TAA i.3.23.25.recto

closed with cord and seal (see second shrine p. ...), but no attempt 

had been made to seal these doors. For the method they were bolted 

(see p. …) see above (p. ...).

          The various sections were marked with the following joiner’s 

“guide” marks and cardinal points:-
          Roof section – front [ 𓂀 ]  back [ 𓂀 ]

          Front section – Frieze – [ 𓂀 ]     [ 𓂀 ]

          Right post [ 𓂀 ]
          Right door [ 𓂀 ]

          Left door   [ 𓂀 ]
Right side section – [ 𓂀 ]     [ 𓂀 ]
Left     “        “     – [ 𓂀 ]     [ 𓂀 ]
Back section         – [ 𓂀 ]     [ 𓂀 ]     [ 𓂀 ]

These marks clearly clearly show the correct orientation of the shrine. 

It was, however, erected over the Sarcophagus in the exact opposite 

direction, namely, the front at the foot of the Sarcophagus facing east, 

instead of at the head facing west.

          The shrine was made slightly too small to enclose the 

sarcophagus. The mistake being a centimetre or so between 

the upper interior dimension of the shrine and the overall 

measurement of the cornice of the sarcophagus, which proved 

not to be a true rectangle. To overcome this error the 

workmen, who erected the shrine, left the joints between the