Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . n an. 3(? /Iwiffi//? Figures rrftrGsertUng Tis esH-a+Ar of Ti. SAKKARA. 4. Route. 397 The **North Side of the chamber is adorned with the mostelaborate and best preserved scenes. The lowest of these consists ofa long procession of 36 female figures (of a pale yellowish colour,see p. 381), bearing on their heads large baskets filled withvarious kinds of agricultural produce, bottles, jars, and loaves,carrying poultry in their hands (and in one case a porcupine in acage), and leading c
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . n an. 3(? /Iwiffi//? Figures rrftrGsertUng Tis esH-a+Ar of Ti. SAKKARA. 4. Route. 397 The **North Side of the chamber is adorned with the mostelaborate and best preserved scenes. The lowest of these consists ofa long procession of 36 female figures (of a pale yellowish colour,see p. 381), bearing on their heads large baskets filled withvarious kinds of agricultural produce, bottles, jars, and loaves,carrying poultry in their hands (and in one case a porcupine in acage), and leading cattle by ropes. The inscription above them re-cords that this is an — Offering of sacrificial drink and food fromthe villages of the family estate of the chamberlain Ti situated inLower and Upper Egypt. Adjoining each figure is the name of theplace which it represents. Each name is accompanied by that ofTi, the proprietor, and the order is in accordance with the mostvalued products, the industries, and the situation of the place re-presented. Thus we observe a Water-drawing Ti (probably so call-. ed from its irrigation system), a Field Ti, a Palm Ti, a Ship Ti,an Island Ti, a Sycamore Ti, a Bread Ti, and a Cake Ti. Above these are rustic cattle scenes. A cow is represented calv-ing, and another is being milked, while an overseer, apparently
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