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

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LIST OF PRISONERS

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threatened the safety of the country from the West.
The Maxyes attacked Egypt under the leadership of
their king Mashashal (Massala), a son of Kapur, in great
force, in order to obtain possession of the rich districts
on the banks of the Canopic mouth of the Nile. A
great battle was fought about the month of Mesori in
the same year, and the enemy were utterly defeated.
The list of the killed was very considerable, and not
less was the number of the prisoners and the amount of
spoil, of which a list is here subjoined :—

Total number of hands (cut off) . . . 2175

Prisoners of war of Pharaoh belonging
to the nation of the Maxyes :

Commander-in-chief . . 1

Commanders .... 5

Maxyes: Men . . . 1205

Youths . . . 152

Boys ... 131

Total . ------ 1494

Their wives .... 342

Girls..... 65

Maid-servants . . . 151

Total . ------ 558

Total number of prisoners of war of
Pharaoh,without distinction, heads

Maxyes, whom the king killed on the
spot . .

2052

2175

Other things (as spoil) :



Cattle—bulls ....

119 + a;

Swords, 5 cubits long .

115

Swords, 3 cubits long .

124

Bows......

603

Chariots of war . .

93

Quivers.....

2310

Spears.......

92

Horses and asses of the Maxyes .

183

We know that the king also conquered the negroes
(Nahasu), the Thiraui, and the Amarai, and thatr
 
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