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

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UNDEE THE PHABAOHS

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PORTEAIT HEAD OF A WOODEN STATUE OF AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN, CALLED THE SHEIKn-

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EGYPT UNDER THE PHARAOHS

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The estimation in which Brugsch-Bey's ' History of

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to Brugsch-Bey's present views without altering the … At the same time the whole text has been subjected

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Most gratefully do I acknowledge the generous

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List of Kings, with their Cartouches.....xix … Objects of this book—Great antiquity of the kingdom of Egypt— … Thinis, the ancient seat of government—Mena, the first king—

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—User-en-Ba—The tomb of TH—Men-kau-Hor—Assa—The … Twelfth Dynasty of Theban origin—Amen-em-hat I.—A period of … Succession of the Egyptian dynasties—Sebek-hotep I. and his suc-

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THE HYKSOS. … against the Zahi—Peace restored to Egypt—Bock-tablet in- … hotep I.—His wars—Tehuti-mes I.—Wars in Asia and the … The king's warlike tendencies—Thirteen campaigns in twenty

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Amen-hotep II. goes to war with the ' Bed Land '—Naharain and the … Habfi—The ' vocal Memnon '—Temple at Kak—Elephantine- … Rising of the Kheta—Short account of that people—List of con-

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The Sesostris of the Greeks—Completion of Seti I.'s temple at … Ramses II. a great builder—Inscription near Second Cataract— … Ramses III.—Resume" of his life from the Harris Papyrus—His

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Her-Hor—The Eamessides in banishment—The Ma—Pai-net'em … Zapata becomes a rival capital—Tefnekht—Expedition of Piankhi … Sais becomes the capital of Egypt—Alexandria—Art of this epoch—

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A Family related to Dynasty XIII........ 90 … The Sheikh-ol-Belled.......Frontispiece … Sketch Map of Dynasties....... … „ ,,T -o . I at the end

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SKETCH MAP OF DYNASTIES.

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TABLE OP THE PRINCIPAL KINGS OF ANCIENT … ,A, … a 2

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THE PRINCIPAL KINGS, … a I -!| * Tat-ka-Ea j

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THE PRINCIPAL KINGS, … A gap which comprises more than 500 vears, and during which the time of the Hyksos falls.

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One goneratiou of heretic kings.

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THE PRINCIPAL KINGS,

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THE PRINCIPAL KINGS,

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•Sf^l Khshaiavsha. (Xerxes the Great) … kllM^I 2 Antherirutsha. (Darius Xerxes)

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THE PEINCIPAL KINGS

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THE … It is the purpose of this work to collect what the

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2 ORIGIN OF THE EGYPTIANS ch. i. … Historical researches concerning a race of mankind

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that bridge of nations the Isthmus of Suez, to find a … support to this hypothesis, for the primitive roots and … But it is not to Ethiopian priests that the Egyptian

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4 NEIGHBOURS OF THE EGYPTIANS ch. I.

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«=' I. VARIOUS NAMES OF EGYPT 0 … pear in the course of Egyptian history as commanding

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6 DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY oh. i, … Ancient Egypt, commonly called ' the double land,'

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THE KOMES OE EGYPT … with their chief towns. Thirty centuries later the same

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8 CHANGES OF DYNASTY ch. i.

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°h. i. CHARACTER OF THE EGYPTIANS 9 … morous jests and lively sallies of wit, often passing the

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10 CHARACTER OF THE EGYPTIANS ch. I.

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oh. i. OPPRESSION OF THE PEOPLE 11

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12 PREHISTORIC AGE OF EGYPT oh. i. … II. According to the Memphite Doctrine.

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existed—the Past) .... Dionysos … 7. Horus, son of Osiris (the Coming into

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parts of the land—the Egyptian priests assigned the

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it is possible that they are all included under the general … The difference between the extreme dates is enor-

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of the kings served, and still serves, in spite of its cor- … means of doing so more exactly. The Tablet of Abydos,

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PEDIGREE OF COURT ARCHITECTS … 1166 TJt'a-Khonsu … 866 T'a-heta I. … High Priests of … King Uasarken

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all doubt by the inscriptions, and which was a very … A) the exterio^ building containing one or more chambers, generally with painted scenes

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THE PHARAOHS OF THE FIRST THREE DYNASTIES.

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20 FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS OH. li-

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B^ i. RUINS OF MEMPHIS 21

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22 THE NECROPOLIS OF MEMPHIS ch. ii-

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dxn. i. THE NAMES OF PHARAOH 23 … The management and service of the court, as well as

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24 THE COURT OFFICIALS ch. ii.

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Dm i. THE ' HERSESHTA' AND SCRIBES 25

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26 THE FATE OF MEN A OH. n. … out of its long sleep, like the briar rose in the legend,.

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byn. i. THE SUCCESSORS OF MENA 27

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To mention one only, the long medical papyrus

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dot. ii. LAW OF FEMALE SUCCESSION 29'

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30 THE FIRST MONUMENTAL KING ch. ii. … Under Necherophes, the first king of the Third

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dyn. in. JOURNEYS TO THE PENINSULA OF SINAI 31

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the land of Mafkat,1 and to the sparrow-hawk of Sopt,

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dot. iv. KING KHUFU OE CHEOPS 33 … According to their ancient custom the Egyptians,

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34 THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZEII ch. ii.

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btn. it. STRUCTURE OF THE PYRAMIDS 35

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manners and of a tyrannical nature, and forced the

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Dm iv. ANTIQUITY OF THE SPHINX 37 … 2 Serdab is the Arabic word for chapels where the statues of tho

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38 PYRAMID AND COFFIN OF MEN-KAU-RA oh. li- … 1 The sky. = The earth

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dot. it. MENCHEKES THE PIOUS 39

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THE PYRAMID FIELD OF GlZEII

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'THE PHARAOHS OF THE FIFTH AND SIXTH … 1 For Table of Kings see p. xx.

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42 NEFER-AR-EA-RA—USER-EN-RA of. in. … He is the first Pharaoh who adopted a second

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dtn. v. THE TOMB OF THI 43- … pyramid called Neter-asu, J " J jjL, which means ' the

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44 THE MAXIMS OF PTAII-IIOTEP ch. hi. … A record worthy of remembrance is preserved in … because of this, the first in thy city ; and if the people know thee on … a man ever leave the coffin after having once entered it 1

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The last Pharaoh of the dynasty bore the name of … [The Mastabat-el-Farun, first explored by Mariette,

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:mid of tlie souls,' and further that this Ati was the

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dyu. vi. INSCRIPTION OF UNA 47

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city of the pyramids.' By this place is evidently meant … The long inscription from Una's grave enlightens the

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DTN. vi. INSCRIPTION OF UNA 49 … constructed for this purpose. But the river was found

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mention noblemen whom this king had distinguished … 'the noblest and most beautiful woman of her time, … the body of Men-kau-Ea in the lower chamber, and

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tained in the upper one.] … A period of confusion now follows, during which, … like one of his ancestors (his name on the monuments is … The kings to whom Mentu-hotep belonged were of

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52 THE ANTEFS oh. hi.

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t>tx. vn.-xi. THE INSCRIPTION OF HANNU 53 … had been first made to the gods, 3,000 men moved the … The first voyage to Ophir and Punt took place in

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54 THE HOLY LAND OF PUNT oh. hi.. … There seems to be but little doubt that the present … birds. Punt, the ' Holy Land,' possibly represented-by

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Manetho states that the princes of the Twelfth Dynasty … Amen-em-hat I., [I "Vw-—' 1 with the

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56 CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE 'RABBLE' oh. IV.

