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The feast was ended, and the revel was about to begin. THE FEAST WAS ENDED AND THE REBEL WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN
. On her right sat Menkau-Ra, crowned and robed in royal vesture, and on her left Anemen-Ha in his priestly garments of snowy linen. At the other tables sat their friends and kindred, the families of the Mohar and the High Priest, the chief officers of the victorious army and all the proud hierarchy of the Temple of Ptah, for was not this the triumph of Anemen-Ha no less than of Menkau-Ra? Only Ma-Rim[=o]n was absent. He had disappeared from the temple early in the morning, and no one had given a thought to his going, for one base-born, even though of royal blood, had no place at the bridal feast of the Queen and her chosen consort. The libations had been poured out to the Lords and Ladies of Heaven--to Ptah the Beginner, and Ra the Lord of Day, to Sechet the Lady of Love and War, and Necheb the Bringer of Victory; and when the slaves had carried round the viands till all were satisfied, the guests were crowned with garlands, and the jars of the oldest and choicest wines were broached.  SNAKE AND THE DOUBLE DIADEM OF THE TWO LANDS ON HER RIGHT SAT MANKURAH CROWNED AND ROBED IN ROYAL VESTURE AND ON HER LEFT AMANA IN HIS PRIESTLY GARMENTS OF SNOWY LINEN AT THE OTHER TABLES SAT THEIR FRIENDS AND KINDRED THE FAMILIES OF THE MOHA AND THE HIGH PRIEST THE CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE VICTORIOUS ARMY AND ALL THE PROUD HIERARCHY OF THE TEMPLE OF PTAH FOR WAS THIS NOT THE TRIUMPH OF AMUHA NO LESS THAN OF MANKURAH ONLY MARI WAS ABSENT HE HAD DISAPPEARED FROM THE TEMPLE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND NO ONE HAD GIVEN A THOUGHT TO HIS GOING BUT ONE BASE BORN EVEN THOUGH OF ROYAL BLOOD HAD NO PLACE OF THE BRIDAL FEAST OF THE QUEEN AND HER CHOSEN CONSORT THE LIBATIONS HAD BEEN POURED OUT TO THE LORDS AND LADIES OF HEAVEN TO PTAH THE BEGINNER AND RAR OF THE DAY TO SASHET THE LADY OF LOVE AND WAR AND A CHEB THE BRINGER OF VICTORY AND WHEN THE SLAVES HAD CARRIED AROUND THE VIANDS TO ALL WERE SATISFIED THE GUESTS WERE CROWNED WITH GARLANDS AND THE JARS OF THE OLDEST AND CHOICEST WINES WERE BROACHED
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