THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY—(continued)
THÛTMOSIS III.: THE ORGANISATION OF THE SYRIAN PROVINCES—AMENÔTHES III.: THE WORSHIPPERS OF ATONÛ.
Thutmosis III.: the talcing of Qodshâ in the 42nd year of his reign—The tribute of the south—The triumph-song of Amon.
The constitution of the Egyptian empire—The Grown vassals and their relations with the Pharaoh—The king’s messengers—The allied states—Royal presents and marriages; the status of foreigners in the royal harem—Commerce with Asia, its resources and its risks; protection granted to the national industries, and treaties of extradition.
Amenôthes II, his campaigns in Syria and Nubia—Thûtmosis IV.; his dream under the shadow of the Sphinx and his marriage—Amenôthes III. and his peaceful reign—The great building works—The temples of Nubia: Soleb and his sanctuary built by Amenôthes III, Gebel Barkal, Elephantine—The beautifying of Thebes: the temple of Mat, the temples of Amon at Luxor and at Karnak, the tomb of Amenôthes III, the chapel and the colossi of Memnon.
The increasing importance of Anion and his priests: preference shown by Amenôthes III. for the Heliopolitan gods, his marriage with Tii—The influence of Tii over Amenôthes IV.: the decadence of Amon and of Thebes, Atonû and Khûîtniatonû—Change of physiognomy in Khûniaton, his character, his government, his relations with Asia: the tombs of Tel el-Amarna and the art of the period—Tutanlchamon, At: the return of the Pharaohs to Thebes and the close of the XVIIIth dynasty.
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I—THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY—(continued) ]
[ CHAPTER II—THE REACTION AGAINST EGYPT ]
[ CHAPTER III—THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE ]
List of Illustrations
[ 006.jpg a Procession of Negroes ]
[ 015.jpg a Syrian Town and Its Outskirts After an Egyptian Army Had Passed Through It ]
[ 030.jpg the LotanÛ and The Goldsmiths’work Constituting Their Tribute ]
[ 032b.jpg Painted Tablets in the Hall of Harps ]
[ 034.jpg. The Bear and Elephant Brought As Tribute in The Tomb of Rakhmiri ]
[ 040.jpg the Mummy of Thutmosis Iii. ]
[ 041.jpg Head of the Mummy Of ThÛtmosis Iii. ]
[ 044.jpg AmenÔthes Ii., from the Statue at Turin ]
[ 046.jpg the Great Sphinx and The Chapel of Thutmosis Iv. ]
[ 047.jpg the Simoom. Sphinx and Pyramids at Gizeh ]
[ 050.jpg the Stele of The Sphinx Of Gizer ]
[ 052b.jpg Amenothes Iii. Colossal Head in the British Museum ]
[ 053.jpg Amenothes Iii. From the Tomb of Khamhait ]
[ 056.jpg Scarab of the Hunt ]
[ 058.jpg a Gang of Syrian Prisoners Making Brick for The Temple of Amon ]
[ 059.jpg One of the Rams Of AmenÔthes Iii ]
[ 062.jpg One of the Lions Of Gebel-barkal ]
[ 065.jpg the Temple at Elephantine, As It Was in 1799 ]
[ 066.jpg the Great Court of The Temple Of Luxor During The Inundation ]
[ 067.jpg Part of the Avenue Of Rams, Between The Temples Of Amon and MaÛt ]
[ 069.jpg the Pylons of ThÛtmosis Iii. And HarmhabÎ At Kaknak ]
[ 070.jpg Sacred Lake Akd the Southern Part of The Temple Of Karnak. ]
[ 073.jpg the Two Colossi of Memnon in The Plain Of Thebes ]
[ 076.jpg a Party of Tourists at the Foot Of The Vocal Statue of Memnok ]
[ 079.jpg Marriage ScarabÆus ]
[ 087.jpg the Decorated Pavement of The Palace ]
[ 095.jpg the Mask of KihÛniatonÛ ]
[ 096.jpg AmenÔthes Iv., from the Statuette in The Louvre. ]
[ 098.jpg KhÛniatonÛ and his Wife Rewarding One of The Great Officers of the Court ]
[ 100.jpg the Door of a Tomb at Tel El-amarna ]
[ 103.jpg Interior of a Tomb at Tel El-amarna ]
[ 104.jpg Profile of Head Of Mummy (thebes Tombs.) ]
[ 106.jpg Two of the Daughters Of KhÛhi AtonÛ ]
