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present part of " Hieroglyphic Texts from Egyptian Stelae,
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.
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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-]
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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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