TEXT FIGURES MYCERINUS PYRAMID TEMPLE 1. Débris in great court. mud wall well preserved. section.................... 13 2 Débris in great court. low mud wall where granite block has been removed. section........ 14 3... Room (16). plan...................................... 16 4. Room (17). plan..................................... 16 5. Room (18), plan.................................... 17 6. Room (27). with Roman burials............................... 20 7. Rooms (19) and (20) and drain hole. showing position of alabaster fragments........... 23 8. Plan of granite pavement. room (29) and section showing stela................. 27 9. Room (29). restored.................................... 27 10. Portico and offering room. restored............................. 71 11. Corridor (13), section I: N-S. looking east.......................... 80 12. Corridor (13). section II: N-S, looking east.......................... 81 13. Corridor (13). section 111: N-S. looking east......................... 81 14. Red granite casing block.................................. 85 15 Proposed method of raising square pillars........................... 85 16. Proposed method of raising square pillars........................... 85 17. Bonding in wall between rooms (17) and (18)... 89 MYCERINUS VALLEY TEMPLE 18. Court. brickwork of niched wall............................... 90 19. Plan and elevation of threshold and doorway (1) to (2). first temple................ 91 20. Detail of roofing..................................... 93 21. Section S-N through portico of first temple. showing restoration of columns and roof......... 93 22. Section S-N through outer offering room. second temple. showing restoration of columns and roof.. 93 STONE VESSELS 23. P. D. types I and II.................................... 132 24. P. D. types III, IV, V, VI, IX-XI............................. 135 25 P. D. types IV-VIII.................................... 135 26. Dynasty I type I..................................... 143 2 7. Dynasty I types I-III... 144 28. Dynasty I types IV. V................................... 145 29. Dynasty I types VI-VIII................................. 147 30. Dynasty I types IX, X, Xc................................. 149 31. Dynasty I types Xb. Xe.................................. 150 32. Dynasty I types XI, XII.................................. 152 33. Dynasty II types I a-c................................... 154 34. Dynasty II types III-V.................................. 157 35. Dynasty 11. variations of types IX and X.......................... 158 36. Dynasty II types XI, XII................................. 161 37. Dynasty III type I.................................... 165 38. Dynasty III types III, IV................................. 165 39. Dynasty III type Va (1).................................. 167 40. Dynasty III types V a-e.................................. 168 41. Dynasty III types IX, X.................................. 169 42. Dynasty III types XI, XII................................. 173 43. Dynasty IV....................................... 175
xvi 44. Dynasty IV, model vessels................................. 176 45. Mycerinus. alabaster type I................................. 181 46. Mycerinus, alabaster type I................................. 181 47. Mycerinus. alabaster type I................................. 182 48. Mycerinus, alabaster type IV................................ 182 49. Mycerinus, alabaster type V................................ 183 50. Mycerinus. alabaster miscellaneous types........................... 183 51. Mycerinus. alabaster type Vc................................ 184 52. Mycerinus. alabaster model vessels............................. 184 53. Mycerinus. hard stone types I. IV. V. IX. XI......................... 185 54. Mycerinus. hard stone type Ve............................... 185 55. Mycerinus, hard stone type III............................... 185 56. Mycerinus. diorite miscellaneous types............................ 186 57. Mycerinus. diorite types IX. X............................... 186 58. Mycerinus, blue-veined lime stone types III-V, X....................... 187 59. Mycerinus. basalt miscellaneous types............................ 187 60. Mycerinus. miscellaneous stones............................... 188 POTTERY 61. Type I.......................................... 209 62. Types II, III....................................... 211 63. Type III......................................... 211 64. Type IV......................................... 212 65. Types V-XI....................................... 215 66. Types XII-XIV (B. P.).................................. 216 67. Types XV, XVI (R. P.).................................. 217 68. Types XVII, XVIII (R. P.)................................ 218 69. Types XIX, XX (R. P.).................................. 219 70. Types XXI-XXIV.................................... 221 71. Types XXV, XXVI.................................... 221 72. Types XXVII, XXVIII.................................. 225 73. Types XXIX, XXX.................................... 225 74. Types XXXI-XXXIII.................................. 225 75. Type XXXIV...................................... 226 76. Type XXXV....................................... 227 77. Types XXXVI, XXXVII.................................. 227 78. Types XXXVIII-XLII.................................. 227 79. Type XLIII....................................... 229 80. Type XLIV... 229 81. Limestone button seal... 236
