Berkley, E.: The pharaohs and their people: scenes of old Egyptian life and history (New York, [1883])

138 THE EIGHTEENTH D YNASTY.

around the tops of which giraffes are nibbling.
The dark-hued princess made use of a sort of
chariot drawn by oxen ; her offerings are by
no means devoid of artistic merit, though they
cannot vie, in this respect, with those presented
at the same levee by Asiatic princes of red
complexion, and long curling black hair; they
bring costly works wrought in gold, silver, and.
precious stones—the produce of skilled Phoe-
nician art.

None of these kings apparently left any
children. The official lists of sovereigns do
not include any names between that of Amen-
hotep in. and Horus. It was to Horus that
all eyes turned when the direct succession
failed. He was then living in retirement at a
city called Ha-Suten in middle Egypt, but
had held high office at court at one time, and
had been promoted to the dignity of 'guardian,'
and afterwards of ' Adon' or ' Lord/ of the
land—if indeed he had not been in some way
recognised as heir to the throne itself. Horus
was esteemed and beloved for the uprightness
and gentleness of his character. ' He took
pleasure in justice,' it is said of him, ' which he