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the hearts of his enemies. He speaks of his con-
tinual watchfulness over the king, how he delights
in his presence, because of the glory with which the
king has surrounded him in his temples. “Come
to me,” says Ammon-Ra; “ rejoice in seeing my per-
fections, my son, my supporter, Ra-men-Kheper,
Thothmes ever-living. I shine as thou wishest, my
heart dilates at thy happy coming to my temple. . . .
I have thrown down thine enemies under thy san-
dals, thou hast laid prostrate crowds of the obsti-
nate. Also I have ordered for thee the earth
throughout its length and its breadth, the West and
the East for thy seat. ... I have come, I have
given to thee to smite the extremities of the waters,
the circuit of the great sea is grasped in thy fist. I
let them see thy majesty as a swooping hawk which
takes at a glance what it chooses. I have come and
given to thee to smite those who are in the estua-
ries, to bind those who are in the sands of the desert
as living captives. . . . Thothmes ever-living, I
have performed all the desires of my existence, I
have set thee up a hall of eternal construction,
longer and larger than ever was, a great gateway
. . . greater than the monuments of all the kings
that were. I have ordered thee to do this. I am
pleased with it. I am placed upon the throne of
Horus for millions of years, I, thy living image for-
ever and ever.” 1
This hymn was so pleasing to royal pride that
centuries afterwards Rameses III inscribed a part
of it on the walls of Medinet-Abou to commemo-
rate his own exploits.
The temple of Deir-el-Bahari and others erected
by sovereigns of this and succeeding dynasties were
sufficiently splendid in the eyes of the Egyptians
themselves to merit preservation. Older ones than
these we know had existed and been destroyed to
make place for others, as was the case when Seti
built the temple of Osiris at Abydos. It was here
that Seti placed that memorable record of Egyptian
1 Records of the Past, vol. ii.
75
tinual watchfulness over the king, how he delights
in his presence, because of the glory with which the
king has surrounded him in his temples. “Come
to me,” says Ammon-Ra; “ rejoice in seeing my per-
fections, my son, my supporter, Ra-men-Kheper,
Thothmes ever-living. I shine as thou wishest, my
heart dilates at thy happy coming to my temple. . . .
I have thrown down thine enemies under thy san-
dals, thou hast laid prostrate crowds of the obsti-
nate. Also I have ordered for thee the earth
throughout its length and its breadth, the West and
the East for thy seat. ... I have come, I have
given to thee to smite the extremities of the waters,
the circuit of the great sea is grasped in thy fist. I
let them see thy majesty as a swooping hawk which
takes at a glance what it chooses. I have come and
given to thee to smite those who are in the estua-
ries, to bind those who are in the sands of the desert
as living captives. . . . Thothmes ever-living, I
have performed all the desires of my existence, I
have set thee up a hall of eternal construction,
longer and larger than ever was, a great gateway
. . . greater than the monuments of all the kings
that were. I have ordered thee to do this. I am
pleased with it. I am placed upon the throne of
Horus for millions of years, I, thy living image for-
ever and ever.” 1
This hymn was so pleasing to royal pride that
centuries afterwards Rameses III inscribed a part
of it on the walls of Medinet-Abou to commemo-
rate his own exploits.
The temple of Deir-el-Bahari and others erected
by sovereigns of this and succeeding dynasties were
sufficiently splendid in the eyes of the Egyptians
themselves to merit preservation. Older ones than
these we know had existed and been destroyed to
make place for others, as was the case when Seti
built the temple of Osiris at Abydos. It was here
that Seti placed that memorable record of Egyptian
1 Records of the Past, vol. ii.
75