \V. 8 in. [969.]No. 281. Limestonestele

before the god Apuatu.

The

inscription

;

Nos. 2S3 and 281 evidently belong to the same period, and the reigns of these two kings cannot have beenseparated by any long space of time.identified with

Theiii,

confusionPI. 46).

in

the inscription

is

due

to the fact that

Apuatu was actually

Ra

at this period {H.T.,

PLATE XXVI.Tehuti-aa, and the princess Hetep-neferu, with the names of King Sekhem-khu-taui-Ra Penthen. I-~rom Ab)-dos. Published Petrie, Abydos, ii, PI. xxxi, pp. 32, 44. Xlllth dynasty. H. ft. 3 in., W. loi in. [630.] Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.stele of the jirincf:

No. 282. Limestone

i

PLATE XXVII.No. 279. Limestonestele

commemorating Sa-Hathor,

i/drtu-officer of the prince's table, his

Nekhen Senusert-usa, mother the lad\- Khensu, the rojal sealer and overseer of the prison Ab-aa, and others of family. Dated in the reign of King Ab-aa. Well cut. Xlllth d\-nasty. H. i ft. lo.lfather the judge of

wife Sensenb, chief dnkhet of the king, his

his hisin.,

W.

I

ft.

2\

in.

[i"348.]

PLATE

XXVIII.

No. 342. Upper part of a painted limestone relief, on which was sculptured a figure of King Nub-kheper-Ra Antef, wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt. The royal titles with a prayer to Osiris, roughh" cut, and the figure of the protecting hawk are preserved, besides the upper part of the royal crown. From the Temple of Osiris, Abydos. XVIIth dynasty. L. 3 ft. 5 in.,

W.

I

ft.

5 in.

[631.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.

PLATE XXIX.andbirth

No. 341. Limestone Pyramidion of King Antef-aa Seshes-Ra-up-maat, giving his titles the name of his mother is broken off. Damaged at top and bottom. Published:

:

Sharpe,

Inscriptions,

i,

PI.

47B

;

Lepsius,

Kofiigsbuch,

Taf.

x,

154-155.

Sams

Collection.

H. gh

in.,

base

i

ft.

2 in. sq.

[478-]

B

L

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HIEROGLYPHIC TEXTS.

PLATE XXX.Upai and Khati, and their family, most of whom of both sexes bear the names of Upai or Khati, some modified by the epithets sliere, "son," nek]ie7iet, " child," naU/ict, "green," etc. The scenes and hieroglyphs are painted on the fiat the From Asyut British Museum colours, especially the green and yellow, being very delicate.No. 257.Painted limestone stele of; :

Excavations, 1907.

Xllth

d\-nasty.

H.

i

ft.

61

in.,

\V.

i

ft.

2J,

in.

[928.]

PLATE XXXLNo. 218. Limestone stele with prayers to Osiris for the official Khentikhatiemhat, who is shewn invoking the god. The prayers contain several interesting mythological allusions. Roughly cut. Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 3 in., W. i ft. [243-]

PLATE XXXNo.195.

I

Limestone

stele of the royal

kinswoman and

priestess of Hathor, Pefes,

who

is

seated, receiving " many glorifying offerings " from the klicr-Iicb and his assistant, and Finely cut. Anastasi Collection. standing (twice) with " her belo\-ed eldest daughter " Aritnes.

shewn

Xllth dynasty.

H.

3

ft.

8

in.,

W.

i

ft.

6

in.

[832.]

PLATE XXXIILNo.194.

Limestone

stele of the

Chief

Commander

of Soldiers

Ameni, son of Qebu, who;

is

Methu, priestess of Hathor, and his daughter Khentikhati, followed by the hcn-ka and three retainers bearing gifts. The first retainer is Published: Sharpe, Inscriptions, i, 17. Xllth Prayers to Osiris Khentamentiu. a woman.represented with his wifeis

below

his

son

dynasty.

H.

3

ft.

6

in.,

W.

2

ft.

4^

in.

[162.]

PLATE XXXIV.No. 210. Limestonestele of

Well

cut.

Sams

Collection.

Herap, son of Aakas, who is shewn with Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 7^ in., W. i ft. 4 in.

his

son Apankh.[578]

PLATE XXXV.No. 187. Limestoneson,stele of the hereditary chieftitles.

Sensebek, who bore the sameI

Anastast

and overseer of priests, Antef, and of Xllth dynasty. H. 2 Collection.

hisft.,

W.

ft.

8

in.

[577-]

PLATE XXXVI.No. 255. Limestone stele of the hereditary prince Sebektatau, real judge of Nekhen, Below is in Thet-taui. controller of the royal kinsmen, and overseer of the House of the Six Xllth dynasty. H. 2 ft. 2i in., represented the deceased with his family. Anastasi Collection.

W.

I

ft.

7 in.

[830.]

PLATE XXXVII.No. 193. Limestone stele of the same Sebektatau, who is shewn below with his wife Ai. The hieroglyphs are inlaid in blue. Anastasi Collection. Xllth dynasty. H. 2 ft. 9 in.,

W.

I

ft.

7I

in.

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