xvii PLATES MYCERINUS PYRAMID TEMPLE 1. a, Seen from Second Pyramid looking down south, before excavation, December 1, 1906. - b. Seen from Second Pyramid looking down south, after excavation, April 16, 1907. 2. a. Outer temple seen from Third Pyramid, looking down east, before excavation, December 1, 1906. - b. Seen from Third Pyramid, looking down east, after excavation, May 18, 1907. 3. a. Court (5) with layers of débris, looking north, January 9, 1907. - b. Entrance doorway (2) looking east, stela 07-1-21 as found, January 6, 1907. - c. Portico (7), pillar-sockets south of temple axis, looking west, May 10, 1907. - d. Portico (7), pillar-sockets of western row, north side, looking west, May 10, 1907. -e. Footway across court (5) and entrance corridor (3), looking east from centre of court, June, 1907. 4. a. Portico (7) and screen-wall, looking south, February 7, 1907. - b. Court (5), N-W quarter with doorway (12), looking N-W, February 7, 1907. - c. Court (5), east wall, south part, emplacements for granite casing, looking down N-E, June, 1907. - d. Court (5), portico (7), and offering room (8) from eastern side of court, looking west, June, 1907. 5. a. Causeway corridor, western end, looking south, June, 1907. - b. Causeway corridor, western end, looking west into temple, June, 1907. - c. Northern corridor (13) looking east, February 10, 1907. - d. Northern corridor (13), north wall, black granite casing, looking N-E, May 27, 1907. 6. a. Northern corridor (IS), north wall, granite casing, looking down E-N-E, October, 1923. - b. Northern corridor (13), south wall, crude-brick casing partly stripped of plaster, looking down W-S-W, October, 1923. - c. Northern corridor (IS), south wall, black granite casing, looking S-E, October, 1923. 7. a. Magazine (17) looking down north, January 22, 1907. - b. Corridor (15) looking west, fragments of statues as found, January 23, 1907. - c. Magazine (18) looking north, January 22, 1907. - d. Corridor (15) looking east, knees of statue No. 1 as found, January 23, 1907. 8. a. Fragments of statues outside magazine (20), looking S-W, April 14, 1907. - b. Magazine (20), fragments of statues in drain hole, looking north, January 20, 1907. - c. Alabaster head and other fragments outside drain hole, looking south, April 14, 1907. - d. Near view of alabaster head and other fragments, looking north, April 14, 1907. 9. a. Crude-brick walls south of western end of causeway, looking east, June, 1907. - b. Room (11) looking south, January 9, 1907. - c. Looking west from room (26) to room (31), October 18, 1923. - d. Cor- ridor (%), sloping floor, looking north, April 5, 1907. -e. Room (36), Roman stair on sand, looking east, April 4, 1907. - f. Room (36), doorway looking down north, April 12, 1907. 10. a. Inner temple and magazines of outer temple, looking down east from the pyramid, June, 1907. - b. Inner temple and construction plane, looking north, June, 1907. 11. a. Room (29), granite pavement and granite casing of pyramid, looking N-W, October 20, 1923. - b. Room (29), granite pavement and walls of Turah limestone, with room (27) beyond, looking down east, October 17, 1923. 12. Great alabaster statue of Mycerinus, No. 1. 13. a. Head of statue No. 1, great alabaster statue of Mycerinus, front view seen from below (viewpoint of beholder standing on floor). - b. Head of statue No. 1, great alabaster statue of Mycerinus, front view seen from opposite face (viewpoint of sculptor). 14. a. Head of great alabaster statue No. 1 of Mycerinus, right side, three-quarters view. - b. Head of great alabaster statue No. 1 of Mycerinus, profile of right side. 15. Head of great alabaster statue No. 1 of Mycerinus, left side, four different views. 16. a. Knees of great alabaster statue No. 1. - b. Feet of smaller alabaster statue No. 2c. - c. Torso of smaller alabaster statue No. 2a, front. - d. Torso of smaller alabaster statue No. 2a, back. 17. a. Seal impressions in mud, from room (22).- b. Seal impressions in mud, from room (22).- c. Inscribed fragments of alabaster statue-bases. - d. Fragments of alabaster statue of queen, M. Q. T. 18. Flint knives and flakes from temple magazines. 19. a. Flint wand from (14).- b. Limestone stela of Shepseskaf, 07-1-3, 07-14. - c. Perring s sketch, wooden coffin lid of Mycerinus. - d. Limestone stela from entrance, 07-1-21. e-i. Fragments of limestone stelae from portico (7). 20. a-c. Black granite hammer from magazine (17). - d-e. Pot of type XXV from room (36). - f. Pottery models from room (18), types R. W. XLIII, XLIV. - g. Alabaster and crystal models. - h. Copper, faience, and shell. - i. Plaster cones from magazines (16) and (18). 21. a. Diorite bowl, room (27-sub). - b. Diorite bowl, room (27-sub). - c. Diorite pan, room (27-sub). - d. Alabaster and limestone vessels from room (26-sub). - e. Athenian silver coins from entrance corridor. - f. Roman coin, Arabic coins, iron wedge, etc., from room (27) and adjacent.
