CHAPTER I.—THE COUNTRY OF EGYPT 1
” II.—ETHNOGRAPHY. LANGUAGE. FORMS OF WRITING. DECIPHERMENT OF EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS, ALPHABET, AND WRITING. NATIONAL CHARACTER 20
” III.—EGYPTIAN LITERATURE, SACRED AND PROFANE 58
” IV.—MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. MARRIAGE. EDUCATION. DRESS. FOOD. AMUSEMENTS. CATTLE BREEDING. TRADE. HANDICRAFTS 76
” V.—ARCHITECTURE. PAINTING. SCULPTURE 103
” VI.—THE KING AND HIS SUBJECTS. MILITARY SERVICE 116
” VII.—EGYPTIAN RELIGION 122
” VIII.—EMBALMING. THE EGYPTIAN TOMB 158
” IX.—NUMBERS. DIVISIONS OF TIME. CHRONOLOGY