Here he superintends the preliminary operations necessary to raise the food by which he is to be nourished in the form of funerary offerings; namely, seed-sowing, harvesting, stock-breeding, fishing, hunting, and the like.

In short, "he superintends all the labour which is done for the eternal dwelling." When thus engaged, he is always standing upright, his head uplifted, his hands pendent, or holding the staff and baton of command.

Elsewhere, the diverse offerings are brought to him one by one, and then he sits in a chair of state.

These are his two attitudes, whether as a bas-relief subject or a statue.

Standing, he receives the homage of his vassals; sitting, he partakes of the family repast.