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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Page 31
... protection of the two great kings Khufu ( Cheôps ) and Khāfrā ( Chephren ) . In the reign of Seneferu died Methen , a scribe and high administrative official in Lower Egypt ; he was buried in a maṣṭabah tomb near the " stepped tower ...
... protection of the two great kings Khufu ( Cheôps ) and Khāfrā ( Chephren ) . In the reign of Seneferu died Methen , a scribe and high administrative official in Lower Egypt ; he was buried in a maṣṭabah tomb near the " stepped tower ...
Page 42
... protection of the men who brought the gold to Elephantine . It is probable that most of them were by the river , at least as far as Buhen ( Wâdî Halfah ) . Some officials were sent to Punt viâ the Wâdî Ḥammâmât , and thus the Egyptian ...
... protection of the men who brought the gold to Elephantine . It is probable that most of them were by the river , at least as far as Buhen ( Wâdî Halfah ) . Some officials were sent to Punt viâ the Wâdî Ḥammâmât , and thus the Egyptian ...
Page 46
... protect the caravans from the South and to receive the gold which came from there . The granite statue of Sekhemuatchtauirā in the British Museum was found near this place . Among the kings of the XIVth dynasty , who were said to come ...
... protect the caravans from the South and to receive the gold which came from there . The granite statue of Sekhemuatchtauirā in the British Museum was found near this place . Among the kings of the XIVth dynasty , who were said to come ...
Page 69
... protect native mercantile shipping in both seas . To assist the caravans travelling to and from Syria he built a great reservoir and sank a well at Aina , and enclosed it with strong walls . He developed the copper and malachite mines ...
... protect native mercantile shipping in both seas . To assist the caravans travelling to and from Syria he built a great reservoir and sank a well at Aina , and enclosed it with strong walls . He developed the copper and malachite mines ...
Page 77
... protect his country against the Nubians , Arabians and Libyans , and devoted himself to the development of the commerce of Egypt . He built the large side - gallery to the Serapeum at Sakkârah . A great revival of art and sculpture took ...
... protect his country against the Nubians , Arabians and Libyans , and devoted himself to the development of the commerce of Egypt . He built the large side - gallery to the Serapeum at Sakkârah . A great revival of art and sculpture took ...
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