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tempi.es at gebel barkal unsuccessful in finding any traces of the plan of the building as Cailliaud, Hoskins, and Lepsius were. The last-named archaeologist was, during the course of the investigations which he carried out on this site, fortunate enough to discover two stone altars bearing the cartouches of two kings who probably reigned between B.C. 525 and 260. The cartouches are those of Sekheper-en-Rfi, who as the son of the sun was called Sehka-10 Metres PLAN OF TEMPLE (E) AT GEBEL BARKAL.

[From Lepsius, DenktiidUf, Abth. I. Bl. 127.

'' J Amen-seken,' and of Khu-ka-Ra, who as the son of the sun was called Atlenersa ; nothing is known of these kings, and the order in which they reigned is uncertain.

V. Close to the end of the mountain, about forty yards to the north of the ruin described in the last paragraph, is a mass 139 0--S: 3-

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