. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. S. Wall. To the left, cattle, antelopes, etc.,are being driven before the deceased, while scribes note down the numbers ;to the right, peasant women, representing villages the names of whichare inscribed, bringing gifts. N. Wall. To the left, the slaughtering ofcattle, to the right. Mereruka inspecting his fishermen. Rooms marked — Bi. Jf. <C- S. Walls. The wife of Mereruka, aprincess, receiving various gifts from her attendants, ll. Wall. To the right,Jlererukas wife, son, and daughter; four servants bearing a litter adornedwith liois; to
. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. S. Wall. To the left, cattle, antelopes, etc.,are being driven before the deceased, while scribes note down the numbers ;to the right, peasant women, representing villages the names of whichare inscribed, bringing gifts. N. Wall. To the left, the slaughtering ofcattle, to the right. Mereruka inspecting his fishermen. Rooms marked — Bi. Jf. <C- S. Walls. The wife of Mereruka, aprincess, receiving various gifts from her attendants, ll. Wall. To the right,Jlererukas wife, son, and daughter; four servants bearing a litter adornedwith liois; to the left, fishing scene; above, capture of wild bulls.—B — B 3. A^. Wall fto the left of the door leading to B 5). the other walls arc servants bringing food for the deceased, and cattle. —B 4. Serdab (inaccessible). — B 5. W. Wall. In the centre is an elaboratefalse door, iu front of which is a square block once supporting a tableof offerings; to the right and left is the deceased stt table, with servant-s. 162 Route 7. SAKKARA. Street of Tombs. briiijiini; fonci, (lowers, etc. iV. Wall. Mererukas wife arid son carried bywomen iu a litter adorned with a lion, near which aro three dogs and apet ape. On the other walls, Attendants bringing gifts to the deceased ;cattle being slaughtered. — B 6. Empty. To the right (E.) of Mererukas Tomb lies the Mastaba ofKe-gera-ni, a vizier and judge, also of tlie 6tli Dyn. and excavated in1893. The paintings here are of inferior interest. Room I (PI. A). On the left wall. Ke-gem-niinspects his cattle and poultry; hyanas are beingfed; feeding poultry; bird - snaring. On the rightwall the deceased inspects the fisheries; the cap-tured fish are recorded and carried away. Abovethe door tn the next room is the deceased in hislitter. — Room II (PI. B). Ke-gem-ni receiving giftsfrom his attendants. To the left is a chamber (PI. C)in which figures of the deceased are chiselled out attwo places. — Room III (
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