Volume VI.
M. L. McClure translation
LONDON THE GROLIER SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE—(continued)
RAMSES III.: MANNERS AND CUSTOMS—POPULATION—THE PREDOMINANCE OF AMON AND HIS HIGH PRIESTS.
The Theban necropolis: mummies—The funeral of a rich Theban: the procession of the offerings and the funerary furniture, the crossing of the Nile, the tomb, the farewell to the dead, the sacrifice, the coffins, the repast of the dead, the song of the Harper—The common ditch—The living inhabitants of the necropolis: draughtsmen, sculptors, painters—The bas-reliefs of the temples and the tombs, wooden statuettes, the smelting of metals, bronze—The religions of the necropolis: the immorality and want of discipline among the people: workmen s strikes.
Amon and the beliefs concerning him: his kingdom over the living and the dead, the soul’s destiny according to the teaching of Amon—Khonsû and his temple; the temple of Amon at Karnak, its revenue, its priesthood—The growing influence of the high priests of Amon under the sons of Ramses III.: Hamsesnaklûti, Amenôthes; the violation of the royal burying-places—Hrihor and the last of the Ramses, Smendês and the accession to power of the XXIst dynasty: the division of Egypt into two States—The priest-kings of Amon masters of Thebes under the suzerainty of the Tanite Pharaohs—The close of the Theban empire.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I—THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE—(continued)
CHAPTER II—THE RISE OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
CHAPTER III—THE HEBREWS AND THE PHILISTINES—DAMASCUS
List of Illustrations
Spines
Cover
Frontispiece
Titlepage
001.jpg Page Image
003.jpg Page Image
004.jpg the Theban Cemeteries
005.jpg the Necropolis of SheÎkh and El-qurneh
007.jpg Head of a Theban Mummy
008.jpg the Manufacture and Painting of The Cartonnage
009.jpg Wrapping of the Mummy, Under The Direction Of The “Man of the Roll”
012.jpg the Funeral of Harmhabi
013.jpg the Funeral of HabmhabÎ
014.jpg the Boat Carrying The Mummy
015.jpg the Boats Containing The Female Weepers and The People of the Household
016.jpg the Boats Containing The Friends and The Funerary Furniture
017.jpg a Corner of the Theban Necropolis
018.jpg Painting in the Fifth Tomb of The Kings to The Right
019.jpg the Farewell to The Mummy, and The Double Received by the Goddess
021.jpg Niche in the Tomb of Menna
023a.jpg Coffin-lid
023b.jpg Coffin-lid
024.jpg the Mummy Factory
025.jpg the Paraphernalia of a Mummy Of The XXth to The Xxiind Dynasties
026.jpg the Funeral Repast—music and Dancing
027.jpg the Coffin of The Favourite Gazelle Of IsÎmkhobiu
029.jpg One of the Harpers Of The Tomb Of Ramses III.
032.jpg Paintings at the End of The Hall Of The Fifth The Tomb
033.jpg Amenothes III. At Luxor
035.jpg KhÂmhaÎt
026.jpg Sketch of a Female Acrobat
Bas-relief of Seti I., Showing Corrections Made by The Sculptor
040.jpg the Kneeling Scribe at Turin
041a.jpg Young Girl in the Turing Museum
041b.jpg the Lady Nehai
043a.jpg a Soldier
043b.jpg Statue in the Turin Museum
045.jpg Funerary Casket in the Turin Museum
046.jpg Shrine in the Turin Museum
046b.jpg the Lady Taksûhît
048.jpg the Swallow-goddess from The Theban Necropolis
049.jpg the Goddess MabÎtsakbo
060.jpg Decorated Wrappings of a Mummy
062.jpg One of the Mysterious Books Of Amon
066.jpg the Entrance to a Royal Tomb
066b.jpg One of the Hours Of The Night
074.jpg KhonsÛ* and Temple of KhonsÛ**.
075.jpg the Temple of KhonsÛ at Karnak
077.jpg the Court of The Temple Of KhonsÛ
078.jpg the Colonnade Built by ThÛtmosis III
081.jpg the Temple of Amon at Karnak
082.jpg the Two Stele-pillars at Karnak
089.jpg Ramses IX.
