pyramids which still stand near Meroë prove that the Nubians observed the old Egyptian customs in connexion with the burial of their dead in chambers under the ground. They offered sacrifices to Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, Anubis, and other gods of the cycle of Osiris, and recited the ancient formulas, which are also written in hieroglyphics on the walls of the funerary chapels; and in some instances they reproduced on the walls whole scenes, _e.g._, the Weighing of the Heart, and the Pylons of the Other World, from Ptolemaïc copies of the Book of the Dead, as for example, on the sandstone =relief from a pyramid chapel at Meroë= which is exhibited in Bay 31, No. =1049=. On the right =Queen Candace= is seated, her consort by her side, holding symbols of sovereignty, her feet resting on representatives of conquered tribes. Immediately in front of the large figure of the queen we see her pouring out libations to Osiris, and round about her are vases of wine, beer, unguents, bulls for sacrifice, etc., for the funerary feast. In her company are priests, officials, relatives, and others, who bear offerings, palm branches, etc. This relief was originally coloured red. Also may be mentioned the two =altars= with =Meroïtic Inscriptions= exhibited in Bay 30, Nos. =1050=, =1051=. The Meroïtic character has not yet been deciphered. [Illustration: PLATE LI. Tablet recording the restoration of the temple of Mut by the Emperor Tiberius Caesar, about A.D. 20. [Southern Egyptian Gallery, Bay 27, No. 1052.]] [Illustration: PLATE LII. Tablet recording the setting up of a statue to the goddess Mut, and the restoration of certain buildings by the Emperor Tiberius Caesar, about A.D. 20. [Southern Egyptian Gallery, Bay 29, No. 1053.]]