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Page 164
More folds of linen are laid on the body perpendicularly ,: the ban| Referring to the embalming of the feet , the following extract is of interest . “ After these things perform the embalming operations on his right and left arms ...
More folds of linen are laid on the body perpendicularly ,: the ban| Referring to the embalming of the feet , the following extract is of interest . “ After these things perform the embalming operations on his right and left arms ...
Page 179
“ The third method of embalming is this , which is used Third only for the poorer sort . Having thoroughly rinsed the method abdomen in syrmæa , they steep it with natrum for 70 days , balming . and then deliver it to be carried away .
“ The third method of embalming is this , which is used Third only for the poorer sort . Having thoroughly rinsed the method abdomen in syrmæa , they steep it with natrum for 70 days , balming . and then deliver it to be carried away .
Page 180
The people who practise the art of embalming belong to a class of men in whose families this profession is hereditary , and they set down in writing a statement of the various methods of embalming practised by them and the cost of each ...
The people who practise the art of embalming belong to a class of men in whose families this profession is hereditary , and they set down in writing a statement of the various methods of embalming practised by them and the cost of each ...
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Contents
The Egyptian Race and Language | 1 |
Egyptian Chronology | 10 |
The History of Egypt Dynasties I XXX | 18 |
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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