091.jpg Hrihor
093.jpg Zodphtahaufonkhi, Royal Son of Ramses
095.jpg Tailpiece
097.jpg Page Image
098.jpg Page Image
099.jpg Page Image
101.jpg the Tree Growing on The Tomb of Osiris
104.jpg the Phoenician Horus
105.jpg the Phoenician Thot
106.jpg One of the Most Ancient Phoenician Inscriptions
107.jpg Table of Alphabets
109.jpg Rashuf on his Lion
110.jpg a Phoenician God in his Egyptian Shrine
111.jpg AmenÔthes I. Seizing a Lion
112.jpg a Phoenician Mastaba at Arvad
113.jpg Two of the Tombs at Arvad
115.jpg the Kabr-hiram Near Tyre
117.jpg Egyptian Treatment of the Cow on a Phoenician Bowl
118.jpg the King and his Double on a Phoenician Bowl
128.jpg AzÂz—one of This Tumuli on the Ancient Hittite Plain
143.jpg the 1st Assyrian Empire—map
145.jpg the Volcanic Cone of KÔkab
149.jpg Ishtar As a Warrior Bringing Prisoners to A Conquering King
152.jpg a Village in the Mountain Districts of The Old AssÆan Kingdom
155.jpg the Sabre of Ramman-nirari
163.jpg Table
172.jpg the Dove-goddess
173.jpg an Assyrian
178.jpg a Lion-hunt
179.jpg Lion Transfixed by an Arrow
180.jpg Paintings of Chairs
181.jpg a Ubus Hunt
182.jpg Libation Poured over the Lions on The Return From The Chase
183.jpg Two Assyrian Archers
184.jpg an Assyrian War-chariot Charging the Foe
185a.jpg Harness of the Horses
185b.jpg Pikeman
188.jpg Crossing a River in Boats and on Inflated Skins
189.jpg Making a Bridge for the Passage of The Chariots
190.jpg the King’s Chariot Crossing a Bridge
191.jpg the Assyrian Infantry Crossing The Mountains
193.jpg the King Crossing a Mountain in his Chariot
194.jpg an Assyrian Camp
196.jpg a Fortified Town
198.jpg the Bringing of Heads After a Battle
200.jpg the King Lets Fly Arrows at a Besieged Town
201.jpg Assyrian Sappers
202.jpg a Town Taken by Scaling
203.jpg Tortures Inflicted on Prisoners
204.jpg a Convoy of Prisoners and Captives After The Taking of a Town
205.jpg Convoy of Prisoners Bound in Various Ways
216.jpg General View of the Ruins Of Euyuk
217.jpg the Sphinx on The Right of Euyuk
218.jpg Two Blocks Covered With Bas-reliefs in the Euyuk Palace
219.jpg Mystic Scene at Euyuk
220.jpg an Asiatic Goddess
221.jpg the Asiatic Inscription of Kolitolu-yaÎla
222.jpg Double Scend of Offerings
223.jpg the Bas-relief of Ibriz
230.jpg Sacrifice Offered Before the Royal Stele
231.jpg Portions of the Sacrificial Victims Thrown Into The Water
233.jpg the Stele at Sebenneh-su
235.jpg Transport of Building Materials by Water
236.jpg Rare Animals Brought Back As Trophies by The King
237.jpg Monkey Brought Back As Tribute
239.jpg Merodach-nadin-akhi
242.jpg Table of Kings
248.jpg Lion at Makash
250.jpg Tailpiece
251.jpg Page Image
252.jpg Page Image
253.jpg Page Image
259.jpg the Amorite Astarte
261.jpg the Valley of The Jabbok, Near to Its Confluence With the Jordan
263.jpg One of the Mounds Of ÂÎn Es-sultÂn, The Ancient Jericho
264.jpg the Jordan in The Neighbourhood of Jericho
265.jpg One of the Wells Of Beersheba
268.jpg Map of Palestine in Time Of the Judges
272.jpg Moabite Warrior
275.jpg Tell
278.jpg Mount Tabor
288.jpg Mount Gerizim, With a View of Nablus
289.jpg the Town of Ascalon
292.jpg a Zakkala
294.jpg a Procession of Philistine Captives At Medinet-habu
297.jpg a Philistine Ship of War
301.jpg Tell Es-safieh, the Gath of The Philistines
304.jpg the Hill of Shiloh, Seen from The North-east
314.jpg the Wady Suweinit
319.jpg a Phoenician Soldier
324.jpg AÎd-el-ra, the Site of The Ancient Adullam
326.jpg the Desert of Judah
330.jpg the Hill of Bethshan, Seen from The East
346.jpg Mouse of Metal
353.jpg the Hebrew Kingdom
354.jpg the Site of Rabbath-amon, Seen from The West
370.jpg Map of Tyre Subsequent to Hiram
371.jpg the Breakwater of The Egyptian Harbour at Tyre
372.jpg One of Solomon’s Reservoirs Near Jerusalem
374.jpg Some of the Stone Course Of Solomon’s Temple At Jerusalem
377.jpg an Upright of a Door at Lachish
384.jpg King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
387.jpg a Jewish Captive
391.jpg the Mound and Plain of Bethel.
393.jpg Table of Kings
397.jpg Table of Kings
401.jpg the Mummies of Queen MÂkerÎ and Her Child
402.jpg Table
404.jpg the Two Niles of Tanis
410.jpg a Troop of Libyans Hunting
413.jpg Nsitanibashiru
419.jpg Amon Presenting to Sheshonq the List of The Cities Captured in Israel and Judah
432.jpg the Hill of Samaria
