, “Deputy of the Keeper of the (Royal) Seal,”[[65]] appears to have been the most important. When his chief was absent from the capital on one of the official tours of inspection through the country, this adenu or “deputy” was left in charge of the central office, and the duty naturally devolved upon him of looking after the permanent staff of the Treasury Department. This staff consisted of:—
(1) A
“Chief Overseer of the Courtyard of the Keeper of the (Royal) Seal,”[[66]] an official who was, I believe, deputed to personally supervise everything that went in or out of the Bêt el mal or Treasury. There was also
(2) A
or “Overseer of the Courtyard of the Keeper of the (Royal) Seal.”[[67]]
(3) A
or “Overseer of the Courtyard of the Office of the Keeper of the (Royal) Seal.”[[68]]