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Abu Sergheh, church of, 85, 87.
Abu Simbel, 9.

Abydos, 104; 309–17.
Alexandria, 30-31.
Amenemhet, 126.

Amenhotep II, 131, 257-59, 262.
Amenhotep III, 108, 128, 239,

245.

Amenhotep IV, 129, 320–22.
Ammon (Ammon-Ra), 109, 235,
236 et seq., 321-22.
Amr, mosque of, 83-84.
Anubis, 115, 116.
Aquarium, at Cairo, 73.

Arabic, language, 12, 64; money,
13.

Artists, 165, 173, 312, 314, 322.
Assiut, 201-14, 317.

Assuan, 287, 305-06.
Assuan dam, 26, 295-98.

Backsheesh, 13, 52.
Barrages, 23, 206, 279.
Barkuk, mosque of, 76-77.
Basilica, prototype of, 272.
"Bed of Pharaoh," 302.
Bedreschein, 158, 185.
Beggars, 39, 286.

Beni Hassan, 102, 192–200.

Cairo, mosques and bazaars of,
30-66; situation of, 32; cardinal
points, 36, 37; citadel of, 37,
38-41; Oriental quarters, 43-
66; bazaars, 46 et seq.; people
of, 51; mosques, 53 et seq.; en-
virons of, 67-91; zoological
gardens, 71-73; aquarium, 73;

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Capitals, of columns, 199, 223,
272.

Cataracts, First, 9. 293, 304;
Second, 9.

Chantey-music, 183, 191, 294-95.
Cheops (Khufu), 123, 125, 137;
pyramid of, 146 et seq.
Chronology, of Egypt, 122 et seq.
Citadel, of Cairo, 38-43, 78.
Cliff tombs, 101, 195-200; 211-
12;305.
Climate, 5, 6.

Columns, Protodoric, 197; Papy-
rus and Lotus, 199; Hathor,
223; Osiris, 272; entasis of, 314;
monolithic, 315.

Copts, 20, 27-29, 51, 85-87.
Coptic churches, 83, 85 et seq.
Crowns, forms of, 116.

Dahabiyehs, 11, 70–71.
Dates, earliest known, 124.
Davis, Theodore M., 263.
Dehr-el-Bahri, 266-68.
Delta, 32.

Dendera, 219–30.
Dragomans, 47, 290.
Dynasties, summary of, 122-23.

Edfu, 283-85.

Egypt, climate of, 5, 6; peculiari-
ties of, 8; travel in, 9, 10; sea-
sons, 15; modern Egypt, 17-29;
subjection to Turkey, 17; Brit-

ish occupation, 18-22; govern-
ment, 18, 19; population, 20;
irrigation, 23-27; excavations,

27.

Egyptians, 27-29; 51.

El Azhar (university), 29-62.
Elephantine, island, 289, 292.
El Kab, 93.

England, position in Egypt,

18-22.

Entasis, in columns, 314-15.
Esneh, 280-83.
Eye-diseases, 208.
Ezbekiyeh gardens, 36.

Fellaheen, 28.

First Cataract, 9, 293, 304.
Flies, 208.

Gamal ed-din, house of, 62.
Gebel el-Tayr, 202.
Ghezireh, 68.

Ghizeh, 136-54.

Hatasu, Queen, 4, 129-30, 194;
temple of, 254, 264-68.

Kait Bey, 53, 75-76.
Karnak, 232, 234-50; by moon-
light, 306-09.
Khamasin, 7.

Khephrên, diorite image of, 89,
97; pyramid of, 145, 150;
sphinx of, 153-54.
Khnum, III, 116, 280.
Khonsu, III, 235-36.

Kings' Tombs, Valley of, 255-

62.

Kiosk, at Philæ, 302.
Kom Ombo, 285-88.
Kurna, 254-55.

Luxor, 230 et seq.; 306.

Mamelukes, 39.

Mastaba tombs, 99-101, 163-64.
Medinat-Habû, 274.

Memnon, colossi of, 275.
Memphis, 125, 155–56, 160.
Menes, 123, 125, 313.
Mohammed Ali, street of, 37;
mosque of, 39, 41-43.
Mokhattam hills, 63, 78-82, 40.

Hathor, III, 112, 116, 219, 223, Mortuary chapels, 100-02, 152-

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Ka, 94-97, 152, 167-69, 259-60, Nilometer, at Assuan, 293.

269, 273-74.

Nile steamers, 181.

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