Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 98
... sloping gently inward toward the top . From this sprang the common " mastaba " tomb , so - called because of its resemblance to the mastaba , or bench , found before all Cairo shops . Of all early tombs the mastaba 98 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... sloping gently inward toward the top . From this sprang the common " mastaba " tomb , so - called because of its resemblance to the mastaba , or bench , found before all Cairo shops . Of all early tombs the mastaba 98 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 99
Philip Sanford Marden. all Cairo shops . Of all early tombs the mastaba type is most interesting , partly because of the rapid de- velopment of tomb architecture during its prevalence , and partly because of the relation which it bears ...
Philip Sanford Marden. all Cairo shops . Of all early tombs the mastaba type is most interesting , partly because of the rapid de- velopment of tomb architecture during its prevalence , and partly because of the relation which it bears ...
Page 109
... their conception was not so much of an Apollo as of a Zeus , and indeed of a Zeus who was even more nearly supreme than the Cretan , or Grecian . With the early confusion of myths which necessar- ily prevailed THE OLD RELIGION 109.
... their conception was not so much of an Apollo as of a Zeus , and indeed of a Zeus who was even more nearly supreme than the Cretan , or Grecian . With the early confusion of myths which necessar- ily prevailed THE OLD RELIGION 109.
Page 110
Philip Sanford Marden. With the early confusion of myths which necessar- ily prevailed during the disjointed days of Egypt one would best have nothing to do . Naturally in that time each " nome , " or district , had its local ideas of ...
Philip Sanford Marden. With the early confusion of myths which necessar- ily prevailed during the disjointed days of Egypt one would best have nothing to do . Naturally in that time each " nome , " or district , had its local ideas of ...
Page 119
... . With Egypt it is not so . Most of us venture into that mysterious land with no knowledge of its past save what has clung to us from our early experiences in Sunday School . The name of Pharaoh is likely. THE HISTORY OF EGYPT.
... . With Egypt it is not so . Most of us venture into that mysterious land with no knowledge of its past save what has clung to us from our early experiences in Sunday School . The name of Pharaoh is likely. THE HISTORY OF EGYPT.
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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