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Page 18
The mightiest king of this period seems to 2500 have been Seānchkarā , who
was able to send forth an expedition to the land of Punt , the land of the gods , the
peculiar home of the god Bes and the land of sweet Great ex . spices .
The mightiest king of this period seems to 2500 have been Seānchkarā , who
was able to send forth an expedition to the land of Punt , the land of the gods , the
peculiar home of the god Bes and the land of sweet Great ex . spices .
Page 19
He wrote a series of “ Instructions ” for his son Usertsen , whom he seems to have
associated with him in the rule of the kingdom during the last ten years of his life .
Conspiracies were formed against him , and he relates that his foes crept into ...
He wrote a series of “ Instructions ” for his son Usertsen , whom he seems to have
associated with him in the rule of the kingdom during the last ten years of his life .
Conspiracies were formed against him , and he relates that his foes crept into ...
Page 22
In Egypt proper he seems to have carried on building operations at Tanis and
Heracleopolis . 2300 In Amenemḥāt III . we have the first Egyptian king who
seriously set to work to make the fullest possible use of the Ancient inundation of
the ...
In Egypt proper he seems to have carried on building operations at Tanis and
Heracleopolis . 2300 In Amenemḥāt III . we have the first Egyptian king who
seriously set to work to make the fullest possible use of the Ancient inundation of
the ...
Page 23
B . C . 0266 XIIth for building it seems to have been brought from the Valley of
Hammāmāt . The copper mines in the mountains of Sinai were diligently worked
during this reign . Amenemhāt IV . reigned conjointly with his sister Sebekneferu
...
B . C . 0266 XIIth for building it seems to have been brought from the Valley of
Hammāmāt . The copper mines in the mountains of Sinai were diligently worked
during this reign . Amenemhāt IV . reigned conjointly with his sister Sebekneferu
...
Page 24
It seems pretty certain that few of the kings reigned many years , and that the
country was divided into a number of little states which were always at war with
each other , and against whomsoever was king . Such a condition of things was ,
of ...
It seems pretty certain that few of the kings reigned many years , and that the
country was divided into a number of little states which were always at war with
each other , and against whomsoever was king . Such a condition of things was ,
of ...
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