The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . ists parodiedthe combats and trium-phal scenes of the Ramsesor Thutmosis of the daydepicted on the walls ofthe pylons. The Pharaohof all the rats, perchedupon a cliariot drawn bydogs, bravely charges anarmy of cats; standing in the heroic attitude of a conqueror, he pierces themwith his darts, while his horses tread the fallen underfoot; his legions mean-while in advance of him attack a fort defended by tomcats, with the sameardour that the Egyptian battalions would display in assaulting a Syrian strong-hold.^ This treatment of ethics d
The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria . ists parodiedthe combats and trium-phal scenes of the Ramsesor Thutmosis of the daydepicted on the walls ofthe pylons. The Pharaohof all the rats, perchedupon a cliariot drawn bydogs, bravely charges anarmy of cats; standing in the heroic attitude of a conqueror, he pierces themwith his darts, while his horses tread the fallen underfoot; his legions mean-while in advance of him attack a fort defended by tomcats, with the sameardour that the Egyptian battalions would display in assaulting a Syrian strong-hold.^ This treatment of ethics did not prevent the Egyptian writers fromgiving way to their natural inclinations, and composing large volumes on this Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from LErsms, AuswaU (Ur wichtigilen Urkunden, pi. xxiii. Cf. the fragments which I liave cited in this connexion on pp. 457, 4.^)S of this volume. Drawn by Fauclier-Gudin, from Lepsivs, Auswahl dcr wiMvjsfen Urkunden, pi. xxiii.* This JB the scene which serves us the head-piece to tlie present chapter; see p. A CONCERT OF ANIMALS DEVOTED TO MISIC. 502 TEE CLOSE OF THE THE BAN EMPIRE. subject after the manner of Kaqimui or Phtahhotpu.^ One of their books,in which the aged Ani inscribes his Instructions to his son, Khoushotpii, iscompiled in the form of a dialogue, and contains the usual commonplacesupon virtue, temperance, piety, the respect due to parents from children, orto the great ones of this world from their inferiors.^ The language in which. it is written is ingenious, picturesque, and at times eloquent; the work explainsmuch that is obscure in Egyptian life, and upon which the monuments havethrown no light. Beware of the woman who goes out surreptitiously in hertown, do not follow her or any like her, do uot expose thyself to the experi-ence of what it costs a man to face an Ocean of which the bounds are unknown.^The wife whose husband is far from home sends thee letters, and invites thee tocome to her daily when she has no
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