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The

present part of " Hieroglyphic Texts from Egyptian Stelae,

Museum," contains copies of Stelae,

the Middle Kingdom, most of which

etc.,

in

the

British

chiefly of a funerary character, belonging

to

are exhibited in the Northern Egyptian

Gallery.

Among

texts

the

published

here

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. 40959
No. 136 (Plate

(Plate L)

is

I),

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

in the

temple of Menthu-hetep at Der al-Bahari.

dated

in the reigns of various

Among

dynasty.

these

may

kings

who

The

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

texts on Plates

reigned from the

be noted an inscription of

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

The

descriptions

Mr. H. R. Hall,
Plates

II,

Mr. E.

J.

XV,

and copies of

^NI.A.,

all

F.S.A., Assistant

XV^II, and

XXIX.

the
in

texts

in

Part are the work of

this

the Department,

The drawings on

the

who has
other

also

plates

drawn
are

Lambert.

E. A.

Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities,

British Museum.
August

c^t/i,

1913.

WALLIS BUDGE.

b\-

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

The numbers
to the

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

Egyptian Galleries {Sculpture), London,

1909.

PLATE

I.

No. 136. Red granite monumental stele of King Senusert

Khnemu and

the First Cataract,

registration numbers.

Those which are within brackets are

Satit, offering life to the royal

I,

with a .scene of the deities of

hawk above

the king's " Horus-

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

giving

is

life

an inscription, much obliterated, containing

to mortals, causing

titles

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.

No

Bunsen
196.

Collection.

Yellow sandstone

Ith dynasty.

H.

ft.

in.

[870.]

stele of the hereditary prince, priest of

soldiers, Erta-Antef-tatau, set up

in the reign of

Senusert

I,

Maat, and commander of

whose royal

titles

are given in

full.

Wadi Haifa

(see

Right half

PLATE
Left half of the stele of Erta-Antef-tatau.

III.

From

Xllth dynasty.

the Southern Temple,

L. 3

10

H.

Randall-Maciver, Buhen, pp. 85, 94).

Presented by Captain H. G. Lyons, R.E., 1894.

PLATE

ft.

in.,

ft.

[ii77-]

IV.

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. 139. Grey sandstone

the deceased king Senusert

From Wadi

Haifa.

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.

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PLATE
No. 152. Limestone

Amenemhat IL

stele of

V.

Minnefer, Governor of the Inner Court, dated

The deceased

in

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.]
of

is

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

times

in later

into a door-socket.

It

contains

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.]

funerar}- praj-ers for a person

Presented by G. VVilloughby Frascr, Esq.,

PLATE
is

the date

Kenet, receiving

the 6th year of Senusert

offerings.

Sams

897.

VII.

No. 155. Stele of the shipmaster Sebekhetep, made

Above

in

the shape of a table of ofterings.

Below are figures of the deceased and

Xllth dynasty. H. ft., W. 9 in.

II.

Collection.

PLATE

his wife

[-57-]

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

of statues about 6

Xlth Dynasty,

iii,

pp. loff.

Xllth dynasty.

Original height

[684-686.]

ft.

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

[768.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.

PLATE

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.
No. 165.

of Senusert III, .shewing the Niles of

H.

ft.

[1069.]

3 in.

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1888.

As both

sides are alike, except for one detail in the inscription,

edge of the other

side,

which

is

PLATE
No. 169. Sandstone

one only, the best preserved,

more broken, being indicated by a dotted

stele of

Nubkaura, a

is

shown

the

line.

X.

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.
Senusert

III,

[853.]

DESCRIl'TION OF THli PLATES.

PLATE
No. 162.

XI.

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

Red sandstone

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

figure

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 IIL
Heat,

every day for the souls of the

etc.,

his

of offerings.

PLATE XIIL
Lower

Below are

mother.

same stele, with a scene of Sebekhetep seated

the names of various relatives and retainers.

part of the

Budge, Guide to the Egjptian

Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 4^ in., W. I ft. li
Published

{Sculpture),

Galleries

in

the

The
50.

p.

same way with

Anastasi

Collection.

[831.]

in.

PLATE

his

figures are painted.

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.

W.

loi

Found

Khentamentiu and Apuatu.

figures of

in

Malta

in

1823.

Xllth dynasty.

