X. Akkadian Hymn To The Setting Sun. Text : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 192 HYMN TO THE SETTING SUN O Sun, in the middle of the sky, at thy setting, may the bright gates welcome thee favourably, 1 may the door of heaven be docile to thee. May the god director, 2 thy faithful messenger, mark...
Ii. The Adventures Of Sinuhit. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 11 THE ADVENTURES OF SINUHIT (OF THE TWELFTH DYNASTY) Translated by Prof. Maspero The Berlin Papyrus No. 1, purchased by Lepsius in Egypt and published by him in the "Denkmler aus Aegypten and Ethiopien", vi. pl. 104-107...
Viii. The Standard Inscription Of Assur Natsir. Part 02 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 134 THE ANNALS OF ASSUR-NATSIR-PAL COLUMN I 1. To Uras, the strong, the almighty, the supreme, the firstborn of the gods, the lusty warrior, the unique one, whose onset in battle is unrivalled, the 2. eldest s...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Viii. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 106 VIII. Inscriptions Of Ur-nin-girsu 1 No. 1.--Inscription on a Brick 2 1. Ur-nin-girsu, 2. the priest of the god Anna, 3. the priest of the god En-ki, 3 4. the favourite priest of the goddess Nin. No. 2.--Inscripti...
Vii. The Assyrian Chronological Canon. Introducti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 110 THE ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGICAL CANON By the Editor Chronological records were kept in Assyria by the help of certain officers called "limmi", who corresponded to the eponymous archons of Greek history. At the beginning...
List Of Kings Of Assyria : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 205 LIST OF KINGS OF ASSYRIA Sargon asserts that he was preceded by 330 Assyrian kings. "High-Priests of the god Assur at Assur (Kaleh Sherghat):-- B.C. Isme Dagon cir. 1850 Samsi-Rimmon I his son 1820...
Ix. Specimens Of Assyrian Correspondence. Number 1 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], Number 1 This text is a letter from Arad-Nan, who seems to have been a physician, to the king of Assyria at the time, concerning a man, possibly an Assyrian prince and near relation of the king, who was ill. Indeed, p. 180...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], No. VI 4 1. To the king of Egypt, my lord, 2. by letter 3. I speak (even I), the king of the country of Alasiya 5 thy brother. 4. Unto myself (is) peace, 5. and upon thee may there be peace! 6. To thy house, thy children...
Vii. The Assyrian Chronological Canon. Text : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 113 THE ASSYRIAN CANON B.C. 909. pa 1 908. mur 907....mu 906. iddin 905. tag-gil (?) 904. Muh (?) ma 903. Assur-dn 902. Assur-sallim-ni 901. Mas 900. Abu-iliya 2 899. Assur-taggil (?) 898. Assur "A break of four years" 3...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Vii. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 75 VII. Inscriptions Of Gudea No. 1.--Inscription on Statue A of the Louvre 1 Cartouche engraved on the right shoulder. 1. Gudea, 2. the patesi 3. of Shirpurla, 4. who the temple E-ninn 5. of the god Nin-girsu 6. h...
Title Page : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], RECORDS OF THE PAST BEING ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF EGYPT AND WESTERN ASIA NEW SERIES EDITED BY A. H. SAYCE HON. LL.D. DUBLIN; HON. D.D. EDINBURGH VOL: II Mult terricolis lingu clesibus una. LOND...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 73 THE INSCRIPTIONS OF TELLOH ("CONTINUED") Inscriptions of Ur-Bau No. 2.--On the Stone of a Threshold 1 1. For the god En-ki, 2. his king, 3. Ur-Bau, 4. the patesi 5. Of Shirpurla, 6. the offspring begotten 7. by the god...
Ix. Specimens Of Assyrian Correspondence. Number 3 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], Number 3 The third text which I give is a translation of a very interesting letter or proclamation, apparently written by Assur-bani-apli, or Assurbanipal, to the Babylonians, whilst they were subject to Assyria. After...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 06 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 62 DESPATCHES FROM PALESTINE IN THE CENTURY BEFORE THE EXODUS. No. I 1 1. To the king, my lord, 2. my gods, 2 my Sun-god, 3 3. by letter 4. I speak, 4 even I Su-arda-ka 5 5. thy servant, the dust of thy feet: 6...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Ix. Inscripti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 107 IX. Inscription Of Nam-maghni On a Stone from the Threshold of a Door 1 1. For the goddess Bau, 2. the good lady, 3. the daughter of Anna, 4. the mistress of Uru-azagga, 5. his mistress, 6. Nam-maghni, 7. the patesi 8...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 02 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], No. V 1 1. [To] the great [king], the king of the world, the king [of Egypt], 2. I present myself, O creator of everything which (is) great, 3. (I) the servant of the mighty lord, to the king 4. my [lord]; at the feet of my...
Iii. The Legend Of The Expulsion Of The Hyksos : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 40 THE LEGEND OF THE EXPULSION OF THE HYKSOS It happened that the land of Egypt belonged to the Impure, 1 and as there was no lord monarch that day, it happened then that the king Soqnun-r 2 was sovereign over the country...
Table Of The Egyptian Dynasties : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 204 TABLE OF THE EGYPTIAN DYNASTIES Dynasty. Capital. Modern Name. Approximate Date according to Mariette. Approximate Date according to Wiedemann. The Old Empire. B.C. B.C. I. Thinite This "Girgeh" 5004 5650 II. Thinite...
Iv. The Stele Of Thothmes Iv. Text : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 53 THE STELE OF THOTHMES IV 1. The first year, the third month of the inundation (Athyr), the 19th day, under the Majesty of the Horus, the strong bull who produces the risings (of the sun), the master of diadems, whose...
Hebrew Transliteration : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. x EQUIVALENTS OF THE HEBREW LETTERS IN THE TRANSLITERATION OF ASSYRIAN NAMES MENTIONED IN THESE VOLUMES. "a, '" "l" "b" "m" "g" "n" "d" "'s, s" "h" "e" "u, v" "p" "z" "ts" "kh" "q" "dh" "r" "i, y" "s, sh" "k" "t" "N.B...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 04 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], No. III 2 1. To the king my lord 2. speak thus: 3. Thy servant [says], even Arudi: 3 4. [at the feet of the king] seven times seven do I prostrate myself. 5. [Thy] servant (?) (when) a raid was made 6. by Milki the s...
Vii. The Assyrian Chronological C : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 120 THE ASSYRIAN CHRONICLE B.C. 858. Shalmaneser king of Assyria; (campaign) against [the land of] 857. Assur-bela-kain the tartan, 1 856. Assur-Bani-apl-utsur the Rab-BI-LUL; 2 855. Abu-ina-ekalli-lilbur the govern...
Xi. The Moabite Stone. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 194 THE MOABITE STONE Translated by Dr. A. Neubauer The Moabite stone was discovered by the Rev. F. Klein, on the site of Dibon (now Dhibn), on the 19th of August 1868. When on his way to the Bekka his attention was drawn...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 05 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], No. II 3 "The commencement of the despatch is lost". 1. (And) again the city of Pir(gar?), 4 2. a fortress which (is) in front of this country, 3. I made faithful to the king. At the same time 4. the city of Gaza 5 belonging...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. X. Inscripti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 108 X. Inscription Of Ghala-lamma On the Fragment of a Statue 1 COLUMN I 1. [To the god ]Ra, 2. [the daughter of the goddess] Bau 3. [for his] mistress, 4. [for] the life 5. [of Dun]gi, 6. [the] puissant [prince], COLUMN...
Ix. Specimens Of Assyrian Correspondence : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 178 SPECIMENS OF ASSYRIAN CORRESPONDENCE By Theo. G. Pinches. There is probably no branch of Assyro-Babylonian literature that is more attractive than the correspondence. Not only do the letters which have been found...
Viii. The Standard Inscription Of Assur Natsir : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 128 THE STANDARD INSCRIPTION OF ASSUR-NATSIR-PAL By the Editor This long inscription of Assur-natsir-pal, inscribed in various forms across the bas-reliefs of his palace, ranks next in geographical importance...
