n J ® I I , The 21 or 15 Sebxet or gatewaj
i Pap. Prisse , pi. 7, I. 11.
2 Ibid., pi. 10, 10.
the underworld are described at length in chaps. 145 and 446 of the Ritual. This passage must refer to the obsequies of Osiris.
12. jSja^. Thisis a variant of V==^|"y^^, Ao/y( places), a^wra; it has only been notiôed hitherto in récent inscriptions (see Revue Archéol.,vo\,XU, p. 201, andBRUGscH, Dict. , p. 1261^, and its occurrence in our inscription might be thought to Ihrow doubt npon its genuine antiquity. I can however point out an instance of the occurrence of the form ^^ for W^ much older than the
reign of Sabaco , namely upon the coffin of Seti I '• This is a conclusive proof that this variant was not^e of the fancies of the late periods, and it shows the necessity of caution in condemning words as modem because we hâve found Ihem only in the ptolemaic or roman texts. Some of the words which are found in thèse texts, bot are unknown in the middle periods of Egyptian history, are in fact of great antiquity, and hâve apparently been culledoutofthemostancienltexts. Imayinstancetheword
^^, which I haveendeavoured to show tobe the phonetic
équivalent of the group Mu. This word , though occurring frequently in the Dendera and other modem texts, is nevermet with, I mean in ils phonetic form ^T, s'eps, in the texts of the 18'*" et 19'*" dynasties, nor is it common in any texts of the 12**' or earlier dynasties.
1 BoNom, pi. 13, col. 5.
Two instances however occur in the Aelteste Texten (H^dynasty), published by Dr Lepsius; PI. 14, col.
*2 : T I ^ ^H and PI. 15, col. 63 : *] i ■
13 The meaning of the phrase (Ijfe^^ ^a ' ^ nemta, is notclear; •'^t^^r^ ,., occurs in Papyrus Prisse, p. 10, I. 2; p. 17, I. 2; p. 19, I, 6, and in ail thèse cases the word feet or footsteps, gressus, appears
to answer. The determinative {^^ or -^ points to
some sucb meaning. Er nemta would be literally ad pedes or ad gresms, but it seems hère to be used as a préposition , and may merely mean towards , like the coptice"pAT.
A character is obliteraled afler ^ J^T^ ^^> '^ ^^J
ha?e been p=q or (O3 , or perhaps A , ab, the east.
Wilhout being able to refer to the stone itself losee the exact sizeof the oblitération, Icannot détermine in favor of either of thèse characters.
The word "j|"^^^ >s obscure in M. Sharpe's copy.
It may possibly be jj '^^, but I incline to -jh "^^j a well known synonym for the West.
The gênerai meaning of the whole context seems to be that the gods conducted Osiris to the place of buriaU theabodes of the dead, over against the place where the sun rises io the East , and following the paths of the sun to the West.
4 ^a . Whether Ihis phrase is grammalically necled with what précèdes , or w helher we hâve hère commencement of a new paragraph, as if it were
"*" .^i» , I cannot décide. We shall find by Ihe lalter
t oF the inscription thaï a particular place is intended )e poinled ont where the body of Osiris fell into the er.
5 «=^ ^^v^♦A ,,,,;vvvA , Ui. îit merqeretur m
is swis. The last word suis , «e.^, is redundant, and meaning merely that Osiris fell into or was drowned ) the waler. We hâve examples of a somewhat similar undancy in the possessive pronoun in coptic in such asesas: ^\ ArpHxq u nKcvei, adfinem (suum) terrœ*-, )Aeen pcoq aatia, ex ore (suo) Davidis. Compare
) the redundant use of u^ , that did he, at the I of a sentence , where it adds nothing whatever to sensé (see my remarks upon i^, p. 258, n® 6)
16 "^ \ -^^-^^1 .^., It is uncerlain whether Ihe
) eyes.are hère used as determinatives, or whether should not rather consider them as a substanlive , and nslate oculis earum videvtibus etitn. But in either e the sensé is the same.
17 ïï ïï. This places ihe scène of the accident to Osiris Tattu, i. e. Mendes. It is remarkable however that the
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metropoiis of the IX nome, thatof Ant, was called jj -cs2^ ïï "^ , house of Osiris , lord of Tattu. Can there hâve been more than one place bearing tbis name , and is the celebrated Tatlu after ail to be looked for in Ihe IX nome and not in the XV or Mendesian as hitherto supposed?
