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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... tomb of queen Maāt - ka - rā , the two Eyes of Horus are said to be Shu and Tefnut - one being in the morning boat and the other in the evening boat of the Sun. " As Tefnut etymologically seemed to represent some form of moisture , I ...
... tomb of queen Maāt - ka - rā , the two Eyes of Horus are said to be Shu and Tefnut - one being in the morning boat and the other in the evening boat of the Sun. " As Tefnut etymologically seemed to represent some form of moisture , I ...
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... tombs and their 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 ...
... tombs and their 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 ...
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... tomb ; but though he worked indefatigably and ra- pidly , he was compelled to come away leaving a great part of his ... tombs are convenient abodes for Arab families , who destroy the paintings and inscriptions either by the dense smoke ...
... tomb ; but though he worked indefatigably and ra- pidly , he was compelled to come away leaving a great part of his ... tombs are convenient abodes for Arab families , who destroy the paintings and inscriptions either by the dense smoke ...
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... tombs . The palaces of kings and nobles have utterly disappeared . Our knowledge of Egyptian civil architecture is derived from paintings in the tombs . Many texts of historical interest have been preserved , but their original inten ...
... tombs . The palaces of kings and nobles have utterly disappeared . Our knowledge of Egyptian civil architecture is derived from paintings in the tombs . Many texts of historical interest have been preserved , but their original inten ...
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... tombs . On examin- ing what appears to be a mere trinket , you will often find a prayer for the departed . And this is the case with the papyri , all of which would infallibly have perished had they not been deposited in tombs , and by ...
... tombs . On examin- ing what appears to be a mere trinket , you will often find a prayer for the departed . And this is the case with the papyri , all of which would infallibly have perished had they not been deposited in tombs , and by ...
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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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