‘Ihŷ comes in the boat of Sokaris; to him has been granted justification.[56] He is favoured of the Lord of the Shrine.[57] A _perkheru_-offering in bread and wild fowl to the veteran in the presence of Ptah, Ihŷ, justified.’ Below the figure of deceased is:-- [Illustration: hieroglyph] ‘Homage before the Barque of Sokaris, viewing the beauties of the Holy Ship, adoring at his coming forth, joyous among the glorified Spirits, the veteran Ihŷ, Lord (of Worthiness).’ Below the figure is [Illustration: hieroglyph] ‘The Veteran Ihŷ, justified.’ 90. Wooden stela of an unknown lady (Pl. LXXVI. 3). The stucco has mostly peeled off, and only the representation of the offerings (on right side) are well preserved. The figure of the deceased is almost entirely destroyed, and only the beginning of the inscription is preserved: [Illustration: hieroglyph] ‘M...... comes......’ 88. Wooden stela of the [Illustration: hieroglyph] (Pl. LXXV), ‘One held worthy by Ptah-Sokar, the Lord of the Shrine,[58] the Steward ......y, justified.’ In the legend the name of the deceased is destroyed, and the title ‘steward’ is partly broken. The figure shows the deceased standing with a staff in his left hand. 54. Pot of burnt clay (Pl. LXXIV. D) with two lines of hieratic text giving the beginning of a rough draft for a letter:-- [Illustration: hieroglyph] ‘Harmose to Ahhotep, Life, Wealth, Health, and the Favour of Amon-Re! Behold, I have not found ... I have permitted that something be brought to me.’ The break in the middle of the second line makes the meaning of the text impossible to interpret. Regarding the date, it is to be noted that the script is typical of the late Hyksos period, or of the beginning of the XVIIIth Dynasty, and may be compared with that of the Papyrus Ebers. 26. Writing tablet of wood covered with stucco (Pls. LXXVII., LXXVIII.). The text on the obverse contains a letter, perhaps not an original document, but an exercise. This supposition is borne out by the fact that the text on the reverse of the tablet is written in a clumsy handwriting. The beginning of the text can be restored by the help of an ostracon in the Berlin Museum (P. 12366); the lacunae at the beginning of lines 8-10 are, however, wanting. The text is, moreover, very faulty, so that the following translation, in which I was fortunate enough to have Prof. Erman’s help, is only given with reservations:-- [Illustration: hieroglyph]