6
THE
ROCK
TOMBS
OF
EL
AMARNA.
lute.
The
foreign
(?)
musicians
who
play
upon
the
great
standing
lyre
(cf.
III.,
v.,
vii.)
are
again
present
in
their
peculiar
conical
caps.
The
group
before
the
gate
seems
also
to
be
one
of
performers.
Parennefer.
Considering
the
very
modest
titles
of
Paren¬
nefer—
Craftsman
of
the
King
(Plate
iii.)
He
who
washes
the
hands
of
His
Majesty
(Plates
iii.,
vii.)—
it
is
not
surprising
that
we
have
no
other
record
of
his
existence
than
his
tomb.
In¬
deed,
the
display
he
makes
is
probably
some¬
what
incommensurate
with
his
position.
By
economizing
on
the
size
of
his
tomb
he
managed
to
have
it
decorated
with
sculptures
designed
for
larger
walls
and
illustrating
the
careers
of
bigger
men
than
himself;
but
he
did
not
court
rebuff
by
obtruding
his
name.
If
the
erasure
of
the
name
in
the
entrance
is
not
accidental,
it
would
appear
that
with
all
his
prudence
he
failed
to
escape
the
reward
of
the
overweening.
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