PYRAMID OF AMEN-ARK-NEB very few monuments on the Island of Meroci in which the ancient spirit and character of Egyptian art are so well preserved as in the chapel of the pyramid of Amen-meri-Asru.

Pyramid of Amen-ark-neb, No. 6. This pyramid is practically complete. It consists of thirty-six layers of small-sized, but well-shaped, stones, and the length of each side at the base is 48 feet 6 inches. On the south side, near the top, is a projecting ledge, whereon a hawk has built her nest. In February, 1905, I saw lying on the ground below it the skins of several small animals, and the backbone and ribs of a lamb. The chapel of this pyramid is small. On the west wall is a relief of the Boat of the Sun, which much resembles that in P3'ramid No. 6 of this Group. On the remains of the north wall of the chapel is a relief wherein the king is seated in the usual attitude, and the registers before him are filled with figures of gods and men, all occupied in providing sepulchral meals for the deceased. Amen-ark-neb adopted the prenomen Khnem-ab-Ra, which originally belonged to Amasis II., a king of the XXVIth Dynasty, and his titles and cartouches are thus written : M [Q fj tfp j "s. f (] '— ' |.

Pyramid No. 7. This pyramid is built of large, rough stones, and is nearly complete ; a number of blocks have been thrown from the top, but fifteen layers of stones still remain in situ. The length of each side at the base is nearly 27 feet.

Portions of the sides are in a tottering state, owing to a subsidence of the core. The chapel was massively built, and a portion of its south-east corner is still standing ; over the door are figures of a winged disk and a winged beetle in high relief. The walls were ornamented with outline reliefs similar to those already described, but no traces of cartouches were visible.

Pyramid No. 8. This is a small and well-built pyramid, and at present consists of fourteen layers of good stones ; the length of each side at the base is 18 feet 9 inches. The chapel was pulled down to make room for No. 9, which completely stops the light of the morning sun from shining on the place where it stood. The removal of the chapel caused the east face to fall, and then the east side of the core also collapsed. Several 425