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chief sculptor will carve in liis tomb ». Iritisen was more tban ^ ^; he drew or painted, jifii, as woll as carved, ï ,

and gave bimself in conséquence the title of npi ci ^ ; « scribe carver », or more properly a draughtsman and sculptor ». He was very proud of bis skill, and not shy of praising bimself.

, The last ten lines of the inscription are filled witli an enumeration of bis own virtues, and to this vanity we are indebted for the knowledge of Avbat was required then from an Egyptian artist :

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