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itt xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 405
Then were the ships laden with silver, gold, bronze, (154) stuffs,
and all the good things of Lower Egypt, and with all the products
°f Phoenicia and with all the woods of the Holy Land.
When his Majesty sailed up (155) the river, his heart was glad.
All its banks resounded with music. The inhabitants in the "West
and East took their drums (156) to make music at his Majesty's
■approach. To the notes of the music they sang, ' O King, thou
conqueror ! (157) Piankhi ! O thou conquering king ! Thou hast
come and thou hast smitten Lower Egypt. Thou madest the men
(158) as women. The heart of thy mother rejoices, who bore (such)
a son, for he who begat thee dwells in the valley (of the dead).
Happiness to thee, the cow, (159) who hast borne the bull ! Thou
•shalt live for ever in after ages ! Thy victory shall endure, thou
ting and friend of Thebes !'
Piankhi does not seem to have enjoyed his success
for long. Whether it was that the Assyrians again got
the upper hand or that Tefnekht or his sons rose up
afresh and, supported by the petty kings of the lower
country, threw off the Ethiopian sovereignty, is unknown,
"but Nut, the successor of Piankhi, was left in possession
of Patoris only, with its capital, Thebes. The war which
he undertook against Lower Egypt was in consequence
°f a dream, and seems to have had some temporary
success, rather from special circumstances than through
the bravery of his army. But he dedicated to the
tame of this passing victory a memorial stone, which
^as found several years ago on the site of the ruins of
•Zapata. The inscription engraved thereon is accom-
panied by a sculptured representation, consisting of a
double relief, on the right side of which the king testifies
his devotion for the Theban Amen-Ea. To the name of
the king is appended a cartouche on which he is
designated as Ba-ka-Ka. Behind him is seen ' the king's
sister and wife, the queen of Egypt Ge-ro-a-ro-pi.' She
uiust have been married a second time to an Egyptian
°f high rank, named Usa-Hor, and have borne a son, to
whom the inscriptions assign the title of a ' royal grand-
son.' The monuments name him Pet-A men.
Then were the ships laden with silver, gold, bronze, (154) stuffs,
and all the good things of Lower Egypt, and with all the products
°f Phoenicia and with all the woods of the Holy Land.
When his Majesty sailed up (155) the river, his heart was glad.
All its banks resounded with music. The inhabitants in the "West
and East took their drums (156) to make music at his Majesty's
■approach. To the notes of the music they sang, ' O King, thou
conqueror ! (157) Piankhi ! O thou conquering king ! Thou hast
come and thou hast smitten Lower Egypt. Thou madest the men
(158) as women. The heart of thy mother rejoices, who bore (such)
a son, for he who begat thee dwells in the valley (of the dead).
Happiness to thee, the cow, (159) who hast borne the bull ! Thou
•shalt live for ever in after ages ! Thy victory shall endure, thou
ting and friend of Thebes !'
Piankhi does not seem to have enjoyed his success
for long. Whether it was that the Assyrians again got
the upper hand or that Tefnekht or his sons rose up
afresh and, supported by the petty kings of the lower
country, threw off the Ethiopian sovereignty, is unknown,
"but Nut, the successor of Piankhi, was left in possession
of Patoris only, with its capital, Thebes. The war which
he undertook against Lower Egypt was in consequence
°f a dream, and seems to have had some temporary
success, rather from special circumstances than through
the bravery of his army. But he dedicated to the
tame of this passing victory a memorial stone, which
^as found several years ago on the site of the ruins of
•Zapata. The inscription engraved thereon is accom-
panied by a sculptured representation, consisting of a
double relief, on the right side of which the king testifies
his devotion for the Theban Amen-Ea. To the name of
the king is appended a cartouche on which he is
designated as Ba-ka-Ka. Behind him is seen ' the king's
sister and wife, the queen of Egypt Ge-ro-a-ro-pi.' She
uiust have been married a second time to an Egyptian
°f high rank, named Usa-Hor, and have borne a son, to
whom the inscriptions assign the title of a ' royal grand-
son.' The monuments name him Pet-A men.