of the Kings
THEBES (W. BANK). 24. Route. 269
cow Hesi upon the 'northern lake' (to the right). On the Left Wall,
at the top : standards with pictures of sacred animals, heads of the
goddess Hathor, etc. On the Rear
Wall, at the top, are arrows,
bows, quivers. On the RightWall:
at the top are standards with gods'
heads. The lower representations
have been destroyed. — Side
Chamber 5 (to the left). In the
upper row are various local dei¬
ties (alternately male and fe¬
male) with offerings; in the lower
row are kneeling Nile-gods. —
Side Chamber 6 (to the right)
is the king's 'treasury'. On its
walls aTe depicted utensils and
furniture of various kinds: vases,
jars, bottles (including so-called
false-necked vases, imported
from Greece), elephants' tusks,
necklaces, chairs and benches
with sumptuous cushions, couch¬
es ascended by steps, and head¬
rests. — Side Chamber 7 (to the
left). On each side of the En¬
trance the guardian-spirit of the
king is shown, bearing a staff
ending in a king's head. On the
other walls are two rows of repre¬
sentations of rowers with serpents
and sacred cattle. The lower row
is much damaged. — In Side
Chamber 8 (to the right) we see
the sacred fields, with plough¬
ing, sowing, reaping, etc., going
on; the king sails by on a canal.
— Side Chamber 9 (to the left).
We here see two harpers, one, to
the left, before Anhor and the
hawk-headed Re-Harmachis, the
other, to the right, before Show
and Atum. On each side of the
door is the refrain of the song
they are singing: 'Receive the
blessed king Ramses'. — Side Chamber 10 (to the right). Twelve
different forms of Osiris. — Room III represents the usual third
corridor, the tomb here having had to be deflected to the right
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