A popular account of the ancient Egyptians. Revised and abridged from [Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians]. |
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... over the ground . The hieroglyphic word above , Sk , or Skai , signifies " tillage , " and is followed by the demonstrative sign , a plough . 1 358 . CHAP . VI . BAMA 359 . 1 2 3 6 Tombs near the Pyramids . CHAP . VI . Sowing.
... over the ground . The hieroglyphic word above , Sk , or Skai , signifies " tillage , " and is followed by the demonstrative sign , a plough . 1 358 . CHAP . VI . BAMA 359 . 1 2 3 6 Tombs near the Pyramids . CHAP . VI . Sowing.
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... Pyramid . " The mode of making papyri was this : -The interior of the stalks of the plant , after the rind had been removed , was cut into thin slices in the direction of their length , and these being laid on a flat board , in ...
... Pyramid . " The mode of making papyri was this : -The interior of the stalks of the plant , after the rind had been removed , was cut into thin slices in the direction of their length , and these being laid on a flat board , in ...
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... Pyramid , 2000 years before Alexander's conquest of Egypt . It is uncertain until what period paper made of the papyrus continued in general use : there are some deeds and other docu- ments in the Vatican of the fifth and sixth ...
... Pyramid , 2000 years before Alexander's conquest of Egypt . It is uncertain until what period paper made of the papyrus continued in general use : there are some deeds and other docu- ments in the Vatican of the fifth and sixth ...
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... pyramid , or other body , by its shadow , at the late period of 600 B.c. But we cannot suppose that the Greeks taught their instructors a dis- covery , of which men so skilful in astronomy and mathematics could not have been ignorant ...
... pyramid , or other body , by its shadow , at the late period of 600 B.c. But we cannot suppose that the Greeks taught their instructors a dis- covery , of which men so skilful in astronomy and mathematics could not have been ignorant ...
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... of papyrus ; and Theophrastus notices boats made of the papyrus , 399 . Making a papyrus boat . Tomb at the Pyramids . and sails and ropes of the rind of the same 120 CHAP . VII . THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . Making a papyrus boat.
... of papyrus ; and Theophrastus notices boats made of the papyrus , 399 . Making a papyrus boat . Tomb at the Pyramids . and sails and ropes of the rind of the same 120 CHAP . VII . THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . Making a papyrus boat.
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18th dynasty acacia according adopted Alnwick Castle ancient Egyptians animals appearance Arab arch bastinado Beni Hassan blue boats body bricks bronze cattle centre cloth colour confined cubits custom Diodorus dynasty early Eileithyias employed evidently figures fish found at Thebes frequently glass gold and silver granite Greece Greeks Hassan Heptanomis Herodotus hieroglyphics imitation inches introduced inundation invention iron Jews kind king known labour land leather length linen Lower Egypt manufacture mentioned metal mode modern Egyptians monuments mummy Museum Nile Nilometers ordinary ornaments Osiris paintings papyrus period persons Pharaoh Philoteras piece plant Plin Pliny plough present day priests probably Ptolemy punishment purpose Pyramids quantity quarries Remeses represented ring Romans rope round sails says scribe sculptures seed side sometimes Sown stone Strabo supposed talents weight temple Thebaïd Thebes Thothmes threads tion upper various vases weight wood Woodcut wooden
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