18. ] ^ J. Themiddie sign is not clear in M. Sharpe's copy. If I read it rightly u , it must be considered as a
determinative, and the word to be identical with dJ,
tooffer\
19. — fl-l|H.Q.'|f). This is a singular elongated form of the not unusual worde=^0, hotep-het (or ^hotep-ab) which raeans both to make a propitiatory offering and aiso to be propitiated or salis fied with an offering. The meaninghere appears to be that a place called the Granary of Ptah was dedicated to Osiris ,^-^ ^2, lord ofheaven and earth, and it would seem that the scène is now changed toMemphis, the head quarters of the old kingdom of Ptah.
20. n ^ , sakata. The word 0 il occurs III Recueil , pi. 57. col. 3 and elsewhere. It is probably identical with 1 (^ ^^^ • 8(ika, which means to collect together, toput in order, arrange. It is applied hère rather strangely to the making of a pool or tank : ^^ ^ ^
TTlfQ
i See. in Recueil . pi. 38 , col. 3.
MÉLANGES ÉGVPTOLOGIQUES.
T* ^^ , anx'tata. This is Ihe well known i portion of the cily of Memphis \ [l^^. In M. Sharpe's copy the two last s are j^ , but the first k*^ must be ablunder The determinative ^ is not clear, and I 10 such Word. On the coffin of Seti I , we hâve
^^^^^ ^^^ meaning apparently to id tbat sensé will suit the group in the passage
fe^Mi ' ^^'^^ ^^^ same word as^^^^^, mnctuary. It is remarkable from not baving the
ermmative
> câaiM m }\* •'^* conciliant eum. Itmay be
whether \\ be not hère the subject, and
we ought not to translate: ut propitiet ille
um.
~ , ma pa,u. This word means temples or ind I believe it to be formed in the same way as rapa.u , which means also temples or a temple. Q to mean literally pars œdium, though 1 do ive how this came to mean a temple or shrine. lisvariously written. Thus, Canopus Inscription,
""; ibid. , 1. 28 ^^B and II Denkm., ^ î n ; Rev. Archéol. , vol. XI , p. 359
)h , Geog. , vol I , p. 236.
ry
(Edfoo).^J; IV Recueil, pi. 87, col. 12 ^„|^. la modem iDscriptioDS the > — is frequenlly exchanged for p, lîio. Thus, Canopaslnscr.,1.2 P^, ibid., I. 29
PPP"; and Rosetta, I. 14:
This lasl form bas been explained hmze of truth as if
P was the équivalent of ^y. I think the examples
above giveo are sufficient to show that it is the mère phonetic équivalent of ^z= I , which bas quite a différent seose*.
26. The construction of this last sentence isworth remarking. The meaning is : whatsoever things are offered to him by the gods who are about him, they are good.
Up to this point the narrative appears to refer to Osiris. He is represented as arriving at the dwelling of Ptab , the most ancient king or divine ruier of Lower Egypt, and as taking up résidence at a place called the castleof Ânt, in the northern part of the land. Hère, by asingular kind of anachronism, he is said to be visited by bis son Horus wearing the crowns both of the oorthern and southern countries, and to be attended
by the elder gods (^ ilij ^ ) as well as those who
beloDged to his own circle. He is then said to hâve visited the abodes of the dead , the lords of eternity
t See BftUGSCH , Dict., p. 855» and Chabas, Inicriptùm de Rosette, . 46. w is Uken.
p. 46 , where a différent vIew of Ibe origin of the word *7* V O
jubet ; verba sapientiœ exeunt
a Ungua ( ejus) ; fit benedictio in res omnes die -V^
dicendi quod fiant, Nondum fecerat deo^ Plah-ta (nen). Tmiic /wû ut créait sintdei; exeunt res omnes ah illo, -y-M
tom oblationes quam cibus in corde ac etiam Ungua;
t/fe fecit opéra* gravia? ferri ac etiam metalli f ; "^l
/ecir cibos omnes , oblationes omnes, Divinum decretum r|
hoc facium est ad amicos [et) inimicos : ilh dat /^ ^
vitam justis, ' dat morlem injustis. Ç^
Facit opéra omnia , instrumenta omnia, fabricationem manut/m, gressionempedum, nativitatem societatisdeorum^
Pap APnnTrp P 1
PaP. ABBOTT. P. 2 PL. II
!^âîUd^:ij
PaP. ABBOTT. P. 3l PL. IIl
lift ^ii^'MK^Mi^Am^^
Tap.a
Par salt. .
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lyr u^vti7.
