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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt:...bows,--all weapons of war; sweet wood of this country, all the good product(s) of this country. The Harbors Supplied 510. Behold, every harbor was supplied with every good thing according to their agreement of each year, in going northward or0 southward; the impost of Lebanon (R3-mn-n)d likewise; the harvest of Zahi, consisting of clean grain, green oil, incense, wine. Tribute of Cyprus 511. Tribute of the prince of Isy (Ysy): crude copper--; horses." Tribute of Arrapachitis 512. Tribute of the country of Arrapachitis (3-r 3-rfy)1 in this year: slaves, male and female; crude copper, 2 blocks; carob trees, 65 logs; and all sweet woods of his country. Product of Punt 513. Marvels brought8 to the fame of his majesty from Punt: »dried myrrh, 240 heket. "The word hnn (written out phonetically at end of 1. 6) means "head," not "face," as the graphic writing might indicate. bText has omitted the word. 'Restored from l. 13, fourteenth expedition. dFrom which the harbors were supplied. eLit., "spans." Probably 3-r-r-p-h--Arrapachitis, is meant. See Miiller, Asien und Europa, 279. rtn the year 33 the gifts of Punt are introduced by the words: "Marvels brought to his mafesty, etc., (see § 486); hence restoration. There is no expedition this time, as the preposition is "from" not "in," as in § 486. Impost of Rush 514. Impost of the wretched Kush: gold, 100 +" deben, 6 kidet; 36 negro slaves, male and female; 111 oxen, and calves; 185 bulls; total, 306 (sic!),b besides vessels laden with ivory, ebony, all the good products of this country, together with the harvest of this country. Impost of Wawat 515. Impost of Wawat: gold, 2,844 deben,--kidet; 16 negro slaves, male and female; "7...