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sarcophagus, which stood in Room VII, has left traces on the floor. On
the walls are gods and ghosts. On the vaulted ceiling are two figures of
the goddess of the sky (representing the morning and evening sky), be¬
neath whom are constellations, boats of the stars, etc.
Opposite, on the right side of the path, is No. 7, the Tomb of
Ramses 11., filled up with rubbish. This tomb was plundered in
antiquity. The mummy of Ramses II. was found in the shaft of
Der el-bahri (p. 278) and is now in Gizeh Museum (p. 80).
No. 8, the Tomb of Merenptah, lies in a side-gorge, a little.to
the right of the path.
Over the entrance are Isis and Nephthys worshipping the sun-disk, in
which are a scarabaeus and the ram-headed sun-god. Corridor I. On the
Left Wall, at PL a, is an admirable relief, with
well-preserved colouring, of the king before
Harmachis. Farther on are three vertical lines
of hieroglyphics, containing the title of the
'Book of the Praising of Re'. Adjoining is
the sun (with the ram-headed sun-god and a
scarabaeus), between a serpent, a crocodile, and
two cow's heads (p. 271). At PL b is the be¬
ginning of the 'Praising of Re'. On the Right
Wall, at PL c, is the continuation of the 'Prais¬
ing'. — Corridor II. To the right and left of
the Entrance are gates of the underworld (from
the 'Book of the Portals'). On the Left Wall, at
the top of the recess PL d and at /and g are
34 forms of the sun-god (p. 263), standing on
a staircase. Below is the text of the 'Invo¬
cation' (p. 263) and at / and g, the kneeling
Isis, with Anubis as a jackal above. On the
Right Wall (PL e and h) are corresponding re¬
presentations; at h is Anubis as a jackal, with
Nephthys kneeling below. — Corridor III. On
the Left Wall is the sun's voyage during the
4th hour of night, on the Right Wall, the jour¬
ney during the 5th hour (p. 263). — Ante¬
room IV. On the Left Entrance Wall and Left-
Wall are the gods of the dead, Osiris, Amset,
Twemetf, Anubis, Khere-bakf, Isis, and Neith;
on the Right Entrance Wall and Right Wall
are Osiris, Hapi, Kebh-snewf, Horus, Neph¬
thys, and Selket. On the rear-wall, to the left, is
Hor-En-metf, with the panther-skin and side-lock;
small genii of the dead on a stand. — Room V. In
stands the sarcophagus. On the w
tals' (p. 263). On the Rear Wall are representations of the king sacri¬
ficing to Ammon, to the right and left, above the descending passage PL a,
which is now filled with rubbish. On the two Pillars the king appears
before various gods. — The adjoining Room VI is unfinished, only the
small Recess in the left wall being decorated with figures of gods.
*No. 9, the Tomb of Ramses VI., Neb-ma-re. This tomb was
named by the French Expedition La Tombe de la Metempsycose,
and by British scholars, following the traditions of the Romans, the
Tomb of Memnon, as Ramses VI. bore the same praenomen as Ameno¬
phis III. (p. lxxxii), who was called Memnon by the Greeks.
Coptic and Greek inscriptions are numerous in this tomb. The re¬
presentations, of which none are very interesting, are executed in an in¬
ferior style, to those in the other tombs. The only noteworthy chamber
is the last, in which the sarcophagus stood. The walls and vaulted
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