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RM2RN557P–(150613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2015 -- Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish speaks during a press conference about the new Suez Canal in Ismailia, eastern port city of Egypt, on June 13, 2015. Egypt s new Suez Canal maritime route will officially open on Aug. 6, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Saturday. ) EGYPT-ECONOMY-NEW SUEZ CANAL AhmedxGomaa PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Cairo June 13 2015 Chairman of The Suez Canal Authority Speaks during a Press Conference About The New Suez Canal in Ismailia Eastern Port City of Egypt ON June 13 2015 Egypt S New Suez Can
RM2AJDTEY–The world: historical and actual . other, PhilipArridseus, was declar-ed by his generals,assembled at Babylon,to be his successor.But in the course of afew years the empirefell into fragments,these generals dividingit between themselves.The province ofEgypt fell to the lotof Ptolemy. From thefirst, he was virtuallyking of the country, and his dynasty continuedwith varying fortunes, until finally the imperialismof Rome absorbed the country. The city which hebuilt and made his capital, survived the dynastywith which in glory it was indivisibly united for abrilliant series of centuries. The first
RM2RNKA2M–(170316) -- AIN SOKHNA, March 16, 2017 -- Ahmed Darwish, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), introduces the SCZone during a press conference in Ain Sokhna, east of capital Cairo, Egypt on March 13, 2017. China is the largest investor in the development of Egypt s Suez Canal Corridor, a mega project showcasing the win-win partnership between the two countries, said Ahmed Darwish, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), in an interview with Xinhua. Zhao Dingzhe) (zy) EGYPT-AIN SOKHNA-INDUSTRY-SC ZONE-CHINA zhaodingzhe PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN 170316 Ain March 16 2017 A
RM2AN8F59–Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . erva, Ephesus toDiana, &c, and the inhabitants of the country to the rustic TEMPLES. 23 divinities. The temples of the Greeks never equalled those ofEgypt in extent, size was not the object with the Greeks. Theirgenius was shown more in the exquisite perfection of architecturaldesign and sculpturesque ornament employed in their religiouserections. All within the sacred fence, irepiftoXos, which enclosedthe temple properly so called, the habitations of the priests, andground sometimes of considerable extent, was styled the Hieron(te
RM2AN83CA–Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . s and kings. The pyramid of stone wasafterwards adopted by nations as the most lasting form of sepulturefor their kings. Many ancient nations have raised pyramids. Theform of the pyramid is well known. There is, however, this dif-ference in the form, that some pyramids are raised with steps, otherswith inclined plane surfaces. The most celebrated are those ofEgypt; the Etruscans have also erected some, and the Eomansimitated them. Some suppose the word 7rupa/us to be derived from77-up, fire ; others from the Egyptian pehram, the sa
RM2AWTWFW–The Alhambra . and its gardens. He hadblack slaves to attend upon him—^hideous mutes who knewnothing of love, or if they did, had not words to communicateit. His mental endowments were the peculiar care of EbenBonabben, who sought to initiate him into the abstruse lore ofEgypt; but in this the prince made little progress, and it wassoon evident that he had no turn for philosophy. He was, however, amazingly ductile for a youthful prince,ready to follow any advice, and always guided by the lastcounsellor. He suppressed his yawns, and listened patientlyto the long and learned discourses of Eben B
RM2AM8FFP–Africa of to-day . yramidal form of thesegrand tombs was not the result of mere chance; on thecontrary it was really an evolution from a primitivemode of sepulture. The prehistoric inhabitants ofEgypt buried their dead in pits where the body, interredat no great depth, was surrounded by the domesticvessels that were used by the deceased. Then camebrick buildings, with the victorious race from Chaldea;then the jars and implements were placed in roomsadjoining the sepulchral chamber. This was the royaltomb at the beginning of the Thinite period, and slowlywas evolved the great pyramid of Cheops.
RM2AM6WR8–Statesmen . uly 4,1800. He was then eighteen yearsold. This was his first public performancewhich was printed. It is characterized by thehigh-flown language of the sophomore, and wasdoubtless received with every demonstration ofadmiration and applause. He denounced France,then unfriendly to the United States and underthe domination of Bonaparte, whom the youngorator styled the gasconading pilgrim ofEgypt. He was graduated in due course inAugust, 1801, without either special credit orspecial mention. The straitened circumstancesof the family made it necessary that he shouldat once begin to supp
RM2AM8F37–Africa of to-day . of its romantic fiction, iscertainly one of the things to see, if possible. I wasprivileged to see it from the balcony of a native schoolthat looked out on the corner of two streets. In onedirection we looked down the street through which theprocession came; in the other down the street to thatvery sacred mosque of the Hasanen itself. . Downthe street, then, came the kiswa, carried on woodenframes to show its embroidery of rich gold flashing inthe sunlight, and with it and after it trooped a motleyprocession of darwishes of all the different fraternities ofEgypt — the Qadiri
RM2AKN4FJ–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . are com-mitted to Josephs charge. 5 He interpreteth theirdreams. 20 They come to pass according to hisinterpretation. 23 The ingratitude of the butler. AND it came to pass after these things,. that the butler of the king of Egyi^t andhis baker had offended their lord the king ofEgypt. PharaoNs butler and baker. GENESIS 41. Pharaohs dreams. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two ofhis officers, against the chief of the butlers,and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house ofthe captai
RM2AFRGRJ–. American homes and gardens. all days to be born was the5th of Phamenoth, the day of the greatfeast in honor of Neith, the mother-god ofEgypt. Heredotus wrote about that feastmore than two thousand years ago. Hecalls it the Feast of Lamps, when everyhouse must be illuminated. There were days when no one must gohunting or fishing, special days for eatingbeef or drinking wine, days when it wasunlucky to travel, and one was marked,Do nothing at all to-day! THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERA-TION OF EXPOSITIONS A CONGRESS of a diplomatic char-acter representing no less thantwenty-six governments was held o
