A History of Egypt Under the Pharaohs: Derived Entirely from the Monuments, to which is Added a Discourse on the Exodus of the Israelites, Volume 2 |
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... tion of his solemn coronation on the entrance gate of the temple of Karnak.1 He had a war with the Khita , although we only learn this fact incidentally from the contents of the treaty of peace concluded by Ramses II . with the Khita.2 ...
... tion of his solemn coronation on the entrance gate of the temple of Karnak.1 He had a war with the Khita , although we only learn this fact incidentally from the contents of the treaty of peace concluded by Ramses II . with the Khita.2 ...
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... tion of the gold - mines ) , Amenemhib , Nakhtu , and Massui . In order to increase his revenues and fill the trea- sury of the state , Ramses , following the example of his father Seti , turned his particular attention to the gold ...
... tion of the gold - mines ) , Amenemhib , Nakhtu , and Massui . In order to increase his revenues and fill the trea- sury of the state , Ramses , following the example of his father Seti , turned his particular attention to the gold ...
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... tion is in high - flown and cumbrous language , which makes it difficult for the translator to keep hold of the threads of the de- scription . The introduction is in a singularly bombastic style . He is a mighty bull for the miserable ...
... tion is in high - flown and cumbrous language , which makes it difficult for the translator to keep hold of the threads of the de- scription . The introduction is in a singularly bombastic style . He is a mighty bull for the miserable ...
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... tion for persons and circumstances , I believed that I was doing service , not to myself , but to science alone . 3 This curious composition is given in Records of the Past ( vol . ii . pp . 107 , foll . ) , under the rather strange ...
... tion for persons and circumstances , I believed that I was doing service , not to myself , but to science alone . 3 This curious composition is given in Records of the Past ( vol . ii . pp . 107 , foll . ) , under the rather strange ...
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... tion of ' Aini , the customs of which thou knowest not . Nakhai and Rehoburotha thou hast not seen , since thou wast born , O champion ! Rapih ( Raphia ) is widely extended . What is its wall like ? It extends for a mile in the ...
... tion of ' Aini , the customs of which thou knowest not . Nakhai and Rehoburotha thou hast not seen , since thou wast born , O champion ! Rapih ( Raphia ) is widely extended . What is its wall like ? It extends for a mile in the ...
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Abydus according Amon-ra ancient Apis architect army Assyrian battle brought Brugsch called chariots chief priest city of Ramses command Darius divine DYNASTY Egyptian Etham Ethiopian father feast foreign fortress goddess gods Greek hand heart heaven Hebrews honour Hormakhu horses Horus inhabitants inscription Kadesh Khetam Khonsu king of Khita king Ramessu king Ramses King Seti king's Kush land of Egypt land of Khita Libu lord Lower Egypt Majesty Manetho memorial Memphis mentioned Migdol Mineptah month monuments Nile Nome Osiris papyrus Persian Pharaoh priest of Amon prince of Egypt Psamethik Ptah Ramesseum Ramessu Miamun Ramses II reader reign road royal Saïs sanctuary satrap scribe servants Sesostris Setnakht Shashanq Shasu silver spake stone Sukot sun-god Ra Sutekh tablet Tanis temple of Amon Theban Thebes thee Thou art thou hast throne Thutmes tion town translation victory wall warriors whole words
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Page 396 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Page 361 - And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Page 323 - It is said that the reign of Amasis was the most prosperous time that Egypt ever saw, — the river was more liberal to the land, and the land brought forth more abundantly for the service of man than had ever been known before; while the number of inhabited cities was not less than twenty thousand.
Page 421 - And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it : yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
Page 14 - In the first year of King Seti, there took place by the strong arm of Pharaoh the annihilation of the hostile Shasu, from the fortress of Khetam, of the land of Zalu as far as Kanaan ; the king was against them like a fierce lion. They were turned into a heap of corpses. They lay there in blood.
Page 389 - Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon : before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
Page 76 - ... nor on his mouth, nor on the soles of his feet, nor shall any accusation be brought forward against him. That which is in the middle of this silver tablet and on its front side is a likeness of the god Sutekh .... surrounded by an inscription to this effect : " This is the (picture) of the god Sutekh, the king of heaven and (earth).
Page 385 - I set out from the hall of the royal palace on the 9th day of the 3rd month of summer towards evening, in pursuit of the two domestics. Then I arrived at the barrier of Sukot on the 10th day of the same month. I was informed that they (that is, the two fugitives) had decided to go by the southern route. On the 12th day I arrived at Khetam. There I received news that...
Page 108 - The essieu is left on the spot, as the load is too heavy for the horses. Thy courage has evaporated. Thou beginnest to run. The heaven is cloudless. Thou art thirsty ; the enemy is behind thee ; a trembling seizes thee ; a twig of thorny acacia worries thee ; thou thrustest it aside ; the horse is scratched, till at length thou findest rest. Explain thou (to me) thy relish for the champion I Thou comest into Jopu (Joppa).