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Excerpt from Saqqara Mastabas, Vol. 2: Part II The drawings from the tomb of Ty were made by Lady Petrie, Miss Hansard (mrs. Firth), and Miss Kingsford (lady Cockerell). These were made before the publication of the tomb by Professor Steindorff, but it was considered advisable to publish them here on a sufficiently large scale for detailed study. For the same reason the figure of Seker-kha-bau is republished on a large scale. Miss Hansard's careful drawing of the necklace was the first indication to me of the importance of that priestly ornament. So little is known about any of the early deities that I have thought it worth while to make a short study of a few of those mentioned in the Saqqara tombs published in volume I, and in the forthcoming volume Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels Copied by Lady Petrie and her staff. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.