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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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ield of battle, of the tribute levied on vassals, andof the prisoners taken as slaves. When Thutmosis III., after having reduced Tlie history of this statue has beeu collected and related by Letronne, La Statue vocale deMemnon, considCree dans ses rapports avec Vfigypte et la Grice, in the (Evrres choices, 1st series,vol. i. pp. 1-236. The bibliograjihy of the subject since Letronncs time is to be found nearlycomplete in Wiedemann, ^riyptlsche GescMchte, p. ^87, note 5. and Appendi.j, p. 44. THE INCREASING GREATNESS OF AMON AND JUS PRIESTS. 313 Megiddo, organised a systematic jilundering of the surrouuding country, it wasfor the benefit of Amon-Ea that he reaped the fields and sent their harvest intoEgypt; ^ if during his journeys he collected useful plants or rare animals,it was that he might dispose of tliem in the groves or gardens of Amon as well as in his own,^ andhe never retained for hispersonal use the wholeof what lie won by arms,but always reserved someportion for the sacred
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A IAKTY Ol IULIUjT.S AT THE IOUT l.lF THE VOUAI, STATUE 01 .MEMSON. treasury. His successors acted in a similar manner, and in the reigns ofAmenothes II., Thutmosis IV., and Amenothes III., tiie patrimony of the Thebanpriesthood continued to increase.^ The Pliaraohs, perpetually called upon asthey were to recompense one or other of their servants, were never able to retainfor long their share of the spoils of war. Gold and silver, lands, jewels, andslaves passed as quickly out of their hands as they had fallen into them,and although their fortune was continually having additions made to it inevery fresh campaign, yet the increase was rarely in proportion to the troubleexpended. The god, on the contrary, received what he got for all time, andgave back nothing in return: fresh accumulations of precious metals werecontinually being added to his store, his meadows were enriched by the The gifts of Thatmoais III. to his fatlier Anion, ou his return from his first campaign, areenumerated in

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