Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt: Delivered in May and June, 1879Williams and Norgate, 1884 - 259 pages |
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... inscriptions The ka or genius Souls , shadows , apparitions . Possession Dreams Oaths Angels Destiny The king's divinity . LECTURE V. THE RELIGIOUS BOOKS OF EGYPT . PAGE 104 109 • 110 · · 113 115 . 116 € 119 124 127 147 · 152 · 154 155 ...
... inscriptions The ka or genius Souls , shadows , apparitions . Possession Dreams Oaths Angels Destiny The king's divinity . LECTURE V. THE RELIGIOUS BOOKS OF EGYPT . PAGE 104 109 • 110 · · 113 115 . 116 € 119 124 127 147 · 152 · 154 155 ...
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... inscriptions are mere memorials of a frightful amount of time and thought elaborately wasted . Every hieroglyphic sign was supposed to represent an idea ; and groups which we now know to stand for the names and titles of the Roman ...
... inscriptions are mere memorials of a frightful amount of time and thought elaborately wasted . Every hieroglyphic sign was supposed to represent an idea ; and groups which we now know to stand for the names and titles of the Roman ...
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... inscriptions upon it are in three distinct characters , the third of which is Greek . The Greek text consists of a decree in honour of the king , and it is expressly stated in the last line that this decree is to be engraved on the ...
... inscriptions upon it are in three distinct characters , the third of which is Greek . The Greek text consists of a decree in honour of the king , and it is expressly stated in the last line that this decree is to be engraved on the ...
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... inscriptions , but very unsuitable for the ordinary purposes of life ; and the Egyptians had from the earliest times used a tachygraphic or cursive character which is a rough and abridged form of the hieroglyphic . The stones of the ...
... inscriptions , but very unsuitable for the ordinary purposes of life ; and the Egyptians had from the earliest times used a tachygraphic or cursive character which is a rough and abridged form of the hieroglyphic . The stones of the ...
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... inscription before him , but two , the obelisk of Phile having been found , with an Egyptian inscription and also a Greek one containing the name of Cleopatra , which offered special facility for decipherment , two of the letters in it ...
... inscription before him , but two , the obelisk of Phile having been found , with an Egyptian inscription and also a Greek one containing the name of Cleopatra , which offered special facility for decipherment , two of the letters in it ...
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abode Abydos Amenhotep II Amon ancient ancient Egypt Anubis Book Brugsch called Chabas Champollion chapter Christian cloth coffin Dead deceased deity Dendera derived divine doctrine dynasty earth Egyp Egypt Egyptian language Egyptian mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian texts Egyptian word eighteenth dynasty eleventh dynasty evidence existence expressed father feast Fravashi funereal genius goddess gods Greek hath Hathor heart heaven Hebrew Heliopolis Henotheism hieroglyphic Horus hymns Indo-European inscriptions Isis king language Lectures legend living Lord Maat manuscripts Mariette Max Müller meaning monuments mother Museum myth mythology Nephthys nether world notion nutar nutra Osiris papyrus period person prayers Ptah Pyramids Rameses reign religious Renenet represented Rougé royal sacred says scholars Semitic Seti signifies soul sovereign speak sun-god symbol tablet Tefnut Tehutimes temple Thebes thine things thou art thou hast tion tombs translated verb worship written
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