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It was inscribed during the reign of Thothmes III., and contains the names of sixty-
one kings. Notwithstanding the fact that in the arrangement no chronological
order has been followed, the tablet is of great value, for it mentions the names of
...
It was inscribed during the reign of Thothmes III., and contains the names of sixty-
one kings. Notwithstanding the fact that in the arrangement no chronological
order has been followed, the tablet is of great value, for it mentions the names of
...
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Some years ago it was generally believed to have been made during the rule of
the kings of the Middle Empire over Egypt , but when the stele which recorded the
repairs made in the temple of the sphinx by Thothmes IV . , B.C. 1533 , came to ...
Some years ago it was generally believed to have been made during the rule of
the kings of the Middle Empire over Egypt , but when the stele which recorded the
repairs made in the temple of the sphinx by Thothmes IV . , B.C. 1533 , came to ...
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... on the monuments. * Records of the Past, V.I. p. 8. Äähmes the general.
Egyptians defeat the Hyksos. b. C. 17oo Egyptian conquests in Asia and Nubia.
I666 B.C. 1633 Limits of Egyptian territory in Asia. I600 Thothmes EGYPTIAN
HISTORY.
... on the monuments. * Records of the Past, V.I. p. 8. Äähmes the general.
Egyptians defeat the Hyksos. b. C. 17oo Egyptian conquests in Asia and Nubia.
I666 B.C. 1633 Limits of Egyptian territory in Asia. I600 Thothmes EGYPTIAN
HISTORY.
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I600 Thothmes I., like his father Amenophis I., marched into Nubia" and defeated
the rebel tribes; he made the people slaves and carried off much spoil to Thebes.
Soon after his return to Thebes he set out with his army on an expedition to ...
I600 Thothmes I., like his father Amenophis I., marched into Nubia" and defeated
the rebel tribes; he made the people slaves and carried off much spoil to Thebes.
Soon after his return to Thebes he set out with his army on an expedition to ...
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When these things had been safely brought back to Thebes , Hātshepset
received them with joy , and dedicated the greater part of them as an offering to
her father Årnen - Rā . In the sixteenth year of her reign Thothmes III . became
associated ...
When these things had been safely brought back to Thebes , Hātshepset
received them with joy , and dedicated the greater part of them as an offering to
her father Årnen - Rā . In the sixteenth year of her reign Thothmes III . became
associated ...
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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