RM2AKGHF5–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . ifth yearof king Rehoboam, that Shishak king ofEgypt came up against Jerusalem: 26 And he took away the treasures of thehouse of the Lord, and the treasures of thekings house; he even took away all: and Rehoboams disgrace and death. 1 KINGS 15. AbijamJs wicked reign. he took away all the shields of gold whichSolomon had made. 27 And king Rehoboam made in their steadbrasen shields, and committed them unto thehands of the chief of the guard, which keptthe door of the kings house. 28 And it was so, when the king
RM2AJ95KC–Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . nd Memphis, he was raised to the rank of king ofall the gods. The attributes of almost the entire Pantheon ofEgypt were soon absorbed by this highly revered deity. He reposesas a hidden power in Nun, or the primordial waters, and during RELIGION. of his self-procreation he is termed Khem. As soon as he has manifested himself, he, as the living Osiris, animates and spiritualises all creation, which through him enters npon a higher ace. On the human beings fashioned by Turn he operates mysterio
RM2AFR8XR–. William H. Seward's travels around the world. st invasion ofEgypt by the Turkish Mohammedans, fourteen hundred years later,that ancient and important navigation was so effectually lost thateven its route across the desert had entirely disappeared, and itschannel has never even been ascertained. Some good alwayscomes out of the greatest evils. Napoleons invasion in 98 was asevere scourge to Egypt. But the Suez Canal is the fruit of the 484 EGYPT AND PALESTINE. suggestions and surveys he then instituted with a view to restorethat invaluable highway. Seventy years were occupied withexplorations
RM2AXGMR3–Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . ^, fiom Medu:n. ducc many more works of the primitive dynastiesthat yet sleep undiscovered beneath the sands ofEgypt. Those of the Old Kingdom are daily ex-humed from the tombs and temples scattered overthe great pyramid area. These have not yieldedEgyptian art as a whole, but they have familiarisedus with one of its schools, the school of Memphis.There were other schools, notably those of the Delta,Hermopolis, Ekhmim, Abydos, Denderah, Thebes, STATUARY OF THE OLD EMPIRE. 235 As
RM2AWNPAW–The innocents abroad; . aris. But finally Jackfound an ice-cream saloon, and that closed investigations forthat ev^ening. The weather was very hot, it had been many aday since Jack had seen ice-cream, and so it was useless totalk of leaving the saloon till it shut up. In the morning the lost tribes of America came ashore andinfested the hotels and took possession of all the donkeys andother open barouches that offered. They went in picturesqueprocession to the American Consuls; to the great gardens ; to Cleopatras l^eedles; toPompeys Pillar ; to thepalace of the Yiceroy ofEgypt; to the Nile; t
RM2AJFF77–The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . ght merchandise of Cairo and Alexandria. Wilt thou accom-pany me ?—I answered, Yes:—and promised him that I would beready by the first day of the following month. So I sold all that Ipossessed, and, having bought merchandise with the produce, travelledwith the young man to this thy country, where he sold his merchandiseand bought other in its stead, after which he returned to the land ofEgypt: but it was my lot to remain here, and to experience thatwhich hath befallen me this night during
RM2AXGP0G–Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . omanEmpire in or about the year 64 is to glance at themap. It will be found to reach from the AtlanticOcean to the Euphrates, from the middle of England— approximately the river Trent — to the south ofEgypt, from the Rhine and the Danube to the Desertof Sahara. The Mediterranean Sea is a Roman lake,and there is not a spot upon its shores which is notunder Roman rule. In round numbers the empire isthree thousand miles in length and two thousand inbreadth. Its population, which, at least in the westernparts, was much thinner then than it is over thesa
RM2AXHXXA–Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . signifi-cant of the Sun-god Horus, and the serpents which were alsosolar symbols and solar deities. These features of the settingrelate to the significance of the scarab^eus or sacred Egyptianbeetle which was one of the most revered representationsand incarnations among the Egyptian solar deities and solarsymbols. The beetle was an incarnation of the God Ptahof Memphis, who was a local form of Osiris, but therewas also a special beetle-god, Kheper or Kheper-Ra. Allthese gods were solar. The sacred beetle (scarabceus) ofEgypt has the habit of rolling its eggs in a ba
RM2AXGN96–Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Hierakonpolis even moreslightly worked. All three represent standing figures,and are more than life-size. In marked contrast to these figures are the finelycarved limestone maceheads and the great palettes ofschist or slate. On someof these the human figureis shown in correct perspec-tive, but on the palette ofKing Narmer (figs. 197,198) we find the strangeconventional method ofrepresenting the humanfigure that obtainedthroughout the history ofEgypt. Executed in verylow relief,
![. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. wonder, then, thatthis is the general way of robbing houses. Thus in the morning, whenthe inmates awake, they see daylight through a hole in the wall, andimmediately know what has been done. Roberts. The houses ofEgypt at the present day are often but hovels of mud: either crudebrick or mud houses might Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG6WMT/the-comprehensive-commentary-on-the-holy-bible-containing-the-text-according-to-the-authorised-version-scotts-marginal-references-matthew-henrys-commentary-condensed-the-practical-observations-of-thomas-scott-with-extensive-notes-selected-from-scott-doddridge-gill-et-al-wonder-then-thatthis-is-the-general-way-of-robbing-houses-thus-in-the-morning-whenthe-inmates-awake-they-see-daylight-through-a-hole-in-the-wall-andimmediately-know-what-has-been-done-roberts-the-houses-ofegypt-at-the-present-day-are-often-but-hovels-of-mud-either-crudebrick-or-mud-houses-might-2AG6WMT.jpg ". The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. wonder, then, thatthis is the general way of robbing houses. Thus in the morning, whenthe inmates awake, they see daylight through a hole in the wall, andimmediately know what has been done. Roberts. The houses ofEgypt at the present day are often but hovels of mud: either crudebrick or mud houses might Stock Photo")