xviii 22. a. Mummy No. 23, from room (27). - b. Mummy No. 23 laid open, coin in hand. - c. Mummy No. 23, near view of hand with coin. - d. Roman coin, scarabs, etc., from room (27). - e. Roman coins, scarabs, etc., from room (27). - f. Room (27), mummy No. 23 as found. 23. a. Room (27), mummies Nos. 54-57, looking down north. - b. Room (27), mummies Nos. 70-77, looking down S-E. - c. Amulets from mummy No. 56. - d. Amulets from mummy No. 47. - e. Faience rings and cowrie bracelet from debris in room (27). -f. Glass bottle, amulets, and beads from mummy No. 71. - g. Scarab seals and backs from room (27). - h. Amulets from room (28). MYCERINUS VALLEY TEMPLE 24. a. Sand in the valley before excavation, May 30, 1908. - b. After excavating west part of temple, looking northwest, February 9, 1910. 25. a. Surface of decay of the portico and offering room, after removing sand, looking west, June 20, 1908. - b. After excavation of western part of temple, looking S-E from the unfinished pyramid, February 9, 1910. 26. a. Western part of temple, after excavation, looking west, January 28, 1910. - b. The same after removing north wall of room (1) of the second temple, February 7, 1910. 27. a. Northern magazines looking south over corridor (20), before opening the old doorway to room (2), January 25,1910. - b. As above, after opening doorway to room (2), February 7, 1910. - e. View from south end of corridor (20), through (2) and (4) to (21), February 6, 1910. - d. Southern magazines and corridor (4) looking north, with southern wall of second temple in foreground, February 7, 1910. 28. a. Western wall with rubble revetment, looking north, February 4, 1910. - b. Rooms (17), (18), and doorway from (4) to (21), looking south, February 6, 1910. - c. Doorways from (4) to (S), (4) to (19), (4) to (18), and the thieves hole in (4), looking down east, February 6, 1910. - d. Thieves hole in rooms (4) and (18) in foreground; rooms (I-4) to (i-11) in background, January 21, 1910. 29. a. Causeway, corridor west of temple, with drain in floor, looking east, February 13, 1910. - b. Doorway from (21) to western corridor, dropped lintel of first temple half cut away, and above this the brickwork of the second temple, looking west, February 5, 1910. - e. Deposit of alabaster splinters from statues, found along southern wall of (I-6), January 23, 1910. - d. Western end of room (111-7), exposed limestone core-wall (Mycerinus), January 11, 1910. - e. Steps in doorway from (4) to (3) and exposed limestone core-wall in (18), looking down W-s-W, February 5, 1910. -f. Eastern end of (5) and doorway to (4), looking down E-N-E, February 6, 1910. 