restoring to him the cities of Sais and Memphis, he granted him the fief of Athribis for his eldest son, Psammetichus. [Illustration: 174.jpg MONTUMIHAIT, PRINCE OF THEBES] Drawn by Boudier, from the photograph by Miss Benson. It is not quite certain that this statue represents Montumihait, as the inscription is wanting: the circumstances of the discovery, however, render it very probable. Moreover, he neglected no measure likely to show his supremacy. Athribis received the new name of Limir-patesi-assur, _may the high priest of Assur be glorious_, and Sais that of Kar-bel-matati, _the fortress of the lord of the countries_. Psammetichus was called Nebo-shezib-anni, _Nebo, deliver me_, and residents were installed at his court and that of his father, who were entrusted with the _surveillance_ of their conduct, and the task of keeping them to the path of duty: Necho, thus well guarded, thenceforward never faltered in his allegiance. The subjection of Egypt reacted on Syria and Asia Minor. Of the only two states still existing along the Phoenician seaboard, one, namely Tyre, had been in revolt for many years, and the other, Arvad, showed symptoms of disaffection. [Illustration: 175.jpg PSAMMETICHUS] Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a bas-relief in the British Museum. Esarhaddon, from lack of a sufficient fleet, had never been able to subdue the former, but he had interrupted the communications of the island with the mainland, and the blockade, which was constantly increasing in strictness, had already lasted for four years. On receipt of the news from Egypt, Baal realised that further resistance was hopeless; he therefore delivered up to the victor his heir-apparent, Yahi-melek, and one of his daughters, together with other hostages, besides silver, gold, and wood, and intreated for pardon. Assur-bani-pal left him in possession of his kingdom on condition of paying the regular tribute, but Yakinlu, the King of Arvad, met with harsher treatment. In vain did he give up his sons, his daughters, and all his treasures; his intractability had worn out the patience of his suzerain: he was carried away captive to Nineveh, and replaced by Azibaal, his eldest son. Two chiefs of the Taurus--Mugallu of Tabal, who had given trouble to Esarhaddon in the last years of his life, and Sanda-sarme of Cilicia--purchased immunity from the punishment due for various acts of brigandage, by gifts of horses, and by handing over each of them a daughter, richly dowered, to the harem of the king at Nineveh. But these were incidents of slight moment, and their very insignificance proves how completely resigned to foreign domination the nations of the Mediterranean coast had now become. Vassal kings, princes, cities, peasants of the plain or shepherds of the mountains, all who were subject directly or indirectly to Assyria, had almost ceased to imagine that a change of sovereign afforded them any chance of regaining their independence.