RM2AG6WMT–. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. wonder, then, thatthis is the general way of robbing houses. Thus in the morning, whenthe inmates awake, they see daylight through a hole in the wall, andimmediately know what has been done. Roberts. The houses ofEgypt at the present day are often but hovels of mud: either crudebrick or mud houses might
RM2AKXYD4–A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Old Babylonian King, probablyNebuchadnezzar I. {From ahouridary stone) a dynasty in Babylon. The samething was done by warlike Cossaeans,who kept their control for a longtime. Eecent discoveries make itclear that Babylonian power and cul-ture were dominant in Palestine ata very early day. Thus the art ofwriting in the use of the Babyloniancharacters was widely spread, andextended as far as the frontiers ofEgypt. This is thought to have beenthe fact a good while before the timeof Moses. A temporary conquest bythe Assyrians,
RM2AX678H–Egypt and its monuments . e and humannature, rose the fabled Pharaohs Bed; gracious,tender, from Shellal most delicately perfect, and glow-ing with pale gold against the grim background of thehills on the western shore. It seemed to plead formercy, like something feminine threatened with outrage,to protest through its mere beauty, as a woman mightprotest by an attitude, against further desecration. And in the distance the Nile roared through themany gates of the dam, making answer to the protest. What irony was in this scene! In the old days ofEgypt Philae was sacred ground, was the Nile-prote
RM2AKGTP0–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . them captive, that they may havecompassion on them: 51 For they he thy people, and thine in-heritance, which thou broughtest forth out ofEgypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron : 52 That thine eyes may be open unto thesupiDlication of thy servant, and unto thesupplication of thy people Israel, to heai-kenunto them in all that they call for unto thee. 53 For thou didst separate them from amongall the people of the earth, to he thine inherit-ance, as thou spakest by the hand of Mosesthy servant, when thou b
RM2AN9BT4–The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . the greater empires to follow, — of Assyria, of Persia, ofAlexander, and of Rome. The most famous Egyptian rulers of this age are TliHtmosis^III, and Barneses II. Thestudent will find interest-ing passages about boththese monarchs in DavisReadings, Vol. I. 31. Decline. — A longage of weakness (thefifth period, about1330-640) soon invitedattack. The priests haddrawn into their hands alarge part of the land ofEgypt. This land paid notaxes, and the pharaohsfelt obliged to tax moreheavily the already over-burdened peasantry. Population decline
RM2AWW9GY–Egypt and the Christian crusade . ly the area of Vermont.Population, According to the census of 1897, the popula-tion of Egypt was 9,734,405. Of these 9,020,-404 were Egyptians, 601,427 were Bedouins,and 112,574 were foreigners. Making compari-son with the previous census, that of 1882, thepopulation of Egypt is found to have in-creased on an average 2.76 per cent, annually.This would make the present population ofEgypt 12,421,100, and there is every reason forbelieving that there has been this gain. Thepopulation of Egypt to-day (1907) may be con-sidered, therefore, to be about equal to the c
RM2AJDX04–The world: historical and actual . been carved into the form of that monster. Thenext king, Amanothph III., was a great warrior, anddid a great deal of temple and tomb building, ofwall-painting and of obelisk-carving. He conquerednumerous tribes of Ethiopian* His successor,Hornemnes deserves mention for the fact that hewas unwittingly the father of Greek civilization. Itwas this way: Greek pirates, or sailors, much thesame thing in old times, had established themselves at Sais, on the eastof the Delta, andconducted t li eMediterraneancommerce ofEgypt, being forthe most part in-dependent andfre
RM2AXJDBH–Africa . capital of the exceedingly fertile basinwhich surrounds the Birket el Kerim (the lake of thepromontory), the ancient Lake Moeris, fed by a canalfrom the Nile, the water of which is also drawn off bynumerous irrigation canals forming a network over thecultivated lands. In addition to the usual products ofEgypt, roses, apricots, figs, vines, and olives are producedin great quantities in Fayum. Eastward from Beni Suef the Arabian Desert has fre-quently been crossed to the shores of the Gulf of Suez.Drs. Schweinfurth and Giissfeldt made this short journeyin 1876, proceeding for several da
RM2AJDWAF–The world: historical and actual . ^-*^*#^^ ATIONS do not build monu-ments in honor of disaster,and the lights which fallupon the decline of Egyptare for the greater part side-lights. The nation was di-vided, and the glory ofThebes departed about 950B. C. Shishank, of Bubastis, in Low-er Egypt, succeeded the dynasty ofRanieses, so far as that dynasty hadsuccession in power. His capital wasabout sixty miles from one of themouths of the Nile. It was verynear, if it did not embrace in its im-mediate jurisdiction the land ofGoshen, and was thus that part ofEgypt from which the Jews derivedmany of
RM2AKK54D–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . all thatdo unrighteously, are an abomination untothe Lord thy God. 17 IT Remember what Amalek did unto theeby the way, when ye were come forth out ofEgypt; 18 How he met thee by the way, and smotethe hindmost of thee, even all that were feeblebehind thee, when thou tvast faint and weary;and he feared not God. 19 Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thyGod hath given thee rest from all thineenemies round about, in the land which theLord thy God giveth thee for an inheritanceto possess it, that thou shalt blot o
RM2AWGBNJ–Plane and solid geometry . Hewent to Egypt in his youth,and while there studied geom-etry and astronomy. Thestory is told that one day whileviewing the stars, he fell into a ditch ; whereupon an old woman said, * How canst thou know what isdoing in the heavens, when thou seest not what is at thy feet ? According to Plutarch, Thales computed the height of the Pyramids ofEgypt from measurements of their shadows. Plutarch gives a dialogue inwhich Thales is addressed thus, Placing your stick at the end of theshadow of the pyramid, you made by the same rays two triangles, andso proved that the heig
RM2ANC22F–Five years in the Sudan . h its steersman, 244 FIVE YEARS IN THE SUDAN and sometimes with his family as well, perched ontop of the goods which are being borne swiftly to themarkets of the north. One of the greatest differencesbetween the natives of the Sudan and the natives ofEgypt is that the former seem to be possessed of aninherent desire for change and travel, while the latterare content to remain year after year in their ownvillages, and will not move if they can possibly avoidit, even though the advantages of travel are obviouslygreat. I never knew a Sudanese servant who did notbeg his m
