. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . come to light to confirm this conjecture. 2 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from Champollions Monuments de lÉgypte et de la Nubie, 3 ; cf. Eosellini, Monumenti civili, pl. lsiv. 1 ; Viuey, Le Tombeau de Rehhmarâ, in theMémoires publies par les Membres de la Mission du Caire, vol. v. pis. xiii., xv. This picture belongs tothe XVIII dynasty ; but the sandals figured in it are, however, quite like those to be seen on moreancient monuments. 3 Sallier Papyrus n IL, pi. iv. 1. 6, pi v. 1. 5 ; cf. Maspeho, Du Genre Épistolaire chez lesAnciens Égyptie
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . come to light to confirm this conjecture. 2 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from Champollions Monuments de lÉgypte et de la Nubie, 3 ; cf. Eosellini, Monumenti civili, pl. lsiv. 1 ; Viuey, Le Tombeau de Rehhmarâ, in theMémoires publies par les Membres de la Mission du Caire, vol. v. pis. xiii., xv. This picture belongs tothe XVIII dynasty ; but the sandals figured in it are, however, quite like those to be seen on moreancient monuments. 3 Sallier Papyrus n IL, pi. iv. 1. 6, pi v. 1. 5 ; cf. Maspeho, Du Genre Épistolaire chez lesAnciens Égyptiens de Vépoque pharaonique, pp. 50,51 ; Lauth, Die Altdgyptische Hochschule zu Chennu,in the Comptes Rendus of the Academy of Sciences of Munich, 1872, vol. i. p. 37, et seq. 4 Sallier Papyrus n° II, pi. vi. 11. 1-5; cf. Maspero, Du Genre Épistolaire, pp. 53, 55, andChabas, Recherches pour servir à lhistoire de la XIX: dynastie égyptienne, pp. 141, 145. 4 Sallier Papyrus n II, pl. vii. 11. 2, 3. 314 TEE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF fish,—and he gnaws the —The baker makes dough,—subjects theloaves to the fire;—while his head is inside the oven,—his son holds himby the legs ;—if he slips from the hands of his son,—he falls there into These are the miseries inherent to the trades themselves : the levying of the tax added to the cata-logue a long sequel of vexa-tions and annoyances, whichwere renewed several timesin the year at regular inter-vals. Even at the presentday, the fellah does not payhis contributions exceptunder protest and by com-pulsion, but the determina-tion not to meet obligationsexcept beneath the stick,was proverbial from ancienttimes : whoever paid his dues THE BAKER MAKING HIS BREAD AND PLACING IT IN THE OVEN. before he had receive(i a merciless beating would be overwhelmed with reproaches by his family, andjeered at without pity by his The time when the tax fell due,came upon the nomes as a terrible
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