30. a. Rubble lining of thieves hole in room (18), looking east, January 13,1910. - b. Doorway from court through screen wall to room (111-I), slab threshold, looking east, February 7, 1910. - c. Eastern side of portico, looking down north, showing foundation of parapet of portico, also adjoining screen-wall, February 20, 1910. - d. West wall of (II-1) with doorway to room (2), showing threshold slab of first temple, looking down N-E, February 6, 1910. -e. Doorway from room (1) to room (2), looking west into room (2), February 8, 1910. - f. Door block of crude brick in doorway from (II-2) to (II-4), seen from (II-4), looking north, January 25, 1910. 31. a. N-W quarter of court, house walls over court, and western wall of court, looking west, January 26, 1910. - b. N-W quarter of court after partially exposing older niched wall, looking west, February 7, 1910. - c. N-W quarter of court, niched wall of court, looking west, February 17, 1910. 32. a. Room (I-23), decayed arm of wooden statue in debris, looking N-E, January 20, 1910. - b. N-W quarter of court, pottery on floor of (I-57b), looking west, February 5, 1910. - c. Court, granaries (40), (43), (53), (54), (55), looking east, February 15, 1910 - d. Court (I-57-sub.), plaster on niched wall and alabaster jar thrown out of magazines, looking north, February 10, 1910. - e. N-W quarter of court, same stage as Plate 31-c, February 13, 1910. - f. Shattered triad No. 13 as found in debris of court, looking east, January 19, 1910. 33. a. Southern half of court, looking east, March 5, 1910. - b. Court, looking north, March 11, 1910. 34. a. Room (I-302-sub.), pottery on floor of court, looking down east, February 26, 1910. - b. Court, middle drain basin and pathway, looking west, March 9, 1910. - c. Room (I-320), fragments of large alabaster statues under floor, looking south, February 28, 1910. - d. Vestibule, anteroom (III-377), limestone decree of Pepy 11, looking east, March 24, 1910. - e. Vestibule, northern magazine corridor (III-380), stair, looking north, April 1, 1910. - f. N-E quarter of court, looking north, April 1, 1910. 35. a. Vestibule and houses east of temple, before removing wall of vestibule of second temple, looking N-N-W, March 15, 1910. - b. Same as a, after removing wall of vestibule of second temple, March 15, 1910. 36. a. Corridor (4), the four triads as found, looking north, July 10, 1908. - b. Later house walls above (III-4), (111-5), and (III-17), looking north, July 11, 1908. - c. Corridor (4), triads Nos. 9 and 10 partly exposed, looking down S-W, July 10, 1908. 37. a. Corridor (4), triads No. 9 (in front) and No. 12 on right, looking south, July 12, 1908. - b. Corridor (4), triads No. 10 (behind) and No. 11 on right, looking north, July 11, 1908. 38. a. Nome-triad No. 9, front view. - b. Nome-triad No. 10, front view. - c. Nome-triad No. 11, front view. d. Nome-triad No. 12, front view. 39. Triad of the Hare-nome (No. 9), upper part. 40. a. Triad No. 9, right side, half view. - b. Triad No. 9, left side, half view. - c. Triad No. 9, right side, threequarter view. - d. Triad No. 9, left side, profile.