RM2AM1R90–Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . On the other hand, the people of Sigiunus, a city ofEgypt, take pains to secure a low and flat form of head, asin fig. 5. The low Dutch, the French, and the Portugueseincline to low and elongated heads, more or less flat on thetop. This last peculiarity is observable in the people ofBrazil also. Broad heads are the fashion with the Muscovites, as infig. 6. Their heads and faces are flattened artificially duringc
RM2AKMX8W–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . that they may come up upon theland of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land,even all that the hail hath left. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod overthe land of Egypt, and the Lord brought aneast wind upon the land all that day, and allthat night; and when it was morning, theeast wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all theland of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts ofEgypt: very grievous ivere they; before themtl°ere were no such locusts as they, neitherafter them shall be such. 15 For
RM2AN9CHJ–Media, Babylon and Persia : including a study of the Zend-Avesta or religion of Zoroaster, from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war . he helmet and the sliicld-slrap. THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAIf. 185 Therefore, thus saith the Lord God : Behold, I will give theland of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shallcarry off her multitude, and take her .si)oil, and take lier prey ; andit shall be the wages for his army. I have given liim the land ofEgypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wroughtfor me. . Nebuchadrezzar never invaded Egypt.Though a good general, he w
RM2AN6XAX–Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . Harul-Wheeh. which the spindle in the head-stockis turned by hand.Hang. {tihipbuUdinrj.) The curvature, concave Fig. 2393.. Hatul-Slamp. Hand- Truck, segmental slot on the opposite side. The head isdepressed by a blow on the head E of the sjiringliluni;er. Hand-STwipe. A water-raising device. ThevKH-siveep or well-pole of the West ; the shaduf ofEgypt and .Syria
RM2AN30PB–Annals of medical history . Man, Amer. Geol., mm, vol. xwiii. |>|). 5>-t-- K- ? Studies in Paleopathology 39i the specimen later, suggested that it mighthave been a fracture with callus andnecrosis. 8. Fistula are evident in the lower jawof an ancient and primitive whalefrom the Eocene ofEgypt, and an en-largement of themandible of athree-toed horsefrom the Mioceneof North Americaindicates the pres-ence of a fistula,possibly due toactinomycosis, i nits early stages.Dental fistulse areoccasionally seenamong the knownremains of fossilman, often result-ing in the loss ofteeth. 9. Rickets is
RM2AWDXRX–The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . ZENOBIA. ZENOBIA, Queen of Palmyraand the East, was re-nowned for her beauty,learning, political abil-ity and martial valor.According to some au-thors she was a daugh-ter of an Arab chief,her native name beingBath Zabbai; but Gib-bon says: She claimedher descent from theMacedonian kings ofEgypt, equalled in beau-ty her ancestor Cleo-patra, and far surpassedthat princess in chas-tity and valor. Zeno-bia was a beautiful brunette and had large black eyes whichsparkled with fire, tempered with attractive sweetness.
RM2AWDXK5–The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . her beauty,learning, political abil-ity and martial valor.According to some au-thors she was a daugh-ter of an Arab chief,her native name beingBath Zabbai; but Gib-bon says: She claimedher descent from theMacedonian kings ofEgypt, equalled in beau-ty her ancestor Cleo-patra, and far surpassedthat princess in chas-tity and valor. Zeno-bia was a beautiful brunette and had large black eyes whichsparkled with fire, tempered with attractive sweetness. Hervoice was strong, sonorous and musical. She was mistress ofthe
RM2AM0JHJ–A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . as discovered inAlexandria. Fortune did not desert Artaxerxes. The struggles ofEgypt and the Spartan Agesilaus failed of attaining any success.Quarrels for the succession of the throne broke out in Egypt. TbeKing Tachus (369-361 b.c.) was expelled, and came to an untimelyend at the Persian court through his immoderate gluttony. Hiscousin, Nectanebus IL, who had been associated with him from367 B.c., was the last Pharaoh to sit on the throne of Menes. Hisreign ended in 350 b.c. Artaxerxes II. died 358 b.c.
RM2AJDRY0–The world: historical and actual . appointed governor ofEgypt, as viceroy of the Sultan at Constantinople,in 1806. His reign as a sovereign began Ave yearslater. Mehemet Ali remained upon the throne whichhe himself reared until 1848. His eldest son, Ibra-him, died the same year, and the crown passed toAbbas, Alis grandson. He wore it until 1854, whenhis uncle. Said, a man nine years his junior, suc-ceeded him. In 1863 Ismail came to the throne, aman of such Oriental extravagance, both in public $500,000,000. The actual control of the nation isin the hands of an International Commission ofLiqui
RM2AJDTC6–Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . ordainedyou master over all the land of Egypt. So Pharaoh took a ring from his hand and put itinto the hand of Joseph, and clothed him wath a richdouble cloak bordered with royal fur. He put agolden collar about his neck and led him to the royalchair. Then Pharaoh caused the trumpet to soundand the heralds to cry out that all men should kneelbefore Joseph, the chief ruler of all the land ofEgypt. And the king said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh.Without your command shall no man move h
RM2AJ4GN2–Rod and gun . a namewhich is suggestive of a mountain goat. Snag some of that cheese, please. hegently whispered as I was about to leavethe dining table. Jim Pong will probablyconsider my demands out of all propor-tion to the supply. A wise precautionthis proved to be for most of us duringcamp had appetites like the pyramids ofEgypt. E ervthing in readiness, in our climb- it^-J li ^ .4M^. A Glimpse of Our Cimp in Sherbrooke Meadow. member of the famous Ruggles familywho during the two solid hours train-ing in manners that preceded the Christ-mas dinner party, grumblingly remon-strated, all we
