The Nile: Notes for Travellers in EgyptT. Cook & Son, 1892 - 374 pages |
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Page 71
... dedicated to a god . The Egyptians dated their stele and documents by the day of the month and the year of the king who was reigning at the time . The Copts first dated their documents according to the years of the INDICTION ; the ...
... dedicated to a god . The Egyptians dated their stele and documents by the day of the month and the year of the king who was reigning at the time . The Copts first dated their documents according to the years of the INDICTION ; the ...
Page 74
... dedicated ) , upon a lotus flower which sprang forth from under the throne of Osiris ; and after making offerings to the god , the dead man passed into everlasting life . If the result were unfavourable , the Devourer , a beast part ...
... dedicated ) , upon a lotus flower which sprang forth from under the throne of Osiris ; and after making offerings to the god , the dead man passed into everlasting life . If the result were unfavourable , the Devourer , a beast part ...
Page 115
... dedicated to the goddess Bast , the animal sacred to whom was the cat , and was famous for having given a dynasty of kings ( the XXIInd ) to Egypt . To the south of the city were the lands which Psammetichus I. gave to his Ionian and ...
... dedicated to the goddess Bast , the animal sacred to whom was the cat , and was famous for having given a dynasty of kings ( the XXIInd ) to Egypt . To the south of the city were the lands which Psammetichus I. gave to his Ionian and ...
Page 123
... dedicated to St. Mercurius , who is called " Father of two swords , ” or Abu's Sêfên . The church measures 90 feet × 50 feet , and is built chiefly of brick ; there are no pillars in it . It contains a fine ebony partition dating from ...
... dedicated to St. Mercurius , who is called " Father of two swords , ” or Abu's Sêfên . The church measures 90 feet × 50 feet , and is built chiefly of brick ; there are no pillars in it . It contains a fine ebony partition dating from ...
Page 125
... dedicated to St. Michael , which was sold to the Jews by a patriarch called Michael towards the end of the ninth century ; it measures 65 feet × 35 feet , and is said to contain a copy of the Law written by Ezra . A little to the south ...
... dedicated to St. Michael , which was sold to the Jews by a patriarch called Michael towards the end of the ninth century ; it measures 65 feet × 35 feet , and is said to contain a copy of the Law written by Ezra . A little to the south ...
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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