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on either side, since we find they arc of the time of both
these kings, as well as of the father of Amun-mai Remeses.
4. He was attended in battle by his sons, which we find
both at the Memnonium, and at the palace of Medeenet
Haboo; the former being of i, the latter of g.
5. Sesostris is supposed by some,(l) to have made a
change in the style of the sculptures; this may apply to
Remeses-mai-Amun, from his having introduced, intaglio,
instead of relief, in the temples, whereas, before his time,
it was confined to obelisks, to small buildings, and subjects
of minor importance; but, Remeses III again introduced a
style of intaglio, of a very peculiar character, which had
never been adopted by any of his predecessors, or was
imitated by any of his successors.
6. The Ramses, generally supposed to be Sesostris,
was son of Amunoph, and grandson of a Ramses. Wc
now have, for certain, the father, and grandfather of Amun-
mai-Remeses; but can we make Amunoph from the noraen
of the former ? The same difficulty presents itself in the
name of the father of Remeses III: Remeses however is the
name of the grandfather of i; this last circumstance might
decide the question, were it not, that wc are assured, that
Sesostris was the first who fitted out ships of war, and
engaged his enemies by sea, which we find represented at
(1) I must however confess, that I find no authority in Diodorus for
this conjecture, and the reasoning of the learned Winkclmnnn founded on false
prcxises has naturally led to false conclusions. V. his remarks, book 2. c. 1.
I, 10 Note 1.
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on either side, since we find they arc of the time of both
these kings, as well as of the father of Amun-mai Remeses.
4. He was attended in battle by his sons, which we find
both at the Memnonium, and at the palace of Medeenet
Haboo; the former being of i, the latter of g.
5. Sesostris is supposed by some,(l) to have made a
change in the style of the sculptures; this may apply to
Remeses-mai-Amun, from his having introduced, intaglio,
instead of relief, in the temples, whereas, before his time,
it was confined to obelisks, to small buildings, and subjects
of minor importance; but, Remeses III again introduced a
style of intaglio, of a very peculiar character, which had
never been adopted by any of his predecessors, or was
imitated by any of his successors.
6. The Ramses, generally supposed to be Sesostris,
was son of Amunoph, and grandson of a Ramses. Wc
now have, for certain, the father, and grandfather of Amun-
mai-Remeses; but can we make Amunoph from the noraen
of the former ? The same difficulty presents itself in the
name of the father of Remeses III: Remeses however is the
name of the grandfather of i; this last circumstance might
decide the question, were it not, that wc are assured, that
Sesostris was the first who fitted out ships of war, and
engaged his enemies by sea, which we find represented at
(1) I must however confess, that I find no authority in Diodorus for
this conjecture, and the reasoning of the learned Winkclmnnn founded on false
prcxises has naturally led to false conclusions. V. his remarks, book 2. c. 1.
I, 10 Note 1.
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