The other kings of this dynasty, =Ḥen-Nekhtor=, =Sa-Nekht=, =Tcheser-Tetȧ=, =Setches=, and =Nefer-ka-Rā Ḥuni= were unimportant; the last named is mentioned in the famous Book of Moral Precepts known as the =Prisse Papyrus=, where he is said to have been the predecessor of the great king Seneferu. With the ending of the IIIrd dynasty the period of Egyptian History called the =Archaïc Period= closes. During these dynasties civilization had advanced greatly in Egypt. The habitations of the living were now built of brick, with wooden roofs supported on pillars; and the dead were provided with stone-built tombs, called =maṣṭabas=, in which they were laid at full length, instead of in contracted positions. The =art= of =writing= had been introduced, and the beginning of the hieroglyphic system invented. Sculptors and metal workers had attained considerable skill, and potters had learned how to apply glaze. The progress made during the Archaïc Period can be successfully studied by the visitor from the valuable collection of objects exhibited in Table-case L in the Second Egyptian Room, and in the Wall-cases on the Landing of the North-West Staircase. Special attention should be given to the =green slate shields=, sculptured in relief with hunting scenes, and to the fine display of =vases= and =bowls=, in diorite, granite, porphyry, jasper, breccia, limestone, alabaster, etc., in Wall-cases 137-142, 194-204, in the Fourth Egyptian Room. To the same period probably belong:—1. The portion of a sculptured stele, with the Horus name of a king, which was found at Wâdî Maghârah in the Peninsula of Sinai (Egyptian Vestibule, No. =2=). 2. The very interesting red granite statue, of a most archaïc character, of =Betchmes=, a royal kinsman and axeman who was attached to the body-guard of the king (Egyptian Vestibule, No. =3=). 3. The text on a limestone slab in which the hieroglyphics are not divided by lines (Egyptian Vestibule, No. =4=). 4. Relief from the tomb of Suten-ȧbu (Egyptian Vestibule, No. =5=). [Illustration: Relief from the tomb of Suten-ȧbu. IIIrd or IVth dynasty, B.C. 3700. [Vestibule, South Wall, No. 5.]] Fourth Dynasty. From Memphis. _About_ B.C. 3733.