H.

i ft.,

[233-]

in.

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

the labyrinth,

Hawarah (Fayyum).

slab,

Xllth dynasty.

PLATE
No. 176. Grey-green quartzite
containing prayers to Anubis,

Dated

in

the 9th year of

H.

ft.

2 in.,

W.

ft.

ft.

in.,

W.

ft.

11 in.

[1072.]

XVI.

roughly hewn, with an inscription, lightly battered in,

for the judge of Nekhen, Sa-Menthu.
prenomen
is spelt in an unusual manner.
whose
III,

Khnemu, and Apuatu

Amenemhat

Considerably obliterated, and

dynasty.

stele,

L. 7

difficult

to

read.

From Semnah (Second

Cataract).

Xllth
[1290.]

3 in.

Presented by Soincrs Clarke, Esq., 1899.

PLATE

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.

No. 179. Red sandstone

Published

stele,

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

This stele

78-80

Budge, Guide

to the

Egyptian Galleries

Xllth dynasty.

{Sculpture), p. 54.

is

H. 2 ft. 7|- in.

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.
of the unusual shape characteristic of the Middle Kingdom stelae found

[694-]

in Sinai.

HIEKOGLYI'HIC TEXTS.

No.

Small red sandstone obelisk, with rude inscriptions on three

102.

the warriors

Uhema,

Xllth dynasty.

H.

" [his]
i

beloved [son

Sh

ft.

?]

"

Ahenem, and Qena.

From

sides,

commemorating

the Sarabit al-Khadim.

in.

[693.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.

The name Ahenem

probably Semitic.

is

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.

Painted red and yellow.

[380S9.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.

PLATE

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

No. 280. White limestone

son of Sebeknekht,

Sebekhetep with

who

XVIII.

stele, in

held the

his \\ife

Sebekemsaf.

PLATE
Inscriptions of the

broad side of the same

first

hymn

phraseology of the

Below are Sebekhetep and

XIX.

is

praising

stele,

Ra

in the east of

remarkable, and contains e.xpressions very

heaven.

The

difficult to translate.

his wife.

PLATE XX.
Inscriptions of the second narrow side of the

royal names,

etc.,

PLATE
Inscriptions of the second broad side of the

the west

Crum,

Published:

H. 2

ft.

Below

heaven.

of

same

stele,

with pra)-er to Anubis and the

as before.

Proe.

are

Soe.

XXI.

same stele, with adorations to Ra-Herukhuti in

and his son Anupnekht.
From Thebes.
xviii
Xlllth dynasty.
(1896), pp. 272-4.

Sebekhetep
Areh.,

Bibl.

[1163.]

in.

The

inscriptions of this stele are peculiar,

and contain many unusual epithets of the gods.

PLATE
No. 277. Limestone

The Nile-god Hap

Hereditary Prince, Chief Scribe, and

stele of the

shewn

XXII.
priest,

Pauherua.

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

offering the vases signifying praise,

PLATE
No. 278. Portion

of

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

limestone
III),
in.,

the

W.

with

slab

land

of

6i

in.

ft.

XXIII.
inscription

Wawat,

etc.

(biographical

?)

mentioning

Roughly cut and much worn.

[1060.]

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
of
only.

XII Ith-XVIIth dynasty.

H.

A in.,

W.

10

in.

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

[846.]

DESCRIPTIOiV OF

THE PLATES.

PLATE XXIV.
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,

to Osiris for

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 the

is

dated above,

two

figures of

H.

ft.

The

in.,

" in

the

first

year,

ft.

3i

cut.

Anastasi

Xlllth dynasty.

Collection.

in.

actual representation

[833.]
king offering to Osiris for

of the

formula does not occur on this

\h ^

Roughh-

relatives of the deceased.

W.

the deceased

is

very rare.

The

ordinary

stele.

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. Limestone

before the god Apuatu.

stele

The

inscription

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

Ra

The

at this period {H.T.,

iii,

confusion

in

the inscription

is

due

to the fact that

Apuatu was actually

PI. 46).

PLATE XXVI.
No. 282. Limestone

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

PLATE XXVII.
No. 279. Limestone

stele

commemorating Sa-Hathor,

wife Sensenb, chief dnkhet of the king, his

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.l

W.

ft.

2\

father the judge of

in.

his
his
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.

ft.

