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Page 47
The interior chambers were ornamented with sculptures, on which were depicted
scenes in the domestic (?) life of the king. The temple at ... It was found in a box,
in a rough-hewn rock chamber in the earth, near Medinet Habú. This papyrus ...
The interior chambers were ornamented with sculptures, on which were depicted
scenes in the domestic (?) life of the king. The temple at ... It was found in a box,
in a rough-hewn rock chamber in the earth, near Medinet Habú. This papyrus ...
Page 48
As soon as the god was brought into the sick aiden's chamber, he addressed the
demon who possessed her nd drove him out from her. The demon acknowledged
the uthority of the god, and promised to depart to his own place f a great feast ...
As soon as the god was brought into the sick aiden's chamber, he addressed the
demon who possessed her nd drove him out from her. The demon acknowledged
the uthority of the god, and promised to depart to his own place f a great feast ...
Page 156
... build a new chamber in their house, and set the body in it fixed upright against
the wall. Those who are deprived of burial, either because they lie under the ban
of an accusation, or because they have not paid their debts, are merely laid in ...
... build a new chamber in their house, and set the body in it fixed upright against
the wall. Those who are deprived of burial, either because they lie under the ban
of an accusation, or because they have not paid their debts, are merely laid in ...
Page 157
He leaves no wife to mourn for him , for she is already dead , and is now lying in
a chamber of a splendid tomb , not yet finished , however , nine miles away
across the river , awaiting the coming of her husband . She was called Tutu , and
...
He leaves no wife to mourn for him , for she is already dead , and is now lying in
a chamber of a splendid tomb , not yet finished , however , nine miles away
across the river , awaiting the coming of her husband . She was called Tutu , and
...
Page 159
... and to finish hewing whatever chambers and pillars remain in a half completed
state, to plaster the walls, and to paint upon them scenes for which he supplies
him with details and notes. The cher-heb knows that for many years past Ani, and
...
... and to finish hewing whatever chambers and pillars remain in a half completed
state, to plaster the walls, and to paint upon them scenes for which he supplies
him with details and notes. The cher-heb knows that for many years past Ani, and
...
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Page 55 - After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates : and Josiah went out against him. 21. But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war : for God commanded me to make haste : forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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