The XIth dynasty temple at Deir el-Bahari .. - NYU | Digital Library ...

Thk tombs discovered were uU, with one possible
exception, of the Xlth Dynasty, and tlierefore
contemporary with the temple.
One only (No. 13) is probably of earlier
date, and at any rate was made before the
buildinsr of the temple.
No. 1. Northern Court; at east end. A
simple rectanp;ular grave {sength, !) ft. 9 in. ; widtli, .'> ft. : depth,
4 ft. 6 in. A'inlatrd.
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CHAPTl-:!! III.
THE TOMBS.
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battered niummv, and some
fragments of inscribed papyrus (liieratic), no
doubt belonging to a later burial ; six com-
plete pots of coarse dark l)rown ware, haudleless,
and witii pointed bases ; live fragments of
similar pots ; the base of a vase of finer -ware
the base of a jjottery vase-stand ; a wooden
model vase; one conical vase-sealing of clay;
the top of a Avoodcn lily-pillar from the cabin of
a model boat (PL x. ; Brit. Mus.) ; and tw^o
nuts. It is possible that this is an unfinished
shaft like No. (i, and that it was used as a grave
in later times; the Xlth Dynasty objects found
ill it will then be relics of the violation of other
neighbouring tombs, shovelled in with other
rubbish to cover the later burial.
No. 2. Northern Court ; at west end, close
to the Avail (Plan and Section : I'l. xi.). A
single rectangular chamber with a rectan-
gular pit of unequal dcpfli. Length of pit,
I'J ft.; width, (i ft. 1 in.; depth at further
end, above the door of tlir chaiiibc)-. 1 1 ft., at
;
hither end 8 [t. fi in. The slope at the bottom
is roughly hewn into steps. Door, h ft. high,
4 ft. 1 in. wide ; set tow^ard the south side of
the pit, not in the middle. Brick sealing-wall
to door, broken down on south side : height,
:5ft. 5 in.; length, 3 ft. 10 in.: width 2 ft.
11 in. J.aid on a loAv brick threshold.
Breadth of door-jamb. 2 ft. Chamber :
height,
5 ft. ; length of north wall, lo ft. 7 in. ; of south
wall, 1) ft. 10 in.; of east wall, (i ft. 2 in.:
total length of ceiling over all, I ."> ft. S'lolatud.
Contents: in I'libliish in shaft, .XMIIrh
Dynasty, blue beads and other objects, includ-
ing scarabs. In chamber: the jierfect skull of
the original owner, a man ; a thin horn bangle
(PI. X.; Brit. Mus.), 2 in. in diameter; frag-
ments of the wooden coffin, of the rectangular box
type, painted white and uninscribed ;
fragments
of the model boats, including masts, oars, and a
notched rest or crutch for the yard, painted Avith
black and red spots on white; five men of the
crew, three standing, two seated ; two Avooden
stands and one of Avhite limestone (Brit. Mus.)
on Avhich the boat Avas placed (?)—these are
circular in section and in the shape of truncated
cones,—two model vases, and other fragments.
Nos. 3-6. On the Temple- Platform. Placed
in a roAV at approximately equal distances from
each other beneath the floor of the outer upper
colonnade (the pillars of Avhich liaA'e disappeared)
facing north. They lie north and south. All
are chamber tombs of the same type as No. 2 ;
No. G was never completed.