Chapter II: Foreword: v

I. TELLS OF HOW PROFESSOR RANNEY PURCHASED AN ANCIENT
MANUSCRIPT AND OF WHAT HE FOUND THEREIN 1

II. A FALL DOWN THIRTY CENTURIES 16

III. ENANA THE MAGICIAN, WOULD PROVE THAT A RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN
A QUEEN AND A PRIESTESS MAY BE TURNED TO HIS ADVANTAGE 33

IV. HOW BHANAR CAME TO THEBES 45

V. THE PLEASURE BARGE OF THI, THE QUEEN-MOTHER 53

VI. HOW BHANAR FOUND A HOME IN EGYPT 66

VII. HOW RENNY THE SYRIAN ESCAPED THE CROCODILES 83

VIII. NŌFERT-ĀRI DANCES BEFORE PHARAOH 91

IX. THE LUMINOUS BOOK 119

X. PHARAOH SEEKS TO EXALT A FOREIGN GOD 138

XI. THE STATUE OF AMEN DISAPPEARS 152

XII. ENANA CALLS TO HIS AID THE GODS JUSTICE AND VENGEANCE 165

XIII. RAMSES AND SESEN 172

XIV. A RASH PROMISE 187

XV. A STATUE OF HATHOR, GODDESS OF LOVE 200

XVI. THE CURSE OF HUY, GREAT HIGH PRIEST OF AMEN 208

XVII. WHY MENNA’S CHAIRBEARER STAKED HIS ALL 218

XVIII. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MENNA, SON OF MENNA, WENT A-WOOING 228

XIX. THE HITTITES ADVANCE 239

XX. HOW BAR AND RENNY MEET FOR THE LAST TIME 247

XXI. OF THE CAPTURE OF BELUR, THE HITTITE 256

XXII. THE “DOUBLE” OF HANIT 266

HANIT THE ENCHANTRESS