Chapter XIII

by Dr. Möller).

29. _Plain anthropoid coffin._ The outer surface of this coffin is painted white, with the features of the face roughly delineated in black (Pl. LXI. 29).

Contents:--Mummy of a girl.

30. _Rectangular child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 80.

Contents:--Skeleton of a baby.

31. _Dug-out rectangular child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 41.

Contents:--Mummy of a child. In the wrappings covering the hair were some bone and cornelian beads like those found in coffin No. 78 given in Pl. LXXII. 78. Resting on the feet of the mummy was a basket turned over and its contents spilt. The contents were several necklaces of many kinds of blue faience beads, of which examples are given in Pl. LXXIII. 31. With them was a small blue faience kohl-pot of usual type. One of the cowroid beads bore the prenomen of Thothmes I, while others had hieroglyphic signs on them, including one which had [Illustration: hieroglyph] upon its base.

32. _A bunch of papyrus reeds._

33. _A small obsidian unguent vase._ This was found resting upon the chest of coffin No. 23.

34. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 75 (broken).

Contents:--Mummy broken to fragments.

35. _Decorated rectangular coffin._ Smashed to pieces by the falling of the rock ceiling of the chamber. There were no traces of objects.

36. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 75.

Contents:--Among the decayed remains of a mummy was a round-backed green glazed steatite scarab, bearing a very fine example of spiral pattern engraved upon its bezel (Pl. LXXII. 36).

37. _Rectangular dug-out coffin._ Similar to No. 58 (lid missing).

Contents:--Mummy of a woman. In the débris of the mummy, on the bottom of the coffin, was a round-backed green glazed steatite scarab (Pl. LXXII. 37).

38. _Plain anthropoid coffin._ Similar to No. 29.

Contents:--Mummy of a man. Lying on the bottom of the coffin was a blue faience scaraboid bead (Pl. LXXII. 38).

39. _Parts of a frame of a wooden stool._ Similar to No. 13.

40. _Anthropoid dug-out child’s coffin._ Painted white and very roughly made.

Contents:--Child’s skeleton.

_Pit (D)._

41. _Rectangular dug-out child’s coffin._ The shell was cut out of one block of wood, and for the lid a flat board was used. Wooden pegs at either end of the lid show that it once had head and foot pieces (P. LXI. 41).

Contents:--Mummy of a child.

42. _Rectangular dug-out child’s coffin._ This was of peculiar type. The block of wood from which it was made was cut in half diagonally, so that the lid and shell were of equal proportions. Some auxiliary pieces of wood had been let into the lid to strengthen it (Pl. LXI. 42).

Contents:--Skeleton of a baby.

43. _Rectangular child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 80.

Contents:--Skeleton of a very young child. In the shell of the coffin there were a few miniature blue faience beads.

44. _Rectangular child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 80. The lid was tied on with rope.

Contents:--Skeleton of a child.

45. _Rectangular child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 80.

Contents:--Mummy of a child.

46. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 75.

Contents:--Mummy of a man.

47. _Plain anthropoid coffin._ Similar to No. 29. The lid was tied on with rope.

Contents:--Mummy of a woman, in bad condition and much decayed. In the débris there were some bone bead-bangles (for example see Pl. LXXIII. 53); a blue glazed steatite scarab of the Hyksos period; a turquoise blue glass cowroid bead; and a blue faience scaraboid bead (Pl. LXXII. 47).

48. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 75.

Contents:--Mummy of a man.

49. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 75.

Contents:--Two mummies; one of a man, the other of a woman, lying head to feet. Among these remains were some bone and cornelian bead-bangles (for example see Pl. LXXIII. 78).

50. _Rectangular open-grid bottomed coffin._ Similar to No. 52.

Contents:--Mummy of a half-grown child. The mummy was enveloped in reeds. Upon it were bone and cornelian bead-bangles (see Pl. LXXIII. 78); a group of tubular barrel-shaped beads, coated with chips of glass and disk-shaped faience beads; also an amuletic necklace (Pl. LXXIII. 50). The beads of this amuletic necklace were made of cornelian, faience, and blue opaque glass; the amulets were flies, hawks, and symbolical knots, made of glazed and unglazed steatite, jasper, and faience, and the central pendant of gold. The original position of these objects upon the mummy it was impossible to ascertain.

51. _Rectangular dug-out child’s coffin._ Similar to No. 41.

Contents:--Mummy of a child. In the coffin, underneath the mummy, was a wooden throw-stick and a gold earring; the second gold earring was afterwards found at the bottom of the pit. The throw-stick, 42 cms. in length, is finely carved out of very hard wood, and it has a propeller-like twist.

52. _Rectangular open-grid bottomed coffin._ A plain wood rectangular coffin, with wooden bars at intervals in place of the boarded bottom (Pl. LX. 52).

Contents:--Mummy of a woman, bent, as it was too large for the coffin. On the third finger of the left hand, attached by string, were two jasper scarabs (Pl. LXXII. 52). One of the scarabs had a fish and lotus-flower engraved upon its bezel.

53. _Plain rectangular gable-topped coffin._ Similar to No. 62, but has no traces of paint.

Contents:--Mummy of a man. Beside the head, and resting on the bottom of the coffin, were:--(1) a small wood and ivory jewel-box (fallen to pieces); (2) an alabaster bowl in the shape of a cartouche; (3) a blue faience bowl; and (4) a pottery vase (Pl. LXIX. 53). The mummy had rotted away, and among the débris were:--(1) round-backed blue glazed steatite scarab, mounted in a gold funda, bearing on its base the name of the royal daughter, Neferu-ra (daughter of Queen Hatshepsût); (2) round-backed blue glazed scarab bearing the prenomen of Thothmes III; (3) round-backed green glazed scarab, mounted in gold funda, bearing a decorative pattern; (4) cowroid seal of glazed steatite (worn to brown) bearing a decorative pattern, and mounted in a gold funda; (5) high-backed scarab of dark green paste bearing a floral pattern, and mounted upon a copper-wire ring--the wire is threaded through the scarab and is passed through a small hole on the other end of the wire, flattened and pierced for the purpose, and it is held thus by being twisted round the wire a few times (Pl. LXXII. 53). Fallen out of the small jewel-box (mentioned above) there were three necklaces. One of them was a long string of violet faience beads (similar to No. 6, Pl. LXXIII); another was made up of plain bone beads (Pl. LXXIII. 53); and the third consisted of cornelian, violet faience, and gold beads, with amulets at intervals made of gold, silver, cornelian, and blue glass (Pl. LXXIII. 53).

54. _A grey pottery vase_ (Pl. LXXIV. D), bearing a hieratic inscription (see