THE EGYPTIAN SUDAN interesting, for it indicates, as Prof. Maspero has shown, that the king was a.ctually pointed to, or touched, by the hand of a figure of Amen, in front of which he was presented by the priests of that god. Elsewhere we see him making offerings to Thoth and Hathor, and to Sheps (?) and his consort, and in the text on the hntel and jambs of the doorway he mentions Amen-Ra, Khnemu, Heru-khuti, Sebek, Mut, and Anqet. On another rehef he is being suckled by the goddess Taurt,' and on yet another lie stands, with his battle-axe over his right shoulder, before Amen-Ra. The other reliefs represent scenes connected with his journey into Nubia. The king is seated on a throne which is borne by poles on the shoulders of twelve Nubians, a priest burning incense walks before him, and by his side a number of Nubians are led b\' soldiers.

The texts describe these men as " princes of the abominable Kash," whorn he has conquered, and they are roped together by their necks. He is addressed as " king of Egypt, Ra of the Nine " Nations who fight with the bow ; thy name is great in the land " of Kash, thy roarings are in their habitations, and thy mighty " strength, O beautiful governor, hath turned the mountain lands " of the South into pillars of Pharaoh." Further on he is said to be " more learned than any scribe, and to be wiser than the lord " of Khemennu," i.e., Thoth, and his entrance into Kash is described as that of a lion. The historical facts supplied by these reliefs are few, and they unfortunately give no idea as to the part of Nubia from which the king brought his captive chiefs. From another inscription "' we learn that Heru-em-heb received offerings from Punt, but whether these were brought as tribute, or as the result of trade, it is difficult to say. On the portion of the relief from Karnak, published by Mariette, the " chiefs of Punt " appear with their hands raised in entreaty, and some of them bear skins, precious stones (red), bags of spices, metal buckets, &c. They were strangers in Egypt, for they say, " We know not Egypt, " and our fathers have never trodden its soil." " The absence of 2 MarieUe, Man. Ihiiers, pi. 188 3 AAAAAA AAAAAA 626 li-