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B.C. building of temples to the sun are preserved . Fragments of an obelisk set up by this king still exist near the modern town of Begig in the Fayyûm , and portions of inscriptions remain at Karnak , which show that he continued the ...
B.C. building of temples to the sun are preserved . Fragments of an obelisk set up by this king still exist near the modern town of Begig in the Fayyûm , and portions of inscriptions remain at Karnak , which show that he continued the ...
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In Egypt proper he seems to have carried on building operations at Tanis and Heracleopolis . In Amenemḥāt III . we have the first Egyptian king who seriously set to work to make the fullest possible use of the Ancient inundation of the ...
In Egypt proper he seems to have carried on building operations at Tanis and Heracleopolis . In Amenemḥāt III . we have the first Egyptian king who seriously set to work to make the fullest possible use of the Ancient inundation of the ...
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It appears that before the actual building of a pyramid was begun , a suitable rocky site was chosen and cleared , a mass of rock if possible being left in the middle of the area to form the core of the building .
It appears that before the actual building of a pyramid was begun , a suitable rocky site was chosen and cleared , a mass of rock if possible being left in the middle of the area to form the core of the building .
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Contents
Egyptian Chronology | 10 |
The History of Egypt Dynasties I XXX | 18 |
List of Egyptian Dynasties and the dates assigned to them | 69 |
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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