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THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH

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THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH

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PAR AYLWARD M. BLACKMAN
LE CAIRE
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ttKAR EAST
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THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH
BY
AYLWARD M. BLACKMAN M. A.
Laycock Student of Egyptology at Worcester College, Oxford,

Late Oxford University Nubian Research Scholar,
Formerly Scholar of Queen's College.
PREFACE.
Temple of Bigeh was made in April and

The following record of the
to the intense heat of the pile of granite boulders

early May, 1910. Owing
negatives proved very
that forms the Island of Bigeh, the development of
ditricnlt, although I managed to obtain ice from the Sudan Government's

and
were not altogether satisfactory. I have been
steamers at Shellal the results
this difficulty however by my friend Dr. Junker of Vienna

helped out of
obtained permission to publish in this volume
through whose friendly offices I
Temple belonging to the Koniglkhen

the magnificent photographs of Bigeh
Wissenschaften at BerUn. I trust that in spite of the war both

Akademie cler
my warmest thanks for Iheir genero-

Dr. Junker and the Akademie m\\ accept
sity. But I have to thank Dr. Junker for other favours. He not only gave me
was preparing my manuscript but also read through
much help while I ,
the proofs, making several important snggestions and corrections. My best
thanks are also due to Mr. Griffith for editing the Demotic graffiti (see
Hunt for editing the hltle Greek inscription on p. /it),

p. /t7), to Professor
and to Miss Porter for again furnishing me with full bibliographical parti-
culars.
Aylward M. Blackman.
Worcester College, Oxford, November 191/1.

THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.
PART I.
INTRODUCTION AND TEXT.

The island of Bigeh which lies between Philae and El-Heseh (PI. II, i), is,
with the exception of the last named, the southernmost of the islands in the First
Cataract. Like El-Heseh Bigeh consists of a number of small rugged granite
hills''' intersected by winding valleys. At the water's edge, wherever there is a
sufficient deposit of Nile-mud, the thrifty inhabitants raise their scanty crop of
vegetables and dura'^', while they build their houses (PI. II, 2 and 4) upon
any available ledge on the hill-sides. In one of the valleys, in the centre of the
island, is the modern cemetery'^' with the tomb of the local sheykh in its midst
(PI. II, 3).
The temple is situated on the east shore opposite Phila?, and, till the raising
of the water-level by the Aswan dam stood some way back from
, the river. There
was a stone quay or landing-stage in front of the pylon, but some little distance
away from it. This has now disappeared beneath the water which comes quite
close up to the pylon itself*'. Immediately behind the temple rise the granite
hills, upon the boulders composing which numbers oi graj^li are to be found.
In former years the temple was surrounded with houses'^' (PI. Ill, 1). These
have recently been demolished and the precincts cleared of all encumbrances.
Like the temples of Kalabsheh, Dendur, Ajuala and Haifa, that of Bigeh also
appears to have been erected on a terrace or platform, composed no doubt of
the underlying ruins of earlier edifices. The original substructure, however, has
I'' Weigalo, Report on the Antiquities of Lowei- Nubia, PI. XII, 1 aad 4; Pieisner, Archaeological
Survey of Nubia, Vol. I, Pis. 19, «, b, and 91, b; cF. Id., Pis. 10 and 16, a (views of El-Heseli).
'^' Even these poor attempts at husbandry have now had to he ahandoned owing to the increased
height of the water-level.
''' For an account of the ancient cemeteries see Reisner, op. cit., p. loa-i i 1.
'*' Weigall, op. cit., PI. XII, li. My description was written in 1910. The temple is now (igi.S)
almost completely submerged when the reservoir is full.
(51 Weigall, 0/^. cit., PI. XII, 9, 6.
The Temple of Bigeh. 1

,
2 THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.
been so enveloped in modern cement that it is now impossible to determine its
exact nature (PI. Ill, a). Most of the temple has been destroyed, all that now
remains being the gate-way of the pylon''' and the greater part of the facade of
the outer hall. This facade consists of four columns '"', adorned with the elaborate
floral capitals usual in the Ptolemaic and early Roman periods, combined with a
screen or curtain-wall of about half the height of the columns'^'.
What remains of the outer hall is the work of Ptolemy XIII, but the reliefs
on the pylon gate-way were executed in the reign of Augustus, whose cartouches
appear above the head of the officiating king in all the scenes, and also in the
dedicatory inscriptions ^;f) in this part of temple.

(c. g. p.
The scenes and inscriptions on the exterior walls of the pylon gate-wav are
executed in sunk relief [en creux), as are also those on the east (exterior) face
of the screen, on the columns, and on the east jambs and interior walls of the
door-way, of the outer hall.
The scenes and inscriptions on the interior walls of the pylon gate-way, on
the west face of the screen, and on the west jambs of the door, of the outer hall
are in low relief.
Bibliography of the published plans and general views of the temple of BIgeh.
Plan of the Facade.
Champolliox, Notices dcscriptives , I, 169.
General view of the Temple (looking North).
Frith, Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described, vol. I, PI. 3q; Frith, Upper Egypt
and Ethiopia, IM. i5.
Tlie Island and Temple of Bigeh from Philie.
Weigall, Report on the Antiquities of Lower Nubia, Pi. XII, A.
The Facade (looking north-west).
BoNOMi and Sharpe, Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia, Pi. LXI (

pliotograpli , dated i85c)-i8Go);
Mariette, Voyage dans la Haute-Egypte, PI. 80.
''' Tiie lowers have disappeared except for inconsiderable fragments (sec pp. 2 1 and 29).
'-' Only tliree now remain and the capital of one of them is missing.
'^'
Cf. Blackman, Demli'ir, p. 20, and PI. XXXII. The roof-cornice and the jambs of the facade
are destroyed.
E4ST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAY : SOUTH JAMB. 3
The Pylon Gate-Way (west face).
PI. LXII.
BopiOMi and Siurpe, Euypl, Nubia, and Ethiopia,
Frith, Upper Egypt and Ethiopia, PI. i/i.
THE PYLON.
Tiiii East Face of the Gate-Way.
(Pis. HI, 2-VI, 1.)
The South Jamb^^K
SCENES I and II (PI. HI, 2). Those scenes are completely destroyed.
SCENE III (PI. IV).
The king — * offers ^ to Horns and a goddess, both of whom are stand-
Text. a. In front of the king :

^î^^ V^'^l ^^ Offering
the symbol of a million years to his father

»
b. In front of Horus : — ^JLi^^^>^^=^ ^Î give thee all lands
in peace, n
c. In front of the goddess ^

— j'^'-^'=n"n
:
Jî T 11 T
upon earth are
~4T^
in praise of
«I put the love of thee among men; those who are
thee. 55
(1. In a vertical line behind the goddess :

— |r''^*n« \\*^<=-
dreds of thousands of years which are with it, my heart rejoices exceedingly
exalt thy kingdom upon earth like that of the son of Isis.«
when I see it. I
Archaeological details :
The upper part of the scene containing the head-dresses and the names and
destroyed. The figure of the king is entirely broken
attributes of the divinities, is
awav except for part of his hand and the symbol ,^.
Horus. Head-dress no. 5.
The goddess. Head-dress no. 17 or 18?
W The arcliitrave and north jamb are destroyed.

U THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.
SCENE IV (PI. IV).
The king - — » makes oflering to Osiris and Isis, both of whom are standing
—
" -. The figure of the king is destroyed.
Text. a. Above Osiris in three lines : ^^ j^ J

;'
j |ji'"^'"*^f^
'^^^ I "f "l'^ P'^^r^r^ c Utterance by [Osiris] great god, lord
of Abaton, August divine power, lord of Philae. w
b. The inscription in front of Osiris is broken away.
c. Above Isis in one vertical and wo horizontal

I lines :
<— « ] 1^1 j AT
''"^
^1 /| I
I 1
1 '^^ '"
i"
-^^ LAA <# r- Utterance bv Isis,
given life, mistress of Abaton. beautiful lady, mistress of Philac(":), mistress of
southern countries. 55
d. Infrontoflsis:.— ~^"J*"""--^ — ^Pîjl^âextend(?)

thy territory as far as the sun-shine. :;
e. In a vertical line behind Isis : — ti§i$ j •"! (^ |J Zlj ^\ j

,^..^=~=
id^-—n— «King of Upper and Lower Egypt : Osiris-Onnophris true-of-voice,
king of gods, the great Nile creating fruit-trees, the mighty flood inundating
the tillage at its season, making the field fruitful in all its produce '^l»
/. In two horizontal lines separating scene IV from the dado :

— |^
-
j
'
wThe august door which the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Autokrator
made for his father Osiris, great god lord of Abaton, and for his mother
[Isis] r>
AUCHAEOLOGICAL DETAILS :
Osiris. Head-dress no. 7.
Isis. Head-dress no. 18.
''' Sec Brugsch, WurUrb., ihho.

W.
-^2^^>iv'JK]iîI^'— -^Sî Hymn Amon, Cairo, 3 (E. A. Hudge,
(2) Cf. to 9,
Reading Book, p. ag.a, and see also p. 3oo).
'''
Lil. : Cf Fertilizing llie field with all its fruits^ (Junkeb).
" —
EAST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAV : THICKNESS OF SOUTH JAMB. 5
THE DADO (PI. IV).
The decoration consists of the usual lotus- flowers and buds growing out of
an elongated =—=.
The Thickness of llic Soulh Jamb.

(Pis. V and VI, i.)
SCENES I and II. Entirely destroyed.
SCENE III (PI- V).
The king — -^ offers 1 I to Itallior-Tefnut who is standing ->—«. The upper
parts of the head-dresses, and the texts above the king and goddess, are broken
away.
Text. a. Behind the king :

^^ ^(LJ^^^TS^Zl ''^" P'ô'^^tion, life,
and happiness behind him like Re for ever! ??
b. In front of the king : ^— * — ^ ""^ ^ — ^ -«- _^

i
^ '"
f^^
« Offering
the w«'''-symbol to his mother the Heroine (Wsr-t) that she (sic) may be given
life.
c. In front of Hathor-Tefnut :
-^ J"^ "-^ ^= ••• î î
|1
''^
P"^
the fear of thee in the hearts of all the countries. 55
The king. The part of the head-dress that is preserved is like the correspond-
ing pai't of no. 1 3.
Hathor-Tefnut. Head-dress no. 1

7 ("?)•
SCENE IV (PI. V).
The king » > oft'ers incense, and libation in a ^^-vase, to Ilorus, who is
standing <— -.
Text. a. Behind the king

»
= — ^JU^^' TE^Zl ''^*' P'"o^^ction, life,
and happiness behind him like Re for ever! 71
/. Above the king : — j [3?] (S^gSJl iZ JyilPZf^.[^1

I" Or wmb; see Junker, Der Auszug tier Hathor-Tefnut aus Nubicn, p. aS. For tlie magical use of
tills symbol see remarks in Idem, p. .S.

THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.
«King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, lord of
diadems Kaisaros-iiving-for-ever Beloved-of-Isis. ?>
c. In front of the king :

- — *—J / ='^ —— "^
^~~^ r: Offering
[incense](?) to his august father, that he may he [given life].;;
d. Ahove Horusin three lines :

^ —- i rl j "I^B S. i . . . .» i
g (^s) /^ ^ son of Osiris i i [lord] of Abaton. n
e. In front of Horus : i — - aLj f '-~^!#^*'— "I give thee the duration
of Re in heaven, v
f.
In two horizontal lines separating the scene from the dado :
— >
J
aIIt
w
his father Osiris-Onnophris true-of- voice, i great god, lord of Ahaton ,
king of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, son of Re,
lord of diadems Kaisaros-living- for- ever Beloved-of-Isis! 55
LRCHAEOLOGICAL DETAILS
The king. Head-dress no. 1.
He holds a >§ -vase for libation in his right and a ^-censer in his left
liand. In the latter the right •-ball of incense is replaced by \ (see fig. 1). oj
Horus. Head-dress no. 5. p-

Fig. J.
THE DADO (_Pls. V and VI, 1).
Hapy and Sekhet »— » carrying the usual trays of offerings.
Text. a. Above and behind Ilapv in three vertical lines :

»—> |
« 7\ « |0f
s .•-> V - k >- <=-
sii:iir-i-in— iXii © * w
n ^^^
fil „ — Kt -==• '^-^ ^^^^^ '^
8 I I f"*'^ 1 ;
^ ^ frThe king of
Upper and Lower Egypt Autokrator has come before thee, Osii'is, great god,
lord of Abaton, that be may bring lo thee the Nile of Upper Egypt from the two
sources at his season; that be may poui- forth the As-vases for thv ka in
Bigeh. 5)
'" Clearly » in bolli photographs (Pis. V and VI, 1); bul perhaps 1| tT blit'j is intended, »
being a mistake of the engraver for ?
—
INTERIOR OF THE PYLON GATE-WAY : SOUTH WALL.
h. Above and behind Sekbet in ihiee vertical lines :

—
» i «y\«
as o
S3 j:jAf— n;ijs-=s"i .»
i«==.^=%l'
-'^
-^ __
wThe king- of Upper and Lower Egypt Kaisaros
has become before thee, o Isis given life, mistress of Abaton, that he may bring
to thee the estate which is great and rich in ail good things, that he may offer
to thee all its produce, v
Hapv. Head-dress no. ik.

For the girdle see Dendih\ PI. CXVllI, 2.
He carries the usual tray upon which is a 1- sceptre between two I- vases and
two bunches of lotus-llowers. From his hands hang water-plants.
Sekhet. Head-dress no. i5 but with 111 replacing the three 4-trees. Her
tray is loaded with cakes of bread upon which three birds are placed. From her
hands also dangle water-plants.
The Imerior of the Gate-Way.

(Pis. Vll-iX.)
The South Wall.
THE FRIEZE. The frieze consists of the two cartouches :
alternating with three |-ornaments.
At the west end of the frieze is a winged serpent < — upon a •sign; it
wears the ^-crown, and has % crossing its wings (see PI. VII).
There was doubtless another similar serpent at the east end of the frieze
crowned with M and facing >-.
SCENE I (PI. VII).
The king » — ^ offers incense and a libation to Osiris-Onnophris accompanied

by Isis and Harpokrates. Osiris-Onnopliris and Isis are seated -. — -. Behind them
stands Harpokrates witli the first fiiiper of his right hand hiid upon his lips,
and holding- a 3f!^- plover in his left hand.
wThe king
Text. a. Above the king
of Upper and Lower Egypt,
:
-- | ^ (SS^S lord of the
! 27?. (dIMlIEHJ
Two Lands Autokrator,
••
I
son of Re. lord of diadems Kaisaros-living-for-ever Beloved-of-Ptah.
b. In front of the kinp^ : —^ t*7(^C^-v'^ 4. /-~~a A^ rOlfering incense
and a libation (to) his august father that he may he given life.'-
c. Above Osiris-Onnophris in three lines :

-> — - j
W)i "]( ^| Jf i
J \\\
"^ A»o
•^^ Ljbj /^ 2 ^ I T'l '^ P '^ ff Utterance by Osiris-Onnophris
frue-of-voice. great god, lord of Ahaton, august divine power, lord of Philae. •)
(l. Above Isis in two lines :

*— |^ J '
At'"^''"*^ j ?v!2 ©^fJ

""^ """^
_%* j*0 -Utterance by Isis given life, mistress of Ahaton, beautiful lady,
mistress of Philae. tj
c. Above Harpokrates in one vertical and one horizontal line :

< —« 1
1^ Vk
*
/T^ i J I
d»"1-^L,ijf 1 -Utterance by Harpokrates, son of Isis, son
-
of Osiris, lord of Ahaton.
Archaeological details
The king. His head-dress is broken away as is also half bis body. For the
censer which he holds in bis left band, cf. Dendt'ir. PI. CXV, h.
In his right hand the king holds a I- vase from the spout of which the libation
Hows in three streams on to a T-shaped offering-stand. Upon the offering-stand

is one <^^-shaped and two ©-shaped cakes (cf. Doulur, PI. CXI, 3 ).
Osiris. Head-dress no. 6 without the disk above the horn.

