3. “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Men-kau-ra, beloved of the Gods daily and of Hather-duat daily.” Evans. This cylinder-seal gives the earliest known instance of the king’s title _Sa-Ra_, “Son of Ra.” 4. “Men-kau-ra.” At the side of the cartouche is a seated figure of the goddess Hather holding the _uas_-sceptre; before her is the word _neter_ and the name of Men-kau-ra’s pyramid (?) Men-ab. Murch. 5. “Sahu-ra, beloved of the Gods,” and his Horus-name, Neb-khau. v-B. (Fr. _Sc._ 12.) 6. “Sahu-ra, beloved of Hather, the beautiful Star and Mistress of the Sycamore.” Fitzw. 7. “User-ka-ef, beloved of the Gods,” and the Horus-name of this king _Ar-maat_. Found on the Island of Elephantine. _M.D._ 54 e. 8. “User-ka-ef, beloved of the Gods and beloved of Hather.” B.M. 16774. 9. “Nefer-ar-ka-ra, beloved of the Gods daily, and priest of Hather.” W. _S.B._ XVI, 331. 10. “The Royal Favourite who executed the orders of his Lord the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Pepŷ (I), beloved of Anhur.” The inscription also gives the Horus-name of Pepŷ: _Merŷ tauï_, and states that the official for whom this cylinder was cut was “chief over the secret things of the court,” and that “he made the favours of the court.” B.M. 29061. 11. “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Merŷ-tauï (Pepŷ I), the Good God, and Lord of the Two Lands,” with the Horus-name of Merŷ-tauï. In the horizontal line at the bottom of the seal the king is said to be “beloved of Sak, Lord of the Two Rats (?).” Like the specimen No. 10, this is a seal of the “Royal Favourite, the Regulator of the Festivals, he who executed the orders and made the favours of the king,” his master. B.M. 5495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLATE VI. CYLINDER-SEALS OF THE TWELFTH DYNASTY. 1. A steatite cylinder-seal, giving the prenomens of the six consecutive kings of the Twelfth Dynasty:— (1) Sehetep-ab-ra (Amenemhat I). (2) Kheper-ka-ra (Usertsen I). (3) Nub-kau-ra (Amenemhat II). (4) Kha-kau-ra (Usertsen III). (5) Kha-kheper-ra (Usertsen II). (6) Ne-maat-ra (Amenemhat III). Brocklehurst Collection. (P. _Sc._ 272.) 2. “Nub-kau-ra (Amenemhat II), beloved of Sebek, Lord of Ref-sam (?).” B.M. 16408. 3. “Nub-kau-ra (Amenemhat II), beloved of Sebek, Lord of Ha.” C.M. 3657. 4. “Nub-kau-ra (Amenemhat II), beloved of Sebek, Lord of Semenu.” P. _I._ VIII, 24. 5. “Usertsen, beloved of Sebek, Lord of Semenu.” Amh. 6. “Kha-kheper-ra (Usertsen II), beloved of Sebek, Lord of Re-sehui.” M-G. 7. “Kha-kheper-ra (Usertsen II), beloved of Sebek, Lord of Semenu.” B.M. 3928. 8. “Kha-kheper-ra (Usertsen II) and Kha-kau-ra (Usertsen III).” P. _I._ VIII. 28. 9. “Kha-kau-ra (Usertsen III).” C.M. 3654.