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Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ed the prince-lings as governors, cared for the welfare of the state, and took aninterest in beautifying its cities, especially Bubastis and Thebes.It was customary until Winckler pointed out that Misraim in the Biblewas used for the Arabian province Musri as well as for Egypt, toidentify this Sabaco with So the king of Misraim, on whom Hosheacalled for help; but the view above suggested, that the Arabian Mis-raim (or Musri) is meant, fits in much better with the situation. Afterthis dynasty had to abandon Egypt, it continued to rule over Xapata.Later, in the time of the Persians, the royal residence was changedto Meroe, near modern Bejerauieh in Dar-Shendy, where two groupsof Pyramids (Plate IY.) and the ruins of a temple still stand. Thepriesthood had the predominant power in this state, which, by itswidely extended commerce and high culture, had attained great influ-ence in East Africa, till they were stripped of it by King Ergamenesin the time of Ptolemy II. (Philadelphus). w J a.
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CHAPTER IV. THE SARGONIDAE. SARGON II., the successor of Shalmaneser IV., who reigned fromthe spring of 721 to the summer of 705 b.c., was a usurper,but none the less the ruler of Assyria whose warlike achievementswere the mightiest, and whose edifices were the most magnificent,of all. The royal residence, or palace, was removed to a spotabout nine miles north of Nineveh on the banks of the Khosr-Su, which falls into the Tigris opposite Mosul. The modern villageof Khorsabad marks the site. Sargons inscriptions are extensive,and the most important are those that were set up in two halls of thepalace. Earlier editions of Botta and Oppert have now been supple-mented by Wiuckler, who brought out a most careful publication ofthe texts in question, as well as those inscribed on the bulls or sphinxesof the palace-gates, and smaller inscriptions that have been found onthe floor-slabs and elsewhere in the palace. It is to be noted that inNimrud likewise, where Sargon first resided, and in Cypr

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