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The inscriptions are copied from ancient texts , and as neither the scribe nor the sculptor understood at times what he was writing , frequent mistakes are the result . After the XXVIth dynasty stelæ were mailc of all possible designs ...
The inscriptions are copied from ancient texts , and as neither the scribe nor the sculptor understood at times what he was writing , frequent mistakes are the result . After the XXVIth dynasty stelæ were mailc of all possible designs ...
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Sometimes they are painted with inscriptions in many colours on a white ground , and the scenes on the covers are divided into two groups by perpendicular inscriptions between them . Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh ...
Sometimes they are painted with inscriptions in many colours on a white ground , and the scenes on the covers are divided into two groups by perpendicular inscriptions between them . Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh ...
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of her protection of Osiris ; the inscriptions give the names and titles of the king , and refer to the course of the sun in the nether - world . On the other side , by the feet , is Isis , also with outstretched wings ; on one side is ...
of her protection of Osiris ; the inscriptions give the names and titles of the king , and refer to the course of the sun in the nether - world . On the other side , by the feet , is Isis , also with outstretched wings ; on one side is ...
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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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