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Title: The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916
Subjects: History, Ancient Egypt -- History Syria -- History and antiquities Assyria -- History and antiquities
Publisher: London : S.P.C.K.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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3, aud Voyage de la IIaute-£gypte, vol. ii. pi. 62. DuMiCHEN, Die Flolte, etc., pis. ii., xv., and Hist. Inscliriften, vol. ii. pis. viii.-x., xiv., xv.;Makiette, Deir el-Bahari, pis. 5, 6. * As to the country of the Ilim, cf. Maspero, Les Dims, in the Becueil de Travaux, vol. viil. p. 84;and G. Tomkins, Bemarlis on Mr. Flinders PHries Collection of Ethnographic Types from the Monu-ments of Egypt, p. 214. Liebleiii thought that their country was explored, not by the .sailors whovoyaged to Puanit, but by a different body who proceeded by land (^Die Jiischriften des Ttmjyels von THE RETURN OF THE FLEET TO EGYPT. 251 The fleet at length made its reappearance in Egyptian ports, having on boardthe chiefs of several tribes on whose coasts the sailors had landed, and bring-ing back so much that the like had never been brought of the products ofPiiaint to other kings, by the supreme favour of the venerable god, Amon Ea,lord of Karuiik. The chiefs mentioned were probably young men of superior
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THE ESIBAHIiATION OP THE INCENSE SYCAMOBES OS BOARD THE EGYPTIAN FLEET. family, who had been confided to the ofQcer in command of the squadron bylocal sheikhs, as pledges to the Pharaoh of good mil or as commercial hostages.National vanity, no doubt, prompted the Egyptians to regard them as vassalscoming to do homage, and their gifts as tributes denoting subjection. TheQueen inaugurated a solemn festival in honour of the explorers. The Thebanmilitia was ordered out to meet them, the royal flotilla escorting them as far asthe temple landing-place, where a procession was formed to carry the spoil tothe feet of the god. The good Theban folk, assembled to witness their arrival,beheld the marcli past of the native hostages, the incense sycamores, theprecious gum itself, the wild animals, the giraffe, and the oxen, whose numberswere doubtless increased a hundredfold in the accounts given to posterity withthe usual official exaggeration. The trees were planted at Deir el-Bahari, llir-el-Bahr

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