The tomb of two brothers / by Margaret Alice Murray. Report on the anatomy of the mummies, by Dr. John Cameron. Report on the chemistry of the remains, by Dr. Paul Haas, Prof. H. B. Dixon, F.R.S., and E. Linder, B.SC. Report on the textile fabrics, by Thomas W. Fox, M.SC. Report on the colouring matter of the textiles, by Prof. Julius Hübner, M.SC.TECH.

  • Murray, Margaret Alice.
Date:
1910
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Credit: The tomb of two brothers / by Margaret Alice Murray. Report on the anatomy of the mummies, by Dr. John Cameron. Report on the chemistry of the remains, by Dr. Paul Haas, Prof. H. B. Dixon, F.R.S., and E. Linder, B.SC. Report on the textile fabrics, by Thomas W. Fox, M.SC. Report on the colouring matter of the textiles, by Prof. Julius Hübner, M.SC.TECH. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4.—THE INSCRIPTIONS See Pis. 18, 19. 20 which are reproductions of those given Pis. xiii. F—H. in “ Gizeh and Rifeh,” LID. Coffin of Nekht-Ankh. I. ( Yellow on greeit). Dd mdw hms-k hr psh n Speech : mayst thou sit upon the pesekh-sedA of mfk’t r h'ti wi’ n R' W‘b-k m s-kbjj turquoise at the prow of the boat of Ra ; mayst thou be purified in the Cool Lake ; k’p n - k ’Inp sntr hu’hjj s’ h‘ti‘ may cause to smoke for thee Anubis incense, O worthy one, son of a hatia-prince. Nht-‘nl}b> ir n Hnm *’ Nekht-Ankh, born of Khnum-Aa. 2. {Green on yellow). Stn htp dj ’Inp nb Sp’ May the King give an offering and Anubis lord of Sepa, hnti' sh ntr d’ - f sm’ - f t’ chief of the hall of the god, that he may cross, that he may unite with the earth ‘rf n ntr nb pt m htp [be buried], that he may ascend to the great god, the lord of heaven, in peace sp-sn® hr w’wt nfrt nt ’Imnt. (twice), upon the beautiful roads of the West. 3. {Yellow on green). Dd mdw pssns mwt-k Nwnwt hr-k Speech : Hath spread herself thy mother Nunut above thee m rn-s n st-pt® djn-s wn-k m ntr nn hfti'w-k in her name of Shet-pet. She has caused that thou art as a god, without enemies, (1) Nekht-Ankh = Power of Life. Khnum-Aa = Khnum is great. (2) Sp-sn is an instruction to the reader to repeat the last phrase twice, “ In peace, in peace.” (3) Dr. Naville translates this as “ Veil of the Sky.” The whole of this third line is an interesting variant of the 178th chapter of the Book of the Dead.