A TRIP TO EGYPT. 
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Avenue of Sphinxes, 
which originally extended the whole of the distance from Luxor. 
The Sphinxes were only 12ft, apart, and the roadway between was 
63ft. wide. Each was on a pedestal; about 300 were of the usual 
form with female heads, and the others with rams’ heads, sacred to 
Ammon. The principal entrance to the great temple is through the 
front propylon, before which stood two granite statues, now 
mutilated. The breadth of this enormous propylon is about 370ft. 
and 50ft. deep, the height of the tower is 140ft. Passing through 
the gateway of this propylon we arrived at a large open court, with 
a covered corridor, and a double line of columns down the centre. 
Passing through another huge propylon, the great hall, the most 
magnificent of Egyptian monuments, is entered. The lintel stones 
of its doorway were 40ft. in height; it measures 170ft. by 329ft., 
and is supported by a central avenue of massive columns 62ft. high, 
besides 122 of less gigantic size distributed in even lines on each 
side of the larger ones. Another much ruined propylon closes the 
end of the great hall. Near is a court dedicated to Sheshonk, the 
Shishak of Scripture, on its gates and walls are seen the names of 
the cities and nations conquered by Shishak. The colossal figure of 
Pharaoh, leading in bonds a long list of monarchs whom he had 
conquered, the name of each being written on a cartouche. Each 
figure has his arm tied behind him, and a rope round his neck. 
From the variety of their features they are evidently intended to be 
portraits; one has a distinctly Jewish face, and the inscription in 
the oval is “ Judah-Melek, king of Judah,” i.e., Relioboam. After 
viewing these temples, monuments, and obelisks, covered with 
hieroglyphics, we left with a profound impression of their vast pro¬ 
portions and surpassing grandeur, but there were too many points 
of interest for any attempt to describe them to be made. 
Still Steaming up the Nile. 
We started from Luxor at 5 a.m., and in five hours had 
reached 
Esneh. 
We went on shore, walked into the town, and in the centre we saw 
the portico of its old temple with twenty-four columns, the signs of 
May, 1893. 
