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Page 177
From the fact that the bodies of some ancient Egyptians who lived during the first
four dynasties , have been found in a skeleton state in sarcophagi which had
never been opened since the time they were cemented , some six thousand
years ...
From the fact that the bodies of some ancient Egyptians who lived during the first
four dynasties , have been found in a skeleton state in sarcophagi which had
never been opened since the time they were cemented , some six thousand
years ...
Page 184
The skeletons found in sarcophagi belonging to the first six dynasties fall to dust
when air is admitted to them , and they emit a slight smell of bitumen . Character .
Mummies of the XIth dynasty are usually very poorly istics of mummies ies made
...
The skeletons found in sarcophagi belonging to the first six dynasties fall to dust
when air is admitted to them , and they emit a slight smell of bitumen . Character .
Mummies of the XIth dynasty are usually very poorly istics of mummies ies made
...
Page 202
The collection of chapters , or distinct compositions , which the ancient Egyptians
inscribed upon pyramids , walls of tombs , sarcophagi , coffins and papyri ,
amulets and other objects which were buried in the tombs with the dead was
called ...
The collection of chapters , or distinct compositions , which the ancient Egyptians
inscribed upon pyramids , walls of tombs , sarcophagi , coffins and papyri ,
amulets and other objects which were buried in the tombs with the dead was
called ...
Page 205
The texts of the earliest recension are , for the most part , written in hieroglyphics
upon tombs and sarcophagi , but texts written upon papyrus in hieroglyphic and
hieratic characters took their place , probably because they cost less money , and
...
The texts of the earliest recension are , for the most part , written in hieroglyphics
upon tombs and sarcophagi , but texts written upon papyrus in hieroglyphic and
hieratic characters took their place , probably because they cost less money , and
...
Page 214
The of the XXVIth figure was inscribed , in the later times , after the XXVIth and 1
following dynasty , and laid in the model of a coffin or sarcophagus made of wood
, terra - cotta , or stone . On the coffins were painted figures of the four genii of ...
The of the XXVIth figure was inscribed , in the later times , after the XXVIth and 1
following dynasty , and laid in the model of a coffin or sarcophagus made of wood
, terra - cotta , or stone . On the coffins were painted figures of the four genii of ...
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology ATLA monograph preservation program |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0524010471, 9780524010471 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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