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30 THE FIRST MONUMENTAL KING ch. ii.
many occurrences in the history of the kingdom, had
not equal rights with the true royal children.
The father of the new Pharaoh was honoured by
the title of ' father of the divine one' (Atef-neter), while
the mother was called ' mother of the king' (Mut-
.suten). In the majority of cases the succession of the
dynasties was determined by the union of new suitors
with heiresses of the blood royal, whether the chosen
husbands could trace their pedigree back to royal
ancestors or not.
Under the rule of Nefer-ka-Ea tradition relates that
the waters of the Nile suddenly assumed for eleven days
the taste of honey.
We know nothing of Seker but the strange tradi-
tion which says he was 5 cubits in height and 3 in
breadth!
Under Necherophes, the first king of the Third
Dynasty, the tribes of Libya revolted against their
Egyptian masters, and Pharaoh only succeeded in sub-
duing them when, by the help of the gods, the moon ap-
peared to grow of a gigantic size, which threw terror
into the ranks of the enemy.
The heir of this king, Tosortiiros, was skilled in the
art of healing sickness and injuries to the body, and on
account of this wisdom the title of ' god of healing'
was given him, He was also diligent in other matters,
and was skilled in the art of erecting solid masses of
building in well-hewn stone. Also he gave instruction
in the painting of the written characters for the benefit
of people expert in writing.
OThe first of the monumental kings was Sne-
feru, ' he who makes good.' A number of stones
^J_ carved during his lifetime mention him. With
sneferu. Sneferu first appears the custom of adding to the
king's own name another and sacred one, besides three
many occurrences in the history of the kingdom, had
not equal rights with the true royal children.
The father of the new Pharaoh was honoured by
the title of ' father of the divine one' (Atef-neter), while
the mother was called ' mother of the king' (Mut-
.suten). In the majority of cases the succession of the
dynasties was determined by the union of new suitors
with heiresses of the blood royal, whether the chosen
husbands could trace their pedigree back to royal
ancestors or not.
Under the rule of Nefer-ka-Ea tradition relates that
the waters of the Nile suddenly assumed for eleven days
the taste of honey.
We know nothing of Seker but the strange tradi-
tion which says he was 5 cubits in height and 3 in
breadth!
Under Necherophes, the first king of the Third
Dynasty, the tribes of Libya revolted against their
Egyptian masters, and Pharaoh only succeeded in sub-
duing them when, by the help of the gods, the moon ap-
peared to grow of a gigantic size, which threw terror
into the ranks of the enemy.
The heir of this king, Tosortiiros, was skilled in the
art of healing sickness and injuries to the body, and on
account of this wisdom the title of ' god of healing'
was given him, He was also diligent in other matters,
and was skilled in the art of erecting solid masses of
building in well-hewn stone. Also he gave instruction
in the painting of the written characters for the benefit
of people expert in writing.
OThe first of the monumental kings was Sne-
feru, ' he who makes good.' A number of stones
^J_ carved during his lifetime mention him. With
sneferu. Sneferu first appears the custom of adding to the
king's own name another and sacred one, besides three