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dm. xii. THE STOKY OF SINEH 57 … Amen-em-hat reigned the last ten years of his life in

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Under his rule the land gradually became quiet, and

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dtn. xii. THE OBELISK AT ON 59

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60 INSCRIPTION OF AMENI ch. it. … Let them recite the prayer of the offerings of the dead. … his enemies in the country of the Atu. I went up with him as the

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byn. xii. INSCRIPTION OF AMENI 61 … My father praised me. After that I again went up (the river) … my days, not even in the years of famine, for I had tilled all the

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First, there is the difference in the time, which cannot

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.DYir. xii. TOMB OF MENTU-HOTEP 63 … Peace was in the utterances of his mouth, and the written

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64 THE WELL AT ABYDOS ch. iv.

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court, all executed in well-hewn limestone from the … pleasant as a palm-tree. My lord entrusted to me a commission … A stone memorial discovered in Abydos has pre-

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66 INSCRIPTION OF SE-HATHOR ch. iv.

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this queen's name appears again in the following … After a reign of twenty-nine years the king asso- … here and there upon the monuments. We may con- … His first virtue consisted in this : that he was a benefactor (5) to

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in his tomb (7) of the world below (i.e. the necropolis). He made … had suppressed (37) the insurrection, manifesting himself like the-

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dot. xii. INSCRIPTION OF KHMJM-HOTEP 69

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70 PKINOE-GOVEENORS OF NOMES ch. iv.

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din. xii. YEAELY CYCLE OF FEASTS OF THE DEAD 71 … C. Feasts of the Days :—

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72 ARRIVAL OF AAMU VISITORS ch. iv. … of the Cynopolitan nome, situated to the north of the … Usertsen III. was a name … ao-ainst the inhabitants of the negro-land of Cush, in hopes

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paigns comparatively far southward, but the complete … with the exception of the ships which are laden with cattle, goats,

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(Qasr Ibrim), and gives it a distance of 310 Eoman … instituted, which were to be offered yearly on the great

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i>m xii. THE LAKE MGEEIS 75

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76 THE LABYRINTH ch. it.

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Dm xii. DIFFERENT NAMES OF LAKE MCEEIS 77

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78 DIFFERENT WORKS OF AMEN-EM-HAT III. , ch.„ iv.-

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and of the jackal-headed guardian.of the dead, Anpu.

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80 EGYPT UNDEE THE MIDDLE EMPIRE oh. it.. … were established all over the country, and a high tone

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Bra. xii. THE ADVANCED STATE OF ART 81 … ' Architecture had already made a great step for-

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82 THE SCULPTURE OF THE MIDDLE EMPIRE ch. iv.

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dyn. xii. MARTISEN AND HIS SON—THE AKTISTS 83 … opened the age when art was at its zenith under the

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The Tablet of Abydos passes at once from the Twelfth … XVIIth „ of Thebes, 1 „ ? „

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Without stopping to examine and establish the … XVth dynasty of Hyksos, 6 kings, 260 years.

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exact epoch of the invasion of the foreigners, so that

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Dm xiii. LIST OF THE KINGS 87 … 22. Kha-seshesh-Ra Nefer-hotep, son of a certain Ha-ankhf.

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LIST OF THE KINGS

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Unfortunately almost all the names are in such, a … place by the help of the Tablet from the Hall of

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GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY, RELATED TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE THIRTEENTH DYNASTY. … (mother of the king) (queen) | (king) (prince) I I (domina) … (queen) I (king) (king) (princess regent) (princess) [' head of the thirty'] . I (domina) … king) … (royal grandchild) (governor of Eilcithyia) I (princess) … * The asterisk denotes that the bearers of the names to which it is attached were women. … Succession op the Euros. … ! * 29. A),

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dxn. xiii. THE SEBEK-HOTEPS 91 … Sebek-hotep TV., the son of Mentu-hotep,1 must

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■92 LIST OF DYNASTY XIII. AT KARNAK oh. v. … For it appears to contain only the names of those … known to us from the wall of the rock-hewn tomb

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dot. xiii. THE ROCK TOMBS AT SIUT 93

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94 THE SEMITES IN EGYPT ch. v.

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witnesses to the glory and riches which permitted men to devote

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96 THE SETHROITE NOME ch. v.

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ch. v. POSITION OF MIGDOL 97 … There was Annu or On (Heliopolis), the original

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98 SEMITIC NAMES OF PERSONS AND THINGS ch. v.

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terms, like the following: rosh, head ; sar, king ; belt, … spread so widely that it led finally to the formation of … phis, the warlike Astarte had her own temple. Although

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Contrary to the custom of giving dates according

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•ch. v. GOVERNMENT OF THE FOREIGNERS 101

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102 THE KHAR oh. t. … the same whom the Arab writers mention sometimes

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origin is unknown. The Bashmurite dialect of the

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THE HYESOS.

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B-ra. xv.-xvn. PEOBABLE DERIVATION OF ' HYKSOS' 105 … Last of all Asseth (or Aseth, Ases, Assis) 49 yrs. 2 months … invented for themselves and assumed it on account of

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106 TRADITIONS CONCERNING THE IIYKSOS ch. vi.

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dtn. xt.-xvii. THE EUTENNU 107

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108 CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING THE HYKSOS ch. vi. … II. These chose as their capitals the cities of Zoan … III. They adopted not only the manners and cus-

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THE NAMES OF THE HYKSOS KINGS 109

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Page I. (1) ' It came to pass that the land of Kamit belonged … curred the special displeasure of the tyrant of Avaris, … declared himself prepared for all, but had added a

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The messenger of Apepi, thus addressed, first an- … his great and chief men, likewise the captains and generals who

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112 THE REVOLT AGAINST THE HYKSOS ch. vi. … here to see where the land lies open' (nudata castra).

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GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE SAILORS, AAHMES. … of the of Amen) … •a … N.B.—The names marked with an asterisk (*) are those of women,

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114 TOMB OF AAHMES, SON OF BABA ch. ti. … in the city of Nekheb (Eileithyia). My father was a captain of the … ' (15) They besieged the town Sherohan in the year VI. His

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DOT. sv.-xyii. CAPTURE OF AVAPJS 115 … their herds. I carried off a living prisoner and brought him to

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116 THE TAA oh. vi.. … ' (40) Now I have lived many days and have reached a grey old … which the Abbot Papyrus strengthens.1

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byn. xv.-xtii. COFFIN OF QUEEN AAH-HOTEP 117

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118 ALLEGED HATRED OF THE HYKSOS oh. vi.. … It is to the Theban kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty

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-dyn. xv.-xvn. ERA OF KING NUB 119

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120 DATE OF THE EXODUS cr. vi.

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Dm xv.-xvn. TOMB OF BABA AT EL-KAB 121 … It must be remembered that in the days of the … sisters loved me. I went out of the door of my house with a benevo-

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recognise a general way of speaking in the narrative … ' Governor of the district of the place of life.'

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btn. xt.-xvii. THE TALE OF THE TWO BROTHERS 123 … The Tale of the Two Brothers in the D'Orbiney … seed corn from the, village ;' and the young brother found the … been to me like a mother, and thy husband like a father, for he is … time, then will I not tell it this time, and no word of it shall come

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When it was now evening, the elder brother returned home to … And the lamp was not lighted, so that the house was in darkness. … thy elder brother like a father to thee ? " Thus I spoke to him, but … closely allied that one is almost inclined to suppose a

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of the seat of justice, of tlie infantry, of the beer cellars,

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The dominion of the Hyksos of necessity gave rise to

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GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE PHARAOHS OF THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY AND THEIR WIVES. § … i a … Note.—The names marked by an asterisk are those of women. Queen Hatshcpsu is not numbered in the series, as she was not ^7,

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128 TOMB OF AAHMES PEN-NUKHEB oh. to.

