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Identifier: struggleofnation00maspuoft (find matches)
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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y Majesty like the young bull, stout of heart, armed with hornswhich none may resist. V.—I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush those who are intheir marshes, so that the countries of Mitanni may tremble for fear of thee,— The Euphrates, in the great curve described by it across Naharaim, after issuing from the mountainsof Cilicia. For the impression made upon the Egyptians by this river, see p. 211 of the present work. On tlje nature and fire-breathing char^icter of tlie urseus which decorated the forehead of thekings, see Dawn of Civilization, p. 2(j6. The meaning is doubtful. The word signifies pools, marshes, the provinces situated beyondEgyptian territory, and consequently tlie distant parts of the world—those which are nearest theocean which encircles the earth, and which was considered as fed by the stagnant waters of thecelestial Nile, just as the extremities of Egypt were watered by those of the terrestrial Nile. Cf.W. Max Mulleb, Asicn und Europe, pp. 281-283.
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3 270 THE EIOnTEENTTl TIIEBAN DYNASTY. I grant that they may see Thy Majesty like the crocodile, lord of terrors, inthe midst of the water, which none can approach. VI.—I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush those who arein the isles, so that the people who live in the midst of the Very-Green maybe reached by thy roaring,—I grant that they may see Thy Majesty like anavenger who stands on the back of his victim. VII.—I am come, to grant that thou mayest crush the Tihonu, so that theisles of the Utanatiu may be in the power of thy souls,—I grant that theymay see Thy Majesty like a spell-weaving lion, and that thou mayest makecorpses of tliem in the midst of their own valleys.^ VIII.—I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the ends of theearth, so that the circle which surrounds the ocean may be grasped in thyfist,—I grant that they may see Thy Majesty as the sparrow-hawk, lord ofthe wing, who sees at a glance all that he desires. IX.—I am come, to grant th

Ancient Egypt, civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium BCE. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article focuses on Egypt from its prehistory through its unification under Menes (Narmer) in the 3rd millennium BCE—sometimes used as a reference point for Egypt’s origin—and up to the Islamic conquest in the 7th century CE.

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