The History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times Till the Conquest by the Arabs, A.D. 640, Volume 1George Bell and sons, 1885 - 842 pages |
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... Theban historians , it is true , have recorded their great deeds ; but the buildings are themselves the deeds , and the sculptures on the walls show that the nation was conscious of their greatness while performing them . The massive ...
... Theban historians , it is true , have recorded their great deeds ; but the buildings are themselves the deeds , and the sculptures on the walls show that the nation was conscious of their greatness while performing them . The massive ...
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... Theban carries lotus flowers . The Ethiopian carries ostrich eggs and feathers . The Arab carries a pair of gloves . ( Hoskins's Ethiopia . ) Fig . 49. The name of Amunothph II . Fig . 50. A granite head in the British Museum , thought ...
... Theban carries lotus flowers . The Ethiopian carries ostrich eggs and feathers . The Arab carries a pair of gloves . ( Hoskins's Ethiopia . ) Fig . 49. The name of Amunothph II . Fig . 50. A granite head in the British Museum , thought ...
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... Theban sculptors . ( J. Bonomi . ) Fig . 231. Coin with the heads of Soter , Philadelphus , and Berenice . ( Visconti , Iconographie Grecque . ) Fig . 232. Coins with the heads of Philadelphus and his second wife , Arsinoë , on one side ...
... Theban sculptors . ( J. Bonomi . ) Fig . 231. Coin with the heads of Soter , Philadelphus , and Berenice . ( Visconti , Iconographie Grecque . ) Fig . 232. Coins with the heads of Philadelphus and his second wife , Arsinoë , on one side ...
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... THEBAN KINGS OF ALL EGYPT . THOTHMOSIS III . , or MENOPHRES , perhaps MYCERA The third and fourth pyramids built The several kingdoms united 1322 The calendar reformed ; era of Menophres The buildings ; the arch AMUNOTHPH II . 46 47 48 ...
... THEBAN KINGS OF ALL EGYPT . THOTHMOSIS III . , or MENOPHRES , perhaps MYCERA The third and fourth pyramids built The several kingdoms united 1322 The calendar reformed ; era of Menophres The buildings ; the arch AMUNOTHPH II . 46 47 48 ...
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... Theban greatness Thebes described The gods ; the trinities ; forefathers worshipped The Sacred Tree The Egyptian knowledge of geography The rise of the Hebrew monarchy ; Solomon's trade on the Red Sea ; gold from Ophir in Nubia CHAPTER ...
... Theban greatness Thebes described The gods ; the trinities ; forefathers worshipped The Sacred Tree The Egyptian knowledge of geography The rise of the Hebrew monarchy ; Solomon's trade on the Red Sea ; gold from Ophir in Nubia CHAPTER ...
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Abou Simbel afterwards Alexander Alexandria Amasis Amun-Ra Amunothph Antigonus Arabs army Arridæus Artaxerxes Asia Minor Assyrian Athenians Babylon body Bubastis buildings built called Cambyses cataract chief coast conquered conqueror Cyprus Cyrene Darius death Delta Demetrius desert Diod Egyptian Ethiopia goddess gods gold Greece Greek Greek mercenaries head Hebrew held Heliopolis Herodotus hieroglyphics honour Hophra hundred Inarus inscriptions island Israelites Jews Judæa Karnak king's kingdom kings of Sais land Libyan Lower Egypt Macedonian Manetho marched Memphis Meroë mummy Napata nation Nectanebo neighbours Nile Nubia obelisks ornamented Osiris Osirtesen Pelusium perhaps Persians Phenicians Philadelphus priests province Pthah Ptolemy pyramids queen Rameses Rameses II Red Sea reign religion river sacred satrap sculpture sent ships Shishank side soldiers statues stone Syene Syria temple Thebaid Theban kings Thebes Thothmosis thousand throne tombs trade troops Upper Egypt valley walls worshipped
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