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ciently protected the eastern frontier of the low- … the monuments, by the side of Aahmes there appear,

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mountains, to obtain limestone for the building of the

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oblivion on the walls of the Theban temples, but the … great ancestress of the New

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On several monuments she is represented with a black … According to all appearances Amen-hotep was a

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the brave warrior Aalimes the son of Abana took part … He had by his consort Aah-hotep a son, who was his … His name, written by the Greeks Thotmosis, means

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134 WAR WITH THE LIBYAN TEIBES OH. ra. … ' Tehuti-mes I. had taken possession of the throne of Horus, in

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' Peace is now there, because the inhabitants of the southern lands- … 1 Possibly an allusion to the great bend of the river at Gebel Barkal.

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136 SONG OF THE NEGROES oh. to. … Hail to thee ! king of Egypt, | Sun of the foreign people ! … It puts to shame the peoples. … It may be as well to say a little about these

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Dra. xviii. THE TWO ROADS IXTO ASIA 137

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places for the allied kings. … Trade and art went hand in hand. The descriptions-

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In the conduct of war also their Asiatic neighbours … the works begun by his forefathers at Karnak.

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of their father, Tehuti-mes. The elder was already able … After the death of his father the eldest son,

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dys. xviii. THE TEMPLE AT DEIR-EL-BAHAPJ 141

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reposed near their parents the princess Kheb-neferu-Ka, … The first deed of the new woman-king shows her

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dyx. xviii. EXPEDITION TO THE LAND OF PUNT 143

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144 ARRIVAL OF THE EGYPTIAN FLEET oh. tii … whose feet stately herds of cattle peacefully reposed.

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bxn. xviii. THE PRODUCTIONS OF PUNT 145

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146 RETURN OF THE EGYPTIAN FLEET oh. tii. … to the shore by the natives. Six men toiled under the

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byn. xviii. HATSHEPSTJ AND THE PRINCES OF PUNT 147 … not the slightest doubt upon this point. … Aamu-timber, ivory, paint for the eyes, ' kash ' (?), and

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148 FEAST IN HONOUR OF AMEN oh, vn-

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Hathor, in which the king of Punt and his nobles _took

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time between the two months; consequently, the

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dyn. xviii. CLOSE OF HATSHEPSU'S KEIGN 151

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(The Alexander the Great of Egyptian History.)

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The records of this Pharaoh's wars were carved in

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the Egyptian frontier in the month of Pharmuthi, pro-

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' (26) They spake before the king : " How would it be, to force

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156 THE BATTLE OF MEGIDDO oh. ttii. … Fragment 3.—'(1) Aa-lu-na. The rear-guard of the brave … morrow morning, because . . . ." (13) assembled at the tent of

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dyn. xviii. ESCAPE OF THE KINGS 157 … the people had barricaded the town itself on account of [the deeds … without into this town, oh that the warriors of the king had not … which had been made in the land of the Asebi (Cyprus), were made … in gold and silver, and [all other things]. Then spake the king :

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158 TRIBUTE OF THE CONQUERED PRINCES ch. tiii. … costly inlaid work, fine cloth, and armour. The princes

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btn. xviii. THE KING'S TRIUMPHAL RETURN 159

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160 THE FEASTS OF AMEN AT THEBES ch. viii. … tops. The broad surfaces served to receive the records … Another inscription, still fairly preserved, gives a … The king dedicated to the god rich presents and

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byn. xviii. A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE EUTHEN 161

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162 SOME OF THE CONQUERED PEOPLES oh. viii.

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urn xvin. TOMB OF AMENEMHEB 163 … Then when his Majesty went to the land of Naharain (5) I … (8) Again I fought hand to hand in that campaign against the … vants. He took (14) Kadesh. I did not remove from the place … ances, on account of the strength of [his] arm [. . . land . . .]

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(19) Again I admired his strength against the land of Takhis,. … (22) Again [I admired] another extraordinary deed, which the

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king Amen-hotep II. (may he live for ever !) (39) placed in the seat … ' I know thy worth. I lay still yet in the cradle as [the child]

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166 LIST OF THE KING'S CAMPAIGNS ch. Yin. … 29 V. The points of attack were the towns of Tunep … 30 VI. Against Ruthen. The cities of Kadesh, Semyra, … memorial stones were set up at the river. … 32 VIII. Against Ruthen, for the levying of the war-tax … Against the land of Zahi. … Zahi brought under tribute; likewise the island … 39 XIV. Against Ruthen. The Shasu-Arabs and the … According to this the hostile towns were summoned

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tages, and increased demands. With regard to the … campaigns to the South in person. The inscriptions

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168 FAUNA AND FLORA OF CONQUERED NATIONS ch. yiii. … temple of Amen, as a memorial for all times.'

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bxn. xtiii. THE 'HOLY LAND/ ARABIA 169 … ever living. | I shine in the light of the morning sun through … power and victory over all lands. | All people shall feel a

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170 A HYMN OF VICTOEY OH. viii. … annihilated as far as the horizon. | They come and bear the … I make them behold thy Majesty like the beaming (sun). … Thou madest prisoners the shepherds of Euthen. … How thou graspest the weapons on thy war-chariot.

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Dm xtiii. A HYMN OF VICTOBY 171 … I make them behold thy Majesty as the avenger, … My hands in the height of heaven ward off misfortune : … A great gate [guards against the entrance of the impiousj. … Therefore I place thee on the seat of Horus for never-ending

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172 OCCUPATION OF THE FOREIGN CAPTIVES oh. Tin.

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dyn. xviii. PICTURE OF BRICK-MAKING AT THEBES 173

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174 GIFPS TO THE TEMPLE OF AMEN oh. viii. … construct numerous gates (sebkhet), with locks of copper

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Bra. xviii. ENDOWMENT FOR THE TEMPLE OF AMEN 175 … The king found it in the form of a brick building, in a very

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176 DIFFERENT PARTS OF TEMPLE OF AMEN ch. viii.- … ' He gives to thee his kingdom. The crowns shall be placed on … This building, which was executed in his temple, shall be a

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dyn. xviii. THE KING'S NAMES AND TITLES 177 … ' God Amen is more enraptured with me than with all the kings

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(39) [(in this my name) (the first) : Strong Bull cbowned in

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dm. xvm. THE FOUNDATION OF A TEilPLE 179

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180 THE HALL OF PILLARS AT KARNAK ch. tiii.-

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DiNi xviii. THE STATUES AT KAENAK 181 … [The lord of the land and] King Tehuti-mes III., the worshipper

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By the side of her father is the small image of … This statue was re-erected in good condition in the year [22 of … [Because no one] has provided new stone to cover the building

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of her father and of her ancestors in Apet. The … caused to be erected on the territory of the ' great … In conclusion, we will only remark upon the re- … He erected this memorial-building to his father, the king of the

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numerous buildings and works of art, which adorned

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In the neighbourhood of the Second Cataract, on … the temple which rose on the island of Elephantine, a

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186 OTHER BUILDINGS OF TEHUTI-MES III. oh. vm..

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This will explain the following inscription. It is … lying clown, of silver, gold, blue stone, black metal, and all kinds of

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188 THE INSCRIPTION OF NEJ3-AIU ch. vin. … I teach the priests what is their duty: I turn away the ignorant

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among his great court officials. (8) I had to look great in the … (17) Call upon those, who live there (IS) on the earth, on the

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190 ADDITIONS TO THE TEMPLE AT ON ch. tiii. … I. ' The king has raised these immense obelisks to Amen in

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Dm xvni. INSCRIPTIONS IN PENINSULA OF SINAI 191 … ti-mes III. was the first who cut obelisks vividly re-

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192 SUMMARY OF THE KING'S REIGN ch. viii.. … to be found throughout the land of Egypt. … (Note.—All the ensuing regnal years date from this day … 5 On 1st Tehuti : Date of a papyrus at Turin. … Inscription at Sarbut-el-Haclim of the time of the joint … 22 Restoration of the statues of Amen-hotep I. and Tehu- … 24 On 30th Mekhir: Laying of the foundation-stone of a … The King's Second Campaign. … 42 On 22nd Tehuti: Restoration of the statue of Tehuti-mes I.

