Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 14
... later than early February is likely to possess serious drawbacks , due in part to the rapid shoaling of the Nile , which militates against navigation , and in part to the in- creasing probability of severe sand - storms which are so ...
... later than early February is likely to possess serious drawbacks , due in part to the rapid shoaling of the Nile , which militates against navigation , and in part to the in- creasing probability of severe sand - storms which are so ...
Page 23
... Later when the river is falling the dams are gradually closed and enough of the clearer water retained for subsequent irrigation - this time rather for keeping the muddy ground moist than for adding to the depth of the cultivable soil ...
... Later when the river is falling the dams are gradually closed and enough of the clearer water retained for subsequent irrigation - this time rather for keeping the muddy ground moist than for adding to the depth of the cultivable soil ...
Page 38
... later ; and on occasion hostile hands have even bombarded it from the minarets of the huge mosque of Sultan Hassan just below . Never- theless it is a splendid eminence , crowned with a grim old fort and a tomb - mosque of which more ...
... later ; and on occasion hostile hands have even bombarded it from the minarets of the huge mosque of Sultan Hassan just below . Never- theless it is a splendid eminence , crowned with a grim old fort and a tomb - mosque of which more ...
Page 41
... later when there is time to ascend the bare and ruddy cliffs behind . That , however , is a journey by itself . For the present be content with an inspec- tion of the mosque of Mohammed Ali — and then go down to meet Cairo at close ...
... later when there is time to ascend the bare and ruddy cliffs behind . That , however , is a journey by itself . For the present be content with an inspec- tion of the mosque of Mohammed Ali — and then go down to meet Cairo at close ...
Page 57
... later development is to be noted in some of the smaller tomb - mosques , such as that of Kait Bey , of which more will be said when we consider the tombs of the Caliphs . In that case the central court appears entirely roofed over ...
... later development is to be noted in some of the smaller tomb - mosques , such as that of Kait Bey , of which more will be said when we consider the tombs of the Caliphs . In that case the central court appears entirely roofed over ...
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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