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So far as is known there was no other nation , except the Babylonians under Naram - Sin and Sargon , which was so highly civilized at this remote period . DYNASTIES VII - XI . Unknown Of the history of Egypt of this period nothing is ...
So far as is known there was no other nation , except the Babylonians under Naram - Sin and Sargon , which was so highly civilized at this remote period . DYNASTIES VII - XI . Unknown Of the history of Egypt of this period nothing is ...
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Many of the coffins of this period are , however , of the greatest interest , and B.M. 6654 and 6655 are good typical examples . The former is inscribed on the outside Ornamentation of with one line of well - cut hieroglyphics , and is ...
Many of the coffins of this period are , however , of the greatest interest , and B.M. 6654 and 6655 are good typical examples . The former is inscribed on the outside Ornamentation of with one line of well - cut hieroglyphics , and is ...
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Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh coloured and gilded , and the eyes , made of obsidian , are inlaid between eyelids of the same material or of bronze . Notwithstanding the fact that mummies of . this period are protected ...
Faces of coffins of this period are also flesh coloured and gilded , and the eyes , made of obsidian , are inlaid between eyelids of the same material or of bronze . Notwithstanding the fact that mummies of . this period are protected ...
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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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