The Nile: Notes for Travellers in EgyptT. Cook & Son, 1892 - 374 pages |
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... to prepare themselves for what they have to see , and thus by an agreeable study add to the interest with which their visits to the various places are made . 7 +13 ry PREFACE . The short descriptions of the principal Egyptian monuments.
... to prepare themselves for what they have to see , and thus by an agreeable study add to the interest with which their visits to the various places are made . 7 +13 ry PREFACE . The short descriptions of the principal Egyptian monuments.
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... monuments on each side of the Nile between Cairo and the Second Cataract ( Wâdi Ḥalfah ) , printed in the following pages , are not in any way intended to form a " Guide to Egypt " : they are drawn up for the use of those travellers who ...
... monuments on each side of the Nile between Cairo and the Second Cataract ( Wâdi Ḥalfah ) , printed in the following pages , are not in any way intended to form a " Guide to Egypt " : they are drawn up for the use of those travellers who ...
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... monuments have been inserted . In addition to such descriptions , a few chapters have been added on the history of the country during the rule of the Pharaohs , its people , the religion and method of writing . At the end of the book a ...
... monuments have been inserted . In addition to such descriptions , a few chapters have been added on the history of the country during the rule of the Pharaohs , its people , the religion and method of writing . At the end of the book a ...
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... monuments in the Gîzeh Museum have been inserted , the numbers , as far as possible , being taken from M. Maspero's authoritative Guide du Visiteur au Musée de Boulaq , 1884 ; and an improved map has been given . During the last two ...
... monuments in the Gîzeh Museum have been inserted , the numbers , as far as possible , being taken from M. Maspero's authoritative Guide du Visiteur au Musée de Boulaq , 1884 ; and an improved map has been given . During the last two ...
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... monuments each Egyptian king has usually two names , the prenomen and the nomen ; each of these is contained in a cartouche . * Thus the prenomen of Thothmes III . is Rā - men - cheper , and his nomen is Teḥuti - mes . Rā - men - cheper ...
... monuments each Egyptian king has usually two names , the prenomen and the nomen ; each of these is contained in a cartouche . * Thus the prenomen of Thothmes III . is Rā - men - cheper , and his nomen is Teḥuti - mes . Rā - men - cheper ...
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