New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
TurTAyIs OF RAMEsEs.


ttvs. hv Taa-ken. IL alliance with kames ana al |
tie nriuc.s OF the Upper Country. that the IiYNsoS
vere xuelled from Mcmpbis ana forced bdch 'o""'V
the eastern Delta and IL was 10y Ahme7 IT, so1 %
~. and tnpnder Of the XNIlth dynasty. that tiey
were he-icged IN Tanis Finally ranis was taken men
came the sack and the slaughter inc ueS'. Lp
the temple Of Sutehh. the mutatoh ol 5"e -
er,nitc sphin,cs the burning OF houses ana. ai"es'
.ihe dissertation of every emblem aud image "hu ,Iic
Sth,t sbe Hvksos held sacred Nothing eScapcd save
those pre- If ksos monuments wmeh Tue 9A va
themselves had respccted-the noble red g'aul.o
temule of Amenemhat L. and the statues iilo oVT f
I'll winch IL had been &C Oined ny .onS me oi
Phataohs Meanwhile the remnant OF me N'lq.,9u,
fed the Syrian border ana toos ANU aIain con-
hama where they we're again oeSiegeu am "I'' hI
aner'd Henceiorth they disappear ana are H'"'u
OF no more. ,
TIM. !. blot;ed out from history. Nel'"er ny
Mantle nor bv Petiie has there been iouh" ANY
inscription however iragmcntary any rem, "VNe'o
trivial which bears the stamp OF the ~ nun pf.''-
~ Either the place ueld accursed ana therefore
abandoned. q 1t was not deemed worth the cost u
restoration.
R,mese. II who re edited Tanis that Ramcses
ronul,rly known as the Great whom Eg} lo.o-stS
a,fee in Identifying with the oppreSsor Oh tno
Hebrews and whom the ancieutS called >eSoNIl' 3.
H. ,.npd tho Mace riveu over 10 the abominailon
n desnlation %: lie lett IT OF the most masmASeht
Of Egyptian cities. Ihree-iorrthS oil inc runs N"ou
yct b,-tr.w the temple area are the work oil ms
s,cbit.cfs and scuiptOrs What he found ready 10
IN hand he appro rated for the rest he Lana all lhe
ouarries of Egyut under contribution, Dlih-inE req
er.n',e from Svene and black from the valley OF
Slsmmnunat sandstone from Susuls. ana hinc. ie
from lOorah Then "a new lenpie n"i">o ""'' ''',
- .reer and more splendid than ever yet gfaecd
The Delta This temple, ostensiby consecIaie 70 me
worship of Ia. HOrus. and other gods was III Iuii
erected 10 the glory and honor Of kainesrs hhse'L
Ills name and titles cut III 81 ante hlerogNIhs were
everywhere conspcuous. llls victories were cum
,ne,nors. ed IN lunumerable basrciie tapeauS ana III
hundreds of high sounding phrases HIS l"rtIhl-
statues in all ana all materials. crowucu every
avenue guarded every gateway ana peollg" ,VI =
courtv.rd 4 stranger entering Egypt ny me ca
carayan route from syria and here for the hlst time
seeine an Egyptian temple, would have taheh II ioi
granted that kameses was the chel dei'y u '"e
H. ~ when Rmeses himself comes hther, returning
nerhap- from an expedition against the leosie u
frcr in northern Syria. that one should see rams
and lis temple Then the streets are uec"e" ''h
green houghs and the houses with hanghSS OF many,
coorrd stubs: aud before all the temple P> ions ana
in front OF every great mans gates long S'ieah'
foat from tainted tag-stafs The citizens. we may ne
sure are in holiday garb and there Is huiryhg 10 ana
fyo and music every where and the river L. crowded
and as CAV the Here are tootsoidlers bearing
"i,' b,7,.cIe.. arcbers armed with bow and boome-
rang hight runners with idVelln aud dagger humans
with clubs aud hatchets: aud iaiisknnd Saiulh'"n
lnercenares with short swords round quo hieIS' ad
close-httng casques OInamented with pan ana
,pikes Mex come squadrOns OF two-hotse chdllots'
each containing warrior and driver anu next H''e'
these the prisoner and the booty. Here are SaIow
faced. bearded Asistics, III long frlnged i0pes' ueo
neck and neck IN strings Of ten or dozen, ther arms
fast bound behind their backs women ana chhHrel
an mules and asses horses and chaIl0ts taken IL
battle each led by couple OF soldiers camels ladei
with stuhs skins. tents, Weapons furniture an,
vessels OF gold silver; more male PRISONERS no
tronnies more plumber more iniantry, more squad
rons OF armed charIo-hghters and so on, hour aiie
hour TILL al las honrsh OF c'ailohs announces U.s.
ouroocb Of the king lie If preceded by glitierni
phaianx of officers standard bearers by deiach
ment of the royal body guard and by 'he court ecioeS
whose duty II il III Time OF war u oa,a'oeu. III
,rsoners and the spOs aud record the prOWess OF th
ronancror Last OF all comes the omc'ahS priest
walking backward, and burning incense as before
god. ,
clad in a loose robe Of fine muslin, grded by
ieweed belt on his head a helmet covered VIII
con,rd- skin on HE neck and arms rich collars an
bracelets set with gems IN his lett manu- poS. "a
night a carved ~cmitar. the Son OF ia r'ahus u u
gorgeous chariot. upright, naughty, lmmoNaoie
one OF n. own statues Upon hls horses heads al
pud1Ing plnnes; HE young sons carrying "lo
great fans of ostrich feathers walk beside his chaiio
wheels: has tame lion follows AFTER ana no" vi
msidens fling their flowers. and the children elh
their hands and the men PROSTATE themselves. an
amid great OF acclamauon Pharaoh pass1
The priests robes OF ceremony are waiting al III
temple gates They receive HIM with divine houo r
they salute HIM the lneal descendant OF the e"d
az the venabie son OF IA. With aafp and hute, cyu
hal aud sstrum with chanting O hymns ana Tue swc'
savor OF tramkincense they preoede him 20 the doc
OF the sanctuary, which now stands wide open hei
the king makes his Offering OF captives and booty
princes and mobiles OF Ruen Tor temple slaves. al
treasure for the service OF tie gods 49,
Like the rcstorers of our own time, the aIchtec
of the imperial builder took unvarrantaOe hberu'
with the works OF their predecessors. Ihey scrape
down the deiicatey incised obelisks of the Amener
hats aud UseTtesens. and re-engrhved them with u
monotonous legends OF Rameses III. They took
noble statue Of Xllth Dynasty princess IN bac
Granite altered her hsir and head-diess grooVed
bideous striped pattern uDOn her simple antique rob
and falsIhed history by nscr1bn2 her throne with
names ana tItlos OF the mot ber oil hameses IN ever
mopume nj of every preceding dynasty with scarce
An exception. they emblazoned the oxas ana pTais
OF The Powerful Buii. the Golden Horus the Ee
Of Rs the Beloved of Amen. OF lum. OF ftah,
6utekh Of Seb OF Har nf khnum. the LORD o. Il
Two Lands Rameses Mer-Amen' The result, neve
telsss was nihcent and the great Colossus, to'