Volume VI.
LONDON
THE GROLIER SOCIETY
PUBLISHERS
THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE—(continued)
RAMSES III.: MANNERS AND CUSTOMS—POPULATION—THE PREDOMINANCE OF AMON AND HIS HIGH PRIESTS.
The Theban necropolis: mummies—The funeral of a rich Theban: the procession of the offerings and the funerary furniture, the crossing of the Nile, the tomb, the farewell to the dead, the sacrifice, the coffins, the repast of the dead, the song of the Harper—The common ditch—The living inhabitants of the necropolis: draughtsmen, sculptors, painters—The bas-reliefs of the temples and the tombs, wooden statuettes, the smelting of metals, bronze—The religions of the necropolis: the immorality and want of discipline among the people: workmen s strikes.
Amon and the beliefs concerning him: his kingdom over the living and the dead, the soul’s destiny according to the teaching of Amon—Khonsû and his temple; the temple of Amon at Karnak, its revenue, its priesthood—The growing influence of the high priests of Amon under the sons of Ramses III.: Hamsesnaklûti, Amenôthes; the violation of the royal burying-places—Hrihor and the last of the Ramses, Smendês and the accession to power of the XXIst dynasty: the division of Egypt into two States—The priest-kings of Amon masters of Thebes under the suzerainty of the Tanite Pharaohs—The close of the Theban empire.
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I—THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE—(continued) ]
[ CHAPTER II—THE RISE OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ]
[ CHAPTER III—THE HEBREWS AND THE PHILISTINES—DAMASCUS ]
List of Illustrations
[ 004.jpg the Theban Cemeteries ]
[ 005.jpg the Necropolis of SheÎkh and El-qurneh ]
[ 007.jpg Head of a Theban Mummy ]
[ 008.jpg the Manufacture and Painting of The Cartonnage ]
[ 009.jpg Wrapping of the Mummy, Under The Direction Of The “Man of the Roll” ]
[ 012.jpg the Funeral of Harmhabi ]
[ 013.jpg the Funeral of HabmhabÎ ]
[ 014.jpg the Boat Carrying The Mummy ]
[ 015.jpg the Boats Containing The Female Weepers and The People of the Household ]
[ 016.jpg the Boats Containing The Friends and The Funerary Furniture ]
[ 017.jpg a Corner of the Theban Necropolis ]
[ 018.jpg Painting in the Fifth Tomb of The Kings to The Right ]
[ 019.jpg the Farewell to The Mummy, and The Double Received by the Goddess ]
[ 021.jpg Niche in the Tomb of Menna ]
[ 025.jpg the Paraphernalia of a Mummy Of The XXth to The Xxiind Dynasties ]
[ 026.jpg the Funeral Repast—music and Dancing ]
[ 027.jpg the Coffin of The Favourite Gazelle Of IsÎmkhobiu ]
[ 029.jpg One of the Harpers Of The Tomb Of Ramses III. ]
[ 032.jpg Paintings at the End of The Hall Of The Fifth The Tomb ]
[ 033.jpg Amenothes III. At Luxor ]
[ 026.jpg Sketch of a Female Acrobat ]
[ Bas-relief of Seti I., Showing Corrections Made by The Sculptor ]
[ 040.jpg the Kneeling Scribe at Turin ]
[ 041a.jpg Young Girl in the Turing Museum ]
[ 043b.jpg Statue in the Turin Museum ]
[ 045.jpg Funerary Casket in the Turin Museum ]
[ 046.jpg Shrine in the Turin Museum ]
[ 046b.jpg the Lady Taksûhît ]
[ 048.jpg the Swallow-goddess from The Theban Necropolis ]
[ 049.jpg the Goddess MabÎtsakbo ]
[ 060.jpg Decorated Wrappings of a Mummy ]
[ 062.jpg One of the Mysterious Books Of Amon ]
[ 066.jpg the Entrance to a Royal Tomb ]
[ 066b.jpg One of the Hours Of The Night ]
[ 074.jpg KhonsÛ* and Temple of KhonsÛ**. ]
[ 075.jpg the Temple of KhonsÛ at Karnak ]
[ 077.jpg the Court of The Temple Of KhonsÛ ]
[ 078.jpg the Colonnade Built by ThÛtmosis III ]
[ 081.jpg the Temple of Amon at Karnak ]
[ 082.jpg the Two Stele-pillars at Karnak ]
[ 093.jpg Zodphtahaufonkhi, Royal Son of Ramses ]
[ 101.jpg the Tree Growing on The Tomb of Osiris ]
[ 104.jpg the Phoenician Horus ]
[ 105.jpg the Phoenician Thot ]
