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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... probably amber . The Negro carries a stick of ebony . The Copt or 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 ...
... probably amber . The Negro carries a stick of ebony . The Copt or 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 ...
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... probably that of the coming child . 3rd . The queen while sitting on the midwife's stool has her hands rubbed by two of her maidens to ease the pains of child - bearing , while the child is held up by a third . 4th . The priests and ...
... probably that of the coming child . 3rd . The queen while sitting on the midwife's stool has her hands rubbed by two of her maidens to ease the pains of child - bearing , while the child is held up by a third . 4th . The priests and ...
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... probably Sennacherib . ( J. Bonomi . ) Fig . 94. A troop of soldiers with bows , swords , spears , shields , and hatchets . They are addressed by a general , perhaps the king's son , with a single lock of hair , who holds an ostrich ...
... probably Sennacherib . ( J. Bonomi . ) Fig . 94. A troop of soldiers with bows , swords , spears , shields , and hatchets . They are addressed by a general , perhaps the king's son , with a single lock of hair , who holds an ostrich ...
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... probably in Cyprus , called in hieroglyphics , the Island of Phenicia . Fig . 258. View of the small temple of Athor in the island of Philæ . ( Hector Horeau . ) Fig . 259. The figure of the Nile - god as Aquarius , in the Zodiac of the ...
... probably in Cyprus , called in hieroglyphics , the Island of Phenicia . Fig . 258. View of the small temple of Athor in the island of Philæ . ( Hector Horeau . ) Fig . 259. The figure of the Nile - god as Aquarius , in the Zodiac of the ...
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... probably Amyrtæus then reigns in Upper Egypt . The Persians hold Memphis ib . 211 454 Inarus killed , Amyrtaus holds out longer 212 Hellanicus visits Egypt , ANAXAGORAS 213 Herodotus , who wrote on manners and customs . ib . The Feast ...
... probably Amyrtæus then reigns in Upper Egypt . The Persians hold Memphis ib . 211 454 Inarus killed , Amyrtaus holds out longer 212 Hellanicus visits Egypt , ANAXAGORAS 213 Herodotus , who wrote on manners and customs . ib . The Feast ...
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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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