For the dress cf. Dendur, PI. GXVIII, 6, PL XI, and see also the remarks on
p. 6 of that work.
He holds the usual f and i\ •
Isis. Head-dress no. 1 8.
Harpokrates. Head-dress no. 3 with ^-lock of hair. Tiio plaits of the lock are
clearlv indicated.
.J
Round his neck hangs the milk-amulet (cf. Dendiir, Pis. LV and CXIV, 3).
For the cloak, cf. Dendur, PL CXVIII, 7.

— »
WEST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAY : ARCHITRAVE. 9
SCENE II (PI. VllI).
The figures have been entirely cut away except for a portion of the king who
is standinp-
o
•> — >-.
Text. n. Behind the king :

—
-
ml_j Ju"^ — '
It -^ '"^'^ protection, life,
and happiness behind him like Re for ever! »
b. In a vertical line behind the king- :

» — .c= ^ ] aw.v^^%j|
O^-'
~^ rrrrz A ^ -J^d ,
^ «I come forth from the cavern
always at the time of evening, guarding the places of Bigeh against the foes.
1 enter Abaton and rest until the earth lightens. I cause joy to be among all
people v
THE DADO (PI. IX).
The dado consisted of vertical lines of text that are too fragmentary to make
any thing of.
The West Face of the Gate-Way.

(Pis. X-XVIII.)
The Architrave.
SCENE I
(^)
(Pis. XI and XII).
The king » — >- offers 4 to a god who is seated < — -. The figures are broken
away above the waists.
Text. n. In front of the kinp; :

» — — it i] a»w^* — ^ c=bc3 -^
h'f' (f [Offering] Mat (M;'-<) to his august father that he may be given life.
SCENE II (Pis. XI and XII).
The king offers wine to a god and a goddess, both of whom are seated <— «.
The figures are broken away above the waist.
'" Restore parallel lo

'^'
Above tlie noi-lh jamb.

— — -
10 THE TEMPLE OF BlGEIl.
Text. a. Behind the king

S^"""""" J^--TE]E^ : — " ^^^ [protection,
life, and happiness] behind him like Re for ever!»
b. In front of the king : —

- >- [* ii^^ „.,^^^x — [=ss=i 4r -«>-^
^^
« [Offering] wine to his august father that he may be given life.
-•
c. Behind the two divinities in a vertical line :

—
^ - kAA
^^^ (Sill
/y\^>| 10'^ f* All foreign countries are united beneath the (sic)
sandals like Re for ever. ''
In front of the two deities is a I-shaped offering-stand upon which are a -f
vase and a lotus-llower.
SCENE III (IMs. XI and XV).
The king —
" offers incense and a libation to Osiris and Isis, both of whom
are seated » — ". The Ggures of the king and divinities are damaged as in the
two previous scenes.

—
->
- •'*=^ ^ ,*, If
,
, ^"""^
V^ "^ — csa jjr -^k*-
A"?- cc Offering incense and a libation to his august father that he may be
given life, w
b. In a vertical line behind the divinities :

—
- > m%AA
» . .
^mA. ^(Sill
,., iX'
/UK
^ 1 1®2 V^ ff all foreign lands are united beneath the (sic) sandals
like Re for ever. *5
In front of the two divinities there are the same offering-stand, vase, and
lotus-flower, as in scene II.
Osiris. For the dress cf. that of Osiris in scene I, interior of pylon gate-way,
south wall, p. 8.
SCENE IV") (Pis. XI and XV).
The king - — - (broken away) offers jj to a god who is seated'-' *.
'" AI)ove (lie sou 111 jamb.

'^'
As in the preceding scenes the figure of ihe god is broken away above the waist.
— — " »
WEST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAV : NORTH JAMB. 11

<— - *— i y}"'^'^ ;
'•
rfOITering Mat
{m'^-l) to his [august] father -n
The Under Face of ihe Architrave.
The whole length of the stone is occupied by a great winged scarah, to the
west of which — the direction in which the scarab is living — is the following
inscription in a single line")
« îrf»-7li .fk«=.ViSti
:
^^
i
<=='
^B^
H "^Tf ^^fe^ft
i
ff Lord of Edfu, lord of heaven,
!! ! Slw/oi
dappled of leathers, coming forth from the horizon, within the division of
Lower Egypt. ^) ccGod of Edfu, great god, lord of heaven, dappled of feathers,
coming forth from the horizon, within the division of Upper Egypt.
North Jamb.
SCENE I (Pis. XI and XII).
Published : L., D., Text, IV, 17/1 (title of Khnum-Re only).
The king *— - offers a ^-vase to Khnum-Re accompanied by Satis, both of
whom are standing - — >-.
Text. a. In a vertical line behind the kinp :

-« — - >—• SIavw-a J
thyself'-) these thy libations that have issued from Hh (?), that have come from
Bigeh, thy great sacred place, that lhou(?) mayest live "
b. Behind the king :

< — - y T T ',.
. . (f All protection, life and happiness. . .
:>
c. Above the king : ^ j ^(g^^J] ] Jt?. (MESHISI

«King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, j
son of
Re, lord of diadems Kaisaros Beloved-of-Ptah-and-Isis.
d. In front of the king :

<— i— ^ ^ ^""^ "^-p
- 1
'"
— i=s=i 4r -<«>- A •¥"
ff Offering a ^-vase to his august father that he may be given life."
e. Above Khnum-Re in three lines :

- ^
j
im ^ m^^ '^^n Cr!^«ni I
4m —' 1
^ ' ff Utterance bv Khnum-Re, lord of the Cataract,
'''
Bolli llie winged scarab and tlic inscription are carved in low relief.
'^' Erman, Gramm.^, S .386, Anm.
» — —
great god, j
within Bigeh, divine power within the Foremost of the Nonies (^H'.t
Spwt [Elephantine])."
f.
In front of Rhnum-Re :
» > .A^-i ^^^^ ""^îQ"
— " 8'^^ ^
great Nile at his season, n
g. Above Satis in three lines :

- > i^ J^ -^^ /\ -^s>~. Wv
J ^
» I I I s I II. in% LP-"^^^^^^© « w' "*.—^'^^^v.^cn^' I ""^^l T

K Utterance bv Satis the great, mistress of ///((?), eye of Re, lady of heaven,
mistress of all gods, B'î/l, the mighty one in Bigeh, making the Nile issue from
his cavern in order to revive the Two Lands. •;
Khniim-Re. Head-dress no. a 4.
Satis. Head-dress no. U. In the middle of the ^- crown is a scorpion with ®

opposite its two front claws, so : -s. The body of the goddess is broken away.
SCENE II (Pis. XI and XIII).
The king — (destroyed) < « offers to Harendotes and Nephthys, both of whom
are standing »— <-.
Text. a. Above Harendotes in three lines :

» —
> 1
i^ |k,'^-^ ^1^.1 ^
*
i '11 H ^ "^f^ o
I M ^ ^1 /o ^^ Utterance by Har[endotes]
I
son of Isis, son of Osiris, great god, lord of Abaton, divine power (s/mi), lord
of Philae(?).5,
h. The inscription in front of Harendotes has been nearly all broken away
and what remains is obscured with modern cement.
c. Above Nephthys in one vertical and one horizontal line :

—
» <- ! i^ TT
•#— I
I i^LA
] f„\ "^^ . "Utterance by Nephthys the beneficent, the god's
sister, in the midst of Abatoii."
(I. Behind the legs of Nephthys :

— » "^^ m
^ f /« ff Mistress of Upper
Egypt, ruler of Lower Egypt.
» —— — — »
WEST FACE OF THE PVLON GATE-WAY : NORTH JAMB. 13
» f
('. In front of Nephlliys : < A
J "/ a>'~««m i i fp crl give tliee tlie South
and North in ailep-iance unto thee."
/. In a vertical line behind Nephthys :

» — ^^ J^^^'^y
<
\ y rp4=lj
Lower Egypt : lector of She-who-is-in-her-tiine (Iiny-t-tr-s^, king of kings, chief

of gods, a hawk great of strength, within Abaton, avenging his father Osiris,
rending his enemies with his claws, Harendotes, great god, lord of Abaton.
Harendotes. Head-dress no. 5.

Nephthys. Head-dress no. i6.
SCENE III (Pis. XIII and XIV).
The king < —« (broken away) makes offering to a god (Geb?) and Nut, both
of whom are standing » >-.
Text. a. Above the god :

» — >- i
I). Above Nut in one vertical and one horizontal line :

-— > i
j^ m
I
w i* J ""'^ (ys
':f
Utterance by Nut the beautiful mistress, within
Bigeh (^Snm). v
c. In front of Nut - > ..... r4-=» '"^ ^s far as the

:
IflÂ ^^
sun-shine.
A. In a single vertical line behind Nut :

- >- ^j^^^ W^\ —\^^^
of Upper and Lower Egypt : lord of strength, mighty of arm, father of the gods,
who created all all plants, vivifying all things prince {jfly)
of the gods. 55
The god. His head-dress is destroyed except for the top which resembles
that part of y.
Nut. Only the left horn of the \^ that formed part of her head-dress remains.
—
14 THE TEMPLE OF BIGEU.
SCENE IV (PI. XIV).
The king >— - (destroyed) offers to Isis and llarpokrates, both of whom are
standing » —.
Text a Above Isis'" • ^^ !
.SSIf*"^: f'l'^'^T
® ® ff Philae (/>/.•), mistress of Upper Nubia (Hn-t-hni-uJ)-), IVij-l |
the four quarlers of heaven [nn-l). n
1). The inscription in front of Isis is illegible.
r. Above Harpokrates in two vertical and one horizontal line :

» — ^
j
l^ \^
pokrales, the great and mighty, eldest of Osiris, the august child who came
forth from Isis. ?•
(I In front of llarpokrates :—î_,^^ LI, , i Wni'^Ô \n% >' P^* m

«I give thee food and bread without count. 77
e. lu a vertical line behind Harpokrates :

-— ll0lf
J Mr^'^\^^^^^ Q
m. % ^mO Jm%J,%m%\^WQm. a\ % s'llll \ m. %
•^"'•r'^TIj = :^^l-Ll,T,i:A^ -..Queen of
Upper and Lower Egypt : Isis given life, mistress of Abaton, lady, mistress of
Philae, the august, the Heroine, lady in Upper Nubia [Hn-l-lm-nfr), lady,
princess in the four quarlers (of the world), possessor of life, lady of the land,
according to whose command is the destiny of /?/•/, Runt mistress of food, Isis
given life, mistress of Philae. 55
/. In two horizontal lines separating the scene from the dado : * 1
o
« [Autok]ral[or], son of Re, lord of diadems Kaisaros-living-for-ever
Beloved-of-Isis Abaton, august divine power within Nubia (^Tl-sli).-^
1" Only Iwo horizontal lines of lexl remain, the preceding vertical lines heing hroken away.
(2)
m c =«;«'. tcDas iltr der Br-t ist nach ihreni BefclilTi (Junker).
— »
WEST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAY : THICKNESS OF NORTH JAMB. 15
Isis. Ilead-dress no. 18.
Haipokrales. Head-dress no. 3 with side lock.
THE DADO (PI. XIV).
The decoration of the dado consists of the usual lotus-llowers and buds growing
out of an elongated =1—=.
The Thickness of the North Jamb.
SCENE I (PI. XVIII, 1).
The king —« stands before Re-IIarakhte.

-<
The lower parts of the figures are
cut away to make room for the arch which was inserted here when the temple
was converted into a church (see p. 36, footnote 1).
Text. a. Behind the king : V « Protection.
b. Above the king : .- \ =(K^^ |

J^.^CKWU] '^Kmg of
Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, son of Re, lord of
diadems Kaisaros. 55
c. Above Re-Harakhte in two lines :

- >
J
1^ ^^ Ik tl l^ /^ ^^
j
« Utterance by Re-Harakhte, great god, in the midst of Abaton. ^5
Tlie king. Head-dress no. i3.

Re-Harakhte. Head-dress no. 22.
SCENES II, III and IV.
Destroyed by the insertion of the arch.
THE DADO (PI. X, 1).
A portion of the dado is preserved and contains parts of the usual figures of
Hapy and Sekhet carrying their trays of offerings -< — -.
Text. a. Behind Hapy : -s —« pi *9- t —1.<= ^^^ (').
w
b. Behind Sekhet
he(?)
:
.— |- JL
the two granaries of thy majesty with all fruits
X '
'H j^=i^"^
»
—
16 THE TEMPLE OF BtCEH.
South Jamb.
SCENE I (Pis. XI and XV).
The king » > holding 1 in his right hand stands before Horus of Edfu
(//>• Bbdty) accompanied by Ilathor, both of whom are standing >— -.
Text. a. In a vertical line behind the king :

— >
lli V^ "j'j *"^
"2:!, , ,1 nr::i!^!iiII'^^-^Î.T.^V^^t!](l
wLive the good god! Receiving the harpoon, slaying the crocodiles and the beasts
which are in the water: putting his knife in the foes of his father; piercing (?) . . . w
b. Behind the king :

— *
^f^%'— TElIU ''^^^ protection, life, and
happiness behind him like Re for ever! ?>
c. Above the king : ^ ^(^^^}j

| gr^ C^ M PZ F^l JC 1>
"King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, son of
Re, lord of diadems Kaisaros-living-for-ever Beloved-of-Isis.^5
d. In front of the king in three vertical lines :

» — J "°J^
"j"' j 4^ -4"
jÎl^
re This harpoon which I bring before thee is thy weapon which slays the captured
(hippopotamus), it is thy blade which pierces the crocodile. Thou slayest him
and thy father rejoices. Thou puttest his limbs upon the fire throughout the
districts in the land. Thy mother Isis is in gladness of heart. •;
^—*
e. Above Horus in two vertical and one horizontal lines :
1
j^ \k -^
L^LJ f\A r Utterance by Horus of Edfu (Hr Blidly), great god, lord of heaven.
(1)
.^^._; cf.
I J Jt,
.44-(Brugscii, Ww-lerb., 177 I
'''
For wnp see Brugsch, Worterh., 2 59.
WEST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAY : SOUTH JAMB. 17
lord of Edfu [Msmj-l), llorus over the Ombite''', son of Osiris, the excellent heir
who issued from Isis, avenger of his father in Abaton. ^^
f.
In front of llorus in a vertical line : < — - &,' i ^1l1l*f" Mjj I I >
1 U^ J ' ^
JP^^ ^^^'^^ strength like mine own self, thy majesty being the
great chief of thy people. 55
/|. Above Hatlior in one vertical and two horizontal lines :

-< —« j
i^ ^
X
m. , /«v«Ar Lifcj f«rMl' i

« Utterance by Hathor
I
the great, lady of Dendereh, eye of Re, j

within Bigeh, 1 in Abaton «
h. In front of llathor in a vertical line ^^-Âi-i^®'^'^^^"!^

J <=> j^ j
* '-1 cause thy condition to flourish by the work of the
craftsman, 1 lead thy heart against the place of the foes. ^'
I. In a single vertical line behind Hathor :

-> — -
''
^M(') j
jc) *!
(ElJ=:l ]'!"'^^'l*V"^,Z\.^'- . . ;:'.[hevvl,oslays(?)]
the foes(?) of Onnopliris true-of-voice , the mighty, the valiant one, who drives
back the foes of Bigeh, Horus of Edfu (//r Bhdtu).r>
The king. Head-dress no. 8 but with two additional uraei hanging from
"
each horn.
Hathor. Head-dress no. 17.
SCENE II (Pis. XI and XVI).
Published : Junker, Auszug der Halhor-TefniU aus Nubien , p. 48 (text a and part of (?).
The king -— >-

(broken away) makes offering to Thoth accompanied by Sekh-
met, both of whom are standing < —-.
Text. a. Above Thoth in two vertical lines : <—- 1
lî^^ ^^^^^
'" See Sethe, Sage vom Sonnenauge , p. 5.

