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Title: The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Herodotus Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902 Rawlinson, Henry Creswicke, Sir, 1810-1895 Wilkinson, John Gardner, Sir, 1797-1875
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s Herodotus has applied his actions to Sesostris.-(G. W.) * A figure, which seems certainly to be one of the two here mentioned by Herodotus, has been discovered at Ninfi,on what appears to have been the ancient road from Sard is to Smyrna. It was first noticed, I believe, by the Rev. J. C. Renouard. The height, as measured by M. Texier (Asie Mineure,ii. p. oOi) is two French metres and a half, which corresponds within a small fraction with the measurement of our author. Its general character is decidedly Egyptian, strongly recalling Chap. 105, 106. FIGURES OF SESOSTRIS. 149 the other between Sardis and Smyrna. In each case the figure is that of a man, four cubits and a span high, with a spear in hLs the Egyptian sculptures at the mouth of the Nahr el Kelb; yet there are points of detail, as the shape of the shoes, in which it is peculiar, and non-Egyptian. No figure has been found in Egypt with shoes of which the points have a tendency to turn up. Again the clash• or calasiris (supra, oh. 81,
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Rock-Sculpture at Ninfi, near Smyrna. note *) of an Egyptian is never striped or striated, in the way that that of the Ninfi sculpture is. The hat or helmet too, though perhaps it bears a greater resemblance to the ordinary Egyptian head-dress of the kings and gods than to any other known form, yet wants a leading feature of that head-dress—the curious curve projecting in front. (Seech. 35, note ■*.) Thus tha supposed figure of Sesostris clearly differs from all purely Egyptian types. It bears a bow and a spear exactly as described,only that the former is in the right and the latter in the left hand ; but this difierence may only indicate a 150 FIGURES OF 8ES0STRIS. Rook IT. riglit hand and a l)f)w in liis Icift,• the rest of liis costume Ιχάη^^likewise half Egyptian, half Ethiopian. There is an inscription across the breast from shoulder to shoulder,^ in the sacred character of )^)μ•γ()ί, which says, With my own shoulders I conquered this land. The conqueror does not tell who he

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