[72] Petrie: History of Egypt, ii. 219.
[75] She probably married some Egyptian noble, and her future career is recorded on [p. 269].
[76] The plaster has now fallen off, and little of the original decoration remains. The tomb is seldom visited by tourists, being seven miles back from the river; but it is in charge of the Government custodian.
[77] The reception of the tribute recorded in the tomb of Meryra II. (see [page 170]), although dated in the twelfth year of the reign, may represent a later event, since six daughters are shown in the scene; and it is not likely that the sixth daughter was born before the fifteenth year. Perhaps the date is a misreading or miswriting, influenced by that given in the tomb of Huya.
[78] Breasted: History, p. 388.
[79] It is doubtful whether the second sign is menkh or ȧa͑, they being somewhat alike.
[81] The scarab, another symbol from older times, seems to have been retained, for a gold heart-scarab is said to have been found in Akhnaton’s tomb.—Petrie: History of Egypt, ii. 220.