RM2AJKWD2–The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . tongue of the Egyptian sea; and withhis mighty wind shall he shake his handover the river, and shall smite it in theseven streams, and make men go over dry-shod. 16 And there shall be an highway for theremnant of his people, which shall be left,from Assyria; like as it was to Israel inthe day that he came up out of the land ofEgypt. c 769 A song of thanksgiving CHAPTER 12. A joyful thankxgiving of the faithful for theof God. AND ill that day thou shalt say, O I will praise thee: though thouangry with me, thin
RM2AM1RY2–Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . Fio;. 4.—A Welsli Woman. Fig. 5.—An Egyptian Man. On the other hand, the people of Sigiunus, a city ofEgypt, take pains to secure a low and flat form of head, asin fig. 5. The low Dutch, the French, and the Portugueseincline to low and elongated heads, more or less flat on thetop. This last peculiarity is observable in the people ofBrazil also. Broad heads are the fashion with the Muscovites, as infig. 6. Their
RM2AKXAR0–Africa . pital of the exceedingly fertile basinwliicli surrounds the Birket el Kerun (the lake of thepromontory), the ancient Lake Moeris, fed by a canalfrom the Nile, the water of which is also drawn off bynumerous irrigation canals forming a network over thecultivated lands. In addition to the usual products ofEgypt, roses, apricots, figs, vines, and olives are producedin great quantities in Fayum. Eastward from Beni Suef the Arabian Desert has fre-quently been crossed to the shores of the Gulf of Suez.Drs. Schweinfurth and Giissfeldt made tliis short journeyin 1876, proceeduig for several d
RM2AWRTMX–A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . ChapterXVII. CHAR XVII. The Argument. Under the Tarable of two Eagles and two VineBranches, the Trophet figuratively exprefles thecarrying away Jehoiakin into Captivity by theKjng of Babylon, who made Ztdtkiah Kjng inhis Stead, He afterward revolted from the Kjngof Babylon whofe Vafjal he wa±, and entred intoaneAlliance with the Kjng ofEgypt, for this^Breach of his Oath and fidelity, God threatensto make him Captive to that very Kjng fromwhom he had revolted. Ver. 2. Ver. 2. UT forth a Riddle^ i. e. Acontinued Metaphor or figu-rative Speech, ft ill purfu
RM2AN8527–Media, Babylon and Persia : including a study of the Zend-Avesta or religion of Zoroaster, from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war . 48. WINGED liUI.I, AT PERSEPOLIS.(Compare Assyrian winged bull, Story of Chaldea, ill. 27.) could have been adopted only after the conquest ofEgypt. But the most remarkable feature aboutit is the figure within the winged disk, hoveringabove the royal efifigy. It is an obvious imitationof the Assyrian Asshur-symbol, and like that symbol. 49- IEKblAN HLLAK—liAbE ANU CAllTAI,, 342 MEDIA, BAnVT.ON, AND PKRF.IA. is always found above or in front of the kiiiL;, wli
RM2AWRW9T–A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . P CHAP. 122 A Commentary si 51. ChapterXVII. CHAR XVII. The Argument. Under the Tarable of two Eagles and two VineBranches, the Trophet figuratively exprefles thecarrying away Jehoiakin into Captivity by theKjng of Babylon, who made Ztdtkiah Kjng inhis Stead, He afterward revolted from the Kjngof Babylon whofe Vafjal he wa±, and entred intoaneAlliance with the Kjng ofEgypt, for this^Breach of his Oath and fidelity, God threatensto make him Captive to that very Kjng fromwhom he had revolted. Ver. 2. Ver. 2. UT forth a Riddle^ i. e. Acontinued Metaphor or
RM2AXA5TE–Egypt and its monuments . AMESSEUM r ? IHIS, my lord, is the thinking place of RamesesI the Great. -*- So said Ibrahim Ayyad to me one morning —Ibrahim who is almost as prolific in the abrupt crea-tion of peers as if he were a democratic government. I looked about me. We stood in a ruined hall withcolumns, architraves covered with inscriptions, seg-ments of flat roof. Here and there traces of painting,dull-red, pale, ethereal blue,—the love-color ofEgypt, as the Egyptians often call it,—still adhered tothe stone. This hall, dignified, grand, but happy, wasopen on all sides to the sun and air.
RM2AG1HGY–. Six and one abroad. e to the contrary notwithstanding. The Pyramids—not, mark you, the pyramids (little p) ofEgypt, for Egypt has perhaps a hundred pyramids—but thePjramids (capital P) of Cairo, Avhich are pre-eminent overthe whole tribe of Egyptian pyramids, are situated six milesfrom the city of Cairo on the west side of the river, a finepaved road leading to them from the Bridge under the inter-locking branches of crooked-trunked, angular-limbed trees allthe way. An electric car line offers an optional route. Now an electric car and the Pvramids Avas an anachronism 160 Six and One Abroad
RM2AN5B3F–A dictionary of the Bible.. . Egyp-tian.—Rawlinsons Five Ancient Mon-archies, 1870, i. p. 247. Of their religionthe same author says it is more earn-est and less degrading than that ofEgypt. Idols and idol-worship pre-vailed. Of eleven chief gods and anequal number of goddesses, the greatestwas Asshur, one of whose symbols wasa winged sphere with the figure of aman armed with a bow issuing from thecentre. Among the other gods wereBel, Sin the moon-god, Shamas the j sun-god, Ishtar, and Xebo. Their idolswere of stone and clay, and were wor-shipped with sacrifices, libations, and I offerings, an
RM2AN85F8–Media, Babylon and Persia : including a study of the Zend-Avesta or religion of Zoroaster, from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war . s finds is the royal seal of the Akh;enienian kings; not the 340 MEDIA, BABYLON, ANP PER ST A. impression alone, 1)ut tlic seal itself, conical-shaped,of a valuable gray, opal-like stone. The two sphinxeswhich seem to guard the royal medallion, plainlyshow, by their Egyptian character, that this seal. 48. WINGED liUI.I, AT PERSEPOLIS.(Compare Assyrian winged bull, Story of Chaldea, ill. 27.) could have been adopted only after the conquest ofEgypt. But the mos
RM2AWRH5Y–A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . The Word Tannim fignifies any great. upon EZEKIEL. 235 great Fifh, fuch as a Whale, as it is tranflated ChapterChap, xxxii. 2. where it is applied to the fame Sub- XXIX.je£t as here. See the Note on If a. xxvii. 1. *Bo- L^VNJchart in his Hierozoicon, lib. 5. c. 16, 18. not im-probably underftands it here of a Crocodile, (Seethe following Note) a Fifh in a manner peculiar tothe River Nile, to which he likens the King ofEgypt, becaufe he valued himfelf fo much upon hisDominion over that River. The fame learnedAuthor obferves, that the Word Tharaoh fignifie
RM2AWJFRH–Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 49.—The Pasha of Egypt. Egypt possesses a very beautiful brilliant of 40carats, which bears the name of the Pasha ofEgypt It cost $136,200. In Holland there is a diamond ot 36 carats, esti- I06 PRECIOUS STONES. mated at $48,360 ; and one in the treasury ofDresden that weighs 31J^ carats. A black diamond was sold by M. Bapst to LouisXVIII. for the sum of $44^4, but it was never de-livered. Its colour was a very dark brown, and ithad a remarkable lustre.. Fig. 50.—The Blue Diamond of Mr. Hope. A precious stone without a rival is t
