TAA i.2.4.22

Nov. 27-29

Completed examining the material brought up from the tomb; photographed,

cleaned & packed a large proportion of it, so as to make room for more

to be brought up next week.

270.

Box N^o 270, was found to contain a pair of ornamental slippers, a lid

of a box from 269.a, and an anklet of stone (? of schist).

Dec. 1^st

Recommenced removing objects from the Store Room of the tomb,

namely those stored and forming a group in the South East corner.

Here there were sixteen black shrine-like chests (N^os 290-314/<305>), placed

in four rows parallel with the East wall, and stacked upon them were

nine boats (N^os 306-314) of four distinct types. Practically all

the chests like the prows of the boats faced towards the West, the exception

being three of the chests, which faced towards the North, they being too

deep to take their proper orientation. One of the boats, the southernmost

(N^o 314) had fallen down behind chests N^os 292 and 296.

We succeeded in removing and the transporting to the laboratory the

nine boats, and to open and examine four of the black chests:-

N^o 290

Contained a wooden gesso-gilt figure of [ 𓂀  ]⁽¹⁾, which was

covered with a piece of fine muslin-like linen, and had a wreath

of flowers around the lower part of the face, which had fallen.

<(1)

Atum of Heliopolis. A form of the Sun-god Reʿ, especially the Evening Sun when he

he r [?] was represented in the form of an old man.>

N^o 291

Contained a similar figure of the (?) god Ptah⁽²⁾ (the inscription

unfortunately much damaged). It was also cove profusely covered with

linen and had several wreaths or garlands, much decayed, around the

neck.

<(2)

<An early god> Worshipped from the earliest times in the temple Hat-Re-ptah[?], when Memphis was

afterwards founded.

Of mummy form, holding in front of him a sceptre, head shaven and devoid of ornament.

the Divine Sculptor, who gave form to all things and beings on Earth.

Patron of arts & crafts.

In the Eighteenth Dynasty he was patron of an army unit or legion.

His sons were: Nefer-tem and Imhetep the Wise>

N^o 292

                                                            <beloved of T<ȝ>a tnn[?]

Contained a wooden gesso-gilt figurine of     [ 𓂀  ]   [ 𓂀  ]   [ 𓂀  ] ⁽³⁾

T<ȝ>a tnn (a name of Ptah), which                [ 𓂀  ] <[ 𓂀  ]> [ 𓂀  ]

was covered with linen, but did not have a wreath.

<(3)

Ptah-Imēn of Memphis (form of Ptah)>

N^o 293

                                                          <the great god - Ḥeru wr>

Contained a wooden gesso-gilt figure of the Hawk [ 𓂀  ] in mummified

form. It was covered with linen, and had a wreath around the neck but

of different type from the rest.