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should be subjected to the supremacy of the queen of
Egypt, as also that some of the products of the country,
and particularly incense, should be delivered as a tribute
to the royal court.

The ambassador and his suite had in the mean-
time pitched their camp on the sea-shore. That this
was done with the friendly intention of receiving the
princes of Punt, whose favourable answer must have
been given, and of entertaining them hospitably as
the friends of the Egyptian queen, is shown in the
clearest manner by the inscription :—

The camp of tents of the royal ambassador and his warriors
was pitched in the neighbourhood of the balsam terraced-mountain
of the country of Punt, on the shore of the great sea, to receive
the princes of this country. There was offered to them bread,
mead, wine, meat, dried fruits, and everything else from the country
of Tamera (Egypt), just as the royal court had ordered.

The chief representative of the princes of Punt,
Parihu, who was mentioned above, accompanied by his
wife, did not keep them waiting, for

The prince of Punt came, bringing with him the tribute to the
shore of the great sea.

Golden rings, ivory, and a great heap of precious bal-
sams, were laid out before the tents. Inhabitants of
Punt bearing loads, and drivers leading laded asses,
with herds of cattle behind, showed clearly the willing-
ness of the natives to submit themselves to the Egyptian
sovereign. The ambassador ' of the queen received the
gifts of the prince of Punt.' Thereupon peace and
friendship were concluded, and everything was pre-
pared for the return home.

The treasures of stones and plants and animals,
which Punt had cheerfully offered to the Egyptians,
Were increased by a singular addition, which presents
to us the first and oldest attempt, of which we have

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