RM2AJEH56–American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . THE LORELEI. THE HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING IN AMERICA. PART VII. Chapter Forty-first.. F the Harper and Scribner men, the men who constitute whatmay be called the New School of Engraving on Wood, Mr.Cole, I think, stands fairly at the head. That he has knowl-edge and command of line is clear, even by reference only tohis early work in the Aldine, and in the Christian Weekly andChilds Paper of the American Tract Society. A Mother ofEgypt, drawn after Bonnat by J. S. Davis {Aldine, Vol. VII.p. 382, January, 1874), is full o
RM2AM3XM9–The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . WAR CHRONOLOGY 441. 442 THE PEOPLES WAE BOOK Dec. 6—Germans captured Ipek (Montenegro). Dec. 10—Boy-Ed and von Papen recalled. Dec. 13—British defeat Arabs on western frontier ofEgypt. Dec. 15—Sir John French retired from commandof the army in France and Flanders, and is suc-ceeded by Sir Douglas Haig. Dec. 17—Russians occupied Hamadan (Persia). Dec. 10—The British forces withdrawn from Anzacand Sulva Bay (Gallipoli Peninsula). Dec. 26—Russian forces in Persia occupied Kashan. Dec. 30—British passenger steamer
RM2CGH0XT–. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . the white, and that with a bluish tinge,or the Nymphiea Cocrulea. The Budd-hists of Tibet and others call it nenu-phar. Though the favourite flower ofEgypt, there is no evidence of its hav-ing been sacred; but the god Nofr-Atmoo bore it on his head; and thename n
RM2CH8YMY–. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . ith thetribes of the Libyan desert,the ïihûnû and the Tiini-hû, were almost invariablypeaceful ; although occa-sional raids of one of theirbands into Egyptian terri-tory would provoke counterraids into the valleys inwhich they took refuge withtheir flocks and herds.1Thus, in addition to thecaptive Haiû-nîbû, anotherheterogeneous element, soonto be lost in the mass ofthe Egyptian population,was supplied by detach-ments of Berber women andchildren. The relations ofEgypt with her northernneighbours during the twohundred years of the XIIthdynasty we
RM2CE16G6–. A history of art in ancient Egypt . ,ip4p** Fio. 67.—The Egyptian Gorge or Cornice. edifice had so little dependence upon the modulus that we neednot take it into consideration, and, in this sense, the art ofEgypt was not mathematical, like that of Greece. Finally, all Egyptian buildings are crowned by the sameentablature, an architrave and the moulding which is called theEcryptian gorge (Fig. 67).^ An architectural member, the plainquadrangular architrave, is invariably inserted between thistermination and the upper extremity of the voids and pointsof support. ^ We know but one or two excep
RM2CETRD4–. Christian herald and signs of our times. uptcy, the absence of justice between The new advance which is now under-taken, is a movement to prevent a relapseinto the barbarism, out of which Egypthas been conducted. To the south ofEgypt, between its frontiers and those ofAbyssinia, is the Soudan, which formerlywas governed more or less completely bythe Khedive in Cairo. In 1885 the regionwas practically abandoned by Egypt. TheMahdi, the representative of Mohammedanpower had succeeded in establishing hisrule over it, and after the abortive attempton the part of the lamented Gen. Gordonto hold it
RM2CDXWB0–. Kings and gods of Egypt . rded as the son and heir of the gods, and inparticular as the successor of Amon-Ra, the patrongod of Thebes, which had become the capital ofEgypt under the New Empire. Upon the templewalls were sculptured the scenes which testified tothe begetting of the King by the god.? At Luxor,for example, was represented the carnal unionof Amon with the Queen Moutemoua, mother ofAmenophis III, the father of our revolutionaryking. Another picture showed the Queen beingdelivered, with the help of the goddesses, andbringing forth a child. Amon, taking the littleKing in his arms, a
RM2CGJ335–. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . measures might be taken tostop the building of the rams. He accordinglyarranged with a mercantile firm in Paris, Messrs.Bravay & Co., that they should become the pur-chasers of the vessels, ostensibly for the Viceroy ofEgypt, and that they should subsequently sell them 598 THE CONFEDERATE CRUISERS. to him. This plan was carried out with every for-mality, and the rams became the property of thefirm of Bravay. Early in June the first of the rams was launched.Mr. Adams had for some t
RM2CEGJMD–. Dates of Egypt and the Sudan. land between the delta and the desert,and is grown in small numbersunder similar conditions aboutMergand Birket el Hadji, whichseems to be about its southernrange. It probably ranks as themost important export variety ofEgypt, though data in this regardare very meager. The best packsseen by the writer were in theregions above mentioned, wherethe pebble-floored drying yardssecured some degree of cleanli-ness, and where the reflected heat insured a more nearly perfect curing of the datesthan is obtained under other conditions. In the gardens of this section the da
RM2CE0XHM–. A history of art in ancient Egypt . umns.When the portico was outside it wasso placed because there was no roomfor it within. When the temple wasreduced to a single narrow chamber,so small that there was no roomfor columns and that the walls couldsupport the roof without help, thecolonnade was relegfated to the ex-terior, where it served to give im-portance to the cella, and to clotheand beautify it. The peripteral arrangement, which is a constant principle inGreek architecture, is no more than a rare accident in that ofEgypt. But in spite of this difference the similarity, which mightbe cal
RM2CE65P8–. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MinUOROF POLISHED METAL. DIS-COVERED AT THEBE.S. Biblical passages referring to mirrors the word esoptron is used, by which the Greeksinvariably meant a mkror of polished metal, not of glass.. BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN FURNITURE The climate and creeds of Babylonnot being so favourable as those ofEgypt, no complete example has beendiscovered of eitlier Babylonian furniture,or of that used by their conquerors inarms and docile pupils in arts, theAssyrians. Sculptures enable us, how-ever, to picture accurately the f