xix 41. Triad of the Theban nome (No. 10). 42. a. Triad No. 10, right side, half view. - b. Triad No. 10, left side, one-quarter view. - c. Triad No. 10, right side, one-quarter view. - d. Triad No. 10, left side, profile. 43. a. Triad of Jackal-nome, No. 11, upper part, large scale. - b. Triad No. 11, left side, profile. - c. Triad No. 11, right side, half view. - d. Triad No. 11, left side, half view. 44. a. Triad of nome of Diospolis Parva (No. 12), upper part. - b. Triad of nome of Diospolis Parva (No. 12), faces of the king and the nome-goddess. 45. a. Triad No. 12, right side, profile. - b. Triad No. 12, left side, profile. - c. Triad No. 12, right side, half view. - d. Triad No. 12, left side, one-quarter view. 46. a. Triad No. 12, inscription, left half. - b. Triad No. 12, inscription, right half. - c. Triad No. 9, inscription. - d. Triad No. 10, inscription. - e. Triad No. 11, inscription. - f. Triad No. 13. - g. Fragment of alabaster stela from (I-393). 47. a. Room (I) of second temple (portico of first temple), showing four bases and other fragments of alabaster statues as found, looking west, July 16, 1908. - b. Alabaster statues Nos. 19 and 18, back and right side (in camp court yard). - c. Alabaster statue No. 19, front and left side. 48. a. Alabaster statue No. 18, front view. - b. Alabaster statue No. 18, top of head, looking down. - c. Alabaster statue No. 18, torso, profile. - d. Alabaster statue No. 18, left side, profile. 49. Head of alabaster statue No. 18, six views. 50. Alabaster head No. 22, four views. 51. Alabaster head No. 22, four views including back and top of head. 52. Alabaster head No. 23, four views. 53. Alabaster head No. 23, four views. 54. Discovery of slate pair (No. 17) in corridor (4), bottom of thieves hole, January 19, 1910. a. Looking south over thieves hole, January 19. - b. Statue partly exposed, looking down S-W. January 19. - c. Statue standing in bottom of hole, looking down south, January 20. - d. Same as c., near view. 55. The slate pair (No. 17), upper part (torso and heads, front). 56. The slate pair (No. 17), three views. 57. The slate pair (No. 17), two views. 58. The slate pair (No. 17), upper half, right side, profile. 59. The slate pair (No. 17), four views of the heads. 60. The slate pair (No. 17), four views. 61. a. Room (11-a), west end, looking down S-W, statuettes Nos. 27, 29, 32, 39, and offering table, July 17, 1908. - b. Same as a., looking west, July 17, 1908. - c. Corridor (4) opposite room (5), looking down S-E, statuettes Nos. 31, 35, 37, and 43, July 14,1908. - d. Room (3), S-W corner, looking down west, statuette No. 28, January 21, 1910. - e. Copper pan upside down on south wall of (8), looking down S-E, July 19, 1908. -f. Deposit under copper pan, looking down S-W, July 20, 1908. 62. Unfinished statuettes of Mycerinus. a. No. 25, state I. - b. No. 26, state 11. - c. No.27, state 111. - d. No. 29, state IV. - e. No. 28, state IV. -f. No. 32, state V. - g. No. 35, state VI. - h. Nos. 33, state V and 31, state IV. - i. Nos. 36, state VI and 30, state IV. - j. No. 42, state VIII. 63. Statues and figures. a. Nos. 37, state VII and 34, state V. - b. No. 43, left side. - c. No. 38, state VII. - d. No. 40, state VII. - e. No. 43, limestone. - f. No. 44, red granite. - g-j. No. 48, ivory, four views. - k. No. 41, state VII. 64. Miscellaneous objects. a. - Slate jackal No. 45. - b. No. 24a, alabaster. - c. No. 47, alabaster. - d. Decree of Pepy II, left half. - e. Decree of Pepy II, right half. - f. No. 46, alabaster. - g. No. 15b, slate. - h. No, 14, slate. - i. No. 46, alabaster. - j. Impression of seal No. 2. - k. Impression of seal No. 3. - l. Six views of seal No. 1 silver. 65. Magical models, tools, and vessels. a. Flint wand of Cheops. - b. Flint wand and magical models of Cheops. - c. Smaller flint wand and other objects. - d. Copper vase. - e. Copper models and bent blade. - f. Copper tools and models. - g. Copper models, Nos. 5-7. - h. Mass of copper tools, No. 11. - i. Copper tools Nos. 9 and 10. 66. a. Beads and amulets from room (I-50).- b. Magazine (III-12), broken stone vessels on floor, looking down W-S-W, January 26, 1910. - c. Magazine (III-12), vessels as in b., looking down east, January 28, 1910. 67. a. Alabaster vessels, types I, V-c, V-b. - b. Alabaster vessels, types IV, V, VI. 68. a. Alabaster vessels, types IX-XIII. - b. Miscellaneous stone vessels. - c. Alabaster, large type I. - d. Blue-veined limestone, types IV, V. 69. a. Diorite vessels, types V, IX, XI. - b. Diorite vessels, type X. - c. Alabaster, diorite, alabaster. - d. Porphyry and syenite, type I. 70. a. Porphyry and syenite, type 111. - b. Porphyry, syenite, etc., types IV, V, X. - c. Flint bowl of Neb-ra and Hotepsekhemuwy. - d. Basalt vessels, types I, 11, IV, X. 71. a. Alabaster models. - b. Alabaster jar. - c. Pottery, type I. - d. Pottery, type XXV. - e. Pottery, types XXV and II.- f. East wall magazine corridor (III-20), fragments of stone vessels under collapsed wall. - g. Magazine (111-IO), crushed pottery on floor, looking west. - h. Pottery, types VIII and IV. 72. a. Pottery, selected types from whole temple. - b. Pottery from room (I-302 sub.).