Iii. The Legend Of The Expulsion Of The Hyksos. Part 02 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 37 THE LEGEND OF THE EXPULSION OF THE HYKSOS Translated by Professor Maspero The story of the quarrel between the Shepherd-king Appi and Soqnun-r the hereditary prince of Thebes, which eventually led to the expulsi...
Ii. The Adventures Of Sinuhit. Text : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 18 THE ADVENTURES OF SINUHIT (TWELFTH DYNASTY) The hereditary prince, the man of the king in his quality of sole Friend, 1 the jackal who makes the round of the frontiers to guard the country, the sovereign of the country...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 03 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], No. IV 1 1. To Ddu 2 my lord, my father, 2. I speak, even Aziru 3 thy son, thy servant; 3. at the feet of my father I prostrate myself; 4. unto the feet of my father may there be peace! 5. O Ddu, now [the daughter (?)] 6...
Iv. The Stele Of Thothmes Iv. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 45 THE STELE OF THOTHMES IV (OF THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY) Translated by D. Mallet This stele had been buried for ages, under the sand which again and again has covered the body of the Sphinx, when it was disinterred in 1818...
V. Tablets Of Tel El Amarna Relating To Palestine. Part 07 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 57 TABLETS OF TEL EL-AMARNA RELATING TO PALESTINE IN THE CENTURY BEFORE THE EXODUS Translated by the Editor In the winter of 1887 a very remarkable discovery was made among the mounds of Tel el-Amarna in Upper Egypt. Tel...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Xi. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 109 XI. Inscriptions Of Dungi, King Of Ur No. 1.--Inscription On A Tablet 1 1. For the god Nin-girsu, 2. the powerful warrior 3. of the god Ellilla, 4. for his king, 5. Dungi 6. the puissant prince, 7. the king of Ur, 2 8...
I. Inscription Of Uni. Translation : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 4 THE INSCRIPTION OF UNI [Royal offering to Osiris the lord of Busiris] in order that there may be given to him a revenue in bread and liquors, at every festival and each day, with an abundance [of everything, a thous...
Egyptian Calendar : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], EGYPTIAN CALENDAR Months. Sacred Year begins Alexandrine 2 Year begins Thoth July 20 August 29 Paophi August 19 September 28 Athyr September 18 October 28 Khoiak October 18 November 27 Tybi November 17 December 27 Mekhir...
Vi. The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 72 THE INSCRIPTIONS OF TELLOH Translated by Arthur Amiaud ("Continued from Vol. I") For an account of these interesting inscriptions, which go back to the early dawn of Babylonian history, and are written...
Xi. The Moabite Stone. Text : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 200 THE MOABITE STONE 1. I, Mesha son of Chemosh-melech 1 King of Moab the Di- 2. Bonite. 2 My father reigned over Moab thirty years 3 and I reig- 3. ned after my father. I made this monument to Chemosh at Korkhah. 4...
Ix. Specimens Of Assyrian Correspondence. Number 2 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], Number 2 This is a letter containing a complaint to the king concerning some gold which seems to have been missing. The text is numbered K 538 in the National Collection. p. 184 To the king my lord, thy servant Arad-Nab. May...
Preface : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. v PREFACE THE present volume of "Records of the Past" possesses a melancholy interest. It contains the last literary monument of one of the most valued of my fellow-workers, M. Arthur Amiaud, who died suddenly just after...
I. Inscription Of Uni. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 1 INSCRIPTION OF UNI (OF THE SIXTH DYNASTY) Translated by Prof. Maspero This inscription adorned one of the walls of the tomb which Uni had built for himself at Abydos in the central part of the necropolis (Mariette:...
X. Akkadian Hymn To The Setting Sun. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. II", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 190 AKKADIAN HYMN TO THE SETTING SUN Translated by G. Bertin. The following hymn is interesting because it appears to have formed part of the Babylonian ritual. In each temple, at certain hours of the day and night...
