. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . an, Zur Erh drung der Pyramiden-texte, in the Zeitschrift, vol. xxix. pp. 44, 45 ; cf. Max Mulleiî, Asien und Europa nach AltSgyptischettDenlemâlern, p. 40, et seq.) ; a town, probably built at a short distance from the village of Maghfâr,hud taken its name from the gulf on which it was situated, and was also called Kîm-Oîrît. 4 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a photograph by Pétrie. The original is of the time of Necta-nebo, and is at Karnak ; I have chosen it for reproduction in preference to the heads of the time ofthe Ancient Empire, which are
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . an, Zur Erh drung der Pyramiden-texte, in the Zeitschrift, vol. xxix. pp. 44, 45 ; cf. Max Mulleiî, Asien und Europa nach AltSgyptischettDenlemâlern, p. 40, et seq.) ; a town, probably built at a short distance from the village of Maghfâr,hud taken its name from the gulf on which it was situated, and was also called Kîm-Oîrît. 4 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a photograph by Pétrie. The original is of the time of Necta-nebo, and is at Karnak ; I have chosen it for reproduction in preference to the heads of the time ofthe Ancient Empire, which are more injured, and of which this is only the traditional copy. 5 Berlin Papyrus n° J., 11. 16,17 (cf. Chabas, Les Papyrus hiératiques de Berlin, pp. 38, 39)rand St. Petersburg Papyrus n I., quoted and analysed by Golenischetf in the Zeitschrift, 1876rp. 110 ; Inscription of Uni, 1. 21. In the latter text Snofrûi is designated only by his name of Horus,Horu nib mâit (cf. Sethe, Ein neuer Horusname, in the Zeitschrift, vol. xxx. p. 62).. 352 THE MEMPHITE EMPIRE. of the towers, whose ruins are still to be seen on the banks of the night and day upon the battlements, the sentinels kept a strict look-out over the desert, ready to give alarm at the slightest suspicious marauders took advantage of any inequality in the ground to approachunperceived, and they were often successful in getting through the lines ;1 theyscattered themselves over the country, surprised a village or two, bore off suchwomen and children as they could lay their hands on, took possession of herdsof animals, and, without carrying their depredations further, hastened to regaintheir solitudes before information of their exploits could have reached the
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