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Updated: June 24, 2025
It is worse than man, for it has a lion's body; it is worse than a beast, for it has a human head; it is worse than stone, for inexplicable life is contained in it." At that moment groaning and muffled voices reached them, the source of which they could not determine. "Is the Sphinx singing?" inquired the astonished prince. "That singing is in the underground temple," replied Pentuer.
In that way half a million of men might have rest instead of working at buckets. Now Thou seest that wisdom does more for the welfare of mankind than pharaohs." Pentuer shook his head. "How much timber would be needed for that change! How many oxen, how much pasture. It seems to me, father, that thy wheel would not take the place of the seventh day for rest."
Pride filled the prince from foot to head, and all present felt that it was impossible to have more power than was possessed by that victorious commander. But in one instant the prince's eyes lost their brightness, and on his face the bitterest surprise was depicted. Pentuer was standing near him, "Bend thy ear, lord," whispered he.
"Then I swear that Thou wilt be the most famous of all pharaohs; before thee the fame of Ramses the Great, will grow pale!" cried the priest, mastering himself no longer. The prince fell to thinking, then asked, "What can we two do against those priests who hate me?" "They fear thee, lord," answered Pentuer. "They fear lest Thou begin war too soon against Assyria?"
He left the window and approached the place where the heir was sitting, sunk in imaginings. The priest knelt before him, fell on his face, and exclaimed: "Be greeted, O pharaoh, ruler of the world!" "What dost Thou say?" cried the prince, springing up. "May the One, the All-Powerful, pour down on thee wisdom and strength, and happiness on thy people." "Rise, Pentuer! Then I then I."
"Wouldst thou, lord, wish to show thy power in such fashion?" inquired Pentuer, suddenly. "No," answered the prince, without hesitation. "When the pharaohs have once shown their power, they may be merciful; unless some one should resist their orders." "And still this young man is only twenty three years of age!" thought the frightened priest.
Mefres declared at that time that Egypt had fallen because the priestly order was lowered, while I asserted that the misery of the people was the cause of the suffering of the State, to which thou, so far as I remember, didst answer: Let Mefres occupy himself with bettering the priesthood, Pentuer in improving the lot of common people, while I will avoid destructive war between Egypt and Assyria."
Before his eyes flies began to circle; for the twinkle of an eye he lost consciousness; it seemed to him that he would have yielded his throne not to be at that place, and not to see what was going to happen. He hurried down from the cliff looking with wandering eyes straight out in front of him. At that moment Pentuer approached and pulled him by the arm vigorously.
But on reading the letter he laughed at me, and commanded my messenger to take the news to Herhor." "Well, what did Herhor do?" "Herhor gave us thirty measures of barley. He is the only man in Egypt who reveres science, but the young pharaoh is frivolous." "Do not be severe on him, father," interrupted Pentuer.
"Thou wilt be heart and lips for me before the face of the pharaoh," said the prince to him, "and this is what Thou must do there. "When the most worthy Herhor asks what, to my thinking, causes the poverty of Egypt and the treasury, tell the minister to turn to his assistant, Pentuer, and he will explain my views in the same way that he did his own in the temple of Hator.
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