noon
But thou hast condemned him without trial , Io . Spare thy heart the hurt and wait . '' The young face cleared and with a little sigh she settled back in the chair and said no more . It was noon when the royal flotilla was sighted . There were nineteen barges approaching in the form of two crescents like a parenthesis , the horns up and down the Nile , and in the center of the inclosed space was Meneptah 's float . Here was only the royal family , the king , queen , Ta-user , and the two princes , who took the place of fan-bearers in attendance on their father . The vessel was manned by two reliefs of twelve oarsmen from Theban nobility .