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The electronic form of this material is Copyright Macquarie University, Sydney.THE TOMB OF INENI (NO. 81) (Phan on Plate XXIV) HE tomb of Ineni is one of the most interesting early tombs in the ‘Theban necropolis, and has been recorded by many Egyptologists” Line drawings of parts of some scenes offered in this volume, as from the photographs already published it is difficult to dis finguish existing lines from confusing breaks DESCRIPTION OF PLATES (PiaTe XXI (at 10 00 plan) A photograph? of the whole picture as now extant is given, together witha line-dravn detail. ‘The animal, especially the hyena and the hunting dog are ful of lifeand extremely well endered. ‘Unfortunately, the eyes of al the animals have been wantonly destroyed, perhaps from that fear ‘of the Evil Eye’ which was so common in later times, ‘The hyena, shot in the mouth? by the hunter, is trying to pull out the arrow with its paw. A ‘dog leaps to the attack. Also depicted are the bubale, the oryx, and the desert hare Piate XXIT (at son plan) ‘The scenes are situated to the left of the entrance to the inner room and the procession is advancing towards the large figures of Ineni and his wife seated on the right.* The upger of the {wo registers shovin here is of Nubian women and children;® there are parallels in the tomb of ‘Rekh-mi-res All area dark purplish-red flesh colour. At the extreme right is a group of sx women, the head of only one of whom remains. This head had black locks on a blue or black ground, ‘whereas all the rest had black hair, The maseed skirts ofthe six women are alternately dark red and pink. The extant figure hasa band of white beads across her body. Indeed all the necklaces, bracelets, and anklets on this register are white, and presumably indicate ivory, one ofthe chet prodiuets of Nubi ‘There are traces of white outlines tothe figures, including those ofthe woman and the girl and boy she holds by the hand. The girl wears a black skirt, elaborately patterned with white dots which may represent beads, The boy is nude. He turns back and touches the woman behind him, Both this woman and her companion wear long scalloped pink skirts with fine lines. child is carried in an ox-hide bag, the black markings of which are shown against a white grourd. Along the top is a herring-bone patern of red lines on a white band and this may represen stitching fon the leather. Red thongs or cords across the shoulders end in a loop held in the hand.” The child wears a white necklace. The last woman also has the white band which cuts the cenverging red lines below the vist, The receptacle on her back docs nat show traces of skin. The broad See PorerMon, Top. Bi, i and el) 159-6), an presumably were nocaten The hyena, hoveer, fen plan p- tot Carder Weil pI Bare’ appealing ope with ce da Sis Panoary Co mon 4246 "Per Mon, Top Bibs t (ane) 16(9)- Photon {Gar Beir hae nf phot whol Wrst pe. "Meno Sytner ai, I mi a ee hc fi ag he Rack Tb of Mie. il * Fem af Reem Te :» ‘THE TOMB OF INENE (NO. §1) brand round the top is white, while the lower part is divided into two red panels, which show ‘marks of what may be stitching, ‘The child in this carrier extends one hand towards his mother, the other towards the stick of the Egyptian soldier atthe left, ‘The soldier drives the procession, before hi ‘The Syrian women in the fourth register (ower register on plate XXII) are in a much worse state of preservation than the Nubians. They wear flounced or tiered skirts, and have clear light, Pink skins. The second from the right, however, had red feet. The dresses are white with borders ‘of blue and red, of which only th latter remains. The third woman from the left carries a nude boy astride her right shoulder, Her hair was blue or black with a fringe of redline, and she wears white car-ring, Traces of a sleeve can be seen here and on the woman i the left-hand corner, the borders being again blue and red with red outlines. The Syrian women do not bend under their burdens, but walk upright, Of the two older children walking along, one is girl in along straight ‘white robe edged with a fine pattern of red lines with lighter red dots in the squares, the other, rude, is probably a boy." "The fourth woman wears a white band round her hair, which is indicated by fine red lines on a ground of pink. The bag she carries has a border of blue and red spots, but, as elsewhere, the blue has almost vanished, leaving only a stain. The women are beautifully drawn: the work is precise and sure on smooth plaster and the thickness of line is litle more than that ofthe reproduction ‘onthe plate. ‘The ground shows black squaring lines and over the picture ean be seen another set, of squaring lines such as were anciently used when a special scene was to be copied by another Puare XXIII (ats on pla). "The house and two granaries are badly damaged, the lck of colour made line-drawing dificult and necessitated a good deal of restoration. The house is situated in a grove of tect, not shown haere where a gardener is watering the tees from a pond.° One of the same teees probably 2 sycamore, is pictured here on the right inside the wall and against a white building the purpose of which isnot clear, ‘To the left ofthis are two dome-shaped granaries each with a shuttered ‘wooden windows. The shutters have round black knobs. To the left ofthe granares isthe house of blue-grey brick. Ithas ta rows of red and yellow wooden windows. Broad windows alternate with narrow ones.“ The grey-blue wall has an undulating border, and there isa large red door to the left and tothe right, Both doors have black knobs, There seems no doubt tha this sa private dwelling, and not a building belonging to Ineni’s office as ‘overseer of the granaties of Amon, despite the granaris included within the precincts. It gives a very good idea of the type of house inhabited by an offical ofthe early XVIIIth Dynasty "the proesions of on oop in Than ind him ar he nomen, one of whom al a chil In'he nme wn Saran presente no the a ee {eapmen rom the wr af Sbekbotep (no. 6) (Brit. Ms Srp shrine cre dv, In 86 Beakbcpet)s Stan as as 2c we be Dine Te Fee Metron pe Han ‘op Garopainat Msn Stade pe 2 (3,