Page of handwritten catalogue of Egyptian antiquities:
ink text on paper
loose
16.0 x 31.6 cm
[on verso] '66' (ink note)
[on verso] 'Material' (ink note)
[on verso] 'pieces of the dried stem of the Payprus Plant. - Such rolls of papyrus are made up of the fragments of papyri that are sometimes found about the mummy by the present inhabitants of Thebes.
This specimen was purchased at the sale of antiquities by Mr Sotheby.
Papyrus Roll - A Coptic and Greek roll of Papyrus unrolled by Mr Bonomi at Hartwell Sep. 3. 1847. Very imperfect - This is also one of the fabricated rolls. See No 3114
Do - A hieratic and Coptic roll of papyrus, unrolled by Mrs Lee at Hartwell Sep 3. 1847. In the centre was a part of the stem of a reed which is preserved among the fragments in No 3102.
This roll like the two former was made up of fragments. Originally, perhaps, it may have been a Coptic book written over the more ancient Hieratic characters; or the fragments of all Hieratic manuscript have been ignorantly rolled up with some Coptic fragments by the present inhabitants of Thebes, to sell to travellers.
Pallet of a Painter, presented to me by R. Catherwood Esqre who brought it from Egypt in 1835. Mr C. had another Lot 229 of Mr Bartons collection of antiquities; and No 230; 231; and 232 consisted of Pallets of this description of two of which there are drawings July 1836.
This is a remarkably fine specimen 16 inches long and 2./8th wide. It has two circular cavities for the red and black pgiments, usually employed in writing, and likewise an inclined cavity for the reeds used as brushes. This instrument is seen in the hands of the scribes represented on the monuments: it served at once for a ruler, and sometimes a measure, besides its office of inkstand and penholder. penholder On the front at the top is the scribe making an offering and prayer to the judge of the Amenti (the region of the West) behind whom' (ink note; with '3114' and '3102' in pencil).
-Giza Museum. Captions: -623 Stela of Alexander Aegus. dedicated by Ptolemy I. (cat. 283) -624 [626 in pencil] Porphyry colossus of a Roman Emporer. Alexandria. (cat. 298)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -613 Yellow sandstone altar of Haa.abra. (cat 242) -614 Slab of Nekht.hor.heb. red granite. (cat. 246) -625 Brown granite base of column. (cat. 244.) -624 Trial piece in course of working. (cat. 557)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -609 Black granite head of Taharka? (cat. 164) -610 Nitakert offering to Amen & Khousu (cat. 260) -611 Stele of Nekau Stele 37th yr of Sheshenk IV (cat 1079 1080) -612 Psamtik adoring. Salle 32
-Giza Museum. Captions: -605 Ramessu IV & his lion, chasing Syrians, outline on limestone. (cat. 527) -606 Dog hunting a lion. Red outline on limestone (cat. 528) -607 Glazed inlays of Ramessu III Tell el Yehudiyeh. (cat. 472) -608. "Fragments d'autels (?)" or tops of palm leaf capitals inverted.? Restored. In glass case. (cat. 463)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -600-1 Painted wooden door of Sennezem. (cat. 467) (taken askew to obtain room for the camera) [repeated] -603 Scribe Amenhotep. painting on limestone. (cat. 544) -604. Anubis, on limestone. (cat. 525)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -597-8. Colossal head of Ramessu II (cat 166) -599 Heads of Asiatic & Negro, altar of Ramessu II. (cat 699) -602 Rushwork stand, baskets &c. In glass case. (cat. 508)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -593-4 Alabaster head of a king (Horemheb ?). In glass case. (Cat 689) -595 Back of chair, Senezem. (cat. 522) (in glass case) -590 [sic = 596] Stele of Ptah du. [p:t-H-D37:D40] near no. 179
-Giza Museum. Captions: -588 Butler, & girl dancing (after tasting the wine?) cat. 171 -589 Zay & Naia: late XVIII dyn. (cat 179) -590-1 Head of Zay, a perfect example of the refined type of the XVIIIth dynasty. (but in an atrocious light) (cat. 179)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -583-4 Head of a king in sandstone painted. (? Tutankhamen or Ay ?) -586 Sculptor chiselling a shrine. (Cat. 169) -587 Funeral of Hor Min. (Cat 172)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -581 Granite head of a king (Seti I ??) (in glass case, by no. 693) [like Nekhtnebf L.D 301] [Horemheb see Prisse 38] -582 Stela of Akhenaten. -585 Head of a regnant queen. (cat 553) painted on limestone. (? Hatshepsut) -592 Statue of a scribe. (cat. 205)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -577-8 Black granite bust of a King (XVIII dynasty ?) (in a dark corner). -579 Glazed vase of Amenhotep III (in glass case) (cat. 747) -580 Glazed ushabti of Ptahmes. (in glass case) (cat. 891)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -573 Enigmatical inscription of Tahutmes I. (cat 159) -574 Queen of Pun (cat 236) (now placed about 7 feet high) -575 Trial piece of Tahutmes III. &c. Salle 55 -576 Colossal red granite head. Court 26.
-Giza Museum. Captions: -566 Head of "Hyksos" from Bubastis (cat 124) -565 Head of "Hysos" Bubastis (cat. 124) -567-8 Granite statue from Medinet Fayum. "Hyksos". cat. 137.
-Giza Museum. Captions: -556 Carved wooden head. (Cat 908) called "Saitic", but pobably XII dyn. (in glass case) -557 Black stone bowl with figures in boat. (in glass case) Salle 70 -558 Mummy of Ament priestess of Hathor, with original bead necklace. (in glass case) (Cat 115) She has original tattoo lines across the stomach, like a modern Sudanic. -559 Remains of the stele of king Antef & dogs. (Cat 112)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -551 Sculptors (cat. 83) -553 Stele of [i-d-A17-i-i] (old no. 6963). -554 Stele of Neternefer. [R8-F35-f:r]. (cat 63) -555 Altar with sculpture of tank in which is the depth of water stated for different seasons. Inscriptions in tank [1-1-.-1-1-1-.-10-10-.-?-Aa19-t-?-M8F(?) / 1-1-1-.-10-10-.-?-Aa19-t-r-? / 1-1-.-10-10-.-?-Aa19-t-n-?]
-Giza Museum. Captions: -543 Stela of [H-w-O7-O7-U33] and [k:t-i-s-n]. Salle 2 -544 Hotepheres [R4:(t*p)-Hr:r-s] & Ahat her daur. Ahat [i-H-A-t] & Sitmert [G39&t-U6-r:t] (Cat 23) -545 Heknu and Ata performing. Stele of Ahat. (Cat 23) -546 Lower part of stela of Shery [S:r-i-i] (rest of tomb at Florence & Oxford) (Cat.13)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -539 Nameless granite statue. Salle 39 -540 Small hard stone statue. (old nos 516 3911) (in glass case) -541 Statue of Nefert nef. [F35-r-t:n:f] -542 Figure of Apa [i-p-i], with open work. (cat 82)
-Giza Museum. Captions: -535 Seated figure, found 1893. (in glass case) -536 Statue of Atep. (cat. 21) [i-t:p] -537 Group of family - Salle 2 - man [h-t:n-A50A-s-i] wife [O10-n:D28-D28:D28] boy [R11-A50A-A50A-p-w-A] -538 Head of Ptahshepses. Salle 2.