The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary ArchaeologyUniversity Press, 1925 - 513 pages A discussion of funerary procedures in ancient Egypt, covering mummification, burial practices, ritual texts, tombs and coffins, and other topics, and including background on Egyptian history and religion, a chart of the hieroglyphic alphabet, and other resources. |
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... called " Land of , i.e. , Upper Egypt , and that between Memphis and the Mediterranean Sea was called " Land of the North , " ✪ , , i.e. , Lower Egypt . The Delta is , strictly speaking , the triangular island enclosed by the Rosetta ...
... called " Land of , i.e. , Upper Egypt , and that between Memphis and the Mediterranean Sea was called " Land of the North , " ✪ , , i.e. , Lower Egypt . The Delta is , strictly speaking , the triangular island enclosed by the Rosetta ...
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... called Heptanomis , and its seven nomes were Memphites , Herak- leopolites , Crocodilopolites , Aphroditopolites , Oxyrhynchites , Cyno- polites and Hermopolites . The Great and the Lesser Oases were considered to be parts of Heptanomis ...
... called Heptanomis , and its seven nomes were Memphites , Herak- leopolites , Crocodilopolites , Aphroditopolites , Oxyrhynchites , Cyno- polites and Hermopolites . The Great and the Lesser Oases were considered to be parts of Heptanomis ...
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... called Ḥāpi , and he was said to be self - begotten and to be the father of all the gods who lived in the Great World - Ocean which surrounded the world ; and like other great gods , Rā , Amen , Kheperȧ , etc. , he was called " One ...
... called Ḥāpi , and he was said to be self - begotten and to be the father of all the gods who lived in the Great World - Ocean which surrounded the world ; and like other great gods , Rā , Amen , Kheperȧ , etc. , he was called " One ...
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... called Akhet , Pert and Shemu . According to Meyer , Akhet began on July 19th , Pert on November 16th , and Shemu on March 16th and ended on July 13th . Then followed the epagomenal days , or five days added to the year . This may be called ...
... called Akhet , Pert and Shemu . According to Meyer , Akhet began on July 19th , Pert on November 16th , and Shemu on March 16th and ended on July 13th . Then followed the epagomenal days , or five days added to the year . This may be called ...
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... called green stone " Palette " at Cairo , which is sculptured with scenes commemorating his conquests in the Delta . Assuming that Narmer was the first king of this dynasty , his successor was a king whose Horus name was Āḥa , the ...
... called green stone " Palette " at Cairo , which is sculptured with scenes commemorating his conquests in the Delta . Assuming that Narmer was the first king of this dynasty , his successor was a king whose Horus name was Āḥa , the ...
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Abydos Åkerblad alphabet Åmen Amenḥetep amulet ancient Ani's Anubis bandages beetle body Book British Museum bronze Brugsch buried called cartouche chamber Champollion Chapter characters coffin colour contains Copt Coptic dead deceased demotic disk Egyptian Égyptiens embalming example faïence feet figures funerary glazed Gnostic goddess gods gold granite Greek Hathor head heart hieratic hieroglyphic Horus Hyksos inches inscribed inscription Isis jars king Kingdom Lepsius linen London Lower Egypt Manetho Maspero maṣṭabah Memphis monuments mummy Nephthys Nile Nubia obelisk Osiris painted Papyrus Paris Pepi period placed prenomen priests probably Ptaḥ Ptolemy pyramid Rameses Rameses II Recension rectangular reign represented Rosetta Stone Saïte sarcophagus says scarabs scribe Seti Shabti side stele Sûdân temple Theban Thebes thee Thothmes tomb translation Upper Egypt uraeus Usertsen Utchat vases Vignettes VIth wearing wooden words XIIth XIXth XVIIIth dynasty XXVIth δὲ καὶ