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Title: The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916
Subjects: History, Ancient Egypt -- History Syria -- History and antiquities Assyria -- History and antiquities
Publisher: London : S.P.C.K.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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TUE tui;ee staxI-UNG lulumns of the tejuLe of SESEi:!. traces of the misfortunes lately brought about by the changes effected by theheretic kings, had contemplated building at Karnak, in front of the pylon ofAmenothes III., an enormous hall for the ceremonies connected with the cult ofAmon, where tlie immense numbers of priests and worshippers at festivaltimes could be accommodated without inconvenience. It devolved on Seti tocarry out what had been merely an ambitious dream of his fathers. We longto know who was the architect possessed of such confidence in his powers that he Lepsius, Briefe aas ^gyplen und JElhiopien, p. 113. CHAMroi.LioN, MonmnenU, pi. xlv. .5, and vol. i. p. 101; Rosellini. Monumenti Slorici, vol. iii.pt. 1, p. 311. Lepsius, Briefe aas jE(jypten und JEthiopien, p. 25G. In Lep;iuss time tliere were still fourcolumns standing; Insinger shows us only three. * Drawn by Boudior, from apliotograph by lusiuger, taken in 1881, duringone of the last journeyswhicli he wag a

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