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of the celestial ferrymen to reach the fields of the Blessed, or to make him

to follow the Great Sun-god <Re> in his Triumphal journey across the heavens

and on his nocturnal voyage through the tunnels of the Underworld after

he has sunk behind the ~~holy~~/<great> Mountain of the West. Thre are

ships, fully rigged with ~~rigging~~ furled sails and equiped^sic {equipped} with tiny cabins,

symbolizing ~~his~~/<the> funeral pilgrimage across the River/<waters> to the tomb <Netherworld> of

The West <or the Nether Regions>, there is a saddle-stone and muller for the trituration of

corn for the food of the divine; ~~strainers~~ strainers for the preparation

of the deities <exhilarating> beverage - beer!, and natron for the preservation of mortal

<and immortal> remains. There is even a mock burial of Osiris, the revered

god of the dead, who like man suffered ~~the pangs of death~~, was

buried, and <~~was~~> afterwards rose again <~~was resuscitated~~> to immortal life. There are

many symbols the intention of which is obscure, ~~but is us~~(?), but they

too have have their uses in some superstitious purpose.

Nov. 17.

Mons. and Madame Guernier visited the lab.

Undressed, photographed and repaired the two Statuettes

275b and d, from Chest 275. The wax treatment proved

successful in both cases and I believe they can now be safely

packed in sawdust. The art of these figures is transitional - El Amarna

and Theban.

Nov. 18.

Contents of the black shrine-like Chest N^o 275.

275A/<27>

A statuette, varnished with black resin, representing the King

as the infant Horus. In the right hand it holds a wooden gesso gilt

Emblem of Hathor.

275B

A standing figure of the King of wood gesso-gilt, draped in a piece

of linen tied at the throat. Here, the King wearing the Red Crown of Low.

Eg., holds in his left hand a long crooked staff, and in his

right hand the flagellum - possibly symbolizing both husbandman,

and shepheard? From the detail of this finely made figure one is

able to discern the probably origin of the counterpoise <Mankhet> of the bead collars.