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dyn. xviii. SUMMARY OF THE KING'S REIGN 193 … 47 The Temple at Heliopolis enclosed by a wall. … 54 On 30th Phamenoth: Death of Tehuti-mes III., after a

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It is a difficult and dangerous position to be the

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those leagues of the towns spring up, which sought by … us to learn, in spite of its lacunas, the war against

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196 INSCRIPTION IN TEMPLE OF AMADA ch. ix.

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position, according to the command of his father, the sun-god Ra, … The building and extension of the temples in Egypt

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artistic perfection of the sculptures, or for the import- … On his memorial tombstone, now in the British … he accompanied the king on his campaigns against the people of

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»sw. xviii. THE SPHINX 199

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200 INSCRIPTION ON THE SPHINX oh. ix. … On one of these days it happened, when the king's son Tehuti- … father Horemkhu, Kheper, Ea, Tmu. The kingdom shall be given

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■and he understood (the meaning) of the words of the god and laid … ' mother in the boat.' We are led to the conclusion

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left behind him. Among the scarabsei which were … ardent sportsman, and to have been trained in the

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LIST OF CAPTIVES … Total of living heads … In these campaigns the kings remained true to the … races mentions names the majority of

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204 INSCRIPTION OF AMENHOTEP cji. ix. … in the island of Biggeh, in the midst of the First

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Dm xviii. THE 'KING'S SON OF CUSH' 205

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206 THE COLOSSAL STATUES OP THE KING ch. ix. … raised an immense gate-tower (propylon), erected a

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* the king had mounted his horse to reach the extremest bounda- … and directions, for he understood how to direct and guide the

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208 THE VOCAL MEMNON oh. ix. … The temple, now in ruins, was carried out according … cooling during the night, emit at sunrise, as soon as

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dyn.'xyiii. AMENHOTEP THE AKCHITECT 209

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210 THE TEMPLE OF KAK oh, ix,

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"a. xviii. deie-el-med1neh 211 … whom the king of [your] land will reward ; your [.....]. Your … penance for it (18) with their bodies. But if they obey all the

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212 THE TEMPLE AT ELEPHANTINE ch. IX- … the reading over of the catalogues of the tributes of the thirtieth

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PXjs-, xrin. THEFTS AT THE KING'S COKONATION 213 … eight ornaments......they drew (or rather, they sucked) the … thirty-five j^ears. The two rock-inscriptions at

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taining of the ' green stone' called maf kat, while an … some of whose names are preserved by the monu-

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THE HERETIC KINGS. … ' the long-lived prince of Thebes,' or, according to the

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216 INTRODUCES WORSHIP OF THE ' SUN'S DISK' ch. x. … hatred against the priests of Amen, the king issued … and erected, according to the plans of the king, a

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dyn. xviii. THE NEW CAPITAL, KHTJ-ATEN 217 … Net'em-mut, were executed in great splendour near the

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218 TOMBSTONE OF THE ARTIST BEK OH. x.. … may march out to all places, in favour of the artist of the king, and … ' That " he may grant me to drink wine and milk," and that " the … Another master, who did not hold such a high office'

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220 A PRAYER TO THE SUN'S DISK ch. x. … like manner as thy setting. Thou, 0 God, who art in truth the

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dxn. xviii. A HYMN TO THE SUN'S DISK 221 … Grant to thy son, who loves thee, life in truth, to the lord of the

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222 FAMILY OF KHU-N-ATEN ch. x.

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Thereupon King Khu-n-aten swore an oath by his father thus : … There is some difficulty about the conclusion, for a

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224 TRIUMPHS OF THE KING ch. x.

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who with their long fans wave the cool air upon their

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226 visit or a negro queen oh. x. … the husband of the princess Mer-aten, disappeared … ' the living image of Amen,' the royal husband of the … As if to enhance their joy, the princes of the land

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dyn. xviii. PEODUCTIONS OF FOREIGN ART 227

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228 THE HOLY FATIIEE AI OH. x.

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until he at last held the highest offices. He was … king for the country, and at the same time to have

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230 KING HOR-EM-HEB oh. x.

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While he was yet carried as a suckling in arms, both old and … After this he was also named Adon of the land.

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232 IIOE-EM-IIEB'S TITLES AS KING ch. x. … his pleasing form, and placed herself before him. And all the … 3. As Golden Horus, who rests himself on justice, the up-

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4. As King Ser-kheperu-Ra, who is elected by the sun-god : … ' He set them up in their temple, and he had a hundred images

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of Amen. Thus it was possibly Net'em-mut, afterwards

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dm. xviri. CAMPAIGNS INTO THE STjDAN 235 … shoulders, put themselves in motion, with the trumpeters

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236 LENGTH OF IIOR-EM-IIEB'S REIGN en. x. … In the 21st year, on the first day of the month Paoni, they stood … However insignificant this formless piece of lime-

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GENEALOGICAL TABLE OP THE RAMESSIDES. … Sons: Amenhi- Ainunhi- Ea-messu Prahi- Khamus Menthuhi- Nebenkhal Meri- Setemua Seti Sotep- Mira Horhi- i. Menep- Hotephima = Isi-nefer* Ampn a+ f „,. ' … The Quean T/te Queen The Queen … Note.—(1) The Nos. show the succession of the kings. (2) The Names with * are those of women.

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The death of King Hor-em-heb closed the Eighteenth … 1 For Table of Kings see p. xxiii.

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.238 RISE OF THE KHETA ch. xi. … the Assyrian inscriptions.

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*W. xix. THE BATTLE OF EADESIT 239

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Askalon and Astaroth-Karnaim, as well as in the Syrian-

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223. A-sitha … 263. A-thini … 283. A-anreka … we possess no information from the

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KING SET1 I. … maid-servants from the … The great national … PLAN OF OREAT TEMPLE AT KARNAK. … K. Columnar Edifice of Tchuti-mes III. L. Temple of , -, n , , n … Ancestors, splendour of which is

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byn. sax. CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BEDAWI 243 … make good their claims derived from the Hyksos. The

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THE KING'S LINE OF MARCH

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THE CAPTUEE OF KADESH

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TRIUMPHAL RETURN OF SETI I.

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248 LIST OF THE CONQUERED NATIONS ch. xi. … 5. Singar, the city and the land of Singara, the Sinear of Holy … 7. Kadesh, in the land of the Amorites. … Pa-Hir (Hil), Galilee ? or Hali in the tribe of Ashur. … That the wars of the king did not take place only in … 3. Makita, i.e. Megiddo; 4. Ha......; 5. the

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WAK "WITH THE LIBYANS … ' Hail to thee ! mighty is thy name, glorious thy renown. The … us freedom out of thy hand !'

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the dead, Osiris and Hathor, besides Amen and his … leaving a trace, their former existence is most surely

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»W. xis. A WELL MADE IN THE DESERT 255

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keeping up of the temple and the worship of its deities, … King Seti did this for his memorial for his father Amen-Ea and

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THE TEMPLE AT ABYDOS … TEMPLE OF SE'l'I I. AND IIAMSES II. AT ABYDOS.

