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56 CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE 'RABBLE' oh. IV.
Unless the evidence deceives us, he is a descendant of
the prince of the same name who, under Neb-taui
Mentu-hotep, received the command to bring enormous
stones from the valley of Hammamat, and by so doing
earned the praise of the king. His elevation to the
throne was no peaceful hereditary succession, but a
struggle for the crown. In the instructions which
Amen-em-hat I. wrote for his son (SaUier Papyrus II.)
he speaks of the trouble which consumed the land from
internal wars and conspirators who sought to murder
the king. After peace and order were re-established
the signal was given for external wars. A memorial stone
now in London bears witness that the power of the
king extended beyond the limits of the empire. His
dominion in the south is confirmed by an inscription
engraved on a mass of rock on the road from Korosko,
which records his victory over the inhabitants of the
land of Ua-ua-t, which country probably co-incided
with the auriferous valley of Ollaqi, which extends
northwards from Korosko to the sea. The historical
information on this stone is also confirmed by con-
temporary papyri, which tell us of external campaigns
and wars carried on against foreign nations, such as
the Mazai, the Sati, the Herusha, and other ' rabble ' in
the South and North, in the East and West. Besides
military operations, the service of the gods lay near to
the sovereign's heart. He was the founder of the
temple of Amen at Thebes, where his own portrait,
executed in rose-coloured granite from Aswan, bore
witness to his work. Memphis also, the Fayum, and
other places were chosen to be adorned with statues
and temples. And even if the last stones of these
works were silent, the ancient quarries in the limestone-
hill of Mokattam and in the valleys of the much-
frequented Wady-Hammamat would tell the tale.
Unless the evidence deceives us, he is a descendant of
the prince of the same name who, under Neb-taui
Mentu-hotep, received the command to bring enormous
stones from the valley of Hammamat, and by so doing
earned the praise of the king. His elevation to the
throne was no peaceful hereditary succession, but a
struggle for the crown. In the instructions which
Amen-em-hat I. wrote for his son (SaUier Papyrus II.)
he speaks of the trouble which consumed the land from
internal wars and conspirators who sought to murder
the king. After peace and order were re-established
the signal was given for external wars. A memorial stone
now in London bears witness that the power of the
king extended beyond the limits of the empire. His
dominion in the south is confirmed by an inscription
engraved on a mass of rock on the road from Korosko,
which records his victory over the inhabitants of the
land of Ua-ua-t, which country probably co-incided
with the auriferous valley of Ollaqi, which extends
northwards from Korosko to the sea. The historical
information on this stone is also confirmed by con-
temporary papyri, which tell us of external campaigns
and wars carried on against foreign nations, such as
the Mazai, the Sati, the Herusha, and other ' rabble ' in
the South and North, in the East and West. Besides
military operations, the service of the gods lay near to
the sovereign's heart. He was the founder of the
temple of Amen at Thebes, where his own portrait,
executed in rose-coloured granite from Aswan, bore
witness to his work. Memphis also, the Fayum, and
other places were chosen to be adorned with statues
and temples. And even if the last stones of these
works were silent, the ancient quarries in the limestone-
hill of Mokattam and in the valleys of the much-
frequented Wady-Hammamat would tell the tale.