Budge's Egypt: A Classic 19th-Century Travel GuideCourier Corporation, 2012 M08 13 - 336 pages Focusing on the monuments on either side of the Nile, the author describes Egyptians, their writing, religion and gods, plus historic locales and objects: Alexandria, Cairo, the Rosetta Stone, the pyramids, the Sphinx; the statue of Rameses II, the temples at Luxor and Karnak, major sites where royal mummies were discovered, and more. |
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... dynasties. For the sake of convenience, Egyptian history is divided into three periods :—I, the Ancient Empire, which includes the first eleven dynasties; II, the Middle Empire, which includes the next nine dynasties (XIIth–XXth); and ...
... dynasties. For the sake of convenience, Egyptian history is divided into three periods :—I, the Ancient Empire, which includes the first eleven dynasties; II, the Middle Empire, which includes the next nine dynasties (XIIth–XXth); and ...
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... XIIth dynasty. MIDDLE EMPIRE. Dynasty XII, from Diospolis, or Thebes. B.C. etep. Se- nch-ka-R , , , 2466. I. ascended the throne of Egypt after hard fighting; he conquered the Uaua, a Libyan tribe that lived near Korosko in Nubia, and ...
... XIIth dynasty. MIDDLE EMPIRE. Dynasty XII, from Diospolis, or Thebes. B.C. etep. Se- nch-ka-R , , , 2466. I. ascended the throne of Egypt after hard fighting; he conquered the Uaua, a Libyan tribe that lived near Korosko in Nubia, and ...
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... XII. Dynasty XXI, from Tanis and Thebes. a). Dynasty XXII, from Bubastis (Tell-Bas 966. Shashanq (Shishak) I. (see 1 Kings, xiv. 25—28; 2 Chron., xii. 2—13) besieged Jerusalem. Dynasty XXIII, from Tanis. 766. Pe-Bast. Uasarken III. ager) ...
... XII. Dynasty XXI, from Tanis and Thebes. a). Dynasty XXII, from Bubastis (Tell-Bas 966. Shashanq (Shishak) I. (see 1 Kings, xiv. 25—28; 2 Chron., xii. 2—13) besieged Jerusalem. Dynasty XXIII, from Tanis. 766. Pe-Bast. Uasarken III. ager) ...
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... Ancient Egyptians called Egypt Baq. Dynasty. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. Brugsch. 17. . . . . . . . . 18 ...
... Ancient Egyptians called Egypt Baq. Dynasty. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. Brugsch. 17. . . . . . . . . 18 ...
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... XIIth dynasty. The area of the land in Egypt proper available for cultivation is about 11,500 square miles; the Delta contains about 6,500 miles, and the Nile Valley with the Fayûm 5,000 miles. The Oases of the Libyan Desert and the ...
... XIIth dynasty. The area of the land in Egypt proper available for cultivation is about 11,500 square miles; the Delta contains about 6,500 miles, and the Nile Valley with the Fayûm 5,000 miles. The Oases of the Libyan Desert and the ...
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Abydos Alexandria Amen Amenophis Amenophis III ancient Egyptian Antef Apis Arabic Aswân Autocrator Caesar beautiful building built Bûlâ Cairo called Cambyses canal cataract century chamber Chephren Chnemu Christians church coffin and mummy columns Coptic Copts crocodile Dêr E. A. Wallis Budge east bank etep Ethiopians excavations famous feet high Girgeh Gîzeh gods granite Greek Harmachis Hathor Heliopolis hemt hewn hieroglyphic Horus Hyksos inscribed inscriptions Isis Karnak king of Egypt Lake land large number lived lord Manetho Mariette Memphis miles from Cairo monuments Mosque Museum Nile Nilometer Nubia obelisks Osiris papyrus Pepi Philæ priests Ptah Ptolemy pylon pyramid Rameses Rameses II reign represented river Roman royal Saârah sarcophagus scenes sculptures Serapeum Seti side sphinxes stele stone stood Strabo Suez Suten Tablet temple Thebes thee Thothmes thou tomb town Upper Egypt Usertsen walls west bank worshipped XIIth dynasty