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

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since they had escaped] destruction by the sword. Then did the
cavalry who sat upon their horses spring forward to pursue
them. [The enemy] (39) fled in haste, [and great destruction was
inflicted on them]. No [man] had seen the like in the historical
records of the kings of Lower Egypt, at the time when this
land of Egypt was in their [power], when the enemy maintained
their ground firmly, at the time when the kings of Upper Egypt
(40) [would afford no assistance]. Eut [all] this was done by the
gods from love to their son who loves them, to preserve the land
of Egypt for its ruler, and to protect the temples of the land of
Taniera, in order to exalt (41) [the glory of the king to the latest
generations.

Then the governor] of the frontier garrisons of the west land
sent a report to the royal court to the following effect : ' The
enemy Mauri has arrived in flight ; his body trembled ; he
escaped far away only by favour of the night. (42) [His flight,
however, does no harm, for] want [will be his fate]. He has fallen.
All the gods are for Egypt. The promises which he had made are
become vain, and all his words have rolled back on his own head.
His fate is not known, whether he is dead, (43) [or whether he is
living. Thou, O king ! ] leave him his life. If he is alive, he will
not raise himself up any more. He has fallen down, and his people
have become hostile (to him). Thou wilt be the man who will
undertake it, by giving orders to kill (44) [the rebels among the
inhabitants] in the land of the Tamahu, and [of the Libu]. Let
them set up another in his place, one of his brothers, who took
part in the battle. He will be obliged to acknowledge him, since
he is himself despised by the princes as a (45) [monster without an
equal.'

Then the king gave the order that there should return home]
the leaders of the foreign mercenaries, the life-guards, the chariots
of war, and all the warriors of the army whose service was ended. . . .
Then the whole land rejoiced to the height of heaven ; the towns
and villages sang the wonderful deeds that had been done ; the (48)
river resounded with the joyful shouts of the dwellers on its banks,
and they] carried the booty under the window of the palace in order
that his Majesty might behold their conquests.

Such was the great battle of Prosopis, which took
place in the 5th year of the reign of Meneptah.
With the Libyans, who were held in contempt by the
Egyptians as uncircumcised, were joined mercenary
troops of the Caucaso-Colchian race, who in these times