12) r] = (,rt-i(?) Hike myself?-.
'''
t[n)r cf. Copt, xcup, .xpo.
'*'
rKr =sb. For this meaaing of sby see Erman, A. Z., 68, p. 34, D.
(5)
^,=,_e.
18 THE TEMPLE OF BIGEII.
I
*_X_ ;'fn —
' ^
« Utterance bv Thoth twice great, the mifflitv, lord of
Herinopolis (IJminv), pacil'ying the P'lame (A^sr-/)''' in Bigeh. w
b. The inscription in fronl of Thoth is much broken and is now covered with
cement and quite ille{)-ible.
c. Above Sekhinet in three vertical lines :

^— 1^ ^ j
^
'"'^'
=
IR
"^^^^
lO
Sekhniet the great, mistress of the Flame [Nsr-t) in Bigeh, eye of Re, diadem
on his forehead, the great urneus'^' on his head. -^
d. In front of Sekhmet in a vertical hne :

*— — » -&
i ^
-
i i I'^ê in
«=> ^^ ccThou hast given all thy foes unto the slaughter-house. 51
e. In a single vertical line behind Sekhmet :

- — « D^lf rT) J "^^^^ '—^ 1
1
Qi,:,z-^2:— i^z^- :;io,

• "- ki„g or upper „„d
Flame [Nsr-t) in
ôwer Egvpt : prince of truth, chief of the gods, pacifying the
Bigeh by his excellent utterances, the mysterious limb that issued from Re,
designing the foundations of temples, twice great, whose likeness exists not,
Thoth twice great, the mighty, lord of llermopolis [Hmnw).v
Thoth. Head-dress no. 97.

Sekhniet. Head-dress no. 9 3.
SCENE III (PI. XVI).
The king -— (broken away) makes offering to Shu-Arensnuphis [Kl-ivb-liw)

accompanied by Tefnut, both of whom are standing -> — -.
Text. a. Above Shu-Arensnuphis :

-< — -
j
S'-*^ f)d^> I A ^\
*
I e III
"
el
eI V ^-
=^^
ff Abaton, 'DO ffivinp; breath to every nose.
J
''''.«
whose voice is heard without his being seen
^" But see Sethk, Sage voin Sonnenauge, p. 1 2 , for the ori<jiii of this naaao.
'-'
See Setue, Sage vom Sonnenauge , p i3, note 2.
15'
't sil-t (Junker).
'" Or tf before he is seenî: see Blackiun, A. Z., iq, io3. In I'lohnuaic lexis -^ and are
not dilTereatialed (see Junker, Gramm. Denderatexte , S 283).

»
WEST FACE OF THE PYLON GATE-WAV : SOUTH JAMB. 19
b. The inscription in front of Shu-Arensnupliis is too broken to read.
c. Above Tefnut in one vertical and three horizontal lines :

—-
< i i^ "^
• ^"(^^ •
X
"<
r * •''*•< iT> ^
Lf^«-e
1*11 •'" 'Tfjin ^'^
i n j]n
Utterance
I f) 1
\ I L-, i I «
by Tef[nut]. . .
j
[?•] great uraeus on his (?) head, B'l/t who burns up his
enemies with the fire of her moulh.'"
(1. In a single vertical line behind Sekhmet :

«— *^"^^rHil| M '"^^
Lower Egypt : The Ka-Pure-of-Body (^Kl-ivb-l/ivY'^ great god, in the midst

of Abaton, great august god, who came into existence formerly, the wind
of 55
Shu-Arensnuphis. His head-dress is destroyed.
Tefnut. Head-dress no. 28.
SCENE IV (PI. XVH).
The king - — >-

(broken away) makes olfering to Isis accompanied by Haren-
dotes, both of whom are standing -< — -.
Text. a. Of the inscription above Isis only two lines, one vertical and one
horizontal, are preserved :

—«
> 1
mLI I i<''iM • r'* 1
"^^ '^
« Isis [in the midst of] Abaton,. . . mistress of southern countries.
h. In front of Isis :
^ — « J"j "^ ''i^ I ^^ «I pive thee all good
things 55
c. Above Harendotes in two vertical, and one horizontal, lines :

> —• ! l^
ff Utterance by Harendotes, son of Isis, great god, lord of Abaton, excellent

avenger of his father Osiris. ^
d. In front of Harendotes :
< — " A If 'f
' '
J\ '**^^ .<:= H] ^k e #=#^ "^
«I give satiety to all people in thy time. ^'
e. In two horizontal lines separating scene IV from the dado :

—
1 1 ....
1-' A name lor Arensnuphis (see Junker, Auszug der Hathnr -Tcjmil aus Nubien , p. Sg). ^^ is a
variant of Lf (Junker).
3.
—
¥:(ms\^(M!E\:i ! mih^ri^.o
*^
1 iT 1^ I li K Autokrator, son of Re, lord of fliadems Kaisaros-
living-for-ever, [beloved of Osiris], the great god, lord of Abalon, august divine
power, within Bigeh (^Snm).ii
Isis. Head-dress no. i8.

THE DADO (PI. XVII).
The decoration consists of the usual lotus-flowers and buds growing out of
an elongated =^.
The Thickness of the South Jamb.-

(Pis. IX and XVIII, 2.)
SCENE I (PI. XVIII, 2).
The king - > worships Ptah who stands ^ — - inside a ^-shaped shrine.
Text. a. Above the king : ^ j

^^CK^TJ] ] g^. X^MPr^
"^
«King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of the Two Lands Autokrator, son of
Re, lord of diadems Kaisaros.5)
b. Above Ptah in a horizontal line : — "

l^'J,; , ^ ,
'^Ptah, father of
the gods. ;?
The king. Head-dress no. i3.
For the combination of kilt and broad belt see DeniUr, PI. CXVIII, 1 1, and
Petrie, Decorative Art, p. 5 2.
Ptah. Head-dress no. 19.
Ptah is 11 as usual. His sceptre is the regular combination of ]'|'|. The top
of the shrine in front, above the cornice, is decorated with a uraeus.
SCENES II, III, and IV.
Destroyed by the insertion of the arch.
THE DADO (PI. IX).
Remains of figures of Ilapy and Sekhet — * carrying their usual trays of
offerings.
SOLTll PVLON-TOWER : WEST WALL. 21
Text. a. \n a vertical line behind Hapy : — > '-

-
^=4-1^^^ ^5 <%
'=1 I
r^!^-;r:pv^ he rfiirnishesl ihine ofl'erinp-tahle with all food:;.
-î^ ^ ^ V
h. In a vertical line behind Sekhet :
» — >-
.
:
;; em .
"-^
_-H—
THE NORTH PYLON-TOWER.

West Wall.
(PI. XIV.)
All that now remains of the north pylon-tower is a fragment of the west wall
adjoining the gate-way. On it is a small portion of a scene showing part of the
figure of a goddess (?) who is standing <— «.
"^^' >—
Text. a. Behind the goddess in a vertical line : < —- \j^ V X
I I (2 III m,
"'
^ T y I
^=^ «King of Upper and Lower Egypt : the great gods,
I
lords of heaven and earth, lords of the month, making the light to shine in
the darkness, lords of the youths (?), who make women conceive, when their
majesties shine in the heaven every day.??
h. Immediately below the above scene is a much destroyed horizontal line of
inscription :
— %
> <=> • ^^ cThe great pylon of the fore-
court 35
c. Under h are the remains of a vertical line of text :

< —- ^l^^'^ //A
1"^
'mi<.Mz::^-[p\\- O
THE SOUTH PYLON-TOWER.
The West Wall.
(PL XVL)
All that now remains of the south pylon-tower is a fragment of the west wall.
This fragment, which adjoins scenes II and III of the south jamb of the gate-
way, is covered with text arranged in vertical lines : a - — >-

]
m g ^
'•'
Bhn i.e. 6(;) + Ah.
—
f ... 171' *Aj.-„..ii -^1 11; II Ii^^(?)aîr •... ^~

Bi>^
8 %J1 I
Pl>v,t_-
.;^.i en ^™ I
—T ^-,,— .^.'W
J\-
<.'â^
^ .—rV^^ >-^^^
I —
,
^^n^
A U>
«i» ; r great [in] heaven, [mighty upon] earth, king («/y) of the
I
underworld (*/]'') cities, lands, foi'eign countries (?), nomes('?),
[..?..] I
..?.. J j
...[..?. .], great hull, lord of vigour, possessor of
the office, prince of gods, exalted of name, great one at the head of all gods,
Osiris lord of the world {nb /;), together with his son and his two sisters, Osiris-
Onnophris true-of-voice, great god, lord of Abaton.j?
h. Below a (adjacent to the lower half of scene III of the south jamb) in two
•tical lines :
- — ^ 1 I
?] j(")l! 1
^=ê g
THE OUTER HALL.

Publislied : See Cuampollion, Notices descriptives , I, 160, lor a general and very brief
description.
The East Face of the Screen and Columns.

(Pis. XIX, 1 andXX-XXIlI).
SCENE I (PI. XX).
The king >— - offers two y -mirrors to a goddess who is standing » *. The
heads of the king and goddess are broken away from the mouth upwards, and
the descriptive texts above them are likewise destroyed.
Text. a. Behind the king :

^—' V '
U L'^— ^^ i/T^ "All protection, life,
and happiness behind him like Re for ever!^
h. Beneath the king's right hand :

-— - ^t y iTl f Offering a mirror. Utte-
rance, n
c. In front of the king :

*—*
I
"^^'"'i'^'jT]'^ T^ ^ ^^— —'H^"^^
'
*" ' "

I
iW 1 1 y\ !
'
I
* ^11. I
'
-•
Take for thyself the disk of silver
'''
See Erman, Gramm?, § 384, Anm.
'-' Mistake lor -4kJ i H- See Jlnkkb, Grnwinntik dn- Denderatextc , S aif).
» i
THE OUTER HALL : EAST FACE OF SCREEN AND COLUMNS. 23
(V'/nrr). . . it is wrought for lliy ka. See thy beautiful face, o lady
beholding- thy beauty, n
a. In Iront ol the p-oddess :

- — ^— K . n S \
^~~'
«] give unto thee what [the sun] sees [by day] and what the moon in heaven
beholds, -n
Only a small portion of the fi-ame of this scene is left. What remains is
exactly like the corresponding part of the frame enclosing scenes II and 111 (see
p. 96).
COLUMN 1 (Pis. XXI, XXIV, and XXV).
Publislied : See Champollion, Notices ckscriphves, I, iGo, for a general description and for
the carlouclies in a, and the text of h; see also L., D., Text IV, 17/1, for name and tides of
Hallior at end of b, and Denon, Voi/agc, 1 16, 2, for rt (upper band).
The capital and top of the column were doubtless exactly like the correspond-
ing parts in columns and 3 (see pp. 26-27 for a full description). Immediately
9
below the now destroyed five rings, which repiêsent the cords that bind together
the bundle of stalks forming the shaft, are two encircling bands of inscription.
a. The upper band consists of repetitions of the two cartouches of Ptolemy XIII,
alternating with one another, and spaced with Ilalhor-heads. The cartouches
and heads rest upon r^n-signs. On either side of each cartouch is a uraeus
from which hangs the Q-symbol.
The cartouches are :
->— ('[j^^MIP'?' £)i»^ wPtolemaios-living-for-
ever Beloved-of-Isis.
(['^11*^J"ii2Z^t3l '
rrHeir-of-the-god-who-saves Ghosen-of-
Ptah Doing-tlie-truth-of-Re (Living-form-of-) Amon.75
b. The lower band is as follows : ^^ ^"^"îS*^" "if^M

ive
the good god! Supporting heaven (g'^-i), bearing up the firmament, for the
'" See BuDGK, Book of the Kings, II, p. i/i8.
121 Written .
«_^f
— H
king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, The-
Heir-of-the-god-who-saves Chosen-of-Ptah Doing-the-truth-of-Re (Living-
Form-of-) Anion Living-for-ever. who is beloved of Horus of Edfu, the great
god, the lord of heaven."
Beautiful of hands with the sislrum, making music for his mother according to
her desire, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ptolemaios-living-for-ever Beloved-

of-Isis, beloved of Hathor the great, mistress of Bigeh (^Snm).v
Immediately below b on the east side of the pillar is the following inscription
in two vertical lines (PI. XXI) :

—-
->
J
1 ] I
>~~^
i n % "^^^^ )?5?^
Tr
X - , H #« 1
> I W 1 — H -^ — g_^ \Â s,c I ^fc^ H
^lA— no »
i|« W§A\%
J— l*1'l"t ^''"T'l*0^cî in
iL '[: J ?i '
'
î-î^lwW ill \l .
• •
•
;t Utterance : Ipet ilf-l) appears in the forecourt of her palace in drunkenness.
mistress of beauties (?) Osiris. She gives beauty to her house upon its four
sides. She arrives in joy (lit. : washing) of heart, she increases their
people, she diminishes the foes, she gives her brother Osiris, refreshing
his limbs with cool water upon everv tenth day that he may become (?) ii
SCENE II (PI. XXU).
Publislied : See Champollion, Nuliccs ck.srrlplives , I, i6o (liead of Khnum-Re only), and
L., D., Text IV, 17^ (a lilie of Khnum-Re in text c).
The king —«
-<
offers four j-shaped ring-stands representing (Isr-f- vases''*' to
Khnum-Re who is standing » >-.
Text. a. In a vertical line behind the king :

>—- T | J ^Sw*
'''"^
'" Perhaps we should read -»^ | ("} (Juxker).
'^' sr^sic"^! is for ^^^^'^ (see Brugsch, Wortcrh.
'
, SuppL, i3/i6).
'''
Vt ='«(/ (tdiminisli- (Junker).
'''
See Griffith, Hieroglijphs , pp. lii and 1x9..
" ^ — »
THE OUTER HALL : EAST FACE OF SCREEN AND COLUMNS. 25
T°y:: :
ii:'"
:;;-"* (53 'I- '!« good h:
Born of Satis, nursed by [..?..] lord of the knife (?).''
h. Above the king : ^ ^ j

(-^ mIm ..^^ 1\ ZZ'" 2.1 ^^ |
^^^.^
I
(T^51W^K3 ^-King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord of (the Two
Lands) Heir-of-the-god-who-saves Chosen-of-Ptah Doing-the-truth-of-He (Living-
Form-of-) Anion, son of Re, lord of (diadems) Plolemaios-living-for-ever Beloved-
of-Isis.
c. In two horizontal lines under the king's right hand :

-> —« i —»—l 1="'^''=
I A^ j
,,
— ^
I l) tcPurifvinp- with four ^/sr-i- vases of water. Formula.
(I. In three vertical lines in front of Ptolemy'"^' :

-* — - i .11 '
' ' i-''^ v\e
^=gy, ,
1-^=^..* ji M i-.=[^^^*^. The four 5V-^goddesses
are brought liefore thee while thou purifyest thy form therewith. The first of
them rests in Dendereh, the second comes from the rr Chamber of Magics (^ht
A/t'ti'), the third is Ubastet, the fourth is Uto. They purify thy head every day.)5
e. Above Khnum-Re in three vertical lines :

>-
1^
^ nT^^^ '^"^
«l
]
I
4 J 1 — '%k. J?^ 11^^ .
« Utterance by Khnum-Re, lord of
Bigeh (6'«;»), august power, within the Foremost of the Nomes, god of the east,
shining in the day-time. 7?
/. In front of Khnum-Re in a vertical line :

> — >-
f\ =—«= JQ
"''
<==.\^
"5^-^ -^îJkJ"*^ ffl purify thy body from every evil thing. 55
/;. Behind Khnum-Re in a vertical line :

»— >-
JjBif [ . . ? . . 1 >
lH (^
'-King of Upper and Lower Egypt [?] : who purifies the sacred
hawks (?) [drhjw) and their [.?.] (ij/r), Khnum-Re, lord of Bigeh (6nin).5)
1') ^ is perhaps a mistake of the engraver for O ?

