Dec.5] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGY. [1893.dynasty),but there we hear of the " vile Kush," andUsertesenIII
loadsthe negroes withcontempt as cowards whenhe fixes their
boundaryat Semneh.
It is to be hoped that the coming year may bring a final revision
of the copy of Herkhuf's inscription. With the men andmeans
now at the command of Egyptology, thereseemsno cause for delay
wherea matter of first-rate importanceis concerned. Neverhas a
morecreditablepieceof work beendone thanthe prompt publica
tionof this wondeiful text by its discoverer, but his effort shouldbe
followedup by a careful collationof the copy withthe original.
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