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LITERATURE AND RELIGION OF ANCIENT EGYPT. 201
I cast them beneath thy feet, marching across their territo-
ries. I made them to behold thy Majesty as a Lord of Light,
shining in their faces, even in my own likeness!
" 2. I came ! I gave thee might to fell the nations of Asia.
Thou hast reduced to captivity the chiefs of the Roten.no.*
I made them to behold thy Majesty in the splendor of thy
panoply of war, wielding thy weapons and combating in thy
war-chariot.
" 3. I came! I gave thee might to fell the people of the
far East! Thou hast traversed the provinces of the Land of
the Gods, f I made them to behold thee like unto the Star
of Morning, shedding radiance and showering dew !
"4. I came! I gave thee might to fell the nations of the
West! Phoenicia and Cyprus have thee in terror. I made
them to behold thy Majesty even as a young Bull, bold of
heart, horned, and unconquerable !
" 5. I came ! I gave thee might to fell the dwellers in the
harbors of the coast-lands! The shores of Maten^: tremble
before thee. I made them to behold thy Majesty even as
the Crocodile, the Lord of Terror of the water, whom none
dare to encounter.
"6. I came! I save thee might to fell those who dwell in
their islands! Those who live in the midst of the great deep
hear thy war-cry and tremble. I made them to behold thy
Majesty as an avenger who bestrides the back of his victim.
"7. I came! I gave thee might to fell the people of
Libya! The isles of the Danasans are under the power of
thy will. I made them to behold thy Majesty as a furious
Lion, crouching over their corpses and stalking through their
valleys.
" S. I came ! I gave thee might to fell those beyond the
limits of the sea! The circuit of the great waters lies within
* Rotennu, a powerful nation of North Syria.
t The Land of the Gods [Tanuter); a district identical, or conterminous,
with Punt, on the oast coast of Africa.
X Maten,identified by Maspero with Cilicia.aud by Lenormant with iMidian.
I cast them beneath thy feet, marching across their territo-
ries. I made them to behold thy Majesty as a Lord of Light,
shining in their faces, even in my own likeness!
" 2. I came ! I gave thee might to fell the nations of Asia.
Thou hast reduced to captivity the chiefs of the Roten.no.*
I made them to behold thy Majesty in the splendor of thy
panoply of war, wielding thy weapons and combating in thy
war-chariot.
" 3. I came! I gave thee might to fell the people of the
far East! Thou hast traversed the provinces of the Land of
the Gods, f I made them to behold thee like unto the Star
of Morning, shedding radiance and showering dew !
"4. I came! I gave thee might to fell the nations of the
West! Phoenicia and Cyprus have thee in terror. I made
them to behold thy Majesty even as a young Bull, bold of
heart, horned, and unconquerable !
" 5. I came ! I gave thee might to fell the dwellers in the
harbors of the coast-lands! The shores of Maten^: tremble
before thee. I made them to behold thy Majesty even as
the Crocodile, the Lord of Terror of the water, whom none
dare to encounter.
"6. I came! I save thee might to fell those who dwell in
their islands! Those who live in the midst of the great deep
hear thy war-cry and tremble. I made them to behold thy
Majesty as an avenger who bestrides the back of his victim.
"7. I came! I gave thee might to fell the people of
Libya! The isles of the Danasans are under the power of
thy will. I made them to behold thy Majesty as a furious
Lion, crouching over their corpses and stalking through their
valleys.
" S. I came ! I gave thee might to fell those beyond the
limits of the sea! The circuit of the great waters lies within
* Rotennu, a powerful nation of North Syria.
t The Land of the Gods [Tanuter); a district identical, or conterminous,
with Punt, on the oast coast of Africa.
X Maten,identified by Maspero with Cilicia.aud by Lenormant with iMidian.