RM2CGW7K3–. Europe and other continents . scattered. It is,however, under the control of various nations. The greaterpart of the Sahara is claimed by the French, though theSpanish hold a small section on the western coast, and theBritish control both the Libyan desert and the EgyptianSudan in the east. Along the Mediterranean coast areseveral well-settled sections,the best known being Egypt.The four countries west ofEgypt — Tripoli, Tunis, Al-geria, and Morocco — are oftencalled the Barbary States (thehome of the Berbers). The Sahara. — From the At-lantic to the Red Sea, andfrom near the Mediterraneanto
RM2CPWMA1–. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . g the wholeperiod of the Ancient Empire, every king ofEgypt built a pyramid. (Consult Vysc, Pyramidsof Gezeh.) Pyrotechny (TrPp, fire, and rex!, art). Theart of making fireworks. The Chinese hadgreat skill in this art long before its introductioninto Europe, and are at this day unrivalled in it.The be
RM2CE16EC–. A history of art in ancient Egypt . rtain properties. To give but a single example, neither the hypo-style halls ofEgypt and Persepolis, nor the Greek temples, with their archi-traves resting upon widely spaced columns, with the coffered roofsof their porticos, and their decorative and expressive sculpture, couldhave been carried out in brick. In stone, or rather in marble,alone, could the typical temple, such as the Parthenon, have beenrealised ; without such a material the Greeks could never havecreated that incomparable ensemble whose different parts are so I04 A History of Art in Ancient
RM2CDHGDD–. A short history of art . hambers at Pajstum, and are now in the NaplesMuseum. A very remarkable collection, comprising sev-enty-eight portraits, male and female, painted upon mummycases, was found near Kerki in the Fayoum province ofEgypt. They became the property of M. Th. GrafF ofVienna; and a few examples have been acquired by the Metro-politan Museum of Art in New York. The Greeks also thoroughly explored and developed theprinciples of polychrome decoration in connection with archi-tecture and sculpture. Meanwhile the most complete rec-ord of their achievements in painting is to be trace
RM2CGJ4G4–. The photographic history of the civil war.. . famousSihlev tent. The outbreak of the Civil War foundhim on an Indian campaign in New Mexico, serv-ing as a major of dragoons, but he accepted a com-mission as brigadier-general in the Confederatearmy and became commander of the Army of NewMexico. After his repulse at Glorieta, March 28,1862, he was driven back into Texas. He con-tinued his service at the head of various commandsin Louisiana, south of the Bed Biver. After thewar he entered the service of the Khedive ofEgypt, where he was, from 1869 to 187:3. engagedin building coast and river de
RM2CEMDY7–. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments ... Plate XXIX.—PORTRAIT OF RAMESES II., KING OFEGYPT, about B. C. 1330.Rameses II., the Sesostris of the Greek writers, was associatedwith his father, Seti L, in the rule of the kingdom of Egypt for aboutthirty years, and reigned as sole king of Egypt about thirty-sevenyears. He carried on the wars in Palestine and Syria which hisfather had begun ; and at Kadesh in the valley of the Orontes hetotally defeated the league of Syrian kings who had revolted againsthim under the direction of the king of theKhita. He made an offen-sive and defen
RM2CJ7XH7–. The Mythology of all races .. . Fig. 218. Antaeus-Serapis EGYPTIAN RELIGION 241. (p. 197). As the supreme official divinity of the conqueringEgyptian empire between the Eighteenth and Twentieth Dy-nasties, the ram-headed Amon also became known as the high-est god in Libya, west ofEgypt, as is shown by thename of the Oasis ofAmon and its famousoracle In the Libyan Des-ert. The influence asmanifested in Asia andearlier Europe was lessdirect, although Egyptianart Imported many Niloticmotifs thither. Since Phoe-nician art was always muchmore strongly influencedby the Egyptian style ^ -Pj , , . F
RM2CJ1GDD–. The lake regions of central Africa. A record of modern discovery . any other man we are chieflyindebted for the complete solution of the mystery ofthe Nile. This is Ismail Pasha, the ex-viceroy ofEgypt. Now that he has fallen hopelessly from hishigh estate, and has himself become a wanderer andan exile, his great services in the cause of discoveryand international commerce may be heartily acknow-ledged. His career has been a failure, relieved by bril-liant flashes of success. If he has deserved ill of hispeople, to whom he owed his first duty, he has de-served nobly of science. He bas overwh
RM2CEMY59–. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools. o developedthe copper mines in the Sinaipeninsula, and may be re-garded as the first Egyptianking to engage extensively inenterprises which lay beyondthe narrow boundaries ofEgypt. 16. Art Under the OldKingdom.— Near the pyra-mid of Snefru, explorers have found the tombs of some ofthe nobles of his court. The statues of one of these noblesDarned Rahotep, and of hiswife Nefert, may still be seenin the Museum at Cairo, inEgypt. The portraits are evi-dently quite true to life, andpicture a typical Egyptiancouple of the higher clas
RM2CE5AB9–. Twelve lectures on primitive civilizations, and their physical conditions : delivered at the Alexandra College . ad the mind of manto the contemplation of virtue, of philosophy, and ofreligion. It is in vain for Mr. Buckle to display hisarray of facts and arguments; it is in vain for him totell us that these things are the result of soil andclimate. Such civilizations as are purely material 2 2 2 Effects of Noble Races. may be explained by coarse physical causes; butwas there ever a civilization purely material ? Wasthere not, even in the culture of Babylon and ofEgypt, a spiritual something
RM2CEK5HN–. The training of the Chosen people. s of the coming of this event could be seen many months be-fore it took place. BothJosiah of Judah andNebah, the Pharaoh ofEgypt, were alert totake advantage of thefeebleness of the pow-er that had been theirmighty over-lord. Theformer improved theopportunity to enlargehis kingdom so that itextended nearly to itsold borders. The lat-ter sought to push thepower oi Egypt even tothe Euphrates. Josiah lost his life at the battle of Me-giddo (608 b. c), in which he attempted to dispute thepassage of Necoh across his territory. The deathof Josiah was a staggering
RM2CGJDY8–. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . the famousSibley tent. The outbreak of the Civil AVar foundhim on an Indian campaign in New Mexico, serv-ing as a major of dragoons, but he accepted a com-mission as brigadier-general in the Confederatearmy and became commander of the Army of NewjNIexico. After his repulse at Glorieta, March 28,1862, he was driven back into Texas. He con-tinued his service at the head of various commandsin Louisiana, south of the Red River. After thewar he entered the service of the Khedive ofEgypt, where he was, from 1869 to 1873, engagedin buildi
