. The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history. AKHENATEN S PAINTED Ty|te . \ \ V -**•* ..Sr T«Bt- . -^nsftu MENKAURA. KHAFRA. KHUFU. THE PYRAMID-FIELD OF GHIZEH. DESCRIPTION OF A COLLECTION OF SCARABS,HISTORICAL AND OTHERS. PLATE I. Scarabs of the Old and Middle Kingdoms. KINGS AND NOTABLES. 202. NEB-KA-RA. This was the first king of the IIIrd Dynastyaccording to Manetho, who calls him Nekherofes. Onthe Turin list he is known as Neb Ka. On the Abydostablet he is also named ^—s \ j. But on the Sakkarah \ j j as on this scarab. list he is called ( O ^1 It
. The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history. AKHENATEN S PAINTED Ty|te . \ \ V -**•* ..Sr T«Bt- . -^nsftu MENKAURA. KHAFRA. KHUFU. THE PYRAMID-FIELD OF GHIZEH. DESCRIPTION OF A COLLECTION OF SCARABS,HISTORICAL AND OTHERS. PLATE I. Scarabs of the Old and Middle Kingdoms. KINGS AND NOTABLES. 202. NEB-KA-RA. This was the first king of the IIIrd Dynastyaccording to Manetho, who calls him Nekherofes. Onthe Turin list he is known as Neb Ka. On the Abydostablet he is also named ^—s \ j. But on the Sakkarah \ j j as on this scarab. list he is called ( O ^1 It is of coloured steatite, very beautifully cut, and is mountedin a gold filigree ring, which is possibly of XVIIIthDynasty work. This kings date is supposed to be4212 , and he reigned 28 years. 27 d 2 28 THE SACRED BEETLE. [Plate I. But there is as yet much to investigate about the kings of theIInd and IIIrd Dynasties, not only as to the order of their ruling,but as to their correct names and titles. Petries recent discoveriesat Abydos (i900-1901) have done much to clear up the difficultiessurr
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