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Identifier: cu31924091767503 (find matches)
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
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TANUATAMANU RECONQUERS EGYPT 191 will be thy vassals, as thou didst declare at the beginning,on the day in which thou becamest king! The heart of
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KING TANUATAMASU DT ADOEATION BEFORE THE GODS OF THEBES. his Majesty was filled with joy when he heard this dis-course : he bestowed upon them in abundance bread, beer, 1 Drawn by Boudier, from a photograph by Legrain, taken in the smalltemple at Thebes. 192 THE POWER OF ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH and all manner of good things. After sojourning some daysat the court of Pharaoh their lord, they said to him, Whystay we here, 0 prince our master ? His Majesty replied, Wherefore ? They answered then, Graciously permitus to return to our own cities, that we may give commandsto our subjects, and may bring thee our tribute offerings ! They returned ere long, bringing the promised gifts, andthe king withdrew to Napata loaded with spoil.* TheDelta proper at once ceased to obey him, but Memphis,as well as Thebes, still acknowledged his sway for sometwo or three years longer.^ It was neither indolence norfear which had kept Assur-bani-pal from marching to thesuccour of his subjects as soon as the mov
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