Scarabs
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Egyptian Antiquities. Plate I. Ring bearing the name of King Apepŷ. Ring bearing the name of King Nefer-Ka-Ra. Ring of King Amenhetep II. Ring of King Akhenaten. Ring of King Hor-em-heb.
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF EGYPTIAN
SEALS AND SIGNET RINGS
PERCY E. NEWBERRY
Author of “The Amherst Papyri” “The Life of Rekhmara” “Beni Hasan,”
“El Bersheh,” &c.
WITH
FORTY-FOUR PLATES AND ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
Percy E. Newberry
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SCARABS
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
LIST OF PLATES.
1. General Remarks.
2. Importance of the Seal in Ancient Times.
3. Origin of the Seal.
4. Various Uses of the Seal.
5. The Officials Concerned in its use.
THE VARIETIES OF EGYPTIAN SEALS.
1. Cylinder Seals.
2. Button-shaped and Hemi-cylinder Seals.
3. Scarab-shaped Seals.
4. Miscellaneous Forms of Seals.
5. Signet-Rings.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
PLATE II.
1. Kirgipa and Her Harîm.
2. The Lion Hunts of Amenhetep III.
3. The Parents of Queen Thŷi and the Limits of the Egyptian Empire.
1. The Wild Cattle Hunt.
2. The Lake at Zarukha.
INDEX TO PERSONAL NAMES.
INDEX TO TITLES.
INDEX TO ROYAL NAMES
PLATES.
FOOTNOTES
