MENTHU. The Egyptian god of war, identified by the Romans with their Mars. He is usually represented with the head of a hawk surmounted by the disk of the sun and two feathers ([glyphs]). He was only a form {133}of Amen-Râ, and was worshiped in the district round about Thebes. His name in Egyptian is [glyphs] MENTHU. ^{87} MENZALEH LAKE. A large and shallow tract of water in the north-east corner of Egypt, extending from Damietta to the Suez Canal. ^{92} MER-AB. A son of Khufu of the fourth dynasty. The architect and builder of the Great Pyramid. ^{5} MERÌ·T. The Egyptian name of the Mareotis Lake. ^{91} MER-TUM·T. The Egyptian name of the modern Meydoom, which see. ^{90} MESOPOTAMIA. "_The land between the rivers_ (_Euphrates and Tigris_)." The eastern part of ancient Syria [Assyria], called in the Bible Padan-aram or Aram-nahara-yim (Gen. xxiv:10), which means "_Aram of the two rivers_", whence the Egyptian designation [glyphs] NAHAR. The country was frequently invaded and subjugated by the Egyptian kings, notably by Thothmes III., Amenôphis II., and Seti I. ^{36} MESPHRES. Pliny's name for Thothmes III. It is in reality, however, the name of his great sister, queen Hatasu, which see. ^{36} MEYDOOM. Or Meydoon [Mêdûn]. The modern name of the Egyptian [glyphs] MER-TUM·T, "_the favorite city of_ the god _Tum_", situated in the XXIst nome of Upper Egypt, and famous for its quaintly terraced pyramid, ascribed by Dümichen to king Snefru of the fourth dynasty. ^{90} MÎTRAHÎNEH. The present site of ancient Memphis. ^{91} MIZRAYIM. The Hebrew name of Egypt, really "the two Egypts". The Arabic is [Arabic: MSR] [misr]. ^{84} MNEVIS-BULL. The sacred bull of Heliopolis, the incarnation of Râ. (^{98}) {134}MOERIS LAKE. The so-called lake, or rather reservoir, in the Fayoom, constructed by Amenemhât III. to receive the excess of the waters of the inundation, and keep the water for the times of drought. ^{90} MONOLITH. A monument made of _one_ stone only. ^{7 18} MONTE CAVALLO OBELISK. This is at present in front of the Quirinal in Rome, and is the companion of the St^a. Maria Maggiore Obelisk. As it is uninscribed, it is impossible to tell by whom or when it was erected. Perhaps the emperor Claudius [41-54 A. D.] had it removed to Rome. It was re-erected by Pius VI. in 1789. ^{9} MONTE CITORIO OBELISK, or the Campensis Obelisk, which see. ^{22 25} MONTE PINCIO OBELISK, or the Barberini Obelisk, which see. ^{22} MOSES. The Jewish law-giver, who studied at the university in Heliopolis, was brought up at the court of the Pharaohs, and afterwards led the Israelites out of Egypt. He lived in the time of Ramses II., and departed with his people under Menephthah I. His name has not yet been found on the Egyptian monuments or in the papyri. ^{2}