121
Of. sceneIH,f/(p. 28).
"' A^"V- = '6 traHes was widerwartig istn (Brugsch, IVorterb., p. 169).
Tlw Temple of Bigeh. U

Khnum-Re. Head-dress no. 2/1.
The frame which encloses this scene and scene III consists of a roll, or torus,
at top and sides. Above the torus at the top is a winged disk (see Pis. XIX, 1,
XXII, XXIII and XXIX). and this is surmounted by a cornice adorned with uraei
(see Pis. XIX, 1 and XXIX). Outside the torus on either side is a single papyrus-
reed upon the head of which rests a cobra that has entwined the stalk in its
long coils. Doubtless the serpent on the north side wore the ^-crown and the
one on the south side the J-crown (cf. pp. 87 and ko and Dendnr, Pis. XXXII,
XXXIV, and LXXXVllI).
COLUMN 2 (Pis. XIX, 1, XXIII, XXIX, and XXX).
lûblished : See L. , D., Text IV, 1 7/1 for the end of lexl b.
This column and column 3 have the usual elaborate lloral capitals of the
period. The stalks of the bundle of reeds which form the column, are actually
carved on the part of the shaft immediately below the capital. They terminate
in five rings which represent the cords with which ihe bundle is tied. Beneath
these five rings there are two bands of inscription encircling the column.
a. The upper band consists of repetitions of the two cartouches of Ptole-

my XIII placed side by side (resting each on the sign mn and surmounted by
2^), alternating with the figure tfj '". From the tip of each of the T-sticks held
by this figure hangs the ^Q - symbol, while the end of each stick terminates in
^ (not ^).
The cartouches are : ^S ; 1 ;..>^!1 :::"'Û") C^^^M Pf :^ JC^ ^ :
Ij. The lower band of inscription, is as follows :

- —- ¥• |]k II I
**
Driving back the foe [hnv], supporting (?) {Ijri/?) heaven, king of Upper and
Lower Egypt, Ptoleniaios-living-for-ever (Beloved-) of-Isis, beloved of Khnum-
Re, lord of Bigeh. -^
Immediately below h, on the east side of the pillar, is the following inscrip-
tion in a vertical line (PI. XXX) : ^— i^-*^ ^=sA^^^|

fjl
(')
See Pis. XXV and XXX and cf. Dendur, Pis. XXXIV, 2 and XXXV, i and 2.
'2'
=1 • tr/ijvr-Feind-^ (.Iunker).
—
THE OUTER HALL ; EAST FACE OF SCREEN AND COLUMNS. 27
Ux
eaiili is in joy, the
X r^ I T^
two(?) divisions of the world are in
« Formula : Heaven is in festival
the [Place of] Truth

, the
is in exultation, Ahaton is in rejoicing, Bigeli [Smn) is in wonder; as for the
people of Pliilae, their hearts are glad when Isis occupies [her] shrine v
COLUMN 3 (Pis. XIX, 1 and XXXIV).

Published : See L., D., Text IV, ijli for hegiiiiiing of te\l in veiilcal line below li.
Column 3 has the same elaborate lloral capital as column a , while the
treatment of the stalks, and the cords that tie them, is identical in both cases.
Below the cords there are two bands of text a and b.
a. The upper band, is the same as on column 2 , except that the \i] -symbols
face - — >-.
The lower band, ^->

h. is as follows :
?""^JPf |^ y^ f ^^' 'lîf C'^^
MPf^îl^'^J • IM'"^ ^ \ \
"Live the good god, who stretches out the
firmament, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ptolemaios-living-for-ever Beioved-

of-Isis, beloved of Osiris, great god, lord of Abaton.w
Immediately below h on the east side of the column is the following text in
a vertical line (see PI. XXXIV) : ^ ^/Cj'~* ]^*|" *(*" f [J
^'Abaton, Bigeh, Edfu, Thebes, Dendereh, Mem-

^/j^^nnTl^^r*";
phis, for ever and ever! Triumphant is the sun in his disk, the prince [sr) of
the gods, over his foes. Triumphant is Osiris, the moon-god Thoth, the prince
, of the gods, over [his] adversaries. »
SCENE III (PI. XXIII).
The king » > offers four "j-vases to Osiris-Onnophris who is standing —

-<
«.
Text. a. Behind the king in a vertical line :

» — ^ liSlf
—**— | i3) f^^j^
^_^-Â«v^-/ /^ 2i 'n^Sn^^ 0^^ :
« King of Upper and
Lower Egypt : Child of Satis, whom the mistress of nursed. . . .[.?.]. 5?
'''
'^ '°' (®^*^ Junker, Grammalik tier Denderatexte $ 77, i)'? Cf. Brugscu,
I I II' ^H''!l ,
i I'l I I'l
Tlics., 1076, and Brugsch, Wiirterb., SuppL, 8)2, for variations.
/i.
«1
b. Directly behind the king :

» — VT I p r \[\ protection, life, and
happiness [behind him like Re for ever!].??
c. Above the king :.->;«•$ f-^ ; 1 i.."^ |

^ "Û 1 i
'^*
f"
I ^Pf^ j^=—=J^ t-King of Upper and Lower Egypt, lord (of the Two Lands)
Heir-of-tiie-god-who-saves Ghosen-of-Ptah Doing-the-truth-of-Re (Living-form-
of-) Anion, son of Re, lord (of diadems) Ptolemaios-living-for-ever Reloved-
of-Isis. ?
d. In front of tlie king in three vertical lines''' : —

» >-
j
)'w .i=[ii]ii*>
Êncircling with four ymis-i-vases of water. Formula : The nm$-t-\ase comes

before thy majesty, it purifies thy body. These august vessels enoble they
members. The first is Isis, the second A'h-t-F'f>\ the third Sothis, the fourth
Selkis.??
e. Above Osiris- Onnophris in two vertical and one horizontal lines :

-—
'^^^tw "Utterance by Osiris- Onnophris, great god, lord of Abaton, the
first purified and for whom was made the fivr-purification'^\ Osiris lord of the
Underworld (?) (^divl-t?y ??
/. In front of Osiris-Onnophris in a vertical line : < — - \k 7^-

j yt a —
\b"\ rHorus, Thoth, Geb, Sepa (S/^;) ''*'.
I(?) give them for cleansing (?). 55
S III I J
[>-. Behind Osiris-Onnophris in a vertical line :

- —
- |0f jK> -^^
f>Z^'^~~**~5 I
''' Cr. scene II, d. p. 26.
1^' Paratiele geben l.ml-nj Inr '6. ;i. (Junker).

'*' Tliis text seems to identil'y tlie lour )ims-(-vases with these four |;ncls? In d they are called
h\s, Nbt-F'g, Sothis, and Seli<is.

.
THE OUTER HALL : WEST FACE OF SCREEN AND COLUMNS. 29
^Kin»j of Upper and Lower Egypt : Horus, lord of cleansing, purifying his body
Osiris-Onnophris
with nm6-<- vases. The abomination of his majesty is filth.
[king] [sc. nij-swl?) of gods. »
The king. Head-dress no. i
Osiris-Onnophris. Head-dress no. 7.

combined with a broad belt (cf. Dendiir,
He wears the usual short kilt
PI. CXVIII, 11); the latter is held up with narrow straps passing over the shoul-
ders. Below the scene is a row of ^-birds, each resting upon a -i^-sign,
and with * under the uplifted arms.
The West Face of the Screen and Columns.

(Pis. VI, 2, XIX, 2 and XXIV-XXVHI and XXXVI-XL.)
SCENE I (PI. XXV).
The scene is destroyed except for the feet and parts of the legs of the figures,
which show that the king stood — ^ in front two gods. The scraps of text that
remain are undecipherable.

Beneath this scene there is a dado of conventionalised lotus-llowers and buds.
COLUMN 1 (Pis. VI, 9, XXIV, XXV. and XXVI).
For the bands of inscription and decoration that encircle the top of the
column see p. 28.
The king — stands before Hathor — * who holds his right hand in her left,
and with her right hand puts the -^-symbol to his nose.
Text. a. Behind the king in a vertical line (PI. XXIV) :

-^ "^"li-^T
j"-.| ii^ ^^, -r ri- v^-'-'t dUM

good god! The image [ssp-nh] of great of strength,
^rfZ^l ^'Live the
mighty of arm before his mother, son of Re, lord of diadems Ptolemaios-living-
for-ever Beloved-of-Isis. ri
h. Behind the king : — JJ t ^"^

'T^ E ^Zl
"^ ^'^^ ^"""^ happiness
behind him like Re for everlw

"
c. Above the king : — l#^ » ('^^M Pf ]l\ J'" ^ J

" '"'O" f'f ^ê, Ptolemaios
living-for-ever Beloved-of-lsis.
(I. Above Hatbor in two vertical lines :

» — l^l^ >^ *
^
j
•;
—
cr Utterance bv Ilalhor the great, mistress of Bigeh [Snm).-
c. In front of Hatbor in a vertical line :

- — ^^^
^
-r ^•=- 1 p'==']
8^ ^ ^ ^^ZZZ r\ put for thee my life into tbv nostrils, beallb and stabilily [into]
tbv body, o lord of the Two Lands.-

^^
/". Behind Hatbor in a vertical line (PI. XXV) :
— > ^0f ^^ ^= j * 1 1 1 1 I I
^ ©
rr Queen
of U|»[)er and Lower Egypt : Wosret in Dendereb, beaiilifiil of countenance,
with the four faces, great in the south, mighty in the north, ruler in the east
and west, Hatbor the great, mistress of Bigeh [{S)inn).r:
He wears a broad belt as well as a kilt (cf. DenMr, PI. GXVIII, 1 1). In his
left hand he holds |

and /i.
Hatbor. Head-dress no. j
7.
Immediately below this scene are a a line of text in large hieroglyphs, and b
a band of decoration consisting of empty cartouches between hawk-headed lions.
a (Pis. VI, 9 and XXV). In a horizontal line :

— >
-^"liU^^^ ;
L l!P'?"]Di%'^ TLive the good god! Uniting with Ilalhor, enlarging
[Ptolemjaios-living-for-ever Beloved-of-Isis. 55 co
h (PI. VI, 2). Above each cartouch, which rests upon a r^n-sign, is
^ :
- H
The lions sit on '^^-signs placed each above J*. The lion on the north r^n-
side of the cartouch wears «, the one on the south side jj^. In front of each
lion is a sceptre composed of the combined signs I'V--
SCENE II (PI. XXVI).
The king -> —- comes out of the royal residence (symbolised by Sj

(1)
to go to
1" See Griffith, Ilieroghjphs , p. 36. One side of llio g as well as the lo|i is, in our example,
decorated witli |-ornamenls.
-
Till': OUTEIi HALL : WEST FACE OF SCREEN AiND COLUMNS. 31
the temple. In front of him are two standards preceded hy a priest -— -, who is
burning incense (cf. scene III, PI. XXVIII, and L. , D., IV, 71, a).
Test. a. Above the standards in three horizontal lines :

< —- J
1^ -==> te^
1 ?
"^ Js' ^*;5|-t^;^^^ 1^ J-!vi/ "The son of
Re comes forth from his house making music (?) in front of him,
making a way for him, while the standards [bknivY^^ clear (the road)''"'.»
(3) I A^^*<v^
J 1 T ^_
^1^ '^^ tcVVepwawet of the north, power of heaven. Thoth, twice
great, lord of Hermopolis. »
c. In front of and between the two standards in three vertical lines :

-« —
^^ ^B"^ <'>«^B cr Utterance by the Tillar-of-his-mother' who cleanses the
Great House, and censes the Uraeus-goddess (^rr-t)-n ? tc Utterance by the Shmit/
and Nsi'-t'n
I
«Thy way is clear unto earth in Bigeh; there are no impurities
near [thee] ['^'^Y^]

enemies (?).»
(1. Above the scene in a horizontal line :

^— - ^^ÎfT)!*/ Tif
"^^"^^^
^^^WY't^'^Ô^J^^ tlli'' „The king of u'per and Lower

Egypt, shining in the red crown, beautiful of appearance in the double diadem
(s/t)Hi?/), coming forth from the purification to the shrine of his mother, perform-
ing the ceremonies (tr iht) for his father. 55
'•' Cf.
iljî • •*~^^^ (*""') T«'i^ri!l'="i^ "The pries(s carrying standards
clear her way unto her ahode-i. Brugsch, Wdrlerb., i3o.
'-' This sentence lias been left incomplete by the sculptor for lack of space; there is no lacuna
after \^.
P) Cf.
V*^"l ii^ f II ' Wepwawet of the South power of the Two Lands ( L.
,
, /). , IV, 7 1
, a), v
'*'
See Setoe, Zur Sage vom Sonnenaitge, p. 10-12 (esp. footnote 2 on p. 1 1).
(•'•'
Restore to m rl n']-t-k (?• a)J.(=Copl. fxyn), and cf.
^ 1
""
t^ i ^''^v® '^T***
'^'
@ is shaped something like #.
— —
The king. Ileatl-tlress no. 2.
He wears the usual short kilt combined with a broad bell (of. Dendiir.
PI. CXVllI, 1 1). In his right hand he holds a long |-staff (cf. DeiuMr, PI. LI),
and in his left a T-mace and the •+•- symbol.
The standards. They are of the regular form, long poles terminating in a
"^^- [)erch. and >nrniounted in the one case by a jackal \-k, and in the other
bv an ibis ^^•
The rPillar-of-his-Motherr. He offers a ^-pot of incense. He is clothed in a
panther skin in the usual fashion: his figure is much damaged.

Above e is a frieze (PI. XXVI) corresponding to the cornice on the east face
of the screen. It consists of the following designs. In the centre resting on ^^
is a large disk with a winged scarab in the midst. This scarab grasps the
symbol Q in its hind feet. Above ihe larger disk is a smaller one ilanked with
pendant uraei, and furnished wilh wings that droop down on either side of the
larger disk. The uraeus on the north side wears the ^-crown of Lower Egypt.
that on the south side the m -crown of Upper Egypt. Laid transversely upon
the wings near each uraeus is a l-feather, the quill of which terminates in Q.
At either end of the frieze is a winged uraeus whose body is coiled through a
Q-symbol. The uraeus at the north end wears the ^-crown, and the one at
the south end the ^-crown. Both snakes protect with their wings a cartouch
of Ptolemy XIII. The cartouch in front of the northern snake is :

» > f' f[ ^
MP^]DJ%^X That in front of the southern snake is : — ('î 1 ...,-*^TJ
1^3 T ^^^^ cartouches are surmounted by J^.

