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 274 NOTES UPON A MUMMY OF THE 5 feet 6 iiiclies long, but the mummy was much shorter. The upper lialf of the cartonage had undoubtedly been painted with some of the usual subjects ; but this had been then gilded, and after that coated with bitumen, so that on first inspection the body resembled a huge chrysalis. I only know another instance of this nature, which is the mummy of a certain Khonsaufanch, priest of Amenophis I., in the collections of the British Museum (No. 6682), which is literally glued down to the chest of the coffin by the bitumen which has been poured over the cartonage, gilded, but show- ing through the gold the original fresco painting. In the present instance no painting was here visible. Those behind were, however, partially spared, and down each side, extend- ing from the shoulders to the pedestal, were two perpen- dicular lines of hierogl^^phics. Neither of these was perfect ; but enough remained to show that they were the usual formula),^ containing the name, titles, and genealogy of a fem3e iiBjned A?ich-sen-hesi (she who lives by Isis) — entitled hw mid? en Amen, chief mother ('?)^ of Amen, daughter of a divine, or as we should say, "reverend father {atfneter) of the god Am en," whose name was obliterated; but among whose titles also occurred that of her sa, " at the third side," turn, or " rank," which I have not seen earlier than Shishak I., but which often occurs under the Ptolemies.^ From this I was induced to consider that its age was from about 1000-700 B.C., judging from the general style and appearance. There also remained in one of these lines. . nas anch, probably tlot-Amen-as-anch, the name of her mother. It is evident from all these facts, that the lady was of a good Theban ffxmily, of the sacerdotal order. It was supposed by some that the cartonage exhibited this peculiar appearance from having been employed a second time ; but when examined, the mummy lay intact, and the outer coating had not been ' I allude to the common formula com- ' It is offered,'" &c. I could cite many moncing " the king (sutai) offers," or " it other instances. IS offered (sii fa Jtr'p)," to the sepul- - This sacerdotal corps at Thebes seems chral divinities. On one tablet (No. 215, to have consisted of fathers (r(//), mothers Brit. Mus.) this is called «>• su. ta lietp, (mut), wives (hem), concubines (una), of " to make an all hail !" On certain monu- the god Amenra, who fV)rmed a parti- ments, such as a .shrine to hold a figure cular order, and are .ill mentioned on (Brit. Mus., No. 471), tlii.s is pi-eceded by different niommients. The institution did an address, " Oli, .all ye who live on e.arth, not require celibacy. (a unchii neh apu ta), all scribes, all ■* Champollion, *Monumens Egyptiens, priests, all mourners (ficb), .all spondists, t. iv., PI. cccxlix. Cf; Pri.sse, Mon. Eg., who cross by this statue, as ye love and PI. xxv., 2; Sharpe, Eg. Inscr., PI. iii., 4; obey the gods of your country, s.ay ye, Pl.xxvii. xlviii., 1, 2.