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This is the king who above all others bears the name

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caused his portraits to be made, and fixed the revenues set apart

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the ground, and with their hands they prayed to the king. They

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■bin. xix. INSCRIPTION IN THE TEMPLE AT ABYDOS 261 … When [this speech] from the lips of the princes before their lord

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the places of the granaries. … in the deep like Osiris, while I rule like Ra among men (and … succeed according to my intention. I dedicated to thee the lands of … well pleasing to the heart, and I apportioned to thee the tributes

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house. I gave thee herds of all kinds of cattle to increase thy … long as I stay on earth, I will offer a sacrifice to thee. My hand … ' Gome, speak to Ea [that he may grant long years] of life to his … temple. My heart beats for thee ; I will be thy guardian for the

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264 COMPLETION OF THE TEMPLE AT ABYDOS cu. xn- … In the course of his long reign Eamses II. completed … in their effigies the entrance of the pilgrims at the

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OTN. six. WAR 'WITH THE KHETA 265 … This heroic feat was the theme of the celebrated

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266 THE BATTLE OF KADESH oh. XH- … the head, or with high caps such as are still worn at

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1 We are brothers, who belong to the chiefs of the tribes of the … And Pharaoh went further downwards, and came to the region … numbers from all countries which are situated in the territory of

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sand. They stand there behind the town of Kadesh, the wicked. … (39) and took his arms, and appeared like the god Baal in his … (43-44) ' I swear it as truly as the Sun-god loves me, as truly

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the poem the peculiar cast of Egyptian thought is … ......His courage is firm like that of a bull which seizes [the … Wise is his counsel. Complete are his decisions, when he wears the … who came near to bow themselves before the king. And his war-

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dyn. xix. THE POEM OF PENTAUR 271 … possessions, to give it to the people who accompanied him to the

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272 THE POEM OF PENTAUR ch. xii. … of horses, and his retreat was beset by the bravest heroes of the king … And not one of my princes, not one of my captains of the … ments, that I have filled thy temples with my prisoners of war … a willing heart; therefore I call on thee. Behold now, Amen, I

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kot. six. THE POEM OF PENTATJR 273 … thy father, the sun-god Ra. My hand is with thee. Yes ! I am … All this came to pass. I was changed, being made like the god … There stood still the miserable king of Kheta in the midst of his

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274 THE POEM OF PENT AUK ch. xii. … down and every limb of his body. They could not aim either the … pairs of horses surrounded me, his courage left him, and his heart … remain in your villages and in your towns. Neither the captain nor

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Dra. xix. THE POEM OF PENTAUB 275 … named like Mentu of the victorious arm, and that Amen my … full of astonishment at what I had done. My princes came forward … ' How wast thou, great champion of firm courage, the saviour

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276 THE POEM OF PENTAUE ch. xn- … hearts that I was a rampart of iron to you ? Will any one obey

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dxn. xix. THE POEM OF PENTAUR 277 … And they remained afar off, and threw themselves down on the … Then the king of the hostile people of Kheta sent a messenger to … earnest and hast slain hundreds of thousands. Thou eomest to-day,

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278 THE POEM OF PENTADR OH. xn.

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the battle against the town of the hostile Kheta at the head of his

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280 CATALOGUE OF PRISONERS ch. xii. … glory to all the nations who know not Egypt.' … themselves in sea-fights with the most powerful maritime

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dxn. xix. ALLIANCE WITH THE KHETA 281

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282 TEEATY BETWEEN THE KING OF EGYPT ch. xii~ … To wit, in the time of Mau-than-ar, the great king of Kheta,, … Never let enmity rise between them. Never let the great king

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Dm six. AND THE KING OF THE KHETA 283 … incur] the wrath of Ra-messu Meri-Amen [the great prince of Egypt. … their . . . that he may be given for them (?) to the lord, and that … [If servants shall flee away] out of the territories of Ra-messu

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284 TREATY BETWEEN THE KING OF EGYPT OH. xii.

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Dm xix. AND THE KING OF THE KHETA 285 … But he who shall observe these commandments, which the … eyes, nor on his mouth, nor on the soles of his feet], so that thus no

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286 MARRIAGE OF RAMSES II. ch. xii.

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his master to be decorated with a gold necklace as a … ■of Ethiopia and Libya in his campaigns into the interior

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288 THE NUBIAN GOLD MINES oh. xii.-

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the divine benefactor, the lord of the south land, the radiant Hut-

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As soon as they had been brought before the divine benefactor, they … an Adon of this land. Thou didst act with wisdom when thou didst … thy knowledge. Thou wast raised to be an overseer (Rohir) of this

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were not successful. (21) King Seti I. also did the same. He had … fathers the gods love thee more than all kings (23) which have been

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292 WELLS IN THE DESERT ch. xii.

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The name of Eamses II. has come down to us as that … I have given thee strength and might and the power of thy arm

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294 INSCRIPTION AT THE SECOND CATARACT ch. xiii- … calves without end; all their sacrificial meat is provided, to the

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According to this Eamses II. had erected the whole … succeeded in raising it. The statue had become en-

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The family of Amen-em-an plays an important part … Like Abydos and Memphis, Thebes was also the … that magnificent rock-temple at Abu Simbel the facade

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GENEALOGY OF AMEN-EM-AN", THE ARCHITECT OF THE CITY OF RAMSES. … Leader of … of Amsu … The eldest … of Amsu … in the temple … of Amen … King's son … Chief Priest Architect Leader of the … of Anhur Leader of … of Amen … King's son of

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Heliopolis, and to the new divinity Karases Meri-Amen. … and went up to the old capital of the empire to celebrate

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dttt. xix. THE TEMPLE-CITY OF ZOAN-TANIS 299' … in the proper sense of the word, the hey of Egypt.

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300 THE LETTER OF PANBESA OH. xin.

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dtn. xix. THE PHARAOH OF THE OPPRESSION 301 … Thebes ; here he had received the embassy of peace

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people in the north, in order by this prudent measure … by their native names. The letters and documents of

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The young Egyptian world, satiated with the tradi-

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304 A LITEEAEY CRITICISM ch. xiii. … (Berytus), Ziduna (Sidon), and Zareptha (Sarepta). Where are the … gone to the land of Thakhis, to Kafir-Marlena, Thamnah (Thimnah),

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dxn. xix. A LITERARY CRITICISM 305 … Make to thyself a name among the champions and the knights

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306 A LITERARY CRITICISM oh. xiii. … Explain thou (to me) thy relish for the champion ! … The iron-workers enter into the smithy ; they rummage in the

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dyn. xis. A LITERARY CRITICISM 307 … and clear, like the spring-water of the god Mentu. It matters … know the goal that he wishes to reach, and one who reaches it ?

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308 THE FAMILY OF KAMSES II. OH. xiii.

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dyn. xix. THE HEREDITARY LORD BEKEN-KHONSU 309 … The list of contemporaries of Eamses II. is consider- … in his ways. I performed acts of piety within his temple. I was a … 1 was for four years a very little child. For twelve years (3) I

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BUKIAL PLACE OF EAMSES II. … Beken-Khonsu was a little child … A boy, and at last official of the … Priest of Amen .... … Holy father of Amen … Third prophet of Amen . … Second prophet of Amen . … Eirst prophet of Amen … The body of Eamses II. was laid in his sepulchral

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A careful examination of the monuments shows

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IERUPTION OF THE LIBYANS … Thus had it been (10) [until the day when King Meneptah]

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"the Sh]ar-dana, the Sha-ka-li-sha, the A-qa-ua-sha, the Li-ku, the … Then his Majesty was enraged against them like a lion, (16) … king, let them remain on (their) ground and soil, and go to the … [to this, to fill] their belly [with] my property, just like the fisher-

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314 THE BATTLE OF PROSOPIS oh. xiii. … mated by a great manly courage, (36) [he fled like a woman. Then

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Dm xix. THE ALLIES OF THE LIBYANS 315

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service, partly in Egypt and partly in Libya. In the … done, with the Achseans, Sardinians, Siculi, Etruscans,

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dot. xix. RELATIONS WITH THE SHASU 317 … with the inhabitants of Gaza, a constant intercourse- … anew under Meneptah II., but in a manner alike peace- … On this subject an Egyptian official makes the

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318 THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS OH. xni. … As Eamses II. must be regarded as the Pharaoh

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Dm xix. TEOUBLOUS END OF HIS REIGN 319 … thought of the Hebrews.

