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 862 Reviews of Books dence of the wisdom of his course. It is, as he says, precisely in the best known texts that he has obtained the most valuable results. The monuments selected for publication in the Researches are chiefly such as illustrate the foreign relations of ancient Egypt, especially with Asia and Europe. Among the most important texts of this description are the great inscription of Mer-ne-Ptah at Karnak (PI. 17-32), the autobiographic inscription of Amem-em-het who served as an officer in the Asiatic campaigns of Thothmes III. (PI. 33-39), the list of Syrian cities conquered by the last named monarch (PI. 44-53), the list of rebellious cities punished by Ramses II. (PI. 60-63), the Asiatic names from the great list of Ramses III. (PI. 64-74), and the list of Palestinian towns plundered by Shoshenq I. (PI. 75-87). To these should be added the decree of administrative reforms by King Har-em- heb (PI. 90-104), which deals purely with internal affairs and there- fore forms an exception to the general category. All these, it will be seen, are inscriptions of prime importance, and the accurate text es- tablished in these cases by Professor Miiller is a gain of distinct value. The reliefs and mural paintings reproduced in the work are especially interesting. Plate i, for example, reproduces a relief from the Cairo Museum representing foreigners, probably Europeans from the shores of the Aegean, coming into Egypt with tin, a metal which at that period was ultimately obtained either from Britain or from the mountains of central Germany. The monument dates from about 2500 B. C. Of the same period is another relief (PL 2) depicting Babylonian em- bassadors or merchants visiting the land of the Nile. The fine repre- sentations in color of Aegean embassadors from the tomb of Sen-mut (PL 5-7), and of Asiatics from the tomb of Ann"a (PL 8-1 1) date from about 1500 B. C. All this bears striking testimony to the lively inter- course existing at a very remote period between the peoples of antiquity, in regard to which evidence has for some time been accumulating. Plates 105-106, representing surgical operations performed about 2500 B. C, are particularly interesting. The author's commentary is replete with acute observations and valuable suggestions. The plates are admirably executed and the appearance of the book is attractive. A proper share of credit should be given to the liberality of the Carnegie Institution which made possible Professor Miiller's mission to Egypt and the publication of his work. Christopher Johnston. Manuel d'Histoirc Ancieiiuc du Christianismc. Par Charles GuiGNEDERT, Charge de cours a la Factilte des Lettres de I'Uni- versite de Paris. Lcs Origincs. (Paris : Picard et Fils. 1906. Pp. x.xiii, 549.) Tpie sub-title of M. Guignebert's manual raises the agreealile hope that he proposes to continue the work. The present volume is limited to the first century, and M. Guignebert who is the author of a work on