Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 123
... Thebes Tombs at Beni Hassan and Assiut Lesser pyramids VII - X 2160 XI XII 2000 Amenemhet Sesostris XIII XIV - XVII 1788-1580 ' Shepherd Hyksos invasion Kings " Horses intro- duced XVIII 1580 Ahmosis Hyksos expelled Amenhotep I Foreign ...
... Thebes Tombs at Beni Hassan and Assiut Lesser pyramids VII - X 2160 XI XII 2000 Amenemhet Sesostris XIII XIV - XVII 1788-1580 ' Shepherd Hyksos invasion Kings " Horses intro- duced XVIII 1580 Ahmosis Hyksos expelled Amenhotep I Foreign ...
Page 124
... Thebes , of the oppression and exodus of the Israelites , of the rise of Rameses and his line . V. The Period of Foreign Domination , which has continued with but few interruptions to the present day . It includes the Twenty - first to ...
... Thebes , of the oppression and exodus of the Israelites , of the rise of Rameses and his line . V. The Period of Foreign Domination , which has continued with but few interruptions to the present day . It includes the Twenty - first to ...
Page 127
... Thebes , with her hundred gates , becomes a famous city destined to a certain immortality . By this time the power of the priests of Ammon has increased to such an extent that their ranks appear to furnish the regular recruiting of the ...
... Thebes , with her hundred gates , becomes a famous city destined to a certain immortality . By this time the power of the priests of Ammon has increased to such an extent that their ranks appear to furnish the regular recruiting of the ...
Page 128
... Thebes for practically two cent- uries . It was a remarkable line , and its monument in history is a record of notable achievements . The char- acteristic names of its rulers were Amenhotep and Thutmosis , the several kings alternating ...
... Thebes for practically two cent- uries . It was a remarkable line , and its monument in history is a record of notable achievements . The char- acteristic names of its rulers were Amenhotep and Thutmosis , the several kings alternating ...
Page 129
... Thebes to a new city of his own building now known as Tell el Amarna . And the whole episode affords one of the most interesting studies in the records of the empire . To be sure , the movement accomplished little in the end . The ...
... Thebes to a new city of his own building now known as Tell el Amarna . And the whole episode affords one of the most interesting studies in the records of the empire . To be sure , the movement accomplished little in the end . The ...
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship