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THE
ROCK
TOMBS
OP
EL
AMARNA.
pannier
which
rests
on
the
back,
but
is
supported
by
a
band
passing
round
the
forehead.
This
seems
to
have
been
a
custom
general
among
several
tribes
(cf.
Newberry,
Beni
Hasan,
ii.,
plate
xlv.;
Wilkinson,
Manners
and
Customs,
i.,
p.
272).
The
next
register
exhibits
a
war-like
scene,
but
as
weapons
are
absent,
it
is
to
be
interpreted
as
a
series
of
athletic
exercises
by
the
troops,
who
show
their
prowess
in
this
more
pacific
form.
The
sports
are
of
three
kinds,
wrestling,
singlestick,
and
boxing.
In
the
first
competi¬
tion,
two
out
of
the
eight
combatants
have
thrown
their
men,
who
lie
helpless
on
their
backs
as
dead.
Two
of
the
contests
are
still
being
stubbornly
disputed,
though
the
victors
can
be
easily
foretold.
The
execution
of
these
scenes
is
very
rough,
but
their
vigour
is
unmistakable.
There
are
only
two
rivals
in
the
fencing,
and
one
of
them
has
already
re¬
ceived
a
decisive
blow
on
the
head.
Of
the
three
sets
of
boxers,
one
pair
is
still
struggling
for
the
victory,
but
the
victors
of
the
other
rounds
are
already
jumping
for
joy
and
loudly
proclaiming
themselves.
Meanwhile
Meryra
(?)
and
four
other
officials
are
humbly
ascending
the
platform
to
present
themselves
to
the
King.
They
are
followed
by
their
shade-
and
fan-bearers,
and
by
others
who
may
be
a
select
body
of
the
troops
which
took
part
in
the
expedition,
or
formed
the
escort
to
the
mission.
In
the
midst
the
street
boys
give
unrestrained
expression,
after
the
manner
of
their
kind,
to
their
delight
at
the
whole
pro¬
ceedings
(cf.
111.
xiv.
;
L.
D.
iii.
104).
A
little
group
also
shows
proleptically
the
intended
decoration
of
Meryra
with
the
double
necklace.
Honours
appear
to
be
reserved
for
his
com¬
panions
also;
for
as
many
necklaces
are
dis¬
played
on
stools,
and
the
closed
coffer
may
also
contain
something
more
in
the
way
of
reward.
On
the
left
of
the
platform
(Plates
xxxix.
and
xlvii.)
the
peoples
of
the
North
(our
East)
are
seen.
Those
in
the
six
registers
immediately
behind
arc
evidently
Syrians,
to
whom
the
Egyptians
applied
the
loose
term
Iietnu.
Nearly
all
have
the
bushy
hair
and
full
beard,
and
the
robe
wound
in
several
turns
round
the
body
from
ancles
to
neck.
Some,
however,
have
the
head
shaven,
though
the
beard
is
long;
—a
type
which
Professor
Petrie
classes
as
Amorite.
At
the
top
of
the
picture
we
see
a
large
part
of
the
gifts
grouped,
consisting
of
those
weapons
of
war
which
their
Syrian
campaigns
had
taught
the
Egyptians
to
prize
and
use.
There
are
bows
and
quivers
(?),
falchions
and
daggers
(?),
spears,
shields,
coats
of
mail
(?),
and
a
chariot,
with
its
two
horses.
Beneath,
we
see
other
presents
in
the
hands
of
men
of
the
Retnu.
Three
young
girls
who
form
part
of
the
tribute
are
pushed
forward
in
front,
as
likely
to
win
favour
for
the
rest.
The
kneeling
figures
in
this
and
succeeding
rows
show,
no
doubt,
the
leaders
of
the
embassy.1
Among
the
gifts
here
are
a
metal
vase,
a
casket,
an
elephant's
tusk,
a
bow
and
arrows,
and
three
animals,
an
antelope,2
an
oryx,
and
a
lion.
In
the
next
row
nine
captives
or
slaves
are
led
forward
by
Egyptians:
their
hands
are
fettered
by
handcuffs.
The
two
vases
shown
here
may
have
had
ornamental
covers
(Hay
credits
the
shorter
with
a
panther's
head),
but
the
state
of
the
wall
prevents
the
exact
forms
of
the
vessels
on
it
being
ascertained
with
accuracy.
The
next
register
seems
to
show
a
separate
deputation,
perhaps
from
the
land
of
the
Amorites.
Their
gift
comprises
two
maidens,
a
chariot
and
pair,
and
various
vases
of
fine
work¬
manship,
including
a
mounted
trophy
with
the
head
of
a
lioness
on
the
lid.
The
lower
two
registers
may
show
still
another
tribe
of
the
1
These
figures
often
seem
to
have
had
their
hands
amputated,
and
though
this
would
be
quite
credible
in
prisoners
of
war,
it
is
rather
to
be
set
down
to
clumsy
drawing
and
decay.
The
wall
seems
to
have
suffered
since
the
early
copies
were
made.
8
A
stag,
according
to
L'Hote.
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