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Panbesa, we have completed the cycle of literary names … a special distinction, inasmuch as he is frequently

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part of the priestly guild of Thebes. Eoi, the high- … AU that we are able to say of him can be condensed

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322 THE ANTI-KING SIPTAH ch. xiii. … and health, to the person of the king's envoy into all lands, the com-

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OTN. six. AKISTT, THE PHOENICIAN USURPEK 323 … performed as king of men. … Other times came on afterwards, during years of scarcity. Arisu,

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END OF THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY oh. xm. … of Sculpture. K, Sculp- … PLAN OF THE RAMESSETIM

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GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF THE DYNASTIES XX. TO XXVI, … King Ea-messu XVI. =. … King and High-Priest of Amen Queen … ? Prince of the Ma … ? King of the Ma … King and High-Priest of Amen … King and High- | Priest of Amen … King … (of Tanis and Thebes) … King … King King … King … High-Priest of Amen Prince … Hcn-Ptah = T'a-n-ka-keni Pet-Ise = Ta-ari = Herso = . . . r . . ir- … Kings of Patoeis … Thent-A^ … King Queen … Prophet of Amen … King … King Princess Queen King Queen … I ! Queen King Queen … King Queen … Prophet of Ptah … been the son of Shabak (Sabaco) … Prince Commander of the Troops Princess Prince and Kin| … The term ' Vassal' designates the petty kings and satraps of

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As this king's official name was User-maat-Ba, he is only- … nations, who had invaded the borders of Egypt. The

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defeated; so in Cyprus were the Zekkaru (Zygritse),

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dtn xx. THE PROSPERITY OF EGYPT 327 … to give the inhabitants rest under their cool shade.

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328 THE WEALTH OF RHAMPSINITUS OH. xiv. … Thou hast received gold and silver like sand on the [sea] shore. … which he lavished on the temples of Amen, Ptah, and

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a>XN. xx. DEFEAT OF THE LIBYANS 329

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LIST OF PRISONERS … Total number of prisoners of war of … 119 + a; … Chariots of war . . … Horses and asses of the Maxyes .

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EFFIGIES OF THE CONQUERED KINGS ch. xrv. … A ... si.

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BUILDINGS OF RAMSES III. … 34. Samai (Syme, a Carian … Even if some of the parallel names should receive

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THE FEAST-DAYS AT THEBES … Rising of the Sothis-star (Sirius), a sacrifice for

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xxn. xx. NEW TEMPLES OF RAMSES III. 335 … is proved by a harem conspiracy which aimed at his

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336 THE JUDICIAL PAPYKUS OF TUEIN oh. xit. … (3) I am the guardian and protector for ever, and (4) bearer of the … (2) ' The chief culprit Beka-kamen. He was house-steward.

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btn xx. THE HAREM CONSPIRACY 337 … (4) ' The chief culprit Panauk. He was the royal secretary of … (9) 'The chief culprit Kha-em-maanro. He was a land-surveyor,

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(10) 'The chief culprit Seti-em-pa-Tehuti. He was a land-sur- … (11) 'The chief culprit Seti-em-pa-Amen. He was a land- … (12) ' The chief culprit Ua-ro-maat. He was a councillor. He

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dxn. xx. THE HAREM CONSPIRACY 339 … (4) ' Persons who were brought up on account of their crime, and … before the tribunal. They died by their own hand. … (8) ' The chief accused Han-uten-Amen. He was a councillor. … (9) ' The chief accused Amen-khau. He was Adon for the service

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of the women's house. He was brought up because of the crime- … (7) ' They laid down, without completing his expiation, the chief

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TO. xx. THE HAREM CONSPIEACY 341 … found in it the material for all kinds of wickedness and all kinds of … he had made some gods of wax, and some human figures, to paralyse

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342 THE FAMILY OF KAMSES in. oh; xiv. … 1. Prince Ra-niessu I., commander of the infantry, afterwards- … Of eight other princes and fourteen princesses we

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ascended the throne. According to the rock inscrip- … Good times were in Egypt, as in those of the Sun-god Ra, in … (Hor of Coptos), the creator of his body. He caused to be opened

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344 THE INSCRIPTION OF ITAMMAMAT ch. xit.

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900 of the number had died in consequence of the long journey, … That his rule over Egypt was contested by a … whose sepulchral chamber, in the valley of Biban-el-

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Of the sons of Kamses III., who followed next in … The few inscriptions which have survived the ravages

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An interesting record of this time has faithfully

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348 THE TOMB OF PENNI ch. xrv. … The circuit of the superficies of the fields of the potters' earth, … The inscription is in a rock-tomb at Anibe, on the

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named Meri, who is also called ' the superintendent of … Penni was certainly an artist, as is shown by the … we come to the last Eamessides of the Twentieth … It is not his deeds, about which the monuments tell us

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350 AMENHOTEP, THE HIGH PRIEST oh. xiv.

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Mentu was invoked as a witness :

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of Amen, who dwells in the temple of Amen. I inserted the whole-

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already made—viz. Amenhotep, the chief priest of … Their names are found only here and there on the … ceived the particular attention of the kings of the … A A

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354 THE POSSESSED PRINCESS OF BAKHTAN ch. xiy.

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was lame. Then spake he to the prophet of Khonsu, the adminis- … we seem to have arrived at the end of this Dynasty,,

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Dts. xs. LETTER OF RAMSES XIII. 357 … *° execute in the land of the South. As soon as this letter of

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to this message. Such is the message which is made known to

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THE EOYAL MUMMIES OF DEIK-EL-BAHABI.

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360 FINDING THE THIEF … secretly to Keneh and divulging the whole secret to the

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THE TOMB CHAMBER 361 … lessly thrown aside at a sharp turn in the corridor was

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Princess Set-Amen, the royal scribe Senu of the house- … deified under one of the many forms of Hathor, the

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DISCOVERY OF MORE MUMMIES IN 1891 363 … as if hurriedly thrust away for purposes of conceal-

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THE PEIEST HER-HOR AND HIS SUCCESSORS.

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»m xxi. THE PRIEST-KINGS 365' … all probability, were banished to the Great Oasis, they … On the east of Mesopotamia the great empire of … whom he then designated as As- ites, Shashanq being the equivalent … though to define their nationality second Dynasty are Susan. The

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366 INVASION BY THE MA ch. xt. … the insurrection. After he had succeeded in doing

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soul. The families of Thebes received him with songs of joy. … Now [had reached its end] (9) the month Mesori. On the 4th … (1°) a hundred thousand of them. Is any one able to appease

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368 RECALL OF THE RAMESSIDES oh. xv- … written down] on a memorial stone [in writing], and set up in thy … I was created as originator of all riches according to thy [word], … mands enjoin]. (22) Give me consideration with the great god, in

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bxn. xxi. THE TOMB OF KAEOMATH 369

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370 EGYPT INVADED BY THE MA ch. xv. … his father Osiris, where his body had been laid on his bed of rest in … in this, to receive the undivided victory.' Very, very much did the … Then [spake to him] Amen-Ra, the king of the gods : ' I will do … Then his Majesty had the statue, in the form of a walking man,

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of the Osirian general of the Ma, the great generalissimo, E~a-ro-

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Catalogue of maid-servants : Nes-ta-tep, whose mother is Tat-

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am xxi. THE PRINCESS KA-EA-MAAT 373

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has brought with her, of the hereditary possession which had … not be a helper (?) to them. They shall be full, full of [snares t]

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away from the [lady as their possession. They who shall keep back … visits to the upper country of Patoris, though he followed

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SHASHANQ'S CONQUEST OF JUDAH … We subjoin, so far as is possible, a list of them :— … A-ro-ha-lel (Aroer 1) … Qe-be-a-na (Gibeon) … Pa-Ha-qa-laa, ' the stone of ' … Ma .... a … Ga-naa-t, ' the garden ' … Pa-Ha-ga-le-(t), ' the stone of' … A-bi-lau (Abel) … Nu-p-a-1 … A-le-qad … A-do-rau

