New-York tribune., 1874-06-13

ventures to approach him.
am come and permit thee to smte them that dwell
in the islands, the inhabitants OF the sea are under the
terror of thy shouts of have made them behold
thy majesty like avenger who stands upon the back
Of his victim.
am come and permit thee TO smite the Tahennu
the isles Of Tans they subject unto thy designs
have made them behold thy majesty like unto lion
terrible who eth down upon their corpses IN the
breadth Of their valleys.
am come and permit thee 10 smte the districts OF
the waers that those who dwell around the great sea
may be bound by thy hand. have made Them behold
thy majesty like the king of the wing which scars, and
whose sight lays hold upon whatever 1t pleases.
am come, and permit thee 10 smite those who are
in their /. that the Heruscha' be led by thee
into captivity. have made them behold thy majesty
like the jacka Of the SOUTH he that, in his hidden
prowlings. traverses all the land
/ am come, and 1 permit thee to smte the Anu OF
Nuba that the Remenson may be put under thy hand
have made them behold thy majesty like unto that OF
them who two brothers their arms are brought
upon thee to give thee lvictoryl.
THE Heusbs the their descendants the present
Bsebai tribe in the Nubran Desert. =.
h,obT msv be- his masculine and victorious sister Haaou who
regent IL years. during bis minority
1t seems to me that the Hebrew Literature draws
its stvle and character as directly from the Egyptian
as the Latin does from the Greek If the lofty theism
preserved as a mystery in the sanctuaries of the
ing its free and glorious ages and blossomed in the
highest and diyinest forms of spiritual aspirations
the tone and cadence of it's expression suggest none
the less the language of the Nile. Who shall say
indeed, whether the chief element of Faith, puri-
fed by the inspired genius of Moses was not origin
ally the samei
If collection were made Of similar OF equivalent
expressions, in Egyptian and Hebrew, 1t would
surely be richer and striking than is now gen.
orally supposed Beginning with an ancient inscrp-
ton on the temple of Sais Z" l am who Is. has been
and ever shall be-" we should doubtless find long
series of reverential phrases, which are already
familiar to our Mariette says that the follow
ing, from one of the early Egyptian rituals, is re-
peated frequently stella and tombs that we are
justified in supposng it to be part of daily prayer
Through my love have drawn near TO God.
have given bread to him who was hungry, water to
him who was athirst, garments to him who was
naked and place of shelter to the abandoned"
One more passage, in which an historical event is
narrated both in poetic and dramatic fashion,
must conclude my specimens of the old Egyptian
Literature. 1t is sculptured on the exterior wall OF
the temple of Karnak and also on the northern front
of the large pylon at Luxor. Some Egypt2loglsts
! call it the Poem OF peD-ta-our" but am unable
to say whether that is the autbors name. The SUBJ
iect is an exploit Of Raineses H. SesostIisl, toward
the close of his eighteen years of war with the
people of ASIA and therefore between the years 1850
and 400 b. c. 1t appears that under Rameses III.
series of rebelons occurred throughout the regions
conquered by his predecessors, Seth and Rameses l.
In Nubia, Libya, Asia Minor, and along the borders
of Media and Assyria the tribes rose against the
Egyptian rule. One by one they were reconquered,
but people called in the inscription, the vile race
of Khetas" held out stubbornly the end, and were
never thoroughly overcome. They stood at the
head of confederacy of smaller tribes, the names of
which (Aradus, Patasa, Kashkash, CherObe etc.
NAV hereafter determine their geographical locality.
In the fifth year of his reign in marching upon the
city of Atesch Rameses H., deceived by the BedOu-
ins, whom the Khetas bTibed TO act as guides for
him. became separated from his army and suddenly
found himself alone, surrounded by the enemy.
What then happened, is thus related by the poet:
His Majesty, in the health and strength of his life.
rising like the god Month"; put the pan0py OF battle
forward his chariot he entered into the army or
the vile Khetas he was alone, no one else with him. he
found himself surrounded by two thousand five hund-
red charots and the most rapid warriors Of the vile
Khetas and the numerous tribes who accompanied them
rushed stay his Each of their charios held
three men, and the king had with him neither his
princes his generals the captains of the bow
men and the chariots
In this perilous strait, Rameses addressed the fol-
lowing prayer to the supreme God of Egypt
My bowmen and my hOrsemen have abandoned me:
not one of them is here 10 combat beside me! What
then, is the purpose of my father Ammonf Is he a
father who denies his son Have not according
TO thy word my faherl Thy mouth has it not guided
my marches and thy counsels have they not directed
meY Have not celebrated thee with many ard spen-
did festivals and have not filled thy manson with my
spols The whole world hath assembled to dedicate to
thee it's offerings have enriched thy domain immolat
ing 10 thee thirty thousand beeves, with all sweesmei
ing herbs and the most precious perfumes With blocks
of stone have raised temples for thee and for thee
have set up the eternal trees have brought obesks
from Elephantina and even have caused the everas
ing stones moved. For thee my great ships trav
erse the sea- and carry thee the tributes Of the ma
tions. invoke thee my father am in the midst
of throngs Of unknown people, and am alone before
thee no one is beside My bowmen and my horse
men abandoned me when cried to them not one OF
them heard Inc when called them TO my aid But
choose Ammon rather than thousands OF bowmen than
thousands Of than myrads OF young heroes,
even were they all assembled together!
The god answers; sx--:-.-
Thy words have feeounded in hermonthis. Rameses!
am near thee am thy father. the SUM- my hand is
with thee and count 10 thee than millions OF men
assembled together! The 2 800 charots, when shaii
be in their midst broken before thy horses The
hearts of thine enemies shall grow weak within their
sides and all their members shall be relaxed They
shall fail TO discharge their arrows ana sh nave no
courage To hold the lance. shall cause them 10 plunge
into the waters as the crocodile plunees they
shall he thrown one upon the other and they shall STAY
one another Not Will suffer TO look behind him
he that falls shall not rise again.
Then the cha1ioteer standing beside Rameses, thus
addresses him:
nv GOOD master. generous king. sole protector OF
Egypt in the day OF hae, are left alone IN the midst
of the cnemys ranks thy and let us save
the breath of our lives! What shall we do Rameses,
| my good masterf
| The King answers:
Courage be OF good cheer, my charioteer! ! shall
threw IN self into the midst Of them, even as dareth
| the divine hawk: overthrown and slaughtered, they