The Nile: Notes for Travellers in EgyptT. Cook & Son, 1892 - 374 pages |
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... means something like " Rā ( the Sun - god ) establishes becoming or existence ; " Teḥuti - mes means " born of Thoth , " or " Thoth's son . " These names are quite distinct from 2102 Before the prenomen comes the title his titles ...
... means something like " Rā ( the Sun - god ) establishes becoming or existence ; " Teḥuti - mes means " born of Thoth , " or " Thoth's son . " These names are quite distinct from 2102 Before the prenomen comes the title his titles ...
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... means does the crocodile inflict death and destruction on any animal which it may have caught than by first striking it with its tail , and rendering it incapable of motion . " " " Bible ; this word may be compared with 32 The Ancient ...
... means does the crocodile inflict death and destruction on any animal which it may have caught than by first striking it with its tail , and rendering it incapable of motion . " " " Bible ; this word may be compared with 32 The Ancient ...
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... means “ the double Mişor , " probably has reference to the " two lands ( in Egypt . ) , over which the Egyptian kings , in their inscriptions , proclaimed their rule . The descendants of Cush are represented on the monuments by the ...
... means “ the double Mişor , " probably has reference to the " two lands ( in Egypt . ) , over which the Egyptian kings , in their inscriptions , proclaimed their rule . The descendants of Cush are represented on the monuments by the ...
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... means an increase in taxation , it is quite impossible to obtain an accurate census . As far back as the time of David * the idea of " numbering the people " has been unpopular in the East . It is exceedingly difficult to obtain an ...
... means an increase in taxation , it is quite impossible to obtain an accurate census . As far back as the time of David * the idea of " numbering the people " has been unpopular in the East . It is exceedingly difficult to obtain an ...
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... mean ' barbarian ' by some , and to be also of Egyptian origin . They speak a language which is allied to some of the North African tongues , and rarely speak Arabic well . The Nubians found in Egypt are generally doorkeepers and ...
... mean ' barbarian ' by some , and to be also of Egyptian origin . They speak a language which is allied to some of the North African tongues , and rarely speak Arabic well . The Nubians found in Egypt are generally doorkeepers and ...
Common terms and phrases
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