5 in.

[631.]

Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903.

PLATE XXIX.
and

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

birth

Sharpe,

H. gh

Inscriptions,

in.,

base

ft.

i,

PI.

47B

Lepsius,

Kofiigsbuch,

Taf.

x,

154-155.

Sams

Collection.

2 in. sq.

[478-]

HIEROGLYPHIC TEXTS.

10

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

Xllth

Excavations, 1907.

H.

d\-nasty.

ft.

61

in.,

\V.

ft.

2J,

in.

[928.]

PLATE XXXL
No. 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 XXX
No.

195.

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.

ft.

in.,

W.

ft.

[832.]

in.

PLATE XXXIIL
No.

194.

Limestone

stele of the

Chief

Commander

of Soldiers

Ameni, son of Qebu, who

below

is

son

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 wife

H.

dynasty.

ft.

in.,

W.

ft.

4^

is

his

[162.]

in.

PLATE XXXIV.
No. 210. Limestone

Well

Sams

cut.

Herap, son of Aakas, who is shewn with

Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. 7^ in., W. i ft. 4 in.

stele of

Collection.

his

son Apankh.
[578]

PLATE XXXV.
No. 187. Limestone

Sensebek, who bore the same

son,

W.

stele of the hereditary chief

ft.

titles.

and overseer of priests, Antef, and of

Xllth dynasty.
H. 2
Collection.

Anastast

his
ft.,

[577-]

in.

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.

ft.

[830.]

7 in.

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.

ft.

7I

[S<56.]

in.

PLATE XXXVIII.
No. 241. Limestone stele of the Warden of the house of Pharaoh, User, son of Meshti.
The deceased is shewn with his family and his dog, Tebti by name. The figures are very deeply
Xllth dynasty. H. i ft. jh in.,
cut in cavo rilievo, in an unusual style. Anastasi Collection.

w.

ft.

[237.]

DESCRIPTION OF THE

II

I'l.ATES.

I'LATE XXXIX.
No. 446. Limestone stele of Anuphetep and his famil\-, which is shewn below the seated
Some of the names are interesting. Roughly cut and
figures of the deceased and his wife.
Budge,
Guide to the Egyptian Galleries {Sculpture), PI. xvi.
Published
crudely painted.
in.,
ft. 3^ in.
\V.
Xlllth-XVIIth dynasty. H. ft. loA
[200.]
:

PLATE
No. 331. Limestone

Xlllth

Great Prison, Hekeki, and the

stele with ])ra\'ers for the Scribe of the

The

Scribe of the Robes, Paentien.

figures.

XL.

H.

dynast\-.

ft.

family of the latter (?)

6i

W.

in.,

is

represented by six rows of kneeling

[250.]

ft.

PLATE XLL
No.
his son

W. 9

3 14. Limestone stele of Hetep-nebsu, Overseer of the Granary of Min, his wife Khema,
Xlllth-XVIIth d_\-nasty.
H.
ft.
Roughly cut.
li in.,
Neferhetep, and others.
i

[930.]

in.

Presented by the Royal

PLATE
No. 334. Limestone

Ittstitution,

870.

XLII.

son of the lad\- Sebekhetep, with prayers and lists of

Sat-Aah, her daughter Sebekhetep, and others. Sams Collection.
H. 11 in., \V. 10 in.
[229.]

stele of Ki,

relatives, including his wife

XII hh-XVIIth dynasty.

PLATE

XLIII.

No. 247. Limestone stele of Ankhu-Senusert, son of Hepi, with prayers to Osiris-Apuatu,
Xllth-XIIIth dynasty. H. r ft. ol in.,
lord of Abydos, anda list of relatives partly in hieratic.
;

W.

[220.]

in.

PLATE XLIV.
No. 306. Painted limestone stele of " the venerated Menthu-em-matu (?) and his wife
Rensankhu.'' Rough work
only the names are given above the figures of the deceased.
Sams Collection. X II Ith dynasty. H. 11 in., W. 8 in.
[206.]
:

No. 321. Limestone

officer of

with cornice and torus, of Sebek-tata (or Sebek-aauij,

stele,

the prince's table."

Sams

XI I Ith

Collection.

dynasty.

H.

11 in.,

W.

" ankli-

in.

[234.]