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»ra. xxii. THE HALL OF!THE BUBASTITES 377 … Ha-i-do-baa A-bi-r … Ha-qe-le-ma Beith-A-n-th (Beth-anoth) … Hi-bith A-ro-ma-then (Ramah ?) … Neb-tath A-ro-nia . . . … A-d-raa Ma . . . … and Hor-em-saf—whose skill was great in all manner of work,

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wrought stones, in order to glorify the city (Thebes), to set up its … will not sleep by night, I will not slumber by day. The building

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warriors of Patoris, the son of King Shashanq I.—for his lord

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The claim, which, was not admitted in his person, seems, … According to the monuments he had two wives. … This king was the grandson of Shashanq the high-

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the same royal family. The monuments are absolutely … -Mut-em-hat, a daughter of Na-ro-math, high-priest of

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382 THE LAST BTTBaSTITES . ch. XT. … We owe our knowledge of these monarchs chiefly to

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*m xxii. THE APIS-STEL^E 383

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384 LIFE OF THE APIS ch. xv. … And to his venerator and friend, the high-priest of Ptah, Pef-tot-

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DYNASTY XXIII., OF TANIS. … All three disappear in the struggle waged against … Bak-en-ean-p, the Bocchoris of Manetho, stands alone … Mariette has recognised in this king the Uah-ka-Ba … fhis same Bak-en-ran-f appears again in the As-

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of Bu-kur-ni-ni-ip, as sar of Pa-ah.-nu.-ti. The name of

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THE ETHIOPIANS. … and submissive to the dominant priestly caste. Mount

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388 RISE OF THE ETHIOPIAN POWER oh. xvi.

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quiring full possession of Thebes, the city out of which

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390 THE PRINCES OF LOWER EGYPT ch. xvt. … By the term ' vassals ' is meant the princes subject … (2) His mother well knew that he was destined for a ruler tf*

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»W. xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 391

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392 THE STELA OF PIANKHI ch. xti. … courage at the thought of thee 1 An army is naught, whose com-

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»m xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 393 … The grand-master of the fan-bearers in Lower Egypt; and

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394 THE STELA OF PIANKIII ch. xvi. … as truly as I love the god Ra, as truly as I hallow the god Amen,

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dyn. xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 395 … the queen and daughter of a king, Nes-thent-nes, to supplicate … [speaking thus : ' Thou art] (56) Horus, the lord of the palace

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396 THE STELA OE PIANKHI oh. xn. … many jewels. (58) Then was the treasury filled with these gifts. … When his Majesty visited the stables and the studs of foals, he

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dtn. xxv. THE st£la of piankhi 397 … did as it pleased him. Then they came out with a son of the

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398 THE STELA OF PIANKIII ch. xvi. … forthwith. His Majesty entered. He offered (83) [a sacrifice to … of the warriors of his Majesty (disguised) as workmen, master-

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Dm xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKPII 399 … war-chariot—and when he had gone down the river through fear … a flood of water. What he commands me (94) [that shall happen].'

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400 THE STELA OF PIANKHI oh. xvi.

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dtn. xxy. THE STELA OF PIANKIII 401

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402 THE STELA OF PIANKHI oh. xvi.

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nm xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 403 … Prince and General (unnamed) of Ta-Ur (Tanis) ; … f The king and general Tefnekht of] the city of [Sa'is] has assembled … what had happened, and his body-guards were entrusted to the … softened by all that you have done to me 1 If I have been a

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404 THE STELA OF PIANKHI oh. xvi.- … perty for thy treasury : (138) gold and jewels, also the most … Tidings were brought to (145) his Majesty : ' The city of Croco- … (146) Thus no district was shut against his Majesty, of the

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itt xxv. THE STELA OF PIANKHI 405

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On the left hand, King Nut himself offers a breast-

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His Majesty said : ' So may the dream come true.' For this … When his Majesty had repaired to the city of Noph (Napata), … tine1. When he had come into the temple of Khnem-Ra, the lord … this house of the god. He caused the Theban Amen-Ra to be … When his Majesty had come to Memphis, and (17) the rebels

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408 INSCRIPTION OF MEM-AMEN NUT oh. xti. … with the princes of (25) Lower Egypt, for they had retired within … Majesty, 'They are come to serve the great lord, our governor.' … me in the night (31) of that which I shall see in the day.'

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■before his face. The king speaks : ' Since that is the truth, which … what God ordains, that shall come to pass. I swear, as truly as the … of his mouth, O great king, our lord !' … our lord on account of that which is just;'—then they responded … then they said : ' Shall we stay longer ? Is such the will of the … servants according to the need of the city.' Then his Majesty let

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of the Sun, Meri-Amen Nut—to him be health, prosperity, life !—- … the mention of Pi-qe-ro-ro, the prince of the city of … With Taharaqa, king of Ethiopia, begins the latest

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Dtt xxv. RECOED OF ASSURE ANIPAL 411 … Recohd of Assurbanipal. … I numbered my army and my whole forces, with which the great … himself. Upon the Assyrians (lit. men of Assur), who were servants

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412 THE ASSYRIANS TAKE THEBES ch. xvi- … With invocations to Assur, Sin (the Moon-god), the great gods, … made satraps, sinned against the commandments of Assur and the

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Dtsr. xxv. THE PETTY KINGS OF EGYPT 413 … mg glorious deeds.....they delivered up in the city Karbel- … Pu-uk-ku-na-an-ni-pi (Bok-en-nifi), king of Ha-at-hi-ri-bi (Ha-ta- … ru-u-iu-ma (Pamai), king of Bi-in-di (Bindid, Mendes), … Bu-uk-ku-na-an-ni-pi (Bok-en-nifi), king of Ahnir (On 1), … Na-ah-ti-hu-ru-an-shi-ni (Nekht-Hor-na-shennu), king of Pa-Sap-ti-

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414 THE ASSYRIAN CONQUEST OF EGYPT oh. xyi. … Is-pi-ma-tu (Psamut), king of Ta-i-ni (Tini, Thinis), … and broke the commandments of the great gods......They … According to Oppert's view, here followed the

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'bin. xxv. DEATH OF TAHARAQA 415 … The thirteen lines which follow relate the first campaign of

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maneh heard of the advance of my expedition '—and so forth, as m … (V.) Urdamaneh heard of the advance of my expedition. He' … According to Oppert's researches, they contained the

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he marched forth (lit. directed his step). With the invocation of … We have here set before us a remarkable portion

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fled to Nineveh, for protection and help to punish King … forth with all exactness in the Genealogical Table facing … dences of their presence; but we are unable to find

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DTK, xxv. MENTU-EM-HA, GOVEENOE OF THEBES 419

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Piankhi, and hence he belongs to a considerably earlier … May he grant everything that is good and pure, by which the

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The momirn.en.ts now become more and more silent.

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the Ionians (Eacotis)'—succeeded to the inheritance of

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J>m xxvi. CORRUPTION OF EELIGIOUS THOUGHT 423

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424 APIS-STEL.E OF PSAMTHEK I. oh. xvii. … Year 20, month Mesori, day 20, under the reign of King … the founder of a new gallery and new sepulchral

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•chambers (with panelled woodwork, as the inscription … Year 12, month Payni, day 21, under the reign of the king

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426 APIS-STiL^l OF AMASIS II. ch. xvn.. … The granite sarcophagus of this bull stands to this

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THE APIS UNDER CAMBYSES … Prom the year 32, 21st Payni, to the … In the reign of Cambyses there occurred the death … Year 4, month Epiphi, under the reign [of King Cambyses]

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428 THE APIS-STEL/B ch. rrai. … Under Amasis, the Apis died in the 23rd year of

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Ensr. xxvi. THE PERSIAN INVASION 429 … descendants of the former royal houses, who did not

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missive to the Great King of Persia, and to enter his

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Dm xxvii. INSCRIPTION OF UT'A-IIOR-RESENET 431

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432 TEMPLE OF DARIUS AT EL-KHARGEH ch. xvii-

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Bm xxvii. THE ARCHITECT KHNUM-AB-RA 433 … He did this in remembrance of his father, the great god Amen-

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PEDIGREE OF KHNUM-AB-RA … UT'A-KHONSU: … Architect of S. and N. Egypt; chief burgomaster; * … 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prophet and high-priest of Amen, … Architect of Upper and Lower Egypt; chief burgo- … Architect of Upper and Lower Egypt.

