Pages 351-404 Summary

Queen Lostris' coronation was bittersweet. The mummification process for Pharaoh lasted seventy days. At its conclusion his tomb was still not completed. Instead he was placed in his sarcophagus and remained at the palace of Memnon awaiting the final preparations for his burial. Queen Lostris was determined to keep her vow of burying him, along with his possessions, in a sealed and fitting tomb.

Three days later the Hyksos army made another attempt to cross the river. Tanus and his men were barely able to hold them back. Soon the Hyksos army attempted to cross the river again and had more success. Queen Lostris and her retinue were forced to flee. Taita divined the future once again and determined that the safest route was downriver into the unknown lands of Cush. They had little time to prepare but took all they...