New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
YuE STORY OF TANIS (ZOAN)
TIE REMNANTS OF THE ANCIENT CHI.
"a Amelia n. Edcaras's Paper 4" Harpers magazine
TIE BEGINNING OF THE CITY

TIE BEGINNING OF THE CITY
,-.,a,o when he went up out Of Egypt, might very
.h1r hove tarried within ITS gates before setting
., mo. his long Journey through the northwestern
Ger, Even in hIs time, however. we are eVlueh"S
a., ,,,.vcd irom that fateiul dawn when the unknown
tounder mar ,ed ont the ground ana the nrs' so"e
:, Al c,s, altar was ald. We know not to what Goa
,hot altar was dedicated. We know not even by WHAT
- Tho newcomers called the new city. Every
,csti - of that primitive town must however -
brcp swept away when the Great fnaraous % on
XIIth Dynasty recognizing the strategic nhpo''"T 20
OF the site. iOriiheo INC pace anu i'' -
dignity OF "A rONai GUY -. I'll; beIns with the
c., kinr of TN. heroic line. mene1hat L. "u"0
,narnifcent colossal portrait-statue IN req y
hrokcn in three pieces. head. trunk anu 49, - on
IL, amid the ruins. TINS statue ana the Iiil' -
II commentaries date back. according to W" Me-
lcoicll -ysfcm of MaTiete based upon 'h"' =" 80 -,
mo to about b. c. 3bO4 lie came 10 .N' ,'st his
troubcd tunes We read of cOnspfracies ae' ,ia
ne,son of revolt in Lower Egypt, oil tsahs
irontler, His reign was one long eur 80
order and rcpcl INVASION. ne thc v'est 10 the
ON the soath ana the Libyans on 'ne WI WI d ths
eastward lac repaired the great horder Wa.', ~ tb
chain OF fortified posts punt ny VIZ H. inIrile DIS
src,cut cnplre for the protection u tho,e u
,;cs known m later days the tieid OF Ao"n'. -
Iand nj Goshen" auG the . Lana oil Nance 90.
ennouerel the Ethioplaus. lie SAYS. ~ u ,or tbc
,norts "a be written by his own nam 'Oi nc
;ustructiou oil his and successor -. L.t,re
vans into CAPTIVITY | nsde ome AS'c con,anipg tins
- l. in the British Museum ii Is lahs'a'ou l"'o
English bN Masl'lo' W., ,,.... pl,or.,ba
From this time forth tie Allth-DynasN
aii'bt.d 10 honor tue provincial sanctuary i9unucu
HonSn.r" ~ ancestor They enriched II; they en-
i,d 4 they rcopled it with statues OF th,useNIs'
their queens. their hoTs ana p,mccN9r'K oorrh the
,,,.,n,rial chanel OF the kamessdcs ~ hooi"o" ~ ~,
sJ Granite temple OF Tanis became fanny po'ua''
gallery; but 1t gallery III SOM ioSr0' ILL.,
eanalled at any epoch OF Egyptian n'' IIi,,on. ot
t,,s wore a. LAVISH of sculpture. as AMBITIOUS 81
;,,,ortatv IN granite and basalt. out 'c III. -,
they commanded not the art OF Tue Tto son'o
and
,.r.a,,ts the heroic age OF Egyptian sculptute' II
Iatks the startling naturasm OF the schoo "l tue ~
r.mid period it never asPned TO tne g'a s' in
NVIIIth and XIAtb dynasues; but II eAV.,S a. 80
,,ornment, Al majesty Aud not only tue afilNlr "T
lut Tie craft smaus skill Is seen nj us ocS' ui-
ace No details are 50 hneiy CUT IL" ~, ~ w
b an iustrous and indestructible polish, as in0Se
,.cou,ht by the lapidarics OF the Min ana
d,uastes They finished their coosS Us i;t7 -,
~ a com eurraver finishes cameo: iheN o'cu
uoshed the sunk surfaces OF their hieroS.yl"S VI
incuse inscriptions. The red granite he'u Oh A"''
hat l. aivcs the cthnic type OF the d!ii'S'NI1s ~"
which is 10 this day characteristic VI 'PPo - ~
Tto cbeek homes are high the eyes prominent anu
hcav, lidded; The nostrils open the Ups lu ein7
and defined by slg ridge at the cages 'no llon'
hone - wide and the chin small ava shapeN N'
,or arc sci curiouely high Such faces uay ne seer
liz the score on "a market-day III the vliAeeS 'e
Tuebes and Assuan. 10 ma hOu,e' cN'', ~ y" iva =
aud finish than the black granite MeIhdSu'u VIZ
Ie iunossihle Ii upright, this grand statue ''n" '
fellow -tor there two-wOuId sIahu t"V'N0 -,
h;-h t,om hcod to heel, without the plIntu. Id
~ of the arm the knee aud the fore part o
tL bodv is "a subtle and learned a. the m"s exact
;n onatornst could desire; while the steelN lu9lie
the surface. perfect as whSh IL i't' tna 80, va
patient poli.hcr flashes back the sunny" i"o
The XIIIth Dynasty is represented by line o
nrnces whose monuments are found ron me belld u
i,H.s, Ttbionia but whose political history Is
blank They largely contributed 70 the great vow
.cnlpture gallery OF Ianis. ma 'hcy rlsu lie o''
., ~ :. dirnitv If a Ioyal resdeuce; out only lew
tneu statues have escaped the r"vase' oi ulDe d.
plumber.