Ancient Records of Egypt Volume 4 Author:James Henry Breasted This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...--the--of Amon on this day. Below the Scenec 498. Given as a favor of the king's-presence to the great favorite of the Lord of the Two Lan... more »ds, the High Priest of Amon, king of gods, Amenhotep, triumphant: Fine gold in--Total, fine gold--Sweet beer r--1--rjars' 40 Sweet oil of gums: hin 2 That which was said to him: one (viz., the king) spake to cause the Pharaoh's scribe of rolJs to come forth. One spake fto1 the overseers of the granaries of Pharaoh in--of this--by Amenhotep, triumphant,. THE RECORDS OF THE ROYAL TOMB-ROBBERIES 499. The papyrus records which inform us of the robberies among the royal tombs of this period, while they are strictly legal documents, afford so many valuable glimpses into the historical conditions under the later Ramessids that "Here follow two lines below the uplifted arm of the High Priest, of which Brugsch saw only the first three words, now appearing at the end of his copy, in the wrong place. bThe legs of the figure for "prince" (sr) are probable in the photograph. "Thy lord" (following "Pharaoh") is impossible, owing to lack of determinative after it (nb), as regularly in this inscription. cThis inscription of three lines is unpublished. It is badly mutilated, and from the small-scale photograph little can be made of it. The variant also shows three similar lines below the scene, which contain a list of the gifts: but it is badly mutilated and not readable in the photograph. It begins quite differently from the above list. they cannot be omitted from this historical series. The riches lying in the royal tombs, in the form of splendid regalia adorning the dead, rich coffins, and elaborate furniture, which had been accumulating for five hundred years, furnished an irresistible motive for the...« less