The Nile: Notes for Travellers in EgyptT. Cook & Son, 1892 - 374 pages |
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... Ethiopian conqueror of Egypt , is decidedly remarkable for the minute details of his fights , the speeches made by himself and his conquered foes , and the mention of many facts which are not commonly noticed by Egyptian annalists . The ...
... Ethiopian conqueror of Egypt , is decidedly remarkable for the minute details of his fights , the speeches made by himself and his conquered foes , and the mention of many facts which are not commonly noticed by Egyptian annalists . The ...
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... Ethiopia . Esarhaddon's son , Assurbanipal , also attacked Tirhakah and defeated him . Thebes was captured , and Egypt was divided into twenty - two provinces , over some of which Assyrian viceroys were placed . A fragment of a ...
... Ethiopia . Esarhaddon's son , Assurbanipal , also attacked Tirhakah and defeated him . Thebes was captured , and Egypt was divided into twenty - two provinces , over some of which Assyrian viceroys were placed . A fragment of a ...
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... Ethiopia ; he erected granite obelisks and built largely at Heliopolis . 2400. Amenemḥāt II . Chnemu - hetep , son of Neḥerȧ , whose tomb is at Beni - hasân , lived during the reign of this king . 2366. Usertsen II . 2333. Usertsen III ...
... Ethiopia ; he erected granite obelisks and built largely at Heliopolis . 2400. Amenemḥāt II . Chnemu - hetep , son of Neḥerȧ , whose tomb is at Beni - hasân , lived during the reign of this king . 2366. Usertsen II . 2333. Usertsen III ...
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... Ethiopia . 700. Shabaka ( Sabaco ) . Shabataka . 693. Taharqa ( Tirhakah , 2 Kings , xix . 9 ) is famous for having conquered Sennacherib and delivered Heze- kiah ; he was , however , defeated by Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal , the son ...
... Ethiopia . 700. Shabaka ( Sabaco ) . Shabataka . 693. Taharqa ( Tirhakah , 2 Kings , xix . 9 ) is famous for having conquered Sennacherib and delivered Heze- kiah ; he was , however , defeated by Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal , the son ...
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... Ethiopians and the inhabitants of the Oases . 521. Darius Hystaspes endeavoured to open up the ancient routes of commerce ; he established a coinage , and adopted a conciliatory and tolerant system of government , and favoured all ...
... Ethiopians and the inhabitants of the Oases . 521. Darius Hystaspes endeavoured to open up the ancient routes of commerce ; he established a coinage , and adopted a conciliatory and tolerant system of government , and favoured all ...
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Abydos Alexandria Amāsis Åmen Amen-Rā Amenophis Amenophis III ancient Egyptian Apis Arabic Aswân beautiful body Bubastis building built Cæsar Cairo called canal chamber church coffin and mummy columns comest Coptic Copts dead dedicated Dêr Ethiopia excavations famous Fayyûm Gebel Barkal Gizeh gods granite granite sarcophagus Greek Hail Hathor Heliopolis hemt Herodotus hieroglyphic honour Horus Hyksos inscribed inscriptions Isis IVth Karnak king of Egypt land large number Limestone statue lived lord Mariette Maspero maṣṭaba Memphis miles from Cairo monuments Mosque Muḥammad mummy Museum Nile Nubia obelisks Osiris papyrus priests Ptaḥ Ptolemy pylon pyramid Rameses Rameses II Red granite reign represented river Roman Room royal Sakkârah sarcophagus scarabs sculptures Serapeum Seti side sphinxes stele stone Suez Sulțân Suten tablets Tanis temple Thebes thee Thothmes thou tomb town Upper Egypt Usertsen Vth dynasty walls west bank worshipped XIIth XVIIIth