Rameses the Great; or, Egypt 3300 Years Ago

Egypt under the greatest of the pharaohs, written when the hieroglyphs had only just begun to speak — Rameses II's wars, monuments and household, with thirty-nine wood engravings.

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus

6 pages in this part of Rameses the Great.

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus

THE prince of Kheta came with his archers and his horsemen well armed; every chariot bore three men. They had gathered together the…

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus: Ammon

And this is what his Majesty of the sound and strong life said: "What, then, is the intent of my father Ammon? Is it a father who would…

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus: Rameses

These words resounded in Hermonthis; Phra comes to him who calls upon him; he stretches forth his hand to him. Rejoice and be glad... he…

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus: Egypt

When my master of the horse saw that I remained surrounded by so many chariots, he faltered, and his heart gave way for fear; a mighty…

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus: Kheta

When the archers and the horsemen came in, one after the other, from their camps toward the evening hour, they found the whole region in…

Extracts from the Sallier Papyrus: Earth

The loins of IX. "HOWEVER, on the next day, so soon as it was daylight on the Earth, Rameses caused the battle to be joined afresh, and…

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