Between each cartouch and the central design is a vertical line of text, a and b.
a. On the north side :

- — « IK"^^ ll
— "^ fû''^''^^^ "Horus
of Edfu, great god, lord o\^ Msii-I, da|)ple(l of plumage, rising in the horizon.-
/;. On the south side :

- * Ik —». H I
^_^ f I '^^ .^^ iHli (^Horus of Edfu,
great god, lord of heaven, dappled of plumage, rising in the horizon. -
COLUMN 2 (PI. XXVII).
The north-west side of this column is decorated with foiii- pairs of genii or
— — —
demons arranged one above tlie other, commencing at the level of the top of
the screen and continning almost as far down as the top of the dado on the
adjacent wall.
Row 1. — Two jackal-headed genii - >-.
Text. a. In front of the foremost in a vertical line :

—
« >- -î^- 4^ 1
J 1
1 .<==
L^ !• I
'xl\b-'nh-ivls (Lord-of-life-and-happiness), great god, in the il-t of
Osiris. !>
"""^
h. In front of the hindermost in a vertical line :
- - Sm^ MJ 1
1
"hvij (Slasher), great god. in the house of Isis.'n

I
The foremost demon holds a ^^-knife in his left hand, the hindermost
holds one in either hand.
Row -2. — Two o\(?)- headed genii - — «-.
Text. In front of the foremost in a vertical line

a. : >-
=i=(')
J m
—
!
jnj.^= ^'^ ^r[. .?. .]-Ar(?) (

-faced?), great god, in his l',-t.-n
b. In front of the hindermost in a vertical line :

— ^W >-
Ji II
vK'>yl)-msnf, great god 55
Each demon holds a X., -knife in his left hand.
Row 3. — Two snake-headed genii >-.

- —^
M LPnl
I j^
(^Wy (serpent), great god, in the //!sm(n)-house. 75

» — >-
f
'
pj.
Archaeological details :.
Both demons hold 1 in their left, and ^ in their right, hand.
''^'
a mistake for lismn natron.
—«— '^^sic-
•

— . »
34 THE TEMPLE OF BIGEIJ.
Row /i. — Two human-beaded genii :

- >-.

» — > Jips,
MJ 1
1 ^^^
\r/
'
, . .,
^^']l
(Slasher), great god, in the -house. ;7

- — JJ IH j
-<=
J
ff''^, great god, in Philae (///-/f«/).s
The foremost demon has a fn-snake on his head and carries a X^-knife in
his left hand. The hindermost, who perhaps has a uraeus on his forehead (?),
holds 1 in his left, and +• in his right hand. For the decoration at the base of
the column see Pis. XXVII, XXIX, and XXXVI, i, and cf. Pis. XXXVI, -2 and
XL and mmUr, PI. XXXIV.
COLUMN 3 (Pls. XXXIX and XL).
The south-west side of this column, like the north-west face of column 2, is
decorated with genii or demons in four rows.
Row 1 .
— One hawk-headed genius only - —«
Text. a. In front of him in a vertical line :
— -.
« i^ ^^ J |j^^:=
-w_p rr Utterance by Sin (The Runner), great god. in lsk(J) :>
b. Rehind him in one vertical line and a bit : < — - 1
1^ jv.-*:^
Ji |^ Jt.
^5= j^**" ^^ ' ''Utterance by the watchers, who watch their lord
I
1
and who never sleep while repelling the adversaries.
The demon holds a ^v^- knife in either hand.
Row 2. — Two genii, the foremost hawk-headed, the hindermost much

damapfed
o
—
< -.
Text. n. In front of the foremost in a vertical line :

<—- i^^^jni
11 r ",; K Utterance by Dr (The Swift One), great god in Philae.;?
'^' - — is certain.
:
b. In front of the hinderniost ill a vertical line : -> —- V j |jî= ^44

... «Horus, great god in the house of »
The foremost demon holds a N^^-knife in either hand.
Row 3. — Two much injured genii —

> -.
Text. a. In front of the foremost :

-> —- pmn^~^ 5: Ombos. fl
— 1 J!!/» W Q^*
b. In front of the hindermost <
:
« l^^''^'' W^^^ I 0(?)'
Either demon holds a knife in his right hand.
Row h. — - Two almost effaced hawk-headed (?) genii <— -.

—" §
*
] J ||''^^^"f Jo
vi Nfr-hlt [1) ,
great god in Abaton.w
b. In front of the hindermost in a vertical line :

-> —« j^ 1| <')
^J 1
1 ^=^
/""^ ff Utterance by 'pr-phwy(l), great god, in Bigeh (6'»/h).w
Both demons hold a %^-knife in either hand.
SCENE III (PI. XXVIII).
The king » — >- comes out, as in scene II, from the royal residence, preceded
by the 1:: Pillar- of-his- Mother 55 [Iit-mw-t-f) and the jackal- and ibis-standards.
Text. a. Above the standards in two horizontal lines :

» — > 1 J\ i#^ •
of Re comes forth from his house like Re xvhen he shines in the horizon. He
enters the house of the August, the Heroine [Sps-t Wsrtyv
b. Immediately adjoining a are the two cartouches of Ptolemy XIII :
— >-
c. Above the In-mw-t-f, and between the two standards, in three vertical lines
5.
»
C\.g== _|<°)-^^ ^'Utterance by the Tillar-of-his-Molhei' who purifies the
Great House i « Utterance by crowned with Uto. mistress of Pe, the
great one, mistress of ^

|
ctThy way is in rejoicing without (?)[. .?. .];
triumph is in front of thee: thou encirclest Abaton in ghidness.w
d. Above the scene in a horizontal line :

- — ^MS |j iM|
| 4f tat ¥
rfThe
O
king of Upper and Lower Egypt, shining in the white crown, beautiful of
appearing in the palace, entering into the temple of [On]nophris-triumphant
to perform the ceremonies Osiris (?) the beneficent god, lord of Abaton.
AuCHAEOLOGICAL DETAILS :
The king. Head-dress no. i with Jl^ above it.
He holds the same emblems as in scene II.
The tcPillar-of-his-Mother75. The same as in scene II.
The frieze above scene III is exactly the same as that above scene II, descri-
bed on p. 82.
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL.

(Pis. XXIX-XL.)
The entrance to the outer hall divides in half the screen, or curtain -wall,
which is built between the columns of the facade to shut olT the hall from the
open court''' that lay between it and the pylon. This door like the usual Ptolemaic
and Roman screen-door '"^^ has no architrave either on the east or west side of the
screen. Instead there is a slight projection at the top of either jamb in which,
on the east face of the screen, is the upper socket for the door- pivot. These
projections are surmounted by the ordinary palm-branch cornice (Pis. XXIX,

XXXIV and XXXVI)'^' which is continued throughout the interior of the doorway
'" In this court a cliurch must have heen erected in Christian times. The foundation of the apse
is still visible in the threshold of ihe entrance lo the outer hall (see the ground-plan on PI. I, and
Pis. XIX, 1 and XXXVI, 3). The arch in the pylon gateway must also have formed part of the
church.
'-'
Cf. similar doors at Edfu, Philae, Dendur, Kalabsheh and Dakkeh.
t" Petrie, Decorative Art , ])p. 98 and 99.
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL : EAST FACE : NORTH JAMB. 37
as well (Pis. XXXI, XXXII and XXXV). Beneath ihe whole length of the cornice
and down the outer edge of the east face of the east jambs and the west face of
the west jambs runs the roll or torus, ornamented with a pattern of binding'"
(Pis. XXIX, XXXIV and XXXVI).
East Face.
The North Jamb.

(PL .XXIX.)
Published : See Denon, Voyage, 122, 2, for decoration on cornice.
On the edge of the jamb, outside ihe torus and continuing into the cornice,
is a single papyrus stem upon the head of which sits Uto in the form of a cobra,
wearing the ^-crown of Lower Egypt t. The snake entwines the stalk of the
plant in its long coils.
THE CORNICE.
In the centre of the cornice is a large ifig with a winged scarab in the midst
of it. Above floats the solar disk furnished with pendulous uraei and wings that
droop down on either side of the ifig. The uraeus on the north side wears the
^-crown and the one on the south the ^-crown. Between the uraei are the
siens --»> ccHe of Edfu, great god, lord of heaven. :? For the whole design
I
cf. p. 82. he edge of the cornice on either side of these symbols is carved to
represent the palm-ribs of which the primitive cornice was composed (see Petrie,
Decorative Art, p. 98 and go)).
THE PROJECTION.
A king —
->
• offers tl to Khnum who is seated » — >. The cartouches and the
spaces for inscriptions are left blank.
Khnum. Head-dress no. 2 5.
SCENE I.
A king stands < — - with both hands raised in adoration.
'" Petrie, op. cit., p. 97.

.
Text. a. Above the king :

]
\mS ( B'""!^ ] j
^» (BkjJT .
b. In front of the king : <— :»c

"1 ^= J|||J
^___^ j
c^ Adoring the god at even. 75
SCENE II.
A king stands - — in the same attitude as in scene II.
Text. a. Above the king : rBlankJ fBlaak .

j j
/;. In front of the king :

—
^ - ^'l.^z:^:^ « Adoring the god at noon. •»
The king. Head-dress no. g.
SCENE III.
A king stands > —- in the same attitude as in the two previous scenes.
Text. a. * 'c Adoring the god at dawn. 55

|
ARCHAEOLO(iICAL DETAILS :
The king. Head-dress no. 1
Upon the north side of this jamb, where it projects beyond the east face of
column 2 , is the following inscription (Pi. XXX) in a vertical line : *— « i^
?î'^^''^^t^?^ >T Utterance :

The god of Edfu
(BIjdhj) rises in his shrine; Klinum likewise is with him. He devises plans
concerning his whole city, he takes counsel for his temple, he repels his enemies,
he drives away his foes, he makes evil to cease from 55
'" Hi In (Junkeb).
J j
(21
^ dr (Junker).
"' riry (Junker).
> .
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL : EAST FACE : THICKNESS OF NORTH JAMB. 39
The Thickness of the North Jamh.

(Pis. XXXI-XXXHL)
THE CORNICE (Pls. XXXI and XXXIl).
Upon the cornice are the two cartouches of Ptolemy XIII
The remaining- space is carved, in the usual fashion, to
represent palm-ribs (see remarks on p. 87).
THE PROJECTION
A king- > —-
(Pls.
offers a
XXXI and XXXII).
| J;-wreath
to Halhor accompanied by
^S -9b^
Harpokrates, both of whom are squatting — *.
Text. a. Above the king : i T Blank j TBhrnk .
Above Hathor »— ffHathor, mistress of

h.
Bigeh ((<S)nm).»
:
u
The king. Head-dress no. 1 1

She holds a short T- sceptre in her hand which rests upon her knee.
Harpokrates. Head-dress no. 3 with the ^-shaped side-lock of hair.
He puts the first finger of his left hand to his mouth. In his right hand he
holds the /i- scourge.
Upon the thickness of the north jamb below the projection is an inscription
in two vertical lines a -< — and h — > (Pls. XXXI and XXXIII) :
Blank
( i: J9^
wHorus over the Ombite''' great of heart, sovereign, lord of victory

O
like the son of Isis, king of Upper and Lower Egypt ( Blank ^ , son of Re, lord
of diadems rBhmk , with his sister, liis wife, the princess; lord of the Two
*'' Setiie, Sage vom Sonnenauge , p. 5.

—
Lands f Biauk J ; beloved of the Beneficent gods, and of Isis the great, the god's
mother, mistress of[ ..?..], in the midst of Philae. '5
l»'''
'
^ , I'" J=^ frLive the good goddess (?) given life, mistress
of Ahaton, the August, the Heroine, within Bigeh, great Wd'.-t-eye, mistress of
Upper and Lower Egypt, princess in the ends of the world, primaeval goddess,
who came into being at the beginning! She inherited the Two Lands while she
was yet in her swaddling clothes. She is in all cities with her beloved brother
Osiris (?). ri
The South Jamh.

(PI. XXXIV.)
The outer edge of the south, like the corresponding part of the north jamb,
is decorated with a cobra entwining a papyrus-stem. The snake, which here
represents Nekhbet, wears the ^-crown of Upper Egypt.
THE CORNICE.
The same as on the north jamb.
THE PROJECTION.
A king • — >- offers a to Osiris who is seated -> —-.
The king. Head-dress effaced.
He is mummiform (cf. PI. Vll) and holds the /i-whip and |-crook.
SCENE I.
A king stands » > with hands uplifted in adoration.
Text. a. Above the king : -— ! ^0f ^lilank jj ] \J^* MilankJ.
h. L^^Jv—i^\^ ' "Opening (at) even. ^'
'•' S'ljt (f Primaeval goddess «.

— . 1
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL : EAST FACE : SOUTH JAMB. U\
The king. Head-dress no. a.
SCENE II.
A king stands » — «- in the same attitude as in scene I.
Text. a. Above the king : ^ ]

iSf ( liiank
j |
t#^ » ^Blank
( ^
.
b. In front of the king- :

» — !S!^ \ — .:= i J_j 1 1
'
fr
Opening at noon.-?
SCENE III.
A king stands » > in the same attitude as in the two previous scenes.
Text. a. Above the king : — ]

Dtlf (BkJJk^ j
t#^» (ihXI.
h. In front of the king :

— S^ \— rr Opening at dawn.?;
The king. Head-dress no. 1
Upon the south side of this jamb where it projects beyond the east face of
column 3 is the following inscription (PI. XXXI) in a vertical line :
-—
ziT^" — i!tor:::3:f;~iJo-:^--f *:£^
n I I**C_Ij
"Utterance : Heaven rejoices in possession of its mystery; the left
eye is joined to the right eye. The moon is secret until its day exactly; all its
functions (n< w) are established upon rising and setting. Thou art Shu, shining
in heaven and earth. Re, rejoice thou! Thoth has come forth in triumph; the
sacred eye has come to him , to its master. He has furnished it with its offering
(^dbh-t-s). The king beloved of the gods founding'"' r>
1^' The inscription is left incomplete.

— » *
The Thickness of the South Jamb.

(PI. XXXV.)
THE CORNICE.
The same as on the corresponding north side.
THE PROJECTION.
A —
king- » » oilers two §-vases to Isis and Harendotes, both of whom are
squatting —
-.
-.
Text. a. Above the king : M'>i,ini. .
h. Above Isis in two vertical lines :

-< — - j
I A-Y--^^ |
^^f | r'Isis given
life, mistress of Abaton.w
c. Above Harendotes in two vertical lines :

-— 1
!
\kT''
.1^1 I
—
^
i
I
I
iJ%
ffHaren-
dotes, son oi Isis. 55
The king. Mead-dress no. 19.
Isis. Her head-dress is the usual female coiffure with I on top : — j- In her
hand, which rests on her knee, she holds a short T-sceptre.

Upon the thickness of the south jamb below the projection, is an inscription
in two vertical lines a —-
> and b » > (PI. XXXV) : a. °4^ "1 1 ''^ "-^^ /^
good god, beloved of the great god lord of Abaton, the goodly youth who came
forth from Nut, prince (îly) of gods, king (^ny-sivt) of Upper Egypt, sovereign
(bily) of Lower Egypt, ruler [likl) of the Underworld (sp< igr-t), lord of the
uraei while in his mother's womb, shining of beams in the evening.
—
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL : INTERIOR OF DOORWAY : NORTH WALL. 43
rî"li,,.*^ I ^ ^_{|, 3l ^'Horus, goodly youth, sweet of love, whom the
two Crown-Goddesses, the people {rhi/-t) and his ka advanced; he adored Khnum
the august in order to receive for himself a crowning Avith the douhle diadem;
sacred of splendour with the living Apis, king of Upper and Lower Egypt,
master of feats (ir t/t-i), son of Re, lord of diadem(s) Ptolemy XIll. 11
The Interior of the Doorway.

