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Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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firstcataract once more became Assyrian territory. The victorywas so complete that Assur-bani-pal thought he mightwithout risk show clemency to his prisoners. He summonedthem to his presence, and there, instead of putting out theireyes or subjecting them to some horrible form of torture,he received them back into favour, and confirmed Nechoin the possession of all the honours which Esarhaddon hadconceded to him. He clothed him in a mantle of honour,and bestowed on him a straight-bladed sword with an ironscabbard ornamented with gold, engraved with his namesand titles, besides rings, gold bracelets, chariots, horses,and mules; in short, all the appurtenances of royalty.Not content with restoring to him the cities of Sais and 174 THE POWER OF ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH Memphis, he granted him the fief of Athrlbis for his eldestson, Psammetichus. Moreover, he neglected no measurelikely to show his supremacy. Athrlbis received the newname of Limir-patesi-assur, may the high jyriest of Assur be
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MOXTUMIHAIT, PRINCE OF THEBES. glorious, and Sais that of Kar-bel-matati, the fortress of thelord of the countries. Psammetichus was called Nebo-shezib-anni, Nebo, deliver me, and residents were installedat his court and that of his father, who were entrusted withthe surveillance of their conduct, and the task of keeping 1 Drawn by Boudier, from the photograph by Miss Benson. It is notquite certain, that this statue represents Montumihalt, as the inscription iswanting: the circumstances of the discovery, however, render it veryprobable. RECONSTITUTION OP THE EGYPTIAN PROVINCE 175 them to the path of duty: Necho, thus well guarded,thenceforward never faltered in his allegiance. The subjection of Egypt reacted on Syria and AsiaMinor. Of the only two states still existing along thePhoenician seaboard, one, namely Tyre, had been in revoltfor many years, and the other, Arvad, showed symptoms ofdisafifection. Esarhaddon,from lack of a sufficient fleet,had never been able to sub-due the form

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