XX MYCERINUS QUEEN S TEMPLE 73. a. Small pyramids III-a to III-c seen from Third Pyramid, looking down S-W, May, 1910. - b. Small pyramids III-a and III-b with excavated temples, looking down south, May, 1910. 74. a. Temple of small pyramid 111-a, looking down south, May, 1910. - b. Temple of small pyramid 111-a, looking down east, May, 1910. 75. a. Small pyramid III-c, unfinished burial chamber, looking south, May, 1907. -b. Small pyramid III-b, temple, looking down west, May, 1910. 76. a. Small pyramid III-c, temple before excavation, looking down S-W, June, 1924. - b. Small pyramid III-c, surface of decay, beginning of excavation of debris of decay in portico, looking down S-W, July, 1924. - e. Small pyramid III-c, temple after excavation, looking down S-W, August, 1924. - d. Small pyramid III-c, temple, looking N-N-W, August, 1924. 77. a. Temple 111-a, room (9), slab-altar, looking down S-S-W. - b. Temple 111-a, room (9), northern offeringplace, looking N-N-W. - c. Temple III-a, looking west on axis to pyramid from room (9).- d. Temple 111-a, doorway from (9) to (3), north wall, print of door-leaf on wall. - e. Temple 111-a, room (9), east wall, southern part, brickwork, looking down east. 78. a. Temple 111-a, room (2), portico, looking N-N-E. - b. Temple 111-a, rooms (7),(6),(4),(5), looking west from room (7).- c. Temple 111-a, looking east along axis from doorway of room (12).- d. Temple 111-a, room (II), looking down S-E, in foreground top of first course of pyramid casing. -e. Temple 111-a, room (Q), looking north. A. Line drawings of inscriptions (at end of Appendix F). PLANS I. Mycerinus Pyramid Temple, plan and longitudinal section A-B. 11. Mycerinus Pyramid Temple. Section C-D: E-W through (13),(26), (28), (30), and (31), looking south. Section E-F: S-N through west side of court, looking west. Section G-H: S-N through east side of portico, looking west. Corridor (13), south wall, granite casing. III. Mycerinus Pyramid Temple. Section I-J: N-S through (20), (15), (14), (21),(23),(8), and (IO), looking east. Section K-L: S-N through (27), (26), and (36), looking west. Section M-N: S-N, corridor (28), looking west. Section 0-P: S-N through (29b),(34),(33),(32), and (31), looking west. IV. Mycerinus Queen s Temple. Temple 111-a, plan and section S-N through (7),(1), and (8), looking west. V. Mycerinus Queen s Temple. 1. Plan of northern half of west wall of room (9), showing offering table. 2. Elevation of west wall of offering hall (9), north end. 3. Detailed section of A (in 1 above). 4. Section E-F: E-W through room (5). 5. Elevation of face-bonding, room (9). 6. Section E-W through wall between (3) and (9), omitting irregularities. 7. Brick bonding, room (9). VI. Temple III-c. Plan of temple. Temple III-c. Section A-B, looking east. Temple III-c. Section C-D, looking north through ( I) and (2). Temple III-b. Plan. VII. E-W section through three small pyramids south of Third Pyramid and their chapels, looking north. VIII. Mycerinus Valley Temple. Plan. IX. Mycerinus Valley Temple. Plan of the first crude-brick temple. X. Mycerinus Valley Temple. Section A-B through sanctuary and storerooms, looking west. Section G-H through north side of temple, looking south. Section E-F through south side of temple, looking south. Section C-D on main axis. XI. Builders inscriptions and leveling lines on core walls, Mycerinus temples. XII. Builders inscriptions on granite casing blocks, Mycerinus temples (in red) ; Builders inscriptions of Cheops in the Great Pyramid (in black).