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Plate XXVIII. — Scarabs of the Eighteenth Dynasty — Continued

(Thothmes III and His Family.)

1. “Neferu-ra” (Daughter of Hatshepsut). P.

2. “Neferu-ra, the Divine Wife.” Scarab, set in a gold funda. Gr.

3. “The Royal Daughter and Royal Sister, Neferu-ra.” L.

4. “The Divine Wife, Neferu-ra.” L.

5-34. “Men-kheper-ra” (Thothmes III).

5. Gr.
6. L.
7. B.M. 28745.
8. Alnw. 999.
9. B.M. 16789.
10. B.M. 16838.
11. P.
12. Hood.
13. T.
14. Evans.
15. Alnw. 981.
16. Evans.
17. L.
18. Berl. 14427.
19. Gdn.
20. B.M.
21. P.
22. B.M. 16790.
23. In the possession of Mrs. Roller.
24. C.M.
25. C.M.
26. Hood.
27. T.
28. Amh.
29. T.
30. L.
31. P.
32. Berl. 14929.
33. M-G.
34. B.M. 28492.

35. “The Great Royal Wife, Merŷt-ra Hatshepsut.” A lapis-lazuli scarab set in a gold funda. L.

36. “Hatshepsut Merŷt-amen-ra.” B.M. 29455.

37. “The Great Royal Wife, Sat-aah.” P.


PLATE XXIX.

OFFICIALS OF THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY; AND RINGS, ETC., FROM THE TOMB OF MAKET,128 AT GUROB (temp. THOTHMES III).

1. “The Superintendent of the Royal Temple, Aahmes.” Murch.

2. “The Keeper of the Storehouse of Offerings, Sen-pu.” Murch. This scarab probably belongs to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. (Cf. Pl. XIII, 19.)

3. “The Scribe of the Recruits, Ab-ka-user.” M-G.

4. “The Superintendent of the Workmen of Amen, Men-kheper-ra-senb.” Murch.

5. “The High Priest of Amen, Hapu-senb.” B.M. 29435. Hapu-senb lived under Thothmes II and Queen Hatshepsut. (For remarks on his life, see my note on him in P.S.B.A. XXII, pp. 31-36.)

6. “The Steward of the Queen, Pe-en-Thebu.” Murch.

7. “The uab-priest, Amen-em-heb.” Hood. Mounted in a gold funda.

8. “The Eyes and Ears of the Lord of the Two Lands, the Mayor, Sen-nefer.” This Mayor (of Thebes) lived under Amenhetep II (see my notes on him in the P.S.B.A. XXII, pp. 52-61).

9. “The sedem ash of the Superintendent of the Seal, Min-nekht.” Davis.

10. “The Divine Father, beloved of the God (i.e., the King), the Vezîr, Ptahmes.” C.M.

11. “The Chantress of Amen, Maŷ.” Alnw.

12. “The Lady, Art.” B.M. 30639.

13. “The Royal Brother....” B.M. 27790.

14. “The Lady, Apu-ser.” Alnw.

15-46. Rings, etc., from the tomb of Maket at Gurob (temp. Thothmes III).

15, 17, 18, 20-28. Scarabs with ornamental devices.

16. “Ra,” a very common type of scarab, and specimens of it may generally be dated to the first half of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

19-32. “Amen-ra.” This is another very common type; it is nearly always of the date of Thothmes III.

29. “The Good God, Lord of the Two Lands, Men-kheper-ra (Thothmes III).”

30, 31, 33. “The Lady, Maket.”

34. “Aa-kheper-ka-ra (Thothmes I),” chosen of Amen.

35-41. “Men-kheper-ra (Thothmes III).”

42. Plaque, with figures of the Gods Tahuti and Ptah.

43. A cylinder-seal, bearing the titles and names of Thothmes II.

44-45. Flat seals, with ornamental devices.

46. Frog in porcelain, with a beetle engraved upon the base.

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