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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... whole into the form of annals . Literature always takes its tone from the events of the day , and changes with the state of society ; so also of religion . Although the idolatrous sculptures on the walls remain unchanged , yet the ...
... whole into the form of annals . Literature always takes its tone from the events of the day , and changes with the state of society ; so also of religion . Although the idolatrous sculptures on the walls remain unchanged , yet the ...
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... whole is pronounced Amunehe Chem . From the word Amunehe comes the Greek word Mnevis , the name of the Bull of Heliopolis . Fig . 116. Pasht . P , Ch , T. Fig . 117. Athor . Her name is pictorial rather than spelt . It is a house con ...
... whole is pronounced Amunehe Chem . From the word Amunehe comes the Greek word Mnevis , the name of the Bull of Heliopolis . Fig . 116. Pasht . P , Ch , T. Fig . 117. Athor . Her name is pictorial rather than spelt . It is a house con ...
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... whole body . From the Sculptures in Lycopolis . l'Egypte , vol . iv . 46. ) ( Description de Fig . 191. The name of Artaxerxes , spelt A , R , T , Ch , Sh , Sh , S. Fig . 192. The name of Inarus or Adonra - Bakan , spelt in the second ...
... whole body . From the Sculptures in Lycopolis . l'Egypte , vol . iv . 46. ) ( Description de Fig . 191. The name of Artaxerxes , spelt A , R , T , Ch , Sh , Sh , S. Fig . 192. The name of Inarus or Adonra - Bakan , spelt in the second ...
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... whole of the country . ( 3 ) We learn from the book of Genesis that the Egyptians were a tribe from Asia , called the children of Ham ; and their physical character , and their habits of life , both show that they were more nearly ...
... whole of the country . ( 3 ) We learn from the book of Genesis that the Egyptians were a tribe from Asia , called the children of Ham ; and their physical character , and their habits of life , both show that they were more nearly ...
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... whole of eastern Africa , between the Negroes on the south Fig . 1 . and the Arabs on the north . The more intellectual form of skull we note in the statues of Rameses II . ( see Fig . 2 ) , and the other great kings of Thebes , and in ...
... whole of eastern Africa , between the Negroes on the south Fig . 1 . and the Arabs on the north . The more intellectual form of skull we note in the statues of Rameses II . ( see Fig . 2 ) , and the other great kings of Thebes , and in ...
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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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