Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 9
... entirely from his problems . He is concerned alone with north and south . With the Delta , despite its marvelous fertility , he will have practically no- thing to do . What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have boasted as ...
... entirely from his problems . He is concerned alone with north and south . With the Delta , despite its marvelous fertility , he will have practically no- thing to do . What monuments that portion of Egypt may once have boasted as ...
Page 21
... entirely free hand . And there are not wanting able advocates of the policy that Great Britain should step more into the open , as the part dictated both by the needs of Egypt and by the demands of sincerity and candor . Opinions differ ...
... entirely free hand . And there are not wanting able advocates of the policy that Great Britain should step more into the open , as the part dictated both by the needs of Egypt and by the demands of sincerity and candor . Opinions differ ...
Page 42
... entirely to the east toward Mecca . The other three sides of the court are appar- ently of no great importance . Within , the building gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick rugs , and heavy ...
... entirely to the east toward Mecca . The other three sides of the court are appar- ently of no great importance . Within , the building gives more the impression of a palace than a mosque . It is carpeted with thick rugs , and heavy ...
Page 43
... entirely across the town to the bank of the river , if you please , and then work backward , for thus we shall be afforded some illu- minating contrasts between West and East . One must travel something like a mile eastward from the ...
... entirely across the town to the bank of the river , if you please , and then work backward , for thus we shall be afforded some illu- minating contrasts between West and East . One must travel something like a mile eastward from the ...
Page 55
... entirely removed the former glory of its inlaid doors . From the gateway , where a handful of swarthy men slumber in the shade , and where the usual cus- todian demands a fee , you pass through an imposing and lofty vestibule , vaulted ...
... entirely removed the former glory of its inlaid doors . From the gateway , where a handful of swarthy men slumber in the shade , and where the usual cus- todian demands a fee , you pass through an imposing and lofty vestibule , vaulted ...
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship