The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . eriod was Makiette, Notice des principuux Monuments, ISO-t, pp. 37-40, but he places the use of theyellow-varnished coiBns too late, viz. during the XXII dynasty. Examples of them have sincebeen found which iucontestably belong to the XX. Cf. the results of later researches in Maspebo,Archevlogie Egyptiennc, pp. 273-276. - Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a fragment in the British Museum (cf. Champollion, Monumentsde VEgypte et de la Nuhie, pi. ccclxxvii. ter; Eosellini, Monutnenti Civili, xcix. 1). The scenerepresenting the funeral repast
The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . eriod was Makiette, Notice des principuux Monuments, ISO-t, pp. 37-40, but he places the use of theyellow-varnished coiBns too late, viz. during the XXII dynasty. Examples of them have sincebeen found which iucontestably belong to the XX. Cf. the results of later researches in Maspebo,Archevlogie Egyptiennc, pp. 273-276. - Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a fragment in the British Museum (cf. Champollion, Monumentsde VEgypte et de la Nuhie, pi. ccclxxvii. ter; Eosellini, Monutnenti Civili, xcix. 1). The scenerepresenting the funeral repast and its accompanying dances occurs frequently in the Thebnn tombs:cf. Champollion, Monuments de VEgypte et de la Kiibie, pi. clsxxvii.; Uosellini, Mo7iumenti Civili,pis. Ixxviii., Ixxix., xcvi., scvlii., xcix.; Viret, Le Tombeau de Rekhmara, in the Mimoires de laMission Frunfaise, vol. v. pis. ; Bouwant, Tombeau de Barmhabi, in the Mimoires de laMission, pi. ii.; Soheil, Tombeau de Ratescrlcasenb, in the M£moires, vol. v. pis. ii., ii., THE COPPIX OF THE FAVOURITE GAZELLE OFIstMKHOBlCl. TDE SONG OF THE HARPER. the better to place before thedeceased the presentment of theliving animal. A few of the piiu-cipal objects were broken ordamaged, in the belief that, bythus destroying them,theirdoubleswould go forth and accompany thehuman double, and render himtheir accustomed services duringthe whole of his posthumous ex-istence ; a charm pronounced overthem bound them indissolubly tohis person, and constrained themto obey his will. This done, thepriest muttered a final prayer, and the masons walled up the doorway. The iuneral feast now took placewith its customary songs and dances. The almelis addressed the guests andexhorted them to make good use of the passing hour: Be happy for oneday! for when you enter your tombs you will rest there eternally throughoutthe length of every day ! - Immediately after the repast the friends departed from the tomb, and thelast link w
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