Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 41
... sacred to Allah . Mohammedans must go barefoot to the shrine , and further must lave themselves at the fountain in the midst of the open court . Once , I suppose , the Christian dogs had to unshoe themselves as well , but it has been ...
... sacred to Allah . Mohammedans must go barefoot to the shrine , and further must lave themselves at the fountain in the midst of the open court . Once , I suppose , the Christian dogs had to unshoe themselves as well , but it has been ...
Page 50
... it is likely to end there . Fights in Cairo seldom go beyond that . Perhaps the deadliest insult would be to knock off the offender's tarbush . The tarbush is a sort of sacred index of the emotions . In the 50 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... it is likely to end there . Fights in Cairo seldom go beyond that . Perhaps the deadliest insult would be to knock off the offender's tarbush . The tarbush is a sort of sacred index of the emotions . In the 50 EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 51
Philip Sanford Marden. sort of sacred index of the emotions . In the direst straits it is torn from the head and dashed upon the pavement . If a man has lost two piastres , or if his mother has died , or if some other awful catastrophe ...
Philip Sanford Marden. sort of sacred index of the emotions . In the direst straits it is torn from the head and dashed upon the pavement . If a man has lost two piastres , or if his mother has died , or if some other awful catastrophe ...
Page 72
... sacred bird in his native land is the shoe - bill , and he looks as if he knew it . He is the most gro- tesque creature in the world , and at the same time stately enough for a khedive . At rest , which is most of the time , he is ...
... sacred bird in his native land is the shoe - bill , and he looks as if he knew it . He is the most gro- tesque creature in the world , and at the same time stately enough for a khedive . At rest , which is most of the time , he is ...
Page 77
... sacred to the memory of Barkuk and his sons , resembling raised platforms more than anything else . But the chief attraction , apart from the general appearance of the whole build- ing , is a magnificently carved pulpit and a deep , in ...
... sacred to the memory of Barkuk and his sons , resembling raised platforms more than anything else . But the chief attraction , apart from the general appearance of the whole build- ing , is a magnificently carved pulpit and a deep , in ...
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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