, the stele proper is on the left, but the figuresand the funerary inscriptions cover all the central part of therichly decorated wall (Fig. 115). We see, then, that the stele is the one indispensable part ofthis complicated whole. It was, in fact, upon the formula withwhich it was inscribed, that… … nt MM n i\ I I M H II n II II lyfMI JJJJJI i The Tomb under the Ancient Empire. 771 in granite, alabaster, or limestone. This was laid flat upon theground (Fig. 92). As a rule this was the only piece of furniture in the chamber ;but occasionally we find, on each side of the stele and alwaysplaced…
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![An illustration from Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Égypte antique / publié sous les auspices de S.A. Abbas II Helmi par la direction générale du Service des antiquités [de l'Égypte] ; par J. de Morgan, U. Bouriant, G. Legrain, G. Jéquier, A. Barsanti (1894)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-cataloguedesmonu21egyp-178-315.webp)
