Harmac

It was true we believed that this was the night of his marriage at the town of Harmac, some miles away, and that the tale of our spies supported this information.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Ebur, was the home of the savage Fung race, whose warriors could be counted by the ten thousand, and whose principal city, Harmac, was built opposite to the stone effigy of their idol, that was also called

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

You have slain sundry of the sacred beasts that are the mouth of sacrifice, you have killed certain of the priests and guards of Harmac in a hole of the rocks.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

In front of us, towards the city side, lay a wide open space, whereof the walls ended against those of Harmac itself, to which they formed a kind of vestibule or antechamber set there to protect this gateway of the town through which we had ridden in the darkness, not knowing whither we went.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

According to their custom at this season, to-morrow, after sunset, the Fung hold their great spring feast in the city of Harmac, and at dawn go up to make sacrifice to their idol.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Now we were opposite to the lights of Harmac, also to other lights that shone up a valley in the mountain to our right.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

The arrangement was that the mine should be fired on the night of that full moon on which we had been told, and spies confirmed the information, the feast of the marriage of Barung's daughter to my son would be celebrated in the city of Harmac.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Now we were opposite to the valley of Harmac, and saw that the huge sphinx still sat there as it had done for unknown thousands of years.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

"When the idol Harmac is utterly destroyed, and the Fung have departed for ever, my uncle," she answered impatiently.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Egypt, also a priest of Harmac, and thus dedicate forever to the god with whom, indeed, he says he had been familiar for thousands of years.

Queen Sheba's Ring Henry Rider Haggard 1890