Two specimens of this scarab are known, and it is perhaps the most interesting one of the series. One example is preserved in the Berl. Mus. (11002), the other was in the possession of Madame Hoffmann. An elaborate study of the text of the latter example has been published by Brugsch in the Ä.Z., XVIII, 81, and Maspero has given a drawing of the inscription (by Legrain, from a paper impression) in his Recueil des Travaux, XV, 200. The text given in the Plate is from the Berlin specimen, restored from Maspero’s published copy.

(a) Transliteration.(b) Translation.
1. Renpt X kher hen en1. “The tenth year under the Majesty of
2-5. Ankh Heru. (Here follow the usual titles of Amen-hetep III and Thŷi.)2-5. “the Living Horus.” (Here follow the full titles of Amenhetep III and Thŷi.)
6. ren en tef-ef Ŷuaa; ren-en6. “The name of her father is Ŷuaa; the name of
7. met-es Thuaa. Baŷt: anen7. “her mother, Thuaa. Wonders:—
8. ŷt hen-ef sat ur ne Neherina8. “His Majesty brought the daughter of the Prince of Mesopotamia,
9. Sa-tha-ri-na Kir-gi-pa9. “Sa-tha-ra-na (the Princess) Kir-gi-pa
10. tepu ne khenera-es10. “(and) the head-women of her harîm
11. set, 317.11. “Women, 317.”

2. The Lion Hunts of Amenhetep III.

Scarabs bearing an inscription recording the lion hunts of Amenhetep III are common, and about forty specimens are known. Of these, five are in the British Museum (4095, 12520, 16987, 24169, 29438); four are in the Louvre (Inv., 787, 788); four in the Berlin Museum (3481, 3482, 8443, 13274); three in the Leyden Museum (O. 83-85); and one each in the Cairo (M., Cat. Ab., 1388), Florence (840), and Bologna (2455) Museums. In the Cat. des Med., Paris (1021), and in the Amherst, Edwards, Fraser (Sc. 261), Grant, Hertz (Cat., p. 112), Kennard, Myers, Meux (1785), Palin, Petrie, Posno, H-Price (Cat. 284), and several smaller collections, are also one each. The example figured is in the possession of Mr. Nash. The hieroglyphic text of this scarab has been published, among others, by Mariette (Alb. de Boulaq, Pl. 36, 532), Maspero (Histoire, II, p. 315), Brugsch (Ä.Z., XVIII, 81), and Budge (Mummy, p. 241), and a translation of it has been given by Pierret (Cat. Salle Hist., Louvre, 1877, p. 138), by Birch (Records of the Past, XII, p. 40), and many others.

(a) Transliteration.(b) Translation.
1-5. (Full titles and names 1-5. (Full titles and names of Amenhetep III and of Amenhetep III and Thŷi.)1-5. (Full titles and names 1-5. (Full titles and names of Amenhetep III and of Amenhetep III and Thŷi.)
5. ari-khet mau5. “Number of the lions
6. anen hen-ef em satet-ef zes-ef shaa6. “brought by his Majesty in his own shooting, beginning
7. em renpt I nefrŷt er renpt X mau7. “from the year one ending at the year ten: lions
8. hesa, 102 8.“fierce, 102.”

3. The Parents of Queen Thŷi and the Limits of the Egyptian Empire.

Many specimens are known of this historical scarab. In the Louvre there are two examples (Inv. 787); in the British Museum are three (4096, 16988, 29437, the latter specimen of fine blue-glazed steatite); in the Cairo Museum, one (3817, figured in Mariette’s Album de Boulaq, XXXVI, 541; Maspero, Struggles of the Nations, p. 315); in the Bologna Museum, one (2454); in the Edwards, Petrie, Fraser (Fr., Sc. X, 262), Nash, Hilton-Price (Cat. 283), Dattari and Myers’ Collections, one each; as well as several others in private hands. The example figured here is from the Amherst Collection. Birch (Records of the Past, XII, 39); Budge (Mummy, 242), and Fraser (Fr. Sc., X, 56), have published translations of the text.

(a) Transliteration.(b) Translation.
1. Ankh Heru. (Here follow the full titles of Amenhetep III and his Queen Thŷi)1. “The Living Horus.” (Here follow the titles of Amenhetep III and his Queen Thŷi.)
5. “ren en tef-es5. “The name of her father is
6. Ŷuaa, ren en met-es Thuaa6. “Ŷuaa, the name of her mother is Thuaa;
7. hemt pu ent seten nekht7. “she is the wife of the victorious king;
8. tash ef res er Karŷ8. “his southern boundary is Karŷ,[[129]]
9. mehti er Neha-9. “(and) his northern boundary is Meso-
10. rina.10. “potamia.”

PLATE XXXIII.
HISTORICAL SCARABS OF AMENHETEP III—(continued).