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GYŐRY, HEDVIG: To the Interpretation of Pataikos Standing on Crocodiles

or written with the name of the pharaoh, latter sometimes without cartouche

41 ), ureus,

42 bird,

43 sundisk,

44 nfr,

45 /z.v-vessel,

46 tree,

47 reed / maaz-feather,

48 goddess Maat

49 (sometimes with (

nh sign

50 ) and most frequently f

«/j-sign

51 standing. If the horizontal line belongs to the original incision, it can be a representation of hieroglyph sign c

nh. Accordingly, it can indicate the concept of „life" as a symbolic sign or the word „life" itself in the case of an inscription or it can have an acrophon reading ,J(tn), meaning „minor". In the second version, based on hieratic writing,

52 the sign of the lotus plant was incised here. In this case there remains only the possibility for cryptographic reading 41 E. g. Stoof, M, Siegelamulette in den Gräbern von Matmar (Mittelägypten) in: Markus Mode ed. Zwischen Nil und Hindukusch, Hallesche Beiträge zur Orientwissenschaft, Bd. 28, Halle 1999, p. 45, fig. 13, tomb 621; Hayes, op. cil. (note 40), p. 77, fig. 41, upper line, middle - Thotmes I; Hodjas, S., Ancient Egyptian Scarabs. A Catalogue of Seals and Scarabs from Museums in Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and the Baltic States, Moscow 1999, p. 190, no. 1553; Giveon, R., Egyptian Scarabs from Western Asia from the Collection of the British Museum, Fribourg - Göttingen 1985, pp. 52-53, no. L.834; Jéquier, G., Le Monument funéraire de Pepi II. Vol. III. Les approches du temple. Le Caire, IFAO, 1940, p. 45, fig. 36, 7e. 42 Hornung - Stähelin, op. cit. (note 35), p. 317, no. 641. 43 Vercoutter, L, Mirgissa II. Les Nécropoles, Paris 1975, p. 349 - tomb 24 = p. 474, fig. 77. 44 E. g. Newberry, P.E., Scarabs. An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet Rings, London 1908, pl. XLI, no. 35. 45 Hall, H. R. H., Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs. Etc. in the British Museum 1, Royal Scarabs. London, 1913, no. 1058 = Jaeger, op. cit. (note 40), p. 164 and 461. 46 Hodjash, op. cit., p. 191, no. 1557, 1564, 1556; Giveon, R. - Kertész, T., Egyptian Scarabs and Seals from Acco. From the Collection of the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums. Fribourg, 1986, pp. 26-27, no. 83; Giveon, op. cit. (note 41 ), pp. 156-157. no. 103037; Petrie, W. M. Fl., Scarabs and Cylinders with the Names, Warminster, 1978, pl. LV, no. 17 - age of Psammetik I; Newberry, P. E., Scarabshaped seals (CG 36001-37521), London 1907, CG 36186 = Jaeger, op.cit. (note 40), pp. 56. 69. 47 Hodjash, op.cit. (note 41), p. 190, no. 1551. 48 Uranic, I., Akvizicija zbirke skarabeja. VAMZ3, s. XXX-XXXI. 1997-1998, p. 275, no. 3; Hodjash, op.cit. (note 41), p. 191, nos. 1563, 1549; Hornung - Stähelin, op.cit. (note 35), p. 374, no. B8; Firth, C. M., Archaeological Survey of Nubia. Report 1908-1909, Cairo 1912, pi. 35, no. 75. 49 Hornung - Stähelin, op.cit. (note 35), p. 317, no. 640, p. 399, no. MV25; Petrie, op. cit. (note 46), p. LV, no. 25 - age of Psammetik I. 50 Giveon, op.cit. (note 41), pp. 180-181, no. 48260. 51 Hodjas, op. cit. (note 41), p. 191, nos. 1558, 1559? (only the upper part of the sign can be seen!), 1460, 1554; Brunton - Engelbach, op. cit. (note 6), pi. XLI, nos. 71, 89; Brunner-Traut E. - Brunner, H., Die Ägyptische Sammlung der Universität Tübingen. Tübingen, 1981, P- 168, no. 510, cf. Hall, op. cit. (note 45) specially the piece no. 1863; Giveon - Kertész, op. cit. (note 46), pp. 26-27', no. 82; Giveon, op. at. (note 41), pp. 172-173, no. 102670, pp. 186-187, no. 102578; Reisner, G. A., Amulets (CG 52186000, 12001-12527). Le Caire 1907, pl. X, CG 12841, Hornung - Stähelin, op. cit. (note 35), nos. 322, 323; Petrie, op. cit. (note 23), pl. CXXI, 20 = Jaeger, op. cit. (note 40), pp. 43, 24, 74, 124. (with a nursing gazelle bellow). 52 Kind information of István Nagy.