[ 111.jpg Sarcophagus of the Pharaoh AÎ ]
[ 123.jpg the First Pylon of HarmhabÎ at Karnak ]
[ 127.jpg Amenothes IV. From a Fragment Used Again By Harmhabi ]
[ 129.jpg the Vaulted Passage of The Rock-tomb at Gebel Silsileh ]
[ 131.jpg the Triumph Of HarmhabÎ in The Sanctuary of Gebel Silsileh ]
[ 135.jpg Three Heads of Hittite Soldiers ]
[ 140.jpg a Hittite Chariot With Its Three Occupants ]
[ 166.jpg Representation of Seti I. Vanquishing the Libyans And Asiatics on the Walls, Karnak ]
[ 168.jpg a Fortified Station on the Route Between The Nile And the Red Sea. ]
[ 169.jpg the Temple of Seti I. At Redesieh ]
[ 170.jpg Fragment of the Map Of The Gold-mines ]
[ 171.jpg the Three Standing Columns of The Temple Of Sesebi ]
[ 173 an Avenue of One Of the Aisles Of The Hypostyle Hall At Karnak ]
[ 174.jpg the Gratings of The Central Colonnade in The Hypostyle Hall at Karnak ]
[ 176.jpg One of the Colonnades Of The Hypostyle Hall In The Temple of Seti I. At Abydos ]
[ 176b.jpg the Facade of The Temple Of Seti ]
[ 181.jpg the Temple of Qurnah ]
[ 184.jpg One of the Pillars Of The Tomb Of Seti I. ]
[ 187.jpg Ramses II. Puts the Negroes to Flight ]
[ 193.jpg the Shardana Guard of Ramses II. ]
[ 195.jpg Two Hittite Spies Beaten by the Egyptian Soldiers ]
[ 196.jpg the Egyptian Camp and The Council of War on The Morning of the Battle Of QodshÛ ]
[ 198.jpg the Garrison of QodshÛ Issuing Forth to Help The Prince of KhÂti. ]
[ 214.jpg KhÂtusaru, Prince of KhÂti, and his Daughter ]
[ 218.jpg Phoenician Boats Landing at Thebes ]
[ 221.jpg the Projecting Columns of The Speos Of Gerf-hosseÎn ]
[ 221.jpg the Caryatides of Gerf-hosseÎn ]
[ 224.jpg the Two Colossi of Abu Simbel to The South Of The Doorway ]
[ 225.jpg the Interior of The Speos Of Abu Simbel ]
[ 228.jpg the Face of The Rock at Abu Simgel ]
[ 229.jpg Ramses Ii. Pierces a Libyan Chief With his Lance ]
[ 230.jpg Ramses Ii. Strikes a Group of Prisoners ]
[ 231.jpg the Façade of The Little Speos Of Hauthor at Abu Simbel ]
[ 232.jpg Columns of Temple at Luxor ]
[ 233.jpg the Chapel of Thutmosis III. And One Of The Pylons of Ramses Ii. At Luxor ]
[ 235.jpg the Colonnade of Seti I. And The Three Colossal Statues of Ramses II. At Luxor ]
[ 236.jpg Paintings of Chairs ]
[ 237.jpg the Remains of The Colossal Statue Of Ramses Ii. At the Ramesseum ]
[ 240.jpg the Ruins of The Memnonium Of Ramses Ii. At Abydos ]
[ 242.jpg the Colossal Statue of Ramses II. At Mitrahineh ]
[ 245.jpg the Chapel of The Apis Of AmekÔthes III. ]
[ 246.jpg Statue of Khamoisit ]
[ 247.jpg Stele of the Nahr El-kelb ]
[ 248.jpg the Bas-belief of Ninfi ]
[ 249.jpg the Coffin and Mummy of Ramses II ]
[ 260.jpg Statue of MÎnephtah ]
[ 263.jpg the Chapels of Ramses II. And Minephtah At Sisileh ]
[ 264.jpg Statue of Seti II. ]
[ 299.jpg One of the Libyan Chiefs Vanquished by Ramses Iii. ]
[ 300.jpg the Waggons of The Pulasati and Their Confederates ]
[ 304.jpg a Sihagalasha Chief ]
[ 307.jpg the Army Op Ramses III. On The March, and The Lion-hunt ]
[ 308.jpg the Defeat of The Peoples Of The Sea ]
[ 313.jpg the Captive Chiefs of Ramses Iii. At Medinet-ihabu ]
[ 314.jpg Ramses III. Binds the Chiefs of The Libyans ]
[ 318.jpg the Prince of The Khati ]
[ 320.jpg Signs, Arms and Instruments ]
[ 321.jpg the Colossal Osirian Figures in The First Court At Medinet-habu ]
[ 322.jpg the First Pylon of The Temple ]
[ 327.jpg the Mummy of Ramses III. ]
[ 331.jpg a Ramses of the Xxth Dynasty ]
[ 334.jpg Map: Thebes in the Xxth Dynasty ]
[ 345.jpg Pectoral of Ramses II. ]
[ 347.jpg the Ram-headed Sparrow-hawk in The Louvre ]
[ 348.jpg Decorated Armchair ]
[ 350.jpg Page Image With Furniture ]