(Pis. XXXI-XXXHI and XXXV.)
The walls are decorated with a cornice which , as we have already seen ,
is a continuation of the cornice of the jambs on the east face of the doorway.
It is ornamented with the usual ribbing imitating palm-sticks, interspersed

with the cartouches of Ptolemy XIII. Each cartouch rests on the r«!Pn-svmbol and
is surmounted by ^fi.
The frieze, separated from the cornice bv the torus,
projects beyond the surface of the wall below and forms the rudimentary archi-
trave, or projection, above the jambs on the west face of the doorway (see
PI. XXXVI, 1 and 2). These jambs unlike those on the east face of the doorway
have no thickness or reveals, these being in the same plane as, and forming
one with, the interior walls of the doorway. Both the north and south walls are
decorated with eight rows of live repetitions of the group of symbols [tI (see
Pis. XXXIII and XXXV).
The A'orlh Wall.
THE FRIEZE (Pis. XXXI and XXXII).
A king —
-*
« offers q to Horus of Edfu accompanied by Hathor, both of whom
are seated —. >• Behind the king are two kneeling male figures; the foremost
of whom has ^ , the hindermost Am, above his head.
Te\t. a. Above the king : TBlank

J.
b. Above Horus in a vertical line :

- <
]|L ^»" tf Horus of Edfu. 15
c. Above Hathor :
— >- "^

.
[ill THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.

The two kneeling figures. Head-dress no. 20.
The South Wall.
THE FRIEZE (PI. XXXV).
A king — ^ offers f 1 to Osiris accompanied by Isis, both of whom are seated
^—«. Behind the king are two kneeling male figures. Above the head of the
foremost is C41, above the head of the hindermost %.
Text. a. Above the king : — |

lltif ("la-'l^
j J
l)#.»(î™k^-
b. In front of the king in a vertical line : f 1
« Offering all life and happiness to his august father.;)
c. Above Osiris in two vertical lines : *— j J

|"'
||
j
'^^"f Jo ^^^^^"^'
great god, lord of Abaton.55
d. Above Isis in two vertical lines :

^— J jj^^ J"^ |
ciii=>fJ|'" "Isis given
life, mistress of Abaton. »
The king. Ilead-dress no. 1
Isis. Head-dress no. 1 7 without uraeus.

The two kneeling figures. Head-dress no. 20.
The West Face.

(Pis. XXXVI, 1 and 2 -XL.)
North Jamb.
Upon the edge of the jamb (PI. XXXVII), outside the torus, is an elongated
T surmounted by a cobra crowned with the ^-diadem of Lower Egypt. The

snake entwines the whole length of the stem in its coils (cf. p. 87, PI. XXIX).
THE CORNICE.
The same as on the east face (see p. 87).

— — .
THE ENTRANCE TO THE OUTER HALL : WEST FACE : NORTH JAMB. 45
THE PROJECTION [V\. XXXVIl).
—«
A king -.
with hands uplifted in adoration kneels before Isis who is
squatting »— >-.
Text. a. Above the king :

"— - fBlauk
J.
Above two vertical lines - given

h. Isis in : >
J J At'TT' j ^"f Jq"'
''^^^^
ife, mistress of Abaton.??
A RCHAEOLOGICAL DETAILS :
The king. Head-dress no. lo.
Isis. Head-dress no. i8(?).

She holds a short I-sceptre in her hand which rests upon her knee.
Below the projection on the jaiub are two vertical lines of inscription
f . ,: Jr.«l»flT n"*^
m W^ '^^ A —H— cc Utterance : Thotli twice great, lord of Hermopolis,
cleansing everything with his hands, coming forth [that he may purify] {^\wh-jT^
the sanctuary of Isis given life her [ . . ? . .

] ,
pure are her people , i pure is
the(.s{c) shrine, pure are her bones, pure -are her members (/'\f), pure are her
two fingers (?), pure is her body, pure is that which belongs to her (tV?/-s)(?),
pure are her ornaments, pure is her house, pure is her. . ., pure [pure
is] every road upon which she journeys. n
Immediately below the inscription, and forming a dado, is a scene representing
Thoth » > pouring water out of a f-vase (PI. XXXVI, i).
Text. a. Above Thoth in a horizontal line :

» — >-
1^
)I^L£::;!rr:
« Utterance bv Thoth twice great -n
h. In front of Thoth : ^ ^°KKKK "^"''^ '

^•^"'' '^'"*^^;"
''' There is no room for -^ under W before f^

Thoth. Head-dress no. 26.
Upon the north side of this jamb where it projects beyond the west face of
column 2 is the following inscription in a vertical line (PI. XXXVIII) : < —-
^:dSMii I
J » U I :r'-n Jr m, —h— •••• Iw.ww \ • • • q m. •siinÎ

jja)!!
I
-=^—»— ^* j^ ^— rs the gate-way of the temple,
the folding doors (^ptsw^ of the sanctuan . The doors of the horizon upon the
back of Geb, these gates of the abode of Isis who is given life [. .?. .]. Her
sanctuary [hm-t-s) is adorned with gold (^slwyj, overlaid with gold [hditi),
filled with their things by clever fingers (?). There are pillars beneath them
in order to enlarge the sanctuary of his mother. 55
The South Jamh^^K
THE CORNICE (PI. XXXVI, 9).
The same as on the north jamb.
THE PROJECTION (PI. XXXIX).
A king •• — with hands raised in adoration kneels in front of Osiris who is
squatting > — - so : ]f.
Text. a. Above the king : T Blank iT Blank

J J J.
b. Above Osiris in two vertical lines :

—
->
« !
I |"' | I
'^^f'* |
""^ fr\
t' Osiris, great god, lord of Abaton. '?
Osiris. Head-dress no. 6 (?).
Immediately below the projection in two vertical lines (Pis. XXXVI, 2 and
L^bJ
r5:n^^^'r4—nz:----]^
'•' Upon the edge of the jamh an elongated lolus-llower replaces the papyrus stem (see p. kh),
and the surmounting serpent wears the 4^-cro\vn.
. —
THE DEMOTIC GRAFFITI OF BtCEII. 67
"(nf('>*^^ • nnp A(?) -'^

— ]« Utterance by llorus of Ed fu
[Bhdlij), great god, lord of heaven. Pure is [pure] is the shrine(?) of
Osiris lord of Ahaton, pure is his temple, pure is his palace, pure is his throne,
pure is his chapel (/'(/), pure are his amulets, pure are his bandages, pure is
his collar, pure is his body, pure are the priests who carry hini, pure is [his]
minister (?)[. .?. »

.]
Below this inscription is a scene representing Horus -< — - pouring water out
of a J-vase(Pl. XXXVI,9).
Text. a. Above Horus in a horizontal line :

<— « l^ TJjk -^^ 1
1 -^^
^
« Utterance by Horus of Edfu, great god, lord of heaven."
h. In front of Horus :
—^ |Cj ° >^^ >^ >^ >^ ^'Pure : four times..
Horus. Head-dress no. 2 1
Upon the south side of the jamb where it projects beyond the west face of
column 3 is the following inscription in a vertical line (PI. XL) :

» * 1 |
|a*w«a
«=> will I m 1 1 I I I .n ^^ — I 1 1 c—2 I m. I -rr- T 11 1 1 1 J 1 J I ^^^
I I I i-w-i V— I I . • . I &A4 JBk mMmm.'.i .=—1 \\ (*^ I -J t V -.__ I I
f I I M*^*^^ X """^^
l&5^ ~^ J cc Utterance : the divine doors of the gates
of the horizon, the hall of heaven upon earth, the great doors of the places of
Osiris, are built (V^) of wood of the garden {^wn hnt^, wrought with copper of
Syria by the hands [..?..] horizon [..?..] 7;
THE DEMOTIC GRAFFITI OF BIGEH

BY F. LL. GRIFFITH.
The graffiti of the Bigeh temple cannot compare in interest with those of
Philae. Although little remains of the temple, the survival of the main door-
ways has preserved a considerable number of graffiti, but they are short, ill-
engraved, and in poor condition, and, until the exhaustive researches of the last
few years, had not attracted the attention of any copvist. Upon the magnificent
photographs of the scenes and hieroglyphic inscriptions made by the expedition
of the Prussian Academy the demotic gi'olJtti are shewn on a minute scale, and
Mr. Blackman made squeezes of most. The following notes are all that I can
gather from a brief study of these materials.
No. 1. In the thickness of the south jamb of the pylon gate (see Pis. V and
VI, i) two or three small i>rajjiti can be detected.
No. 2. On the west face of (he north jamb, between the heads of Isis and
Ilorus (PI. XIV) is agrajfilo of j or 8 short lines in bad condition.
No. 3. On the west face of the south jamb about the figures of Isis and Horus.
and in the band above the scene (PI. XVII) are five graffiti Over the crown of
Horus is «The salutation of Hor(?) son of Pshenthof*;,
^*1 4 badly engraved.
V^'s^
L/ 1 "^ *"
No. 'i. In scene II on the east face of the screen
' "''U/r/jJ wall (Pis. XXI-XXII and XXIX) are h longer lines,
the first apparently reading : rrHis [name |

remaineth
^ ^— / v/'^ J here before Isis of Philae and Osiris of the Holy Place
Graffito No. 3.
(l. 6. Abaton) . . .
..
No. 5. On the same wall over the head of the king in scene III (PI. XXIII) is
a "roffito of 3 lines much iniured. n .,- r, ,
No. 6. In scene I, on the east face of the north jamb y///;^ \

"^
Cv'^
'^-^/^
of the entrance to the outer hall (PI. XXIX) are four lines '^<,ic:^-^.?
in front of the feet of the king. It begins with the name

y 97V'â^
'
. ^ ffEsmet-o?7 and the g'roups I,"
— "'^ '
}?iO(/(, pwer, /"pi are seen in the (iiair.io No. o.
tl^fj [•• lOu.. 1 following lines. In front of the head of the next figure
_^f^\^*^ * I p/^^ below is one line ccPshenthof. . .

i', cf. no. 3.
^^' *—y 'T-

No. y. On the north side ol the passage ot
icoJ' 3^ ^''' '"^

this entrance, between the standing figure of the
, -^ L/^ ^ a /\!><^ J^''i8 ^^^ ^^^^ goddess (?) kneeling behind him
V/^/Z'V^ (^'' -^^^H) ^^ ^ iP'^'JJ'^^ ^^ 7 ^^^^^ \^'ell preserved :
^ ' «The salutation of Pakhnum son of Harpaesi son

GralBlu No. 7.
r II 1 • (> r» i /o\ 1 *
01 Harheri son ot Panasht [!) tlie Agent,
and Esmet p-werij.) the hierogrammat w
GREEK INSCRIPTION. 1x9
No. 8. On Ihe east face of the south jamb (PI. XXXIV) are two grajfili. The
upper one (above the king in scene I) is of 5 lines
rThe salutation of Pabek son of Harpson t^,
the lower (above the king in scene III) consists of
the name <:-Petemerawe».
GREEK INSCRIPTION.
This mutilated Greek ^rajfllo is engraved on the

interior south wall of the pylon gate-way, below
Graffito No. 8.
scene II. Professor A. S. Hunt of Queen's College,
Oxford, very kindly made the following transcription from a wet squeeze,
adding a translation and a few comments.
Rough lettering, 2-3 cent. A. D.
|L. .] UoLyvv lO ^ ear. . . Pachon ig,

TO IZpQ'JXVVVU.t the obeisance
of Snietuispaek-
OVl SK TTXTpOS oui son of etc.
. . .
u
ep-voL<pi5 Oa. .
.[
(TSVTl£l(7l [ . . .
his mother being

Ei'o-fjD/TiâT}; [? etc.
WTZaAOLTOlKV [?
ItiSi k% Toii crvri' to Isis and the associated
voLOis deoii £7r [ay gods, for good luck
11. 3 and 4. ^(ivnio^TTnisHovi is, I suppose, all one name as sk -TTonpos follows, (ta. . .
being the grandfather. The as before xovt could be read aO or Xs.
it. 7 and 8. (I>(Xa>r looks iike Phiite, but I cannot read ix. or dno before it.
Perhaps we should read [s 2 I sva^tm . or [s(2) I ev^ry-yn . ., ^sv being the common
fem. prefix.
1. 10. Ka after latSs of course means xat, but there has been some correction, for the t
apparently has got left out.
it. 11 and 12. en ayadoj = dyadfj Tv^ri , i.e. sbonis auspiciiss.
The Temple of Bigeh.

PART II.
INDEXES.
A. INDEX OF DIVmiTIES.
D V 1 Ml T V.
1
INDEX OF DIVINITIES.
THE TEMPLE OF BIGEII.
DIVINITY. POSITION IN TEMPLE. CONS OUT. ASSOCHTES. PI..\TES. p.\r, ES.
/ Outer hall, east face of screen, X.XIU 28

scene III (text r/) '". Solhis, Selkis.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXXI, /lO
tliickness of north jamb (text b, XXXlll

below projeclion).
Entrance to outer hall, east face, Harendotes XXXV

thickness of south jamb, pro-
ISIS.
jection.
Entrance to outiu- hall, interior of Osiris. XXXV

doorway, south wall, frieze.
Entrance to outer hall , west face, XXXVII

north jamb, projection.
Entrance to outer hall, west face, XXXVIII

north side of north jamb (text).
o _
Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXIX
north jamb, projection.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXX 38

KlliNUM. north side of north jamb (text).
Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXXV ^.2
thickness of south jamb (text b
below projection).
West face of pylon gate-way, north Satis. XI, XII
jamb, scene I.
North pylon-lower, west wall. XIV 2 1
Kiinum-Be. ( Outer hall, east face of screen, XXII ill
scene II.
Outer hall, column 2 (lower band

of inscription 6).
Nepiituys. West face of pylon gate-way, north Harendotes. X1,XII[ 1 2
jamb, scene II.
Nh-t-Fg. Outer ball, east face of screen, Isis, Sotbis, XXIII 28

scene III (text r/)'". Selkis.
'' Tlie goddess is here idenlilicd with onp uf llie four »ms- l-vases.
INDEX OF DIVINITIES. 55
DIVINITY. POSITION IN TEMPLE. CONSORT. ASSOCIATES. PLATES. PAGES.
West face of pylon gale-way, north Geb(?). XIII,.\[V i3

jamb, scene III.
N UT. Entrance to outer hall, cast face, XXXV li'2
thickness of south jamb (text a
below projection).
TViT <('). Outer hall, west face of screen, Slim ( II.
scene 11 (text c).
East face of pylon gale-way, south Isis. IV

jami), scene IV.
East face of pylon gale- way, south Isis. IV

jamb, scene IV (texty).
East face of pylon gale-way, thick- V, VI, .
ness of south jamb, dado (text a).
West face of pylon gate-way, ar- Isis. XI, XV 1 o
chitrave, scene HI.
West face of pylon gate-way, south XVII 19, 20

jamb, scene IV (text e).
Outer hall , column 3 (lower band 27

of inscription, h).
'Sims. Outer ball, east side of column 3 XXXIV 27

(text).
Entrance to outer hall, east face, Isis. XXXI,

thickness of north jamb (text h XXXIII
below projection).
Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXXIV /jo
south jamb, projection.
Entrance to outer hall, interior of Isis XXXV

doorway, south wall, frieze.
Entrance to outer hall, west face, XXXIX /l(i
south jamb, projection.
Entrance to outer hall, west face, XL

south side of south jamb (lexl).
OsiRIS- East face of pylon gale-way, soulh Isis. IV h
Onnophris jand), scene IV (text e).
true-of-voice.
See west face of pylon gale-way, soutli jamb, scene II (texts a, c , and e), p. 18.
1
56 THE TI-MPLE OF BIGEII.
POSITION IK TEMPLE. consort. ASSOCIATES. PLATES. PAGES.

niviMTV.
j
East face of pylon gale-way, tliick-
ness of south jamb, srciie IV
(text/).
OsiRIS- Harpokrates. VII
Interior of pylon gate-way, south Isis.
Onnophris
wall, scene I.
true-of-voice.
South pylon-tower, west \vaH(text). XVI
Outer hall, east face of screen, X.YIII
scene III.
Ptaii. West face of pylon gale-way, thick- XVIII, 2 20
ness of south jamb, scene I.
East face of pylon gate-way, thick- V

ness of south jamb, scene IV
(text e).
Outer hall, west face of screen, XXVIII .JO
Re. scene III (text a).
Entrance to outer hall, east face, .\X\I '1
south side of south jamb (text).
Re-H\rakhte. West face of pylon gate-way. thick- XVIII
ness of north jamb, scene I.
West face of pylon gale-way, north Identified with XI, XII 1 3
jamb, scene I (textg-). Satis.
West face of pylon gate-way, north Identified with XIV

jamb, scene IV. Isis.
Rnii-I. West face of pylon gale-way, north Identified with XIV

jamb, scene IV (text d). Isis.
Rrt. Wesl face of pylon gale-way, north Identified wilh XIV

jamb, scene IV (text d). Isis.
Wesl face of pylon gate-way, north Khnum-Re. XI, \II
jamb, scene I.
Outer hall, east face of screen, XXII

Satis.
scene II [ie\l «).
Outer hall, east face of screen, XXHI -'/
scene III (text a).
Sekhet. East face of pylon gale-way, thick- Haapy. V, Vl,i
ness of south jamb, dado.

