The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria (1896) (14591632060)

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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i, in the Zeitsclmft, vol. xxvii. pp. 125-127); Bergmann, and also Erman, think that wehave in this text the indication of an immigration into Egypt of a tribe of the Monatiu. * The list of northern tribes owing allegiance more or less to Harmhabi, was published in 1882(MasiERO, Hid. Aiirienne des peuples de VOrient, 4th edit., p. 213, note 5) ; it was also published byBouriant (Letire a M. W. M. Miiller, in the Recueil de Travaux, vol. xvii. pp. 41-44), and commentedupon briefly by W. Mas Miiller (_Asien utid Europa, p. 292). THK KHATI. 35L before the Pharaoh at Thebes.^ I^gXP^ ^** maintaining, therefore, its ascend-ency, or at least appearing to maintain it in those regions where the kings^of the XVIII dynasty had ruled after the campaigns of Thiitmosis I.,.Thiitmosis III., and Aiueuothes II. Its influence, nevertheless, was not soundisputed as in former days; not that the Egyptian soldiers were less valiant,but owing to the fnct that anotlier power had risen up alongside them whose
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THE TRIUMPH OF HABMHAIil IN THE SANCTUAliY OF GEBEL SILSILEH. armies were strong enough to encounter them on the field of battle and toobtain a victory over them. Beyond Naharaim, in the deep recesses of the Amanus and Taurus, therehad lived, for no one knows how many centuries, the rude and warlike tribesof the Khiiti, related not so much to the Semites of the Syrian plain asto the populations of douijtiul race and language who occupied the upperbasins of the Halys and Euphrates.^ The Chalda;au conquest had barely Wiedemann, Texis of the Second Part of the XVIII Dynasty, in tlie Proceedingt of the Bibl.Arch. Soc, 1888-89, vol. xi. pp. 423, 424 ; BouRlANr, Lettre a M. W. M. MiiUer sur U mur dHoremhebii Karnah, in the Recueil de Trauaux, vol. xvii. p. 42. Drawn by Fauoher-Guflin, from a photograph Ijy Daniel Heron. The black spots are duo to thetorchea of the fullabin of the noighliourhood who have visited the rock-tomb in bygone yeiirs. Upon the vocalisation Khtti of this name, see p.