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

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of Amen. Thus it was possibly Net'em-mut, afterwards
the king's wife, whose dependence on the godhead of
Amen the priests wished to reward by a marriage with
Hor-em-heb.

After the newly-elected king had ascended the-
vacant throne with a grand ceremonial at Thebes,
where, as the inscription informs us, he was crowned,
his first work was the enlargement and beautifying of
this temple. To this end a gigantic obelisk at Karnak,
raised by Khu-n-aten, was destroyed, and the blocks of
stone were broken up and used for the building of the
fourth gate-tower of the great temple of Amen in Apet.

A second gate-tower was added, both being con-
nected by walls with a large court; and in front of the
outermost gate an avenue of sphinxes was set up in.
honour of Amen, in the name of Hor-em-heb.

Thus speaks Amen-Ra, the king of the gods : Splendid is the
monument which thou hast erected for me, 0 Horus, thou wise king;.
my heart rejoices in thy love. I am enchanted with the sight of
thy memorial. Therefore we grant thee a life as long as the sun,.
and the years of Horus as king of the land.

The entrances to this gate were also adorned with

statues of the king. The eastern side walls also were

sculptured with representations of the princes of Punt,.

who appear before the king, to whom they present a

number of heavy sacks filled with gold, saying :—

Hail to thee, king of Egypt, sun of the nine foreign nations !'
By thy name ! we did not know Egypt. Our fathers never trod
it. Present us with freedom out of thy hand. We will be thy
subjects.

Hor-em-heb undertook a victorious expedition
against the Sudan, as may be seen at Silsilis. The-
bas-reliefs are best described by Champollion.

' The Pharaoh is represented standing, as, with his-
battle-axe on his shoulder, he receives from Amen-Ka.
the emblem of divine life, and power to subdue the^