He rode his horse to death the sooner to reach the goal of his desires; but when he reached Tanis, the city of Rameses, the news met him that his affianced cousin had been given to another, the handsomest and bravest man in Thebes-the noble Mena.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
Later we will send them into the north, and post them in the fortresses which protect Egypt against enemies coming from the east Tanis, Daphne, Pelusium, Migdol.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
In a few hours they were brought to a close, for the Asiatic and Egyptian scribes had agreed, in the course of the long march southwards, on the stipulations to be signed; the treaty itself was to be drawn up after the articles had been carefully considered, and to be signed in the city of Rameses called Tanis-or, by the numerous settlers in its neighborhood, Zoan.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers