Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 75
... in admirable preservation . Under a lofty dome lies the actual sepulchre of the sultan , rather modest affair , as were all such tombs at that — a day , — and near it are some stones bearing IN AND ABOUT CAIRO 75 THE TOMB MOSQUE OF KAIT.
... in admirable preservation . Under a lofty dome lies the actual sepulchre of the sultan , rather modest affair , as were all such tombs at that — a day , — and near it are some stones bearing IN AND ABOUT CAIRO 75 THE TOMB MOSQUE OF KAIT.
Page 89
... as con- nected with our mention of this incomparable mu- seum , let us consider nothing but the actual tenants of those tombs- the mummied bodies of the mon- archs who ruled in a day when Mycena was yet IN AND ABOUT CAIRO 89.
... as con- nected with our mention of this incomparable mu- seum , let us consider nothing but the actual tenants of those tombs- the mummied bodies of the mon- archs who ruled in a day when Mycena was yet IN AND ABOUT CAIRO 89.
Page 93
... actual daily life of princes or people . Most of the current knowledge of that life has been derived from the paintings and reliefs on the walls of the tombs , thanks to the loving care that was lavished on their preparation and to the ...
... actual daily life of princes or people . Most of the current knowledge of that life has been derived from the paintings and reliefs on the walls of the tombs , thanks to the loving care that was lavished on their preparation and to the ...
Page 96
... actual body ; and this feast amounted in fact to taking a meal with the departed shade , or with his ka , and constituted an act of pious worship whereby the living also might acquire merit . Un- questionably this sufficed to keep alive ...
... actual body ; and this feast amounted in fact to taking a meal with the departed shade , or with his ka , and constituted an act of pious worship whereby the living also might acquire merit . Un- questionably this sufficed to keep alive ...
Page 104
... actual tombs as if they had been on the other side of the river . None of them ever was placed across the Nile , how- ever , possibly because of the fear that running water might be troublesome to a disembodied spirit . But mountains ...
... actual tombs as if they had been on the other side of the river . None of them ever was placed across the Nile , how- ever , possibly because of the fear that running water might be troublesome to a disembodied spirit . But mountains ...
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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