PLATE XLV.
^o. 333. Limestone stele with prayers
Sebekhetep, Chief of the Southern Tens.
\V.

to Osiris for

Sams

set up by
Xlllth dynasty.

Ptah-Sekri,

Collection.

his brother

H. 8^

in.,

[245.]

5 in.

No. 332. Painted limestone stele with prayers to Ptah-Seker and Anubis
Xlllth dynast)-. H. 8A
of Osiris-Horus {sic)."
Doorkeeper of the

for
in.,

Senbu,

W.

"

Great

in.

[246.]

PLATE

XLVI.

stele of Senbresi and his wife Rensenb, who are shewn seated at an
Below are two sons, both named Sa-Ptah, one of them deceased.
Sams
Xlllth dynasty. H. 9 in., W. 5i in.
[361.]

No. 256. Limestone

offering-table.
Collection.

No. 318. Limestone

Hathor, lady of Ant,

and

for the

dynasty.

stele

with prayers to

for the prince (TO

(]

[1

Ptah-Seker- Asar,

fu sic\

ft.

in.,

\V. 9 in.

of Ankhtaui, and

to

Tau, deceased, son of the lady Athembu,

lady Aunesatfes, daughter of the lady Hau.

H.

lord

Sams

Collection.

Xlllth-XVIth
[i97-]

HIEROGLYPHIC TEXTS.

12

PLATE

XLVII.

Xo. 291. Limestone stele of Ankhef, "acting-scribe of the vizier"; set up by the
Menthu-user-senbef. Xlllth dynasty. H. i ft. 6 in., W. i ft.

Xo. 290. Dark sandstone

Collection.

stele

H.

Xlilth dynasty.

ft.

of

Sebekhetep, son of Satpi, and

5 in.,

W.

ft.

others.

official

[208.]

Anastasi
[S07-]

in.

PLATE XLVII

I.

Xo. 447. Upper part of a limestone stele, with an inscription containing prayers and prai.se
and other gods, for the chancellor and stewaid Amenemhat.

to Osiris-Khentamentiu, Apuatu,

PLATE XLIX.
Lower
H.

ft.

part

in.,

of the

\V. 3

ft.

stele

of

From

Amenemhat.

Thebes.

Xlllth-XVIIth dynasty.
[893-]

in.

This stele was brought from Thebes by Captain R. Bruce, R.N., and presented to the Royal United Service
It was purchased by the Trustees of the British Museum, in 1861, from
Institution some time before 183S.
Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson.

PLATE

L.

Inscriptions on the lower part of a squatting male figure of calcareous limestone found in

the

Xlth dynasty temple

and adorations

to Osiris

at

(?),

Der

The
Min-Amen

al-Bahari.

Ra, and

contents of the inscriptions consist of prayers

The

{sic).

land of Punt

is

mentioned.

of the various royal crowns are given, as worn by the god Min-Amen.
of the deceased, for whom the figure was set up in the temple, has disappeared.

the

names

Xaville

H.

ft.

and Hall,

Ddr

d-BaJiari,

Xlth Dynasty,

iii,

PI.

iv,

6.

Also

The name
Published

Xlllth-XVIIth dynasty.
[40959-]

INDEX TO EXHIBITION NUMBERS.

INDEX TO EXHIBITION NUMBERS.

No. of Object.

14

INDEX TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS.

INDEX TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS.

No. of Object.

PLATE

STELE OF SENUSERT

No. 136

I.

[963].

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n-^^m'\^'^z

^^^m
I

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yy/^

1.

PLATE

INSCRIPTIONS ON A STATUE OF KING AN, DEDICATED BY SENUSERT

AND ROYAL TITLES FROM THE STELE OF ERTA-ANTEF-TATAU.

r?^
"-^d

I.,

@3)S\ll
o

^.
CO

OB

'0

LA/C

-1

frn^f^i

r^0

l^^:^lg^

2.

PLATE 3

STELE OF ERTA-ANTEF-TATAU.

No. 106

[1177].

(continued).

PLATE

INSCRIPTIONS OF THE SHIPMASTERS NEFERU AND SENEFERU.

No. 189

No. 149

^^

^
z:2>

[489].

(497).

4.

PLATE

STELE OF MIN-NEFER.

No. 152

[829].

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m^^?ro]

/WVWAM

^^SSl^TAX^
>f:;^u'?^m^A^^^g^L?

f^iir^iv.Mmi^mrTm
h'^mi';?T,m^^^:'Mnw

B.

PLATE

INSCRIPTION OF THE REIGN OF

No. 148

[1336].

AMENEMHAT

M.

e.

PLATE

STELE OF THE SHIPMASTER SEBEKHETEP.

No. 165

:^
>?^D

'^

LHl.v

[257].

7.

PLATE

INSCRIPTIONS OF SENUSERT

II. (?)

AND

00
CD

III.

8.

PLATE

SIDES OF THRONE: SEATED STATUE OF SENUSERT

No. lec

III.

poeo].

ON BOTH SIDES

BY FEMALE FIGURE

BY FEMALE FIGURE

OF THRONE.

ON RIGHT OF THRONE.

ON LEFT OF THRONE.

m
M^t^
166
[1069].

9.

PLATE

STELE OF NUBKAURA.

No. 169

AAAA

[863].

V.f-i/:i1dW^^Li

10.

PLATE

INSCRIPTION

FROM

SINAI.

OF THE REIGN OF SENUSERT

No. 162

[692],

III.

11.

PLATE

STELE OF SEBEKHETEP AND SENUSERT.

(UPPER

PART).

19

PLATE

STELE OF SEBEKHETEP AND SENUSERT.

(LOWER PART.)

2
'^

.H,

13,

PLATE

STELE OF ANKEF AND HIS FAMILY.

No. 181

[238].

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M/wwt ^Y^ Aaaaw

tl^K

III
f^-*A^A^ III

u^ffi.v^T^

A~v*"*vN

I^Lll^M
imiimrfTBu
I

Ammv^

^xM^ihi^^a

MY^Xl^L^i^^B-^t
k-nii^
P

^^P Y/i

a4.

PLATE

INSCRIPTION OF

AMENEMHAT

III.,

FROM THE LABYRINTH AT HAWARA.

y-'*.

W^

16.

PLATE

STELE OF THE JUDGE SAMENTHU.

No. 176

[1290].

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tr^YAJ^ A^^^JfJ

lA

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asMsm^iii
^^4o
%^jl^^
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M/fl
A'VWW

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AAVW^

A/waA

'ML

111

(5-flfi^
1

1-P

..

^^

mm

iff^

J^

()

4S.

n
'^ooo

0<i /*&'<!;
4'//

r^r

:/:

16

PLATE

AMENEMHAT
CARTOUCHES OF SEBEKEMSAF.

INSCRIPTIONS OF THE REIGN OF

III.,

FROM

SINAI;

0)

"a

z
o

lo

17

PLATE

OF SEBEKNEKHT.
STELE OF THE SCRIBE SEBEKHETEP. SON
(FIRST

SIDE.)

No. 280 [1163]

18

PLATE

STELE OF THE SCRIBE SEBEKHETEP, SON OF SEBEKNEKHT.

(SECOND
No.

280

SIDE.)

[1163].

19.

PLATE

STELE OF THE SCRIBE SEBEKHETEP, SON OF SEBEKNEKHT.

(THIRD SIDE.)
No. 280 [1163],

M.-.-.

_y

20.

PLATE

SEBEKNEKHT.
STELE OF THE SCRIBE SEBEKHETEP, SON OF
(FOURTH

SIDE.)

No. 280 [1163].

21.

PLATE

STELE OF THE PRINCE PAUHERUA.

No. 277

[1846].

ra^i ^P im:

22.

PLATE

INSORIPTIONS OF KHA-NEFER-RA (SEBEKHETEP

No. 278

No.

[1060].

830

[846].

III.)

AND OF AN UNKNOWN

as.

KING.

PLATE

STELE OF NEFERi?) -BESA, DATED

IN

THE REIGN OF SEKHEMUAHKHAURA.

No. 283

[833].

or

-4--

^4

5 :/\

0rrM

24

PLATE

STELE OF THE REIGN OF NEFERSEKHEMKHAURA APUATEMSAF.

No. asi

[069].

38.

PLATE

STELE OF THE PRINCE TAHUTI-AA AND THE PRINCESS HETEP-NEFERU.

No. 388

[630].

S6.


PLATE

STELE OF SA-HATHOR AND HIS FAMILY; DATED

No. 979

^Z7 Ill/A -^^^^^37

.^

^x^

,y
;

ft

IN

THE REIGN OF AB-AA.

[1348].

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lA

J=.^

rr^4.ii?^p r4m

lipfi^srs>f7{^px^mi>^ai

s4:^u^Mm

zrr^=r

pg)

.,<mr

-^

^^^^^I

S7.

PLATE

INSCRIPTION OF NUB-KHEPER-RA ANTEF.

CO

09

88.

PLATE

PYRAMIDION OF SESHES-RA-UP-MAAT ANTEF-AA.

No. 841

[478].

.fc*^'r"*""*

'-v

89.

PLATE

STELE OF UPAI AND KHATI.

No. 257

[928].

30.

PLATE

STELE OF KHENTIKHATIEMHAT.

N. 218

7i

QC
I

[248].

ft^ ^-".'^^^Ti'J^'^

^!-^^lor-^</-^CA
,:s^

>

.?;4:

{{^A:^\

LM!^cn^]-^^rfl
M^

81.

PLATE

STELE OF THE PRIESTESS PEFES.

No. 195

[832].

k-^^

^- 4.f^ i^}rm^4
-^^

If (Bit

82.

PLATE

STELE OF AMENI, CHIEF

COMMANDER OF

No. 194

[162].

SOLDIERS.

83.

PLATE

STELE OF HERAP.

No. 210

[8781.

34.

PLATE

STELE OF ANTEF AND SENSEBEK.

No. 187

[677].

36.

PLATE

STELE OF SEBEK-TATAU

No. SS5

(I).

[830].

'i!'!!iilliilliPiilll!ll|(lliilllllillil((lllllli1llllllllllllll|l|^^

36.

PLATE

STELE OF SEBEK-TATAU

No. 193

[566].

(II).

37.

PLATE

STELE OF USER, SON OF MESHTI.

No. 241

[237].

r^u
i^iiiS3^

AMf

TT

'm/m^/n ii-^ah
^<t)0(rCr3

u^MM^'asa^/i/if^

38.

PLATE

STELE OF ANUP-HETEP.

No.

446

[200].

39

PLATE

STELE OF HEKEKI AND PAENTIEN.

No. 331

[260].

40.

PLATE

STELE OF HETEP-NEBSU,

No 314

[930].

iii^?R]tigLf^liAT^
.^ 'ElbVm
I n^:v

1S.:M?;SIIT1

c-l

41

PLATE. 42

STELE OF

Kl,

SON OF SEBEKHETEP.

No. 334

[229].

PLATE

STELE OF ANKHU-SENUSERT.
No. 247

'220

_z.

1 ^k^L^ n .-^
jOT-^ k;=^i-^^
^f|{5

(h

1-=^^ '^rA-a
II

ff\^

.p.^

a.

^^

43.

PLATE

STELAE OF MENTUEM-MATU

CO

CD

O
CD

CO

C?)

AND SEBEK TAJA.

44.

PLATE 46

STELAE OF PTAH-SEKRI AND SENBU.

^WHM^^c^

0!i^'Bt?=^S:3

PLATE

STELAE OF SENBRESI AND TAU, SON

OF ATHEMBU.

09

CO

46.

PLATE

STELAE OF ANKHEF AND SEBEKHETEP, SON OF

o
O
3>
OJ

00

o
a>

SATPI.

47.

PLATE

STELE OF THE STEWARD AMENEMHAT.

(UPPER PORTION.)

u
-=11

Do
0^
<;9.D

II

S?r-

d
CO
00

^'k^

O;

M:r-

^1 N )^

S?-

5'^

tp

toji

48.

PLATE

STELE OF THE STEWARD AMENEMHAT.

(LOWER PORTION.)

^
+-0

u^

5J^

lie

03 ^i

^sa

|o^ cr-

oif<

Ho

-^

00

tl'j

<S*51

^0

-ho

t=Ji
Ko I:

^02

tea << '^

p

OK
a

'

49.

PLATE

INSCRIPTIONS ON A VOTIVE STATUETTE.

No. [40959].

LAP.
vj^T-s^

^^E=.

LEFT SIDE.

^3^

o
y/

RIGHT SIDE.

50.