Brugsch, Heinrich: Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments (London, 1891)

158 TRIBUTE OF THE CONQUERED PRINCES ch. tiii.

possession of the plain of the Asiatics ; " and guards were set before
the dwelling of the king, and the word was given to them, " Eirm
courage, firm courage ! Watch, watch ! watch over the life in the
king's tent." The king [commanded the hostile inhabitants, that
none of them should show himself] (22) outside, behind this wall •
except at the exit in an opposite direction, at the gate of their for-
tress. All this did the king to this miserable king and to his
miserable warriors. It (the record) was set up by day in his name,
and in the name .... (23) and it was set up on a roll of leather
in the temple of Amen on the same day. Then the kings of that
land came [together with] their [children ?] to worship before the
king, and to implore breath for their nostrils, because of the
strength of his arm, and because of the greatness of his spirit.
(24) [And the children of the kings came] before Pharaoh, and pre-
sented their gifts of silver, gold, blue stone and green stone, and
they brought also wheat and wine in skins, and fruits for the
warriors of the king, for every one of the Kiti had taken care to
have such provisions for his return home. Then the king graciously
pardoned the foreign princes because of . . . .'

There follows a complete list of the spoils, which
consist, among other things, of 2,503 captives, cattle,
silver, gold, and electrum, ivory and precious stones,
cedar-wood and ebony, furniture for tents and houses,
costly inlaid work, fine cloth, and armour. The princes
of Euthen and Asshur, the lands of Punt, Cush and
Zahi, TJa-ua-t, Cyprus, and the powerful ruler of the
Klieta tribes were all forced to pay heavy tribute.1

Then the king gave orders to set up the record of the victories
which he had gained from the year 23 to the year 32, which coincides
with the erection of the memorial table on this temple wall.

Thus has he done. May he live for ever !

The rich tributes and taxes which King Tehuti-mes
III. received in what are called the ' halting-places' on
his campaigns, and those which the foreigners, especially
the Ethiopians, brought to Egypt in person, were given
over to the Theban officials, that they might estimate

i For a full account of the spoil Tablet of Tehuti-mes III., and 'Annals

carried away, and the tribute imposed of Thothmes III.,' in Mec. of Past,

upon the conquered peoples, see vol. ii. p. 17 et teq.
Birch's translation of the Statistical