[ 106.jpg One of the Most Ancient Phoenician Inscriptions ]
[ 107.jpg Table of Alphabets ]
[ 109.jpg Rashuf on his Lion ]
[ 110.jpg a Phoenician God in his Egyptian Shrine ]
[ 111.jpg AmenÔthes I. Seizing a Lion ]
[ 112.jpg a Phoenician Mastaba at Arvad ]
[ 113.jpg Two of the Tombs at Arvad ]
[ 115.jpg the Kabr-hiram Near Tyre ]
[ 117.jpg Egyptian Treatment of the Cow on a Phoenician Bowl ]
[ 118.jpg the King and his Double on a Phoenician Bowl ]
[ 128.jpg AzÂz—one of This Tumuli on the Ancient Hittite Plain ]
[ 143.jpg the 1st Assyrian Empire—map ]
[ 145.jpg the Volcanic Cone of KÔkab ]
[ 149.jpg Ishtar As a Warrior Bringing Prisoners to A Conquering King ]
[ 152.jpg a Village in the Mountain Districts of The Old AssÆan Kingdom ]
[ 155.jpg the Sabre of Ramman-nirari ]
[ 179.jpg Lion Transfixed by an Arrow ]
[ 180.jpg Paintings of Chairs ]
[ 182.jpg Libation Poured over the Lions on The Return From The Chase ]
[ 183.jpg Two Assyrian Archers ]
[ 184.jpg an Assyrian War-chariot Charging the Foe ]
[ 185a.jpg Harness of the Horses ]
[ 188.jpg Crossing a River in Boats and on Inflated Skins ]
[ 189.jpg Making a Bridge for the Passage of The Chariots ]
[ 190.jpg the King’s Chariot Crossing a Bridge ]
[ 191.jpg the Assyrian Infantry Crossing The Mountains ]
[ 193.jpg the King Crossing a Mountain in his Chariot ]
[ 198.jpg the Bringing of Heads After a Battle ]
[ 200.jpg the King Lets Fly Arrows at a Besieged Town ]
[ 202.jpg a Town Taken by Scaling ]
[ 203.jpg Tortures Inflicted on Prisoners ]
[ 204.jpg a Convoy of Prisoners and Captives After The Taking of a Town ]
[ 205.jpg Convoy of Prisoners Bound in Various Ways ]
[ 216.jpg General View of the Ruins Of Euyuk ]
[ 217.jpg the Sphinx on The Right of Euyuk ]
[ 218.jpg Two Blocks Covered With Bas-reliefs in the Euyuk Palace ]
[ 219.jpg Mystic Scene at Euyuk ]
[ 220.jpg an Asiatic Goddess ]
[ 221.jpg the Asiatic Inscription of Kolitolu-yaÎla ]
[ 222.jpg Double Scend of Offerings ]
[ 223.jpg the Bas-relief of Ibriz ]
[ 230.jpg Sacrifice Offered Before the Royal Stele ]
[ 231.jpg Portions of the Sacrificial Victims Thrown Into The Water ]
[ 233.jpg the Stele at Sebenneh-su ]
[ 235.jpg Transport of Building Materials by Water ]
[ 236.jpg Rare Animals Brought Back As Trophies by The King ]
[ 237.jpg Monkey Brought Back As Tribute ]
[ 239.jpg Merodach-nadin-akhi ]
[ 259.jpg the Amorite Astarte ]
[ 261.jpg the Valley of The Jabbok, Near to Its Confluence With the Jordan ]
[ 263.jpg One of the Mounds Of ÂÎn Es-sultÂn, The Ancient Jericho ]
[ 264.jpg the Jordan in The Neighbourhood of Jericho ]
[ 265.jpg One of the Wells Of Beersheba ]
[ 268.jpg Map of Palestine in Time Of the Judges ]
[ 288.jpg Mount Gerizim, With a View of Nablus ]
[ 289.jpg the Town of Ascalon ]
[ 294.jpg a Procession of Philistine Captives At Medinet-habu ]
[ 297.jpg a Philistine Ship of War ]
[ 301.jpg Tell Es-safieh, the Gath of The Philistines ]
[ 304.jpg the Hill of Shiloh, Seen from The North-east ]
[ 319.jpg a Phoenician Soldier ]
[ 324.jpg AÎd-el-ra, the Site of The Ancient Adullam ]
[ 326.jpg the Desert of Judah ]
[ 330.jpg the Hill of Bethshan, Seen from The East ]
[ 353.jpg the Hebrew Kingdom ]
[ 354.jpg the Site of Rabbath-amon, Seen from The West ]
[ 370.jpg Map of Tyre Subsequent to Hiram ]
[ 371.jpg the Breakwater of The Egyptian Harbour at Tyre ]
[ 372.jpg One of Solomon’s Reservoirs Near Jerusalem ]
[ 374.jpg Some of the Stone Course Of Solomon’s Temple At Jerusalem ]
[ 377.jpg an Upright of a Door at Lachish ]
[ 384.jpg King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ]
[ 391.jpg the Mound and Plain of Bethel. ]
[ 401.jpg the Mummies of Queen MÂkerÎ and Her Child ]
[ 404.jpg the Two Niles of Tanis ]
[ 410.jpg a Troop of Libyans Hunting ]
[ 419.jpg Amon Presenting to Sheshonq the List of The Cities Captured in Israel and Judah ]
