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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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hjphischen und Hieralischen Texten, pp. 38, 44-57, 110). Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from the photograph taken by Petrie (cf. Eosellixi, Monumenti Civili,pi. cxxii. 1); the original is at present in the Florence Museum (Migi.iarisi, Indication succinate des■monuments Egypliens au Musie de Florence, 1850, pp. 94,05, No. 2678). Kosellini considered this chariotto be of Scythian origin (^Mojiumenti Cirili, vol. iii. pp. 263-2G9), and his opinion is still sometimesaccepted ; it is, however, an Egyptian chariot, but constructed for funerary use, to be placed in a tomb,and its destination explains the excessive lightness of its construction, and the imperfections of its build. THE CHARIOTEER. 217 ellipse, and closed by a straight bar; to this frame was fixed a floor of sycomorewood or of plaited leather thongs. The sides of the chariot were formed ofupright panels, solid in front and open at the sides, each provided with ahand-rail. The pole, which was of a single piece of wood, was bent into
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an elbow at about one-fifth of its lengthfrom the end, which was inserted intoi^ the centre of the axletree. On thegigantic T thus formed was fixed thebody of the chariot, the hinder part resting on the axle, and the front attachedto the bent part of the pole, while the whole was firmly bound together withdouble leather thongs. A yoke of hornbeam, shaped like a bow, to which thehorses were harnessed, was fastened to the other extremity of the pole.-^ TheAsiatics placed three men in a chariot, but the Egyptians only two; thewarrior—sinni—whose business it was to fight, and the shield-bearer—qazana—who protected his companion with a buckler during the engagement.^ Acomplete set of weapons was carried in the chariot—lances, javelins, anddaggers, curved spear, club, and battle-axe—while two bow-cases as well as two Dranu by Faucher-Gudin, from a photograph ; cf. Champolmon, Monuments de VEgijpte el dela Nuhie, pi. Ixiv.; Eoselliki, Monumeuti Stvrici, pis. liv. 1, Ixvii. The pi

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