The Nile: Notes for Travellers in EgyptT. Cook & Son, 1892 - 374 pages |
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... the population of this and the other provinces which belonged to Egypt in the time of Isma'îl amounts to about ten millions . THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . The Egyptians , whom the sculptures NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS IN EGYPT . 31.
... the population of this and the other provinces which belonged to Egypt in the time of Isma'îl amounts to about ten millions . THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . The Egyptians , whom the sculptures NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS IN EGYPT . 31.
Page 32
... sculptures and monuments make known to us as being among the most ancient in- habitants of the country , belong , beyond all doubt , to the Caucasian race , and they seem to have migrated thither from the East . The original home of the ...
... sculptures and monuments make known to us as being among the most ancient in- habitants of the country , belong , beyond all doubt , to the Caucasian race , and they seem to have migrated thither from the East . The original home of the ...
Page 145
... sculpture which was never surpassed at any subsequent period in the history of Egyptian art . From Sakkârah . 3962. Wooden statue of a man , originally covered with a thin layer of plaster and painted ; the feet are restored . His hair ...
... sculpture which was never surpassed at any subsequent period in the history of Egyptian art . From Sakkârah . 3962. Wooden statue of a man , originally covered with a thin layer of plaster and painted ; the feet are restored . His hair ...
Page 148
... sculpture extant . Khephren is seated upon a throne , the arms of which are ornamented with lions ' heads ; on the sides are depicted the papyrus , and the lotus , the device , intertwined about ↓ , forming emblematic of the union of ...
... sculpture extant . Khephren is seated upon a throne , the arms of which are ornamented with lions ' heads ; on the sides are depicted the papyrus , and the lotus , the device , intertwined about ↓ , forming emblematic of the union of ...
Page 158
... sculpture . XXVth dynasty . From Karnak . Room XXII . The Tablet of Sakkârah and Stelæ . 872. The Tablet of Saķķârah was found by Mariette in the tomb of a high official named Tanurei , at Sakkârah , in 1861. It is a precious document ...
... sculpture . XXVth dynasty . From Karnak . Room XXII . The Tablet of Sakkârah and Stelæ . 872. The Tablet of Saķķârah was found by Mariette in the tomb of a high official named Tanurei , at Sakkârah , in 1861. It is a precious document ...
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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