pyramid, though not bearing upon the work of Professor Maspero, has
been preserved for the convenience of readers who may wish to consult
Mr. Petrie's work for more minute details and measurements. This
lettering refers to that part of Mr. Petrie's argument which disproves
the "accretion theory" of previous writers (see "_Pyramids and
Temples of Gizeh_" chap, xviii., p. 165).--A.B.E.




3.--THE TOMBS OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE.

_Excavated Tombs_.

Two subsequent systems replaced the mastaba throughout Egypt. The first
preserved the chapel constructed above ground, and combined the pyramid
with the mastaba; the second excavated the whole tomb in the rock,
including the chapel.

[Illustration: Fig. 144.--Section of "vaulted" brick pyramid, Abydos.]

[Illustration: Fig. 145.--Section of "vaulted" tomb, Abydos.]

[Illustration: Fig. 146.--Plan of tomb, at Abydos.]

[Illustration: Fig. 147.--Theban tomb, with pyramidion, from scene in a
tomb at Sheikh Abd el Gûrneh.]

[Illustration: Fig. 148.--Theban tomb with pyramidion, from wall-painting.]