Gallery of antiquities, selected from the British Museum . ^^^ flai-:fl5i3sa-«l03M;i. @ IS) ® TABLET OF ADYDOS. 67 thetically, consider each of the monarchs whose shields are represented in the upper line, asimmediate successors. They are the supposed XVth dynasty of Cliampollion and first twelve prenomens are entirely wanting; we therefore commence with No. 13. In this, the only remaining symbol, in the most complete copies, is the cerastes,the . . f. There are three names of early monarchs, with which this symbol terminates, theking Shouf or Nourn Shouf;i Cheops or Saophis, fou


Gallery of antiquities, selected from the British Museum . ^^^ flai-:fl5i3sa-«l03M;i. @ IS) ® TABLET OF ADYDOS. 67 thetically, consider each of the monarchs whose shields are represented in the upper line, asimmediate successors. They are the supposed XVth dynasty of Cliampollion and first twelve prenomens are entirely wanting; we therefore commence with No. 13. In this, the only remaining symbol, in the most complete copies, is the cerastes,the . . f. There are three names of early monarchs, with which this symbol terminates, theking Shouf or Nourn Shouf;i Cheops or Saophis, found in the vicinity of the Pyramids, themonarch Shoi-f, who gave his name to the region Shoofmoone at Benyhassan, and the kingRa-shaa-f, the supposed Shaaf-re or Chephren, found in the vicinity of the Pyramids. No. 14. The only remaining symbols in this cartouche are the hatchet noute or nouter,and the uplifted arms ha. Supposing this to be correct, no cartouche has reached us of theperiod with this combination. No. 15 is the first perfect name on the list: it reads, entirely,


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