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276 THE POEM OF PENTAUE ch. xn-
in the fight. The whole world united in one place does not trouble-
thee. Thou art the greatest conqueror at the head of thy warriors
in the sight of the whole world. No one dares to contend with
thee. Thou art he who protects the Egyptians, who chastises-
the foreigners. Thou hast broken the neck of Kheta for everlasting;
times.'
Thereupon the king answered his warriors and his chariot-
fighters, and likewise his princes : ' My warriors, my charioteers,.
who have not taken part in the fight, a man does not succeed im
obtaining honour in his city unless he comes and exhibits his prowess-
before his lord, the king. Good will be his name, if he is brave-
in the battle. By deeds, by deeds, will such a one obtain the
applause [of the land]. Have I not given what is good to each of
you, that ye have left me, so that I was alone in the midst of hostile
hosts 1 Forsaken by you, my life was in peril, and you breathed
tranquilly, and I was alone. Could you not have said in your
hearts that I was a rampart of iron to you ? Will any one obey
him who leaves me in the lurch when I am alone without any
follower 1 when nobody comes, of the princes, of the knights, and
of the chief men of the army, to reach me out his hand ? I was-
alone thus fighting, and I have withstood millions of foreigners, I
all alone.
' "Victory in Thebes," and "Mut is satisfied," my pair of horses,
it was they who found me, to strengthen my hand, when I was all
alone in the midst of the raging multitude of hostile hosts. I will
myself henceforth have their fodder given to them for their
nourishment in my presence, when I shall dwell in the palace,
because I have found them in the midst of hostile hosts, together
with the captain of the horsemen, Menna, my charioteer, out of the-
band of the trusted servants in the palace, who stay near me. Here
are the eye-witnesses of the battle. Behold, these did I find.'
The king returned in victory and strength ; he had smitten
hundreds of thousands all together in one place with his arm.
When the earth was (again) light, he arranged the hosts of
warriors for the fight, and he stood there prepared for the battle,
like a bull which has whetted his horns. He appeared to them a
likeness of the god Mentu, who has armed himself for the battle-
Likewise his brave warriors, who dashed into the fight, just as the
hawk swoops down upon the kids.
The diadem of the royal snake adorned my head. It spat fire
and glowing flame in the face of my enemies. I appeared like the
sun-god at his rising in the early morning. My shining beams were
a consuming fire for the limbs of the wicked. They cried out to
one another. Take care, do not fall ! For the powerful snake of
in the fight. The whole world united in one place does not trouble-
thee. Thou art the greatest conqueror at the head of thy warriors
in the sight of the whole world. No one dares to contend with
thee. Thou art he who protects the Egyptians, who chastises-
the foreigners. Thou hast broken the neck of Kheta for everlasting;
times.'
Thereupon the king answered his warriors and his chariot-
fighters, and likewise his princes : ' My warriors, my charioteers,.
who have not taken part in the fight, a man does not succeed im
obtaining honour in his city unless he comes and exhibits his prowess-
before his lord, the king. Good will be his name, if he is brave-
in the battle. By deeds, by deeds, will such a one obtain the
applause [of the land]. Have I not given what is good to each of
you, that ye have left me, so that I was alone in the midst of hostile
hosts 1 Forsaken by you, my life was in peril, and you breathed
tranquilly, and I was alone. Could you not have said in your
hearts that I was a rampart of iron to you ? Will any one obey
him who leaves me in the lurch when I am alone without any
follower 1 when nobody comes, of the princes, of the knights, and
of the chief men of the army, to reach me out his hand ? I was-
alone thus fighting, and I have withstood millions of foreigners, I
all alone.
' "Victory in Thebes," and "Mut is satisfied," my pair of horses,
it was they who found me, to strengthen my hand, when I was all
alone in the midst of the raging multitude of hostile hosts. I will
myself henceforth have their fodder given to them for their
nourishment in my presence, when I shall dwell in the palace,
because I have found them in the midst of hostile hosts, together
with the captain of the horsemen, Menna, my charioteer, out of the-
band of the trusted servants in the palace, who stay near me. Here
are the eye-witnesses of the battle. Behold, these did I find.'
The king returned in victory and strength ; he had smitten
hundreds of thousands all together in one place with his arm.
When the earth was (again) light, he arranged the hosts of
warriors for the fight, and he stood there prepared for the battle,
like a bull which has whetted his horns. He appeared to them a
likeness of the god Mentu, who has armed himself for the battle-
Likewise his brave warriors, who dashed into the fight, just as the
hawk swoops down upon the kids.
The diadem of the royal snake adorned my head. It spat fire
and glowing flame in the face of my enemies. I appeared like the
sun-god at his rising in the early morning. My shining beams were
a consuming fire for the limbs of the wicked. They cried out to
one another. Take care, do not fall ! For the powerful snake of