Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees.

  • British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Date:
1913-
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Credit: Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    239. Glazed steatite double Scarab, faded to grey, with legs and wing cases not indicated. On the single base is inscribed the title of an official of king Khentcher, the “Chief Hunter of Aa-kiiA-Khentcher.” Rough work. Chipped at top. Late Middle Kingdom. Length, -I in. [No. 42716-] The epithet Aa-kha of Khentcher is new. It is uncertain whether this king was a Hyksos or not. Pieper’s identification of him with the first Hyksos, Salatis (Konige zwischen dem. M. u. N.R., p. 31), is rejected by Meyer (Gesc/i. Alt.- ii, p. 281). 240. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type D 2. Across the back is cut a plant-spray, inscribed “Good God, Uatchet (Aseth ?) giving life,” with symbols of “life,” etc., on both sides. Cracked. Hyksos Period. Length, f in. Budge: Hist. Eg., ii, 173; New- berry : Scarabs, PI. xxiii, 8. [No. 32319.] I would identify this king with the Ao-rjQ of Manetho, one of the earliest Hyksos. These kings, from Uatchet to the predecessor of Khian, are known only from scarabs. '4£'' 241. Glazed steatite Scarab, of type D 2, faded to grey, inscribed “ Good God, Maa-ab-Ra, giving life,” ^ 0 ^=^7 ^ , within an incom- plete spiral border. Back chipped. Hyksos Period. Length, -£■ in. [No. 42477-] 242. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, of type P' 2, inscribed “ Good God, Maa-Ab-Ra, giving life,” within an incomplete spiral. Hyksos Period. Length, J in. Loftie: Essay, lx; Newberry: Scarabs, PI. xxi, 7 (number mis- printed “ 24132 ”). [No. 24131-.] cjry, ♦ 243. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type F-C, inscribed “ Good God, Maa-ab-Ra, giving life,” within an incomplete spiral border. Hyksos Period. Length, % in. [No. 30509.] II O 244. Glazed steatite Scarab, of type F-L 2, inscribed “ Good God, MaA-Ab-Ra, a. giving life,” within an incomplete spiral border. Hyksos Period. Length, in. Budge: Hist. Eg., ii, 166, [No. 32363.] ^ At 245. Light blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type L 2, inscribed “ Good God, MaA-Ab-[RA], giving life,” within an incomplete spiral border. Nacreous glaze. Hyksos Period. Length, I in. [No. 32308.] 246. Blue-green glazed steatite Scarab, of type F 2-C 2, inscribed “ Goc MaA-AR-Fa. crivincr lifp” tipf-wppn hnrrlf»i-c n ll n Hvksos Perio God, Maa-Ab-Ra, giving life, Length, f in. Budge : Hist. Ei between borders ii, 166. 9- 9 Hyksos Perioc [No. 32287