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The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria (1896) (14592034317)
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Title: The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916
Subjects: History, Ancient Egypt -- History Syria -- History and antiquities Assyria -- History and antiquities
Publisher: London : S.P.C.K.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN
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s merely a conventional reproduction ofthe liumaii iorm. The two feet and legs were joined together, and the model-ling of the knee, calf, thigh, and stomach was only slightly indicated in thewood. Towards the close of the XVIII dynasty it was the fashion for wealthypersons to have two colIins, one fitting inside the other, painted black orwhite. From the XX dynasty onwards they were coated with a yellowishvarnish, and so covered with inscriptions and mystic signs that each coiBu wasu tomb in miniature, and could well have done duty as such, and thus meet all pi. 15. Dritwu by Faucher-Gudiii, from Mariette, Album plioloyraphique du Musie de Boulaq, 522 THE CLOSE OF THE TIIEBAN EMPIRE. the needs of the soul. Later still, during the XXT and XXII dynasties,these two, or even three coffins, were enclosed in a rectangular sarcophagus ofthick wood, which, surmounted by a semicircular lid, was decorated with picturesand hallowed by prayers : four sparrow-hawks, perched on the uprights at the
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Ancient Egypt, civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium BCE. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article focuses on Egypt from its prehistory through its unification under Menes (Narmer) in the 3rd millennium BCE—sometimes used as a reference point for Egypt’s origin—and up to the Islamic conquest in the 7th century CE.
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