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Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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er fell in a skirmish, orwas taken prisoner and put to death: his son Psammetichusescaped to Syria, but the remaining princes shut themselvesup, each in his own stronghold, to await reinforcementsfrom Asia, and a series of tedious and interminable siegesbegan. Impatient at this dilatory method of warfare,Tanuatamanu at length fell back on Memphis, and thereopened negotiations in the hope of securing at least anominal submission, which might enable him to withdrawfrom the affair with honour. The princes of the eastreceived his overtures favourably, and consented toprostrate themselves before him at the White Wall underthe auspices of Pakruru. G-rant us the breath of life,for he who acknowledges thee not cannot live, and we beside Taharqa, in the small Theban temple, the bas-reliefs of which werepublished by Mariette, does not necessarily prove that the two kings reignedconjointly : it may equally well indicate that the one accomplished the workcommenced by the other. him. Helid puslied
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TANUATAMANU RECONQUERS EGYPT 191 will be thy vassals, as thou didst declare at the beginning,on the day in which thou becamest king! The heart of

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