Soon after a child was born a =name= was given to it, which usually had reference to some physical characteristic; thus a boy might be called “Nekht” 𓈖𓐰𓆱𓐰𓐍𓐱𓏏𓂡 “Strong,” and a girl “Nefert” 𓄤𓏏 “Beautiful,” or “Netchemet” 𓇛𓏏 “Sweet.” Pious folk introduced the name of some god or goddess into the child’s name, _e.g._, “Rā-ḥetep” 𓂋𓐰𓂝𓐰𓇳𓐱𓏤𓊵𓐰𓏏𓐱𓊪𓀀 “Rā is satisfied,” and loyal folk the name of the reigning king, _e.g._, “Pepi-nekht” 𓊪𓐰𓊪𓇌𓈖𓐰𓆱𓐰𓐍𓐱𓏏𓂡 “Pepi the strong one.” Several members of a family often bore the same name, but in these cases each was distinguished by some “little name” (_i.e._, pet-name). As a pet-name may be mentioned “Mȧi-sherȧui,” _i.e._, “Little Cat,” or “Pussy,” 𓏇𓇌𓈚𓐰𓂋𓇋𓏲𓐱𓏭𓐰𓅪𓁐. In well-to-do families a special day was set apart for naming a child and this =name-day= was usually celebrated with rejoicings. For the first three years of its life a child was wholly in its mother’s care, and she carried it about on her back or left shoulder (see the ivory figure No. 41 in Table-case L in the Third Egyptian Room). For the next three or four years of its life it went about naked, whether boy or girl, gentle or simple; indeed a grandson of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid, went to school unclothed. The heads of children were clean-shaven, with the exception of a lock of hair on the right side of the head. Little girls sometimes wore an amulet on their breast or body in order to avert the “evil eye,” and perhaps a cheap bracelet or necklace. They played with =dolls=, numerous examples of which have come down to us (see Standard-case C in the Fourth Egyptian Room). Like all children, Egyptian children loved =toys= of all kinds. As examples of these may be mentioned the =cat= with a movable lower jaw, the =elephant= and his rider, each having movable limbs, the =negro= being pursued by an animal, the =ape= drawing a chariot, the =cat-headed dwarf=, the =lion= killing its prey, the toy dog, hippopotamus, etc. The =balls= they played with were made of porcelain, papyrus, leather stuffed with chopped straw, etc. (See Standard-case C.)