History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12)Maspero, G. (Gaston)
History
History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12)
Maspero, G. (Gaston)
Civilization, Ancient; Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D.; History, Ancient; Middle East -- History
* Probably the original of the statue discovered by Naville
at Tel-el-Yahudiyeh. Tentramu and Taanu, the cities of
Auputi, are perhaps identical with the biblical Elim (Exod.
xvi. 1) and the Daneon Portus of Pliny on the Red Sea, but
Naville prefers to identify Daneon with the Tonu of the
_Berlin Papyrus No. 1_. I believe that we ought to look for
the kingdom of Auputi in the neighbourhood of Menzaleh, near
Tanis.
** Akaneshu ruled over Sebennytos and in the XVIIth nome.
Naville discovered at Samannud the statue of one of his
descendants, a king of the same name, perhaps his grandson,
who was prince of Sebennytos in the time of Psammetichus I.
Pionkhi crossed the Nile and marched in state to Heliopolis, there to
receive the royal investiture.
He offered up prayers at the various holy places along the route, such
as the sanctuary of Tumu at Khriahu and the temple of the Ennead who
dwelt in the cavern from which the Northern Nile was supposed to spring;
he then crossed over Mount Ahu, bathed his face in the reputed source
of the river, and at length penetrated into the dwelling-place of Ra.
He ascended the steps leading to the great chapel in order that he might
there "see Ra in Hait-Banbonu even himself. All unattended, he drew the
bolt, threw open the doors, contemplated his father Ra in Hait-Banbonu,
adjusted Ra's boat Madit and the Saktit of Shu, then closed the doors
again, affixed a seal of clay, and impressed it with the royal signet."
He had thus submitted his conduct for the approval of the god in whom
all attributes of royalty were vested, and the god had legitimatised his
claims to universal rule: he was henceforth the master, not merely _de
jure_ but _de facto_ as well, and the kings who had hitherto declined to
recognise him were now obliged to bow reverently before his authority.
Osorkon was the first to submit, and did so before the close of
Pionkhi's stay at Heliopolis; when the latter pitched his camp near
Kahani* in the Athribite nome, the nobles of the Eastern Delta, both
small and great, came one after another with their followers; among
them Patinifi of Pisapti, Paimau of Busiris, Pabisa of Khriahu and of
Pihapi,** besides a dozen others.
* Kahani is, perhaps, the modern Kaha, some distance to the
north of Qaliub.
** Pisapti stood on the present site of Shaft-el-iiineh.
Khriahu, as we know, formed part of the Heliopolitan nome,
and is, very possibly, to be identified with Babylon of
Egypt, the Postat of the Arabs; Pihapi was a place not far
from the supposed source of the Southern Nile.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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