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288 THE NUBIAN GOLD MINES oh. xii.-
Akita, the modern Wady-Ollaqi. But water was
wanting in the sterile valleys, and men and beasts died,
on the roads. From an old Egyptian map at Turin the'
situation of the mountain tracks, the roads, the places-
where the gold was found, the wells, and all the other
appurtenances and buildings can be determined. Here,,
according to the inscriptions, are ' the mountains out of
which the gold was extracted ; they are marked with a
red colour ;' there ' the roads which have been aban-
doned, leading to the sea :' here ' the houses of ... .
of the gold-washing,' the ' well,' and the ' memorial-
stone of King Meneptah I. Seti I.:' there, ' the temple
of Amen in the holy mountain.' Nothing is forgotten
which could seem calculated to give the spectator an
idea of the state of the region, even to the stones and
the scattered trees along the roads. Seti I. had first
worked the gold-mines, but without any remarkable
success. He made the well named in the inscriptions,
and erected near it the memorial-stone of which the
inscription on the map speaks. The shaft of the well
had a depth of more than 63 yards, but the water soon
became exhausted, and the mine was abandoned. The
following inscription covers a stone which was found at
the village of Kuban, opposite to Dakkeh, on the eastern
bank of the Nubian territory. Here stood in ancient
times a fortified place, destined as a bulwark against the
irruptions of the Nubian tribes. Inscribed stones in the
neighbourhood mention Tehuti-mes III., Hor-em-heb,
and Eamses II. This place seems at the same time to
have been the point of departure for communication
with the gold-mines :—
(1) In the year 3, in the month Tybi, on the fourth day, in the
reign of King Ra-rnessu Meri-Amen, the dispenser of life eternally
and for ever, the friend of the Theban Amen-Ea of Apet.
(2) A court was held on the throne of Hor (that is, of the
king), among the living. Like his father, the everlasting Sun-god,
Akita, the modern Wady-Ollaqi. But water was
wanting in the sterile valleys, and men and beasts died,
on the roads. From an old Egyptian map at Turin the'
situation of the mountain tracks, the roads, the places-
where the gold was found, the wells, and all the other
appurtenances and buildings can be determined. Here,,
according to the inscriptions, are ' the mountains out of
which the gold was extracted ; they are marked with a
red colour ;' there ' the roads which have been aban-
doned, leading to the sea :' here ' the houses of ... .
of the gold-washing,' the ' well,' and the ' memorial-
stone of King Meneptah I. Seti I.:' there, ' the temple
of Amen in the holy mountain.' Nothing is forgotten
which could seem calculated to give the spectator an
idea of the state of the region, even to the stones and
the scattered trees along the roads. Seti I. had first
worked the gold-mines, but without any remarkable
success. He made the well named in the inscriptions,
and erected near it the memorial-stone of which the
inscription on the map speaks. The shaft of the well
had a depth of more than 63 yards, but the water soon
became exhausted, and the mine was abandoned. The
following inscription covers a stone which was found at
the village of Kuban, opposite to Dakkeh, on the eastern
bank of the Nubian territory. Here stood in ancient
times a fortified place, destined as a bulwark against the
irruptions of the Nubian tribes. Inscribed stones in the
neighbourhood mention Tehuti-mes III., Hor-em-heb,
and Eamses II. This place seems at the same time to
have been the point of departure for communication
with the gold-mines :—
(1) In the year 3, in the month Tybi, on the fourth day, in the
reign of King Ra-rnessu Meri-Amen, the dispenser of life eternally
and for ever, the friend of the Theban Amen-Ea of Apet.
(2) A court was held on the throne of Hor (that is, of the
king), among the living. Like his father, the everlasting Sun-god,