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dxn. sxvii. THE CANAL OF DARIUS 435 … TJarius left off constructing the canal, because some

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The representations of the god Amsu of Coptos are

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-under the reign of Khshiarsh (Xerxes I.). … (1) 6 full years under the reign of Kanbuza (Cambyses) ; … (1) 5 full years I under the reign of Arta-khshesesh … Xerxes I.—or, as he is named in the Egyptian

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from the Greeks roused anew the desire of the Egyp- … This lake-district, called Patanut, belonged to the deities of

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am xxix., xxx. PEDIGBEE OF NEKHT-NEB-EF 43 9 … Nes-bi-n-didi, = Mertuhap* King ISTekiit-neb-ef … nomarch of j military commander. … The translation of the following inscription of a

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440 THE MACEDONIAN CONQUEST ch. xyH. … higher than thy city, I have not failed to impart of thy spirit to all … thy guide among the foreign people.'

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END OF THE EMPIRE OF EGYPT … TOMB AT SAQQAItAH, IXSCK1BED WITH THE XA5IE 01' TSAMTHEK.

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SUPPLEMENTABY NOTE ON THE LAST

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tions of it in their writings ; but it is evident that … Psamthek I., B.C. 666-612.—After the Assyrian … to do more than assume that it was chiefly through the

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vigour which characterised the work of the Ancient

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Pelusiac arm of the Nile, a little north, of Bubastis, in … Neku then attempted to assert the Egyptian supre- … recorded of the reign of this king, except an expedition … b.c. 591-572.—This king inherited both the bravery … the entrance of the temple. Its external dimensions

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successful against that of Nebuchadnezzar, and with his … and granted Naukratis as a free port to Greek mer-

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THE PERSIAN RULE 447 … Thereupon the king vented all his rage and dis-

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448 DARIUS I.—XERXES I.—ARTAXERXES I. … was succeeded by the son of Hystaspes, whose chief

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THE LAST NATIVE PHARAOHS 449 … crucified. Amyrtams of Sals, the Egyptian leader, … Xerxes LL, b.c. 425-4, and Darius IT., B.C. 424- … Amen-rut (Amyrtjsus), b.c. 405-399.—This king … faaurut II., B.C. 379.—There is but little to relate of

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360, commenced the last dynasty of native kings of … the Persian command, and 20,000 Greeks, under that of … T'e-hee (Tachos), b.c. 364-361.—The short reign

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cenaries, going over to the side of the pretender, over-

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THE NOMES OF EGYPT

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Table of the Estimated Value of Ancient Egyptian Uncoined Silver … By the help of this Table the reader will find it easy to form … 1 Pair of Fowls (Geese ?) cost i Ten, copper.

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500 Fish, of a particular kind, cost 1 Ket, silver (= 8 Ten, … 5 Hin of Honey ,, 4 ,, „ … 1 Apron of fine stuff cost 3 Ten, copper.

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TABLE OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CALENDAR, … / The

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— meaning of, 128 … Abeha, the land of, 203 … ' Adon,' the, 101, 104, 231 … Ahi, the land, 348 … Alexander the Great, 421 … Amen-ape, the governor, 225 … — the functionary, 52 … — the architect, 209 … Amenu, King, 66 … Anai'tis, the goddess, 99

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Ankh-nes-aten, the princess, 221 … Antef, King, 51 … Argo, the island of, 91 … Asiatics, the, 80 … Assurbanipal, Records of, 411-4, … Ataiuhi, the Persian, 435 … Balm of Gilead, 167 … Bes, the god, 54, 99 … Biggeh, the island of, 204, 308 … Buto, the island of, 178

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Campaigns against the— … Inhabitants of the Delta, 326 … Canal between the Nile and the Bed … Character of the Egyptians, 9, 10 … Cocheiche, the dike of, 20 … Coptos, the city of, 52, 292, 435 … Darius I., 432, 448 … Decree, the, of Canopus, 106 … Eclipse of the moon, 381

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Endowment of Karnak, 175 … Exodus, the, 318 … — ruins of, 31 … Ge-ro-a-ro-pi, Queen, 405 … Greeks, the, in Egypt, 421 et seq. … Haker, King, 449 … Harem, the, conspiracy, 335 et seq. … ' Her-pit,' the, 101, 239, 302 … ' Hersheshta,' the, 25

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Hor-Amsu-nekht, the god, 91 … Humboldt, A. von, 208 … Inaros, king of Libya, 448, 449 … of Aahmes, 114 et set/., 134 … Hall of Ancestors, 182 … King Nut, 406-10 … Ut'a-Hor-resenet, 430-2

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Jerusalem, the sack of, 375 … Jubilee, the royal, 212 … Ka-Ra-maat, the princess, 373, 380 … Kazan, the, 139, 239 … Khar, the, 4,102, 106, 323 … ' King's sons of Cush,' 135, 319 … LABYRINTH, the, 74, 76, 77 … Law of female succession, 7, 29 … Library, the royal, 319 … Lion, the royal, 287

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Map, a, at Turin, 288 … Mashuasha, the, 383 … Maxims, the, of Ptah-hotep, 44 … Memnon, the vocal, 206, 208 … Men or Menti, the, 106 … Men-kheper-Ra, the high-priest, 369 … — the worship of, 29 … — a noble, 63 … — the princess, 309 … — the ' chief prophet,' 219 … Mnevis, worship of, 29 … Mummy of Antef, 51 … Naharain, the, 138, 195

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Neb-ankh, the holy mountain, 334 … Nile, the, 7, 75 … Nobles, the, 10 … Nubians, the, 197 … — tomb of, 186 … Panbesa, the scribe, 320 … Parihu, prince of Punt, 144 … Pedigree of court architects, 17

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Pharaoh, meaning of name, 23 … Plague, a, 29 … — sanctuary of, 186 … — the prince of, 234 … Antef the Great, 52 … 'Prophet of the pyramid of … Eamesseum, the, 296, 32S … -------family of, 342

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Ran-Seneb, the courtier, 89 … Revolution in Chaldea, a, 153 … Rohannu, mountain of, 57 … ' Sacred prophet,' the, 45 … Sati, the, 134 … Seb, the god, 12 … Semites, the, 4, 302 … Senmut, the architect, 142 … Seqenen-Ra, King, 109, 116

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Seti, the governor, 322 … Shasu, the, 100, 106, 137, 197, 317 … Shepses-ka-f, King, 39 … Sinaitic peninsula, the, 62, 78, 191 … Sphinx, the, 37,199 … Statues of … — son of Hapu, 204 … Ut'a-Hor-resenet, 430 … Sudan, the, 134, 203, 234 … X'a-her, King, 450 … Memorial, of Amada, 196

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Tale, the, of the Two Brothers, 123 et … Tat-ka-Ea, King, 43 … Temple, a city, 387 … Old Gurnah (of the dead), 296 … Terehbah, the, 47 … Titles of the kings of Egypt, 23, 30,

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Titles of the kings of Egypt's parents, … Tombs of … Tosorthros, King, 30 … — of war, 167 … Turin Papyrus, the, 14 … Unas, King, 45 … Usem metal, the, 159 … — the artist, 83 … Worship of Apis, 29

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