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Egypt handbook for travellers

(1902)

p. 553

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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