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Of the descendants of these
Pharaohs, Rames, Tua's playmate, was the last lawful child.
But although the Egyptians had cast them down, at heart they always
grieved over the rich territory of Napata, which was lost to them, for
when those Pharaohs fell Kesh declared itself independent and set up
another dynasty to rule over it, of which dynasty Amathel Prince of Kesh
was the heir.
Therefore they hoped that it might come back to them by marriage between
Amathel and the young Queen Neter-Tua. Ever since she was born the great
lords and councillors of Egypt, yes, and Pharaoh himself, seeing that he
had no son to whom he might marry her after the fashion of the country,
had been working to this end. It was by secret treaty that the Prince
Amathel was present at the crowning of the Queen, of whose hand he had
been assured on the sole condition that he came to dwell with her at
Thebes. It is true that there were other suitors, but these, as all of
them knew well, were but pawns in a game played to amuse the people.


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