,
INDEX OF DIVINITIES. 57
DIV I MT Y. POSITIO^ IN TEMPLE. CONSOflT. ASSOCIATES. PLATES. PAGES.
West face of pylon jjalc-u ay, lliick- Hapy. X

ness of north jamb, dado.
Sekuet.
West face ofpylongate-way, thick- Hapy. IX 90
ness of south jamb, dado.
Sekdmet. West face of pylon [rale-way, south Tholb. XI , XVI '7

jamb, scene II.
Selkis. Outer hall, cast face of screen, Isis, Nb-t-Fg, XXIII 28

scene III (text J)(». Sothis.
Suu. Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXXI /ll
south side of south jamb (text).
Suu- West face of pylon gate-way, south Tefnut. XVI 18

Arensnuphis jamb, scene III.
[K'.-ivb-Ktv).
SoTHIS. Outer hall, east face of screen, Isis, Nb-t-F'g; XXIII 28

scene III (text (/)<". Selkis.
Sp\. Outer hall, south face of screen, Horus, Thoth, XXIII 28

scene III (text/)'-'. Geb.
Shmtij. Outer hall, west face of screen, Nsr-t. XXVI 3i

scene II (text c).
^^ est face of pylon gate-way, north XIV ill
jamb, scene IV (text e).
Sps-l Wsrt. Outer hall, west face of screen, XXVIII 35

(see p. 52 scene III (text a).
footnote i). Entrance to outer hall, east face, XXXI, io

thickness of north jamb (text b XXXIII
below projection).
West face of pylon gate- way, south Sekhmet. XI, XVI 17

jamb, scene 11.
Outer hall, east side of column 3 XXXIV 27

[UOTH.
(text).
Outer hall, east face of screen, Horus, Geb, Sp',. XXIII 28

scene 111 (lext/)'^'.
"' The goddess is here identillod with one of (lie four urns- (-vases.
'-' The god is here apparently identillod wilh one of the four nnisMases.
Tlie Temple o/Bigeh.

DIVINITY.
INDEX OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE DIVINITIES. 59
B. THE yVTTIUBUTES OF THE DIVINITIES

AND THE- LOCALITIES WITH WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED.
THE ATTRIBUTES OK THE DIVINITIES

DIVIMTY. PAGES.
AND THE LOCALITIES WITH WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED.
Al'IS.
Geb.
IIaren DOTES.
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8
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H ATHOR.
3o
£. 39
Hatiior-Tefnut 5
(seep. 52 footnote i).
H ORUS.
''' I. e. The king's molher.

\ 7
THE ATTUIBUTES OF THE DIVINITIES PAGE S.

I) n 1 M T y. A\D THE LOCALITIES WITH WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED.
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23
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INDEX OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE DIVINITIES. 61
D 1 V 1 1\ 1 T V.
—
Tllli ATTIUEUTKS OF THE [IIVIMTIES

DIVIMTY. PAGES.
AiSD THE LOCALITIES WITH WHICH THEY AliE CONNECTED.
7- 1H— rS::sM^P-'^^-^
9 2
OsIRIS-OnNOPHRIS _. i > # > ,j^ - X

I ,
en '25 , ; ' ,-'
—
(,)
TRUE-OF-VOICE. j
1 -— w . , „, i .... , - . »**.„, „., «lj w .^»
Ptaii. 20
Re-Harakhte. i5
Satis. 0-.VV '''^ 1 9
Sekhmet. iS
a.
\ ^ SI'
i8
Shu-Arensnupuis
•9
/lO
[see pp.
footnolo
57 and
i).
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Uto. (TJ I') 1 (?) 36
W epwawet. IC {')
"' The f;od appears here as a sacred standard.

.
IiNDEX OF HEAD-DRESSES. 63
C. INDEX OF HEAD-DRESSES.
NO. PROVENANCE. WEARER. PLATE.
1 East face of pylon gate-way, thickness of soulL

jamb, scene IV l^^'i'g- ^
Outer hall, east face of screen, scene III. ... « XXIII.
Outer hall, west face of screen, scene III . . . " XXVIIl.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, north jamb,

scene III " XXIX.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, south jamb,

scene III " XXXIV.
Entrance to outer hall, interior of doorway,
south wall, frieze " XXXV.
2. Outer iiall, east face of screen, scene II. . . . " XXII.
Outer hall, column i, west side " XXIV.
Outer hall, west face of screen, scene II. . . . n XXVI.

scene I " XXXIV.
Outer hall, interior of doorway, north wall,
frieze " XXXI, XXXII.
3. Interior of pylon gate-way, south uall, scene I
(with side-lock) Ilarpokrales. VII.
West face of pylon gate- way, north jamb,

scene I King. XI, XII.
AVest face of pylon gate- way, north jamb,

scene iV (with side-lock) Harpokrates. XIV.

projection King. XXIX.
scene I " XXiX.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, thickness
of north jamb, projection (with side-
lock) Harpokrates. XXXI, XXXII.

ft. West face of pylon gate- way, north jamb,
scene I (see p. i a for further details).. . . Satis. XI, XII.
5. East face of pylon gate -way, south jamb.
scene III Horus. IV.
East face of pylon gate-way, thickness of south

jamb, scene IV w V.
West face of pylon gate- way, north jamb.

scene II Harendotes. XI, XIII.
,
NO. PROVENANCE. WEARER. TLATE.
West face of pylon gale-way, south jamb, scene 1. Horus. XI,.\v.

West face of pylon gate-way, south jamb,
scene IV Harendotes. XVII.
Entrance to outer hall, east face, thickness of
soul jamb, projection " XXXV.

north wall, frieze Horus. XXXI, XXXII.

Interior of pylon gate-way, south wall, scene I. Osiris. VII.
Entrance to outer hall, west face, south jamb,
projection " XXXIX.

East face of pylon gate -way, south jamb,
scene IV " IV.
West face of pylon gate -way, north jamb,
scene III Geb? XIII, XIV.
Outer hall, east face of screen, scene 111. . . . Osiris- Onnophris. XXllI.
projection Osiris. XXXIV.

south wall , frieze " XXXV.

West face of pylon gate- way, south jamb,
scene I (with two additional uraei hanging
from each horn) K.ing- XI, XV.

scene 11 " XXIX.
scene 11 " XXXIV.

10. Entrance to outer hall, west face, north jamb,
projection » XXXVII.
Entrance to outer hall , west face , south jamb
projection » XXXIX.
11, Entrance to outer hall, east face, thickness of
north jamb ,
projection » XXXI, XXXll.
1-2 Entrance to outer hall, east face, thickness of
south jamb, projection " XXXV.

'?
East face of pylon gate-way, thickness of south
jamb, scene 111 " V.
West face of pylon gale- way, thickness of north
jamb scene
, 1 i XVIII, 1.
West face of pylon gate-way, thickness of south
jamb , scene I » XVI II, 2.
U East face of pylon gate-way, thickness of south

jamb, dado Hapy- V, VI.
INDEX OF HEAD-DRESSES. 65
NO. PROVENANCE. WEAnEB. PLATE.
15. East face of pylon gale-way, lliickiiess of south

jamb, dado (>' Sekliet. V, VI.
10. West face of pvlon gate-way, north jamb,

scene H Nephthys. XI, XIH.
17.? East face of pylon gate-way, south jamb,
scene III A goddess. IV.
? East face of pylon gate-way, thickness of south

jamb, scene III Hathor-Tefnut '^'. V.
West face of pylon gate- way. south jamb,

scene I Hathor. XI, XV.
Outer hall, column i, west side « XXV.

Entrance to outer hall, east face, thickness of
north jamb, projection s . XXXI, XXXII.

north wall, frieze » XXXI, XXXII.

south wall, frieze (without uraeus) Isis. XXXV.
18.? East face of pylon gate-way, south jamb,
scene 111 A goddess. IV.
East face of pylon gate -way, south jamb,

scene IV Isis. IV.
Interior of pylon gale-way, soulh wall , scene I. « VII.
West face of pylon gate-way, north jamb,

scene IV^ v XIV.
West face of pylon gate-way, south jamb,
scene IV « XVII,
? Entrance to outer hall, west face, north jamb,
projection ^ XXXVII.
1 9. West face of pylon gale-way, thickness of south
jamb, scene 1 Ptah. XVIII, 9.
"20. Entrance to outer hall, interior of doorway,

north wall, frieze Kneeling figures XXXI, XXXII.
behind King.
south wall, frieze KneeHng figures XXXV.
behind King.
21. Entrance to outer hall, west face, south
jamb Horus. XXXVI, 2.
22. West face of pylon gate-way, thickness of north
jamb, scene I Re-Harakhle. XVIII, 1.
'' But wilh III replacing the three l-trees. — '-'

See p. Sa, footnote 1.
The Temple of Bigeh. g

NO. PBOVENANCE. WEARER. PLATE.
23. West face of pylon gate-way, south jamb,

scene II Sekhmet. XI, XVI.
West face of pylon gale -way, south jamb.
scene III Tefnut. XVI.
2^. West face of pylon gate-way, north jamb,
scene I Khnum-Re. XI, XII.
Outer hall, west face of screen, scene II ... . Khnum-Re. XXII.
25. Entrance to outer hall, east face, north jamb,
projection Khnum. XXIX.
26. Entrance to outer hall, west face, north jamb. Thoth. XXXVI, 1, XXXVII.
27. West face of pylon gate-way, south jamli,
scene II » XI, XVI.
D. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED.
B E
Blackman, A. Z., lic). i8 (footnote h). Erman, Aegyplische Grnmmalih (Dritte Auflage).
Biackman, The Temple of Denditr. 2 (foot- 11 (footnote 2), 22 (footnote 1).
note 3). Erman, A. Z., Ii8. 17 (footnote h).

Bonomiand Sharpe, Egypt, Nubia, and Ethio-
pia. 2 , 3
Brugsch, Thesaurus. ^-j (footnote i). Fri th , Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Des-
Brugsch, Worterbiich. k (footnote i), i6 cribed, I. 2
(footnotes i, 3), 20 (footnote 3), 3i (foot- Frith, Upper Egypt and Ethiopia. 2 , 3
notes 1, 5).
Brugsch, Worterbuch, Suppl. all (footnote 9),
27 (footnote 1).
Budge, Book of the Kings, II. 2 3 (footnote 1). Griffith, Mr. F. LI. 47
Budge, Egyptian Reading Book, h (footnote 2 ). Griffith, Hieroglyphs, ah (footnote k), 3o (foot-
note 1).
H
Champollion, Notices descriptivcs , I. 2, 22, Hunt, Professor A. S.
23, 2Z1.
D
Junker, h (footnote 3), i /i (footnote 2), 18
Denon, Voyage. 23,37 (footnote 3), ak (footnotes 1, 2), 2G (fool-
9
INDEX OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED. 67
note 2), 38 (footnote 3), 38 (footnotes 1,
1, 3).'
Petrie, Egyptian Decorative Art. 3 6 (footnote 3),
Junker, Der Ausziig des Hathor-Tefnut aus Nu-
37 (with footnote i).
bien. 5 (footnote 1 (footnote 9).
J, 9
Junker, Grammatik der Denderalcxte. 1
7 (foot- R
note 9), 18 (footnote A), 29 (footnote 9),
Reisner, Archaeological Survey of Nubia, I. 1
27 (footnote 1).
(footnotes a, 3).
Lepsius , Denkmdler, IV. 3 1 (footnote 3 ).

Selhe, Sage vom Sonnnenauge. 17 (footnote 1),
Lepsius , Denkmdler, Text , IV. 11,23,26, 18 (footnotes 1, 2), 3i (footnote 4), 3
96, 27 (footnote 1).
M W
Mariette, Denderah, III. 19 (footnote 1). Weigall, Report on the Antiquities of Lower Nu-
Mariette, Voyage dans la Haute- Egi/pte. 2 bia. 1 (footnotes 1, 3, A, 5), 2
E. GENERAL INDEX.
E
Ajuala.
Aswan dam.
Augustus.
B
Beneficent Gods.
Cataract, First.
R Chamber of Magioi.
Church (Temple converted into a]
(footnote 1).
D
Dakkeh.
Demons.
Dendereh.
Dendur.
dsr- t-s ases.
Landing-stage.
2
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PlGIS.
VII
Pbeface
PART I.
Introduction and Text M

PART 11.
Indexes :
A. Index of Divinities
with which they are connected. 5
9-6
AUribules of the divinities and the localities .
B.
C. Index of Head-dresses
D. Index of authorities quoted

66-67
'
E. General Index
.
LIST OF PLATES".
1 .
2*.
3*.
k*.
III. 1
9*.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
xxvm.
XXIX.
XXX.
XXXI. Outer liali, entrance, east lace, thicknessof north jamb and south side of south jamb.
XXXII. " -^ entrance, interior north wall.
XXXIII. n " entrance, east face, inscription on thickness of north jamb and decoration
of interior north wall.
XXXIV. '^ •• entrance, east face, south jamb.

XXXV. 'i ' entrance, east face, thickness of south jamb and interior south wall.
XXXVI. 1*. 1 - west face, north jamb of entrance.
2*. - - west face, south jamb of entrance.
XXXVII. - - entrance, west face, north jamb.
XXXVIII. " -^ entrance, west face, north side of north jamb and nortli-west side of
column 9.
XXXIX. -^ 1^ entrance, west face, south jamb and south-west side of column .3.
XL. V -^ entrance, west face, south side of south jamb and south-west side of
column 3.
XLI. Types of head-dresses.

XLII. Types of head-dresses (continued).
XLIII. Types of head-dresses (concluded).
BIGEH. Plate I
Metres
a. — Interior of Pylon. e. — Foundation of Apse of Christian church.

b. — Modern cement pavement. f. — Step.
c. — Granite slab. g. — Ancient pavement.
d. — Inclined approach.
Plate II
BiGEH.
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HIGKH. Plate HI
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I. The Temple surrounded with Houses (in the year 1909).
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2. The Pylon and Terrace after Restoration (April 1910).

BIGEH. Plate IN'
Gate-Way of Pylon : East Face : South Jamb : Scenes 111 and IV.
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BIGEH. Plate
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Gate-Way of Pylon : East Face : 'I'hickness of South Jamb : Scenes 111, 1\' and Dado.
Plate VI
BIGEH.
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Plate VIII
BIG EH.
Gate-Way of Pylon : Interior South Wall : Scene II.

