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CHAPTER VI.
Successors of Amenemhat I.—Two Provinces added to Egypt.
The stone for the sarcophagus of King
Amenemhat I. was hewn in the valley of
Hammamat, and he was laid to rest in his
pyramid called Kha-nefer, the ' Beautiful Ris-
ing,' leaving behind him an honoured name and
an inheritance of peaceful days. Usertesen i.,
his son and successor, reigned in profound tran-
quillity, and turned his attention to the temples
of the gods, which were neglected and falling
into decay. They were, he said, the only
monuments that could truly confer immortality
on a king. First of all, he called together an
assembly of the chief men of the land in that
ancient home of Egyptian wisdom and learning,
the City of the Sun, to consult about a temple
that should be raised, ' worthy of the name of
Ra.' Usertesen himself laid the foundation-
Successors of Amenemhat I.—Two Provinces added to Egypt.
The stone for the sarcophagus of King
Amenemhat I. was hewn in the valley of
Hammamat, and he was laid to rest in his
pyramid called Kha-nefer, the ' Beautiful Ris-
ing,' leaving behind him an honoured name and
an inheritance of peaceful days. Usertesen i.,
his son and successor, reigned in profound tran-
quillity, and turned his attention to the temples
of the gods, which were neglected and falling
into decay. They were, he said, the only
monuments that could truly confer immortality
on a king. First of all, he called together an
assembly of the chief men of the land in that
ancient home of Egyptian wisdom and learning,
the City of the Sun, to consult about a temple
that should be raised, ' worthy of the name of
Ra.' Usertesen himself laid the foundation-