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1 According to Genesis l . 3 , the embalming of Jacob occupied 40 days , but the period of mourning was 70 days . From Egyptian documents it is known that the length of the period from the death of a man to his burial varied ; in one ...
1 According to Genesis l . 3 , the embalming of Jacob occupied 40 days , but the period of mourning was 70 days . From Egyptian documents it is known that the length of the period from the death of a man to his burial varied ; in one ...
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Hair - pins are usually made of wood , bone , ivory , metal , or alabaster , and vary in length and thickness ; the heads are sometimes ornamented with gold and silver bands or heads , and sometimes terminate in the figure of an animal ...
Hair - pins are usually made of wood , bone , ivory , metal , or alabaster , and vary in length and thickness ; the heads are sometimes ornamented with gold and silver bands or heads , and sometimes terminate in the figure of an animal ...
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Its actual height is about 40 feet , and the length of the sides at the base is about 250 feet ; the arrangement of the chambers , etc. , inside is the same as in the pyramids of Unås and Tetà , but the ornamentation is slightly ...
Its actual height is about 40 feet , and the length of the sides at the base is about 250 feet ; the arrangement of the chambers , etc. , inside is the same as in the pyramids of Unås and Tetà , but the ornamentation is slightly ...
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Contents
The Egyptian Race and Language | 1 |
Egyptian Chronology | 10 |
The History of Egypt Dynasties I XXX | 18 |
Copyright | |
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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