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310 A THOUSAND MILES UP TEE NILE.
the subject to the right, Barneses, wearing the red and
white pschent, presents an offering of two small aryballos
vases without handles. The vases are painted blue and
are probably intended to represent lapis lazuli; a substance
much prized by the ancient Egyptians and known to them
by the name of khesbet. The king's necklace, armlets and
bracelets are also blue. Ea sits enthroned, holding in one
hand the "arikh," or crux ansata, emblem of life, r\ and in
the other the greyhound-headed* scepter of the * gods.
He is hawk-headed and crowned with the sun- ^ disk
and asp. His flesh is painted bright Venetian red. He wears
a pectoral ornament; a rich necklace of alternate vermilion
and black drops; and a golden-yellow belt studded with
red and black stones. The throne, which stands on a blue
platform, is painted in stripes of red, blue and white. The
platform is decorated with a row of gold-colored stars and
"ankh " emblems picked out with red. At the foot of
this platform, between the god and the king, stands a
small altar, on which are placed the usual blue lotus with
red stalk and a spouted libation vessel.
To the left of the Horns ensign, seated back to back
with Ra upon a similar throne, sits Amen-Ra—of all Egyp-
tian gods the most terrible to look upon—with his blue-
black complexion, bis corselet of golden chain-armor,
and his head-dress of towering plumes.f Hero the won-
" Notice Sommaire des Monuments du Louvre," 1873. De Rouge.
In the present instance, this god seems to have been identified with.
Ra.
* " Le sceptre ;t tete de levier, nomine a tort sceptre a tete de con-
coupha, etait porte par les dieux."—"Die. d'Arch. Egyptienne: P.
Pierret; Paris, 187o.
f Amen of the blue complexion is the most ancient type of this
god. Here he represents divine royalty, in which character his
title is: " Lord of the Heaven, of the earth, of the waters and of
the mountains." " Dans ce role de roi du monde, Anion a les chairs
peintes en bleu pour indiquer sa nature celeste; et lorsqu'il porte lo
titre de Seigneur des Trones, il est represente assis, la couronne en
tete: d'ordinaire il est debout."—"Etude des Monuments de Karnak."
De Rouge. "Melanges d'Archeologie," vol. i, 1873.
There were almost as many varieties of Amen in Egypt as there
are varieties of the Madonna in Italy or Spain. There was an Amen
of Thebes, an Amen of Elephantine, an Amen of Coptos, an Amen of
Chemmis (Panopolis), an Amen of the Resurrection, Amen of the
Dew, Amen of the Sun (Amen-Ra), Amen Self-created, etc.
Amen and Khem were doubtless identical, It is an interesting fact
the subject to the right, Barneses, wearing the red and
white pschent, presents an offering of two small aryballos
vases without handles. The vases are painted blue and
are probably intended to represent lapis lazuli; a substance
much prized by the ancient Egyptians and known to them
by the name of khesbet. The king's necklace, armlets and
bracelets are also blue. Ea sits enthroned, holding in one
hand the "arikh," or crux ansata, emblem of life, r\ and in
the other the greyhound-headed* scepter of the * gods.
He is hawk-headed and crowned with the sun- ^ disk
and asp. His flesh is painted bright Venetian red. He wears
a pectoral ornament; a rich necklace of alternate vermilion
and black drops; and a golden-yellow belt studded with
red and black stones. The throne, which stands on a blue
platform, is painted in stripes of red, blue and white. The
platform is decorated with a row of gold-colored stars and
"ankh " emblems picked out with red. At the foot of
this platform, between the god and the king, stands a
small altar, on which are placed the usual blue lotus with
red stalk and a spouted libation vessel.
To the left of the Horns ensign, seated back to back
with Ra upon a similar throne, sits Amen-Ra—of all Egyp-
tian gods the most terrible to look upon—with his blue-
black complexion, bis corselet of golden chain-armor,
and his head-dress of towering plumes.f Hero the won-
" Notice Sommaire des Monuments du Louvre," 1873. De Rouge.
In the present instance, this god seems to have been identified with.
Ra.
* " Le sceptre ;t tete de levier, nomine a tort sceptre a tete de con-
coupha, etait porte par les dieux."—"Die. d'Arch. Egyptienne: P.
Pierret; Paris, 187o.
f Amen of the blue complexion is the most ancient type of this
god. Here he represents divine royalty, in which character his
title is: " Lord of the Heaven, of the earth, of the waters and of
the mountains." " Dans ce role de roi du monde, Anion a les chairs
peintes en bleu pour indiquer sa nature celeste; et lorsqu'il porte lo
titre de Seigneur des Trones, il est represente assis, la couronne en
tete: d'ordinaire il est debout."—"Etude des Monuments de Karnak."
De Rouge. "Melanges d'Archeologie," vol. i, 1873.
There were almost as many varieties of Amen in Egypt as there
are varieties of the Madonna in Italy or Spain. There was an Amen
of Thebes, an Amen of Elephantine, an Amen of Coptos, an Amen of
Chemmis (Panopolis), an Amen of the Resurrection, Amen of the
Dew, Amen of the Sun (Amen-Ra), Amen Self-created, etc.
Amen and Khem were doubtless identical, It is an interesting fact