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2. Statue in wood of the kaof king Au-ab-Rã, a unique

object of the highest interest; the execution is simply wonderful. It is worthy of note that there was nothing on this figure to indicate the royal rank of him for whom it was made.

3. Rectangular alabaster stele with an inscription of king Au-ab-Rã in fourteen lines; the hieroglyphics are painted blue.

4. Rectangular alabaster stele inscribed with a prayer for funeral offerings for the same king.

5. Alabaster altar inscribed with four lines of hieroglyphics. 6. Two alabaster libation vases inscribed.

7. Small wooden statue of the ka of the king, covered with gold leaf; the eyes are of quartz set in silver.

8. Box for holding the sceptres and weapons of the king. In the coffin the wrecked mummy of the king was found.

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On the 15th and 16th February, 1895, M. de Morgan succeeded in bringing to light, in the necropolis of Dahshûr, a further find' of jewellery. These beautiful and interesting objects were found in the tombs of the princesses Ita and Khnemit, which are situated to the west of the ruined pyramid of Åmen-em-ḥāt II. By good fortune they had been overlooked by the plunderers of tombs in ancient days, and so both the tombs and the coffins inside them remained in the state in which they had been left by the friends of the deceased more than four thousand years ago. Among the objects found were the following:

1. Bronze dagger, set in a gold handle inlaid with carnelian, lapis-lazuli, and emerald.

2. Pieces of gold and lapis-lazuli from the sheath of the above.

3. Two golden bracelets,

4. Two silver plaques from a necklace.

5. Two gold clasps in the form of †, inlaid with carnelian,

lapis-lazuli, and emerald.

6. A carnelian hawk.

7. Two golden heads of hawks, inlaid with carnelian, etc. 8. One hundred and three gold objects in the form of

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9. One hundred and fourteen gold objects in the form of , inlaid with carnelian, etc.

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10. A large number of gold, carnelian, lapis-lazuli, and emerald beads.

11. Two golden crowns inlaid with carnelian, etc.

12. Twenty-four gold amulets, inlaid with carnelian, etc. in the form of the hieroglyphics,,,,

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THE QUARRIES OF MA'SARA AND TURA.

These quarries have supplied excellent stone for building purposes for six thousand years at least. During the Ancient Empire the architects of the pyramids made their quarrymen tunnel into the mountains for hundreds of yards until they found a bed of stone suitable for their work, and traces of their excavations are plainly visible to-day. The Egyptians called the Tura quarry ДВ

Re-au, or Ta-re-au, from which the Arabic name Tura is probably derived. An inscription in one of the chambers tells us that during the reign of Amenophis III. a new part of the quarry was opened. Unȧ, an officer who lived in the reign of Pepi I., was sent to Tura by this king to

bring back a white limestone sarcophagus with its cover, libation stone, etc. He found there the names of Heker and Khnem-Maat-Ra-setep-en-Khnemu,

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UPPER EGYPT.

CAIRO TO ASWÂN BY THE UPPER EGYPT RAILWAY.

The journey from Cairo to Luxor by train occupies about 14 hours, the distance being about 420 miles; the journey from Luxor to Aswân occupies from 7 to 8 hours, the distance being about 130 miles. The Nile is crossed at Nag' Ḥamâdî by an iron bridge 1,362 feet long. The ordinary gauge is used from Cairo to Luxor, and a narrower gauge from Luxor to Aswân; this necessitates a change of carriage at Luxor.

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64 546 Matânîyah

72 814 Kafr 'Ammar

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91.844 Al-Wastât

101 440 Beni Ḥudêr

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