BIGEH. Plate IX
BIGEH. Plate X
I. Gate-Way of Pylon : West Face : Thickness of North Jamb : Dado.
2. Gate-Way of Pylon : West Face.

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BIGEH. Plate XI\-
Gate- Way of Pylon : West Face : North Jamb : Scenes III and IV.
BIGEH. Plate XV
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RIGEH. I'late XVI
Gate- Way of Pylon : West Face : South Jamb : Scenes II and III.
BIGEH. Plate XVll
Gate-Way of Pylon : West face : South Jamb : Scenes III and I\'
BIGEH. Plate XVIII
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BiGEH. Plate XIX
I, Outer Hall : East Face of Screen and Columns.
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2. Outer Hall : ^^'est Face of Screen and Columns.

BIGEH.
Plate XX
Plate XXI
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Outer Hall : West Face of Screen : Scene !I.

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Outer Hall : North West Side of Column 2.

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BIGKH. Plate XXIX
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Outer Hall : Entrance : East Face : North Jamb.

IMGHI Plate XXX
Outer Hall : Entrance : East Face : North Side ot North Jamb.

BIGEH. Platf XXXI
Outer Hall : Entrance : East Face : Thickness of North Jamb and South Side of South Jamb.
BIGHH. Plate XXXII
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BIGEH.
Plate XXXIII
Outer Hall Entrance East Face Inscription on Thickness of North

: : :
Jamb and Decoration
of Interior North Wall.
BlGEH. Plate XXXIX
Outer Hall : Entrance : East Face : South Iamb.

BIGEH.
Plate XXXV
Outer Hall : Entrance : East Face : Thickness ot South Jamb and Interior South Wall.
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Outer Hall : Entrance ; \\'est Face : North Jamb.

BIGEH. Plate XXXVllI
Outer Hall :
Entrance : West face : North Side ot North Jamb and North West Side of Column 2.
BIGF.r Plate XXXIX
Outer Hall : Entrance : West Face : South Jamb and South West Side of Column 5.
BIGEH. Plate XL
Photoiypie Benhaud, Pans
Outer Hall : Entrance : West Face : South Side o( South Jamb and South West Side of Column 3.
BIGEH. Plate XLI
Head-dresses.
BIGEH.
Plate XLII
10 11 12
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13 H 15
16 17 18
Head-dresses.
BIGEH. Plate XLin
19 20 21
22 2i
25 26 27
Head-dresses.
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Le Temple be KAUBcnAii, par Gabtuier. — 1" 11. fascicule. Caire, 191 1. — Prix: P. T. .)o8(8o francs).
— igii- —
2* fascicule, Caire, Piix : P. T. j'lo (Ga francs). — 3' fascicule, Caire, igi'i. — Prix :
P. T. 1
15,7 (3o francs).
Le Temple be Ouabi es-Seboua, par 11. Gauthier. — Tomes 1 i^texte) et 11 (jilaDches), Caire. 191a. —
Piix : P. T. 347,2 (90 francs) les deux volumes.
Le Temple v'Amaba ,
par 11. Gautiiieu. — 1" fascicule. Caire, 1910. — Prix : P. T. a.5o,5 (65 francs).
Debob bis Bab Kalabsche, par G. Roeder. — Tomes I (texle) el II (planches), Caire, 1911. — Prix :
P. T. 4oo (io4 francs) les deux volumes. — - Tome 111, par Friedricii Zucker, Caire. 1912. — Prix '.
P. T. i54 (/io francs).
Deb Tempel yon Dakke, par G. Roeder. — Tome 11 1 planches), Caire, 191 3. — Prix :P.T. 2 3i,4 (Go francs).
The Temple of Dbxbvr, par Aylward M. Blackman, Caire, 1911. — Prix : P. T. 347,2 (90 francs).
The Temple of Derb, par Aylward M. Blackman, Caire, i9i3. — Prix : P. T. 281,4 (60 francs).
The Temple of Bigeii, par Vylward M. Blackman, Caire, 1915. — Prix : P. T. 190 (49 fr. a.i).
Catalogue gexeral bo Mvsee dv Caire (in-4° avec planches el figures dans le lexle) :
OsTRACA, par G. Daressv, Caire, 1901. — Prix : P.T. 220 (07 francs).
FoL'iLLES DB LA VALLEE BES Rois , par G. Daressv. — i" parlie : Tombes de Mnherpra, Amenopliis II, Caire,
1901. — Prix : P.T. 200 (52 francs). — 2* parlie : Tombes d' Amenopliis II et de Thoutmosis III,
Caire, 1902. — Prix : 771 mill. (20 francs).
Testes et bessixs magiqves, par G. Daressv, Caire, 1902. — Prix : P. T. 70 (18 fr. i5).
Statues de Divixiih, par G. Daressv. — Tome I (texle), Caire, 1906. — Prix : P. T. 260 1 65 francs). —
Tome II (planches), Caire, 1908. — P.T. 212 (55
Prix : francs).
Cercveils des cachettes royales, par G. Daressy, Caire, 1909. — P.T, 828 (80 Prix : francs).
Die Metallgefasse ,
parFR. de Bissixg, Vienne, 1901. — 80 (20 Prix : P.T. fr. 76).
Die Fayexcegefasse, par Fr. de Bissixg, Vienne, 1902. — Prix:P.T.97 (28 1/2 fr. 25).
Die Steixgefasse, par Fr. de Bissing. Vienne, 1904. Prix — : P.T. 100 (26 francs). — Iiitroduclion et
Lidex, Vienne, 1907. Prix —

P.T. 38,5 (10 francs). :
Toxgefasse , par Fr. de Bissing, Vienne, 1918. — 1" parlie. — Prix : P. T. 97 1/2 (jS fr. 25).
Coptic Moxvmexts, pai' W. E. Crum, Caire, 1902. — Prix : P. T. 270 (70 francs).
Grab- vxb Dexksteixe des mittlbrex Rbiciis, par Lange et Sch.\fer. — 1

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partie : iV" soooi-aoSyg (Texle)
Berlin, 1902. — Prix : P.T. 920(57 francs). — 2' parlie : N" soioo-aoySo (Texle), Berlin, 1908.
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Sarcopuages axterievrs av xoavEL EMPIRE, par P. Lacau. Tome I, 1" fascicule. Cau'e, 1908. Prix: — —
P.T. 212 (55 francs). —
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Caire, 1906. — Prix :
771 mill. (20 —
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Steles dv novvel empire, par P. Lacau. — Tome I, 1" fascicule. Caire, 1909. — Prix: P.T. 800 (77 fr. 77).
Greek Papyri, par Grenfell et Hij.nt, O.xford, 1900. — Prix : P.T. 70 (18 fr. i5).
Koptisc.be Kuxst, par Strzvgowski, Vienne, 1904. — Prix : P.T. 3oo (78 francs).
Greek Moulds, par C. C. Edgar, Caire, 1902. — PiLx : P. T. 95 (24 fr. 60).
Greek Sculpture, par G. C. Edgak, Caire, igoS. — Prix : P. T. i55 (4o fr. 20).
Greek Broxzes, par C. C. Edgar, Caire, 1904. — Prix : P. T. 100 (26 francs).
Graeco-Egyptiax Glass, parC. C. Edgar, Caire, 1906. — Prix: P. T. 80 (20 fr. 75).
Graeco-Egypiiax Coffixs, par C. C. Edgar, Caire, igoS. — Prix : P. T. 281, 4 (60 francs).
Sculptors' stubies axd uxfixisheb Works, par C. G. Edgar. Caire, 1906. — Prix : P. T. 174 (45 francs).
Greek Vases, par C. C. Edgar, Caire, 1911. — Prix : P. T. 23i,4 (Go francs 1.
PUBLICATIONS
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•
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Pi-ix P. T. 120 (3i fr. lo). 2' parlie — — : Die demolischen Papyrus, Strasijourg, 1908. i'rix :
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:
(60 francs). — Tome — 11 3o8 (80

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The iouB Carter-Newberrv, Londres, igoi. —

OF Thovtmosis IV, par 200 (62 Prix : P. T. francs).
GisEEichsnmpnoxs, Milne, par igoS.

J. —
G. 192 (5o Londres, Prix : P. T. francs).
Steles BiEROoiTPniovEs d'epoqve ptolemaiqve et homaike, par Ahmed — Tome bey Kamai.. 1 (lexte). Caire.
,qo5. Prix:P. 25 (65 T.— Tome 1 igoi.

francs). — 212 (55 11 (planches) , Gaii-e, Prix: P. T. francs).
Tables DOFFiiAyDBs, parAhmed Kamal. — Tome bey1909. — 200 (Sa I (lexte), Caire, Prix : P.T. francs).
— Tome II 190G. —
(planches), Caire, i54 {ho Prix : P. T. francs).
Arcbaic objects, par — TomeJ. E. Qoibell. igoO. — P.T. 200 (52 1

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(lexte), Caire, Prix : francs).
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TosiB OF YvAA AÎ> TiiDiu ,

1908. —
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La Favke msiiFiEE delakiique 1905. — 54 (4o

ficvpTE, parGAii.LARD etDAREssY, Caire, Prix : P.T. 1 francs).
Statues et de
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P. T. 270 (70 — Tome francs). 1909. — 200 (52II. — Tome

Caire. Prix : P. T. francs). 111. Caire,
igii. — P.T. 200 (52

Prix : francs).
Scarab-shaped Seals, Newberry, par 1907. —

P. E. 200 (62 Londres, Prix : P. T. francs I.
Amulets, par G. A. Fieisxer, Caire,

1907. — i5i Prix : P. T. (4o, francs).
Models Boats,
of Ships a.\d igiS. — P.T. 202 (65
par G. A. Pieisxer, Caire, Prix : francsl
MiRoins, par G. Be^nedtte, Caire, 1907. — 120 Prix : P. T. (3i fr. 10).
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toilette, — 1" G. Benedite. parlie : Peigiies . cpingks de lele, eUiis el pols a koliol, slijlels a
kohol, Caire, 1911. — P.T. 110 (28 Prix : fr. 5o).
Bijovx et Orfevreries, Vbrmer. — Tome 1"

par E. 907. — (24 1, fascicule, Caire, 1 Prix : P. T. 9," francs).
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Sarcophages PTOLEMAiovE
DES EPOQVEs PERSAfiE ET — Tome i" 1908. ,
par G. Maspero. I. fascicule. Caire,
— P.T. i36
Prix: — (35' francs). igii. — P.T. aoo (52
2° fascicule. Caire, Prix : francs).
WsidHTS AXD Balances, Weigall,

par Arthur E. P. — P.T. 70 (18 Caire, 1908. Prix : fr. i5).
La SEcoxDE DE Deir el-Bahari

TROUVAILLE — Tomel, ,
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1909. 1 '' fascicule , Caire ,
— Prix 97 (25
: P. T. francs).
Papvrvs gkecs d'epoqde btzaxtihb, par Jean Mispero. — Tome 1" 1910. — 1, fascicule, Caire. Piix :
P.T. 920 (57 — francs). 1911. — 2' fascicule, i55 (4o — Tome
Cairo, Prix : P. T. fr. 20). II,
i" 1911. —
fascicule, Caire, (hn — Prix : igi2. —
P. T. i5/i 100 francs). 3° fascicule. Caire, Prix : P. T.
(26 —
francs). I9i3. —
3' fascicule, Caire,P.T. 46 (38 Prix : i francs).
Papyrvs de Mexaxdre, 1911. —

par G. Lefebvre, Caire,3og (80 Prix : P. T. francs).
Statuex VXD Statuettex Konigex VXD Privatleutex (1"

vox 1911. — parlie"). par L. Borchardt, Berlin,
Prix : 275
P. T. (71 francs).
Iscrizwxi gheciie e latixe (Musde 1911. —
d'Alexandrie), P.T. 262 par E. Breccia, Caire, Prix :
(65 francs).
La Necropoh.di (Musee
Sgiatbi — Tomesd'Alexandrie), par E. Breccia. I (lexte) et 11 (planches), Caire.
1912. — 44o
Prix : P..T. deux (1 14 francs) les volumes.
The royai. iMvsniiES, 1912. —
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Sjiitii, Caire, Prix : francs).
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fascicule, Caire,
Prix P.T. 23i,4 (60
: — igiS. —
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CsRCVBiLS axturopo'ides DES PRETREs DE Moxiov — i" 1912. ^, par I!. Gaethier. fasciculc, Caire, Prix :
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TEMPLES IMMERGES DE LA NLBIE

THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH

DU SERVICE DES ANTIQUITES DE L'EGYPTE.

en arabe, in-8°, Caire, igoi. — Prix : P. T. i3.

Catalogue des MoyDiasNTS et lyscmpiioxs de lLgypte axtiqde.

Tome I. — De la frontiere de Nubie a Kom-Ombos par J. de Morgan, U. Bouriant, G. Legbain, G. Jeqdier,

A. Barsanti. — — P.T. 200 (Sa

parlie,memes -^ Vienne, 1896. —

Kom-Ombos, memes — i"

lu-i°. Vienne, 1909. — 100 (26 Prix : P. T. francs).

Carte de xecropole memphite Dabchour. Sakkarab,

Fovilles a Dahchovr (1894-1890), paries memes. — In-4°, ^ienne, —

P. T. aoo (Sa francs). Jf

Axxales dv Service des Axtiquites, tomes I

Le Musee EGTPTiEx. — Tome — 46planches,

Tome II, 1" — In-i° 17

i5 planches, Caire, 1907. — 18 Prix : francs.

Tome 111, 1" — In-i" a3

Chaxsoxs populaires recueillies daxs la Haite-Egwte ,

P.T. 25 (6fr. 5o).

(6 fr. 5o). — La 5' iivraison est sous presse.

P.T. 35o (90 fr. 76). — (igo7-igo8). —

P.T. 217 (56 fr. 25).

A Report ox the Axikjvities of Lo»er Nubia ix i(joO--j ,

TEMPLES IMMERGES DE LA NUBIE

TEMPLES IMMERGES DE LA NUBIE

THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH

PAR AYLWARD M. BLACKMAN

Laycock Student of Egyptology at Worcester College, Oxford,

Temple of Bigeh was made in April and

to the intense heat of the pile of granite boulders

ditricnlt, although I managed to obtain ice from the Sudan Government's

this difficulty however by my friend Dr. Junker of Vienna

Temple belonging to the Koniglkhen

Wissenschaften at BerUn. I trust that in spite of the war both

my warmest thanks for Iheir genero-

the proofs, making several important snggestions and corrections. My best

Hunt for editing the hltle Greek inscription on p. /it),

Worcester College, Oxford, November 191/1.

INTRODUCTION AND TEXT.

hills''' intersected by winding valleys. At the water's edge, wherever there is a

(51 Weigall, 0/^. cit., PI. XII, 9, 6.

The Temple of Bigeh. 1

2 THE TEMPLE OF BIGEH.

been so enveloped in modern cement that it is now impossible to determine its

dedicatory inscriptions ^;f) in this part of temple.

door-way, of the outer hall.

are in low relief.

Plan of the Facade.

Champolliox, Notices dcscriptives , I, 169.

General view of the Temple (looking North).

Tlie Island and Temple of Bigeh from Philie.

Weigall, Report on the Antiquities of Lower Nubia, Pi. XII, A.

The Facade (looking north-west).

BoNOMi and Sharpe, Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia, Pi. LXI (

Mariette, Voyage dans la Haute-Egypte, PI. 80.

The Pylon Gate-Way (west face).

The South Jamb^^K

SCENE III (PI. IV).

Text. a. In front of the king :

the symbol of a million years to his father

b. In front of Horus : — ^JLi^^^>^^=^ ^^I give thee all lands