RM2CE00TF–. A complete geography . tions it cannot be captured and closed in time of war. Cities. — At the head of the delta, just above the point where theNile branches (Fig. 519), is Cairo, the capital and largest city ofEgypt and, in fact, of all Africa. It is about the size of St. Louis,having a population of 570,000. This interesting place is visitedeach year by a stream of tourists, some seeking a winter healthresort, others attracted by the strange life of the country and theremarkable ruins of the old civilization (Figs. 516, 521, and 521). Cairo itself contains the palace of the Khedive, severa
RM2CGHKW0–. The Bible and its story.. . nt in the bottle, and shecast the child under one of the shrubs.—Gen., 21, 15. ABRAHAMS greatest hesitation in drivingout Hagar must have been because thewilderness lay beyond them, barren, tree-less, almost a desert, the vast waste landwhich extends between Palestine and Egypt. Intothis wilderness Hagar plunged. Apparently shewas striving to find her way back to her own home ofEgypt with the child. She became lost, however, inthe wilderness of Beer-sheba. Soon her little sup-ply of water was exhausted. There was no moreanywhere to be found despite her frantic sea
RM2CETWMF–. The book of spice. rDDI-DSDPHY Xlt keeps the Man with the Hoe busy to sup-port the Girl with the Hose. fl dont know much about those flesh pots ofEgypt, but if they were put up in the Chicagostock-yards they must have been a pretty fiercevariety of canned stew. 1t Order! is the first law of head-waiters. Some promises wont keep—not even in coldstorage. THE BOOK OF SPICE XA flea once attended a fashionable dance.He was not invited, but before the eveningwas over he was very intimate with the bestpeople there—and very much sought after, I am told. f There was a romance in the side show. Thefat
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RM2CDF9K2–. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . f Exod. xiii., 9, 16; Deut. vi., 8; xi.,18, and is continued to the present clay. Pi-beseth. (abode of Paslitf), a city ofEgypt. It appears to have had its namefrom Pubasti, or Bubastis, an Egyptian god-dess, in whose honor a great festive pilgrim-age was yearly made thither. It was on thewestern side of the Pelusiae branch of theNile; and, though its walls were destroyedby the Persians, it continued to be a placeof c
RM2CE65PE–. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN FURNITURE The climate and creeds of Babylonnot being so favourable as those ofEgypt, no complete example has beendiscovered of eitlier Babylonian furniture,or of that used by their conquerors inarms and docile pupils in arts, theAssyrians. Sculptures enable us, how-ever, to picture accurately the forms offurniture in vogue among both races,3 since it is a reasonable inference that ANCIENT EGYPTIAN THRONE WITH LOTUS ORNA- , , » . l x 1 j 1 T^) v 1 • MENT ARMS FORMED BY wi.scs OF SACRED HAWK, thc Assyriau
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RM2CEY2WH–. Christian herald and signs of our times. I MMY HI ITS CASE. Ancient Egypts Queen. -N a recentd ispatchfromCai ro,one ofthe mostinterest -ing dis-cover! e syet madeby theexplorers ofEgypt is report-ed. It is t h emummy ofQueen Khnemitwho is believedto have belong-ed to the 12thdynasty ofEgyptian mon-archs. Whenthey reigned isa matter of dis-pute, but it isprobably aboutfour thousandfears ago. If this identification is as cor-fct as it appears to be, the remains nowought to light are those of a woman whoras contemporary with Abraham, anday actually have seen the patriarch,hey were found by M.
RM2CE17J0–. A history of art in ancient Egypt . Change Observable in Egyptian Art. o wanting until the eleventh, the first of the Middle Empire.This is one of those sudden interruptions in the history ofEgypt which may be compared to the temporary disappearanceof those curious rivers which run partly underground.^ 1^,!. Slip mm Fig. 47.—Statue from the Ancient Empire, in limestone. Boulak. Drawn by Bourgoin. When historians, living as long after our nineteenth century aswe do after the epochs of Memphite and Theban supremacy inEgypt, come to treat the history of the past, they will perhaps M. Melchoir d
RM2CETWR6–. The book of spice. rDDI-DSDPHY Xlt keeps the Man with the Hoe busy to sup-port the Girl with the Hose. fl dont know much about those flesh pots ofEgypt, but if they were put up in the Chicagostock-yards they must have been a pretty fiercevariety of canned stew. 1t Order! is the first law of head-waiters. Some promises wont keep—not even in coldstorage. THE BOOK OF SPICE XA flea once attended a fashionable dance.He was not invited, but before the eveningwas over he was very intimate with the bestpeople there—and very much sought after, I am told. f There was a romance in the side show. Thefat
RM2CE2FRJ–. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . h), as rivals of the Abbasees, wore a whitecostume. El-Melik El-Ashraf Shaaban, a Sultan ofEgypt (who reigned from the year of the Flight 764 to778, or A.D. 1362 to 1376), was the first who orderedthe shereefs to distinguish themselves by the greenturban and dress. Some darwecshes of the sect of theRifaees, and a few, but very few, other Muslims, weara turban of black woollen stuff, or of a ver
RM2CEM7MA–. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments ... Plate LIX.—CLAY TABLET FROM TELL EL-AMARNA, IN UPPER EGYPT, inscribedwith a letter from Abi-milki (Abimelech), governor of Tyre, to the king ofEgypt, about B. C. 1450. (British Museum, No. 88-10-13, 51.)The writer accepts with great joy the appointment of commander of the troops in Tyre; with-out him the city would have been lost. He will hold out to the end against the kings enemies (ledby Zimrida, governor of Sidon, and Aziru, a disaffected Egyptian official), but pravsthe king to sendhim wood and water (the citadel of Tyre being bui
RM2CEME1R–. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments ... ^OlfTf^ -A. D. 1219. Plate IX.—SAMARITAN MS. (Deut. i. 44-ii. 7)-(Cambridge, Univ. Library, Add. 714.The manuscript is bilingual, Samaritan and Arabic in Samaritan characters, written in paralleldouble columns. This plate represents the Samaritan text.. Plate XXIX.—PORTRAIT OF RAMESES II., KING OFEGYPT, about B. C. 1330.Rameses II., the Sesostris of the Greek writers, was associatedwith his father, Seti L, in the rule of the kingdom of Egypt for aboutthirty years, and reigned as sole king of Egypt about thirty-sevenyears. He carried on
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