The Chautauquan: Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Volumes 57-58M. Bailey, 1909 |
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Page vii
... Cliff Tombs , 69 ; Scribe's Scrawl , 70 ; Stone with Account of Passion Play of Osiris , 74-5 ; Nave , Hypostyle of Karnak , 164 ; Plan of Luxor Temple , 211 ; Map of Thebes , 215 ... Cliffs , 366 ; Plain of Thebes , Statues Index vii.
... Cliff Tombs , 69 ; Scribe's Scrawl , 70 ; Stone with Account of Passion Play of Osiris , 74-5 ; Nave , Hypostyle of Karnak , 164 ; Plan of Luxor Temple , 211 ; Map of Thebes , 215 ... Cliffs , 366 ; Plain of Thebes , Statues Index vii.
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... Cliffs in_Rear of Hatshepsut's Temple , 370 ; Reliefs of Expedition to Punt , 371-2 ; Sculptors Drawing , 373 ; Valley of King's Tombs , 374 ; Ramesseum , 374 ; Head of Amenhotep , 375 ; Figure of Seti I , 375 ; Entrance to Royal Tombs ...
... Cliffs in_Rear of Hatshepsut's Temple , 370 ; Reliefs of Expedition to Punt , 371-2 ; Sculptors Drawing , 373 ; Valley of King's Tombs , 374 ; Ramesseum , 374 ; Head of Amenhotep , 375 ; Figure of Seti I , 375 ; Entrance to Royal Tombs ...
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... cliffs which rise yonder behind the palms . They are broken and indistinct now in the waves of the tremulous heat , and all the land takes on a magic of wondrous gold as the sun sinks into such a pageant of color as no other sky ...
... cliffs which rise yonder behind the palms . They are broken and indistinct now in the waves of the tremulous heat , and all the land takes on a magic of wondrous gold as the sun sinks into such a pageant of color as no other sky ...
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... cliffs pencilled to plastic forms by the winds and storms of ages , stained to rich yellows and deep browns that rise above the darker hues of the nodding palms , draw in toward the river . We discover cells and door - ways often ...
... cliffs pencilled to plastic forms by the winds and storms of ages , stained to rich yellows and deep browns that rise above the darker hues of the nodding palms , draw in toward the river . We discover cells and door - ways often ...
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... cliff . All this fair district below us was the domain of the lords of Benihasan . Their town was called Menat - Khufu , or " Nurse of Khufu , " for Khufu ( Cheops ) , the builder of the first pyramid and foun- der of the Fourth Dynasty ...
... cliff . All this fair district below us was the domain of the lords of Benihasan . Their town was called Menat - Khufu , or " Nurse of Khufu , " for Khufu ( Cheops ) , the builder of the first pyramid and foun- der of the Fourth Dynasty ...
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