8
the
rock
tombs
of
el
amarna.
an
entablature
of
the
form
familiar
to
us
in
Tombs
14
and
16
;
here,
however,
the
panelling-
has
been
fully
worked
out
in
sculpture
(cf.
III.,
xix.).
The
designs
which
should
have
filled
the
panels
have
only
been
applied
in
paint.
They
consist
of
the
cartouches
of
the
gocl
(in
the
later
form)
and
of
the
King
and
Queen,
adored
by
the
deceased.1
The
most
original
feature
of
the
tomb
is
seen
in
the
arrangement
of
the
third
cross-aisle;
for
this
part
of
the
hall
is
screened
off
from
the
rest
by
a
low
corniced
wall,
which
links
all
save
the
two
middle
columns
of
the
row
to
one
another
and
to
the
walls.2
To
emphasise
the
separate
character
of
the
space
thus
enclosed,
it
is
raised
slightly
above
the
floor
of
the
hall
:
low
ramps,
roughly
hewn,
outline
the
passage-way
into
the
inner
chamber,
and,
where
the
wall
is
omitted
between
the
central
columns,
gate-jambs
are
set
to
mark
the
entrance.3
The
outer
face
of
each
of
these
jambs
was
adorned
with
three
sculptured
panels,
of
which
the
upper
two
show
the
King,
Queen,
and
Merytaten
worshipping
Aten,
and
the
lowest,
Tutu.4
The
surface
of
the
ceiling
and
of
the
soffits
is
too
much
eaten
away
to
retain
any
traces
of
pattern
or
colour,
and
the
three
columns
of
hieroglyphs
which
extend
along
the
ceiling
of
the
aisle
are
almost
illegible
(PI.
xii.
:
transla¬
tion
on
p.
32).
Those
on
the
ceiling
of
the
entrance,
however,
are
well
preserved
(Plate
xiv.
:
translation
on
p.
32).
1
Though
inserted
in
the
entablatures
of
the
southern
wall
(PI.
xii.),
they
are
decipherable
only
on
the
northern
door.
The
state
in
which
these
shrines
have
been
left
can
be
gathered
sufficiently
from
the
plates.
That
in
the
furthest
aisle
has
been
cut
back
to
the
full
height
only
in
the
entrance.
2
The
inner
side
of
the
wall
is
without
fillet
or
cornice,
but
this
is
possibly
due
to
incompleteness.
3
The
restoration
of
the
upper
part
of
the
jamb
in
Plate
xiv.
is
hypothetical.
A
lintel
is
unlikely,
but
a
projecting
capstone
is
possible;
for
the
rebate
suggests
a
gate,
though
there
are
no
pivot-holes
in
the
floor
to
receive
it.
*
For
his
prayer
see
pp.
31,
32.
The
second
chamber,
invariably
planned
but
rarely
carried
out
in
these
tombs,
is
in
no
better
plight
here,
being
a
mere
gallery
excavated
to
its
full
length
but
only
to
about
half
its
height.
The
work
of
blocking
out
its
columns
has
also
been
begun
at
the
rear.
Columns
and
Architraves
(Plate
xiv.).5
Though
the
ornamentation
which
can
be
re¬
covered
from
the
columns
in
the
tomb
is
surprisingly
rich
and
new,
they
themselves
are
extremely
unprepossessing
and
pare
in
their
present
condition.
The
only
standing
example
of
the
type
is
unfinished,
and
so
encrusted
that
all
colour
and
much
of
the
form
is
lost.
Four
columns
are
entirely
removed,
two
are
still
half
engaged
in
the
rock,
two
others
are
imperfectly
shaped,
and
the
remaining
three
(including
the
fellow
of
the
decorated
column)
have
been
left
with
a
plain
shaft.
Fragments
of
two
of
the
destroyed
columns,
however,
still
lie
in
the
tomb
and
prove
that
their
ornamentation
was
more
or
less
complete.
Traces
of
eight
stems
on
the
empty
base
on
the
north
side
of
the
aisle
show
that
one
of
these
decorated
columns
stood
there,
and
the
other
was
doubtless
its
fellow
on
the
south
side.8
The
detailed
decoration
of
the
column,
with
bands
of
design
adopted
from
the
jeweller's
art
and
without
any
relation
at
all
to
its
papyrus
form,
is
in
keeping
with
that
love
of
richness
of
5
The
column
on
the
left
(north)
of
the
gateway
in
the
back
row.
The
moulding
of
the
shaft
into
eight
stems
has
been
added
from
the
fragments
of
its
fellow
;
for
in
the
standing
column
they
are
only
indicated
above
the
tablet.
6
A
column
has
been
restored
in
Plate
xii.
(Section
on
EF)
from
the
fragments.
These
show
that
one
of
the
two
destroyed
columns
was
of
exactly
the
same
type
as
that
now
standing,
though
the
decoration
had
not
been
fully
carried
out.
On
the
capital
only
the
band
of
uraei
seems
to
have
been
cut,
but
the
shaft
was
fully
moulded
and
adorned
as
in
Plate
xiv.
Each
of
the
stems
has
three
ribs.
The
other
column
(the
capital
and
the
lower
part
of
the
shaft
extant)
seems
to
have
been
without
surface
decoration
;
its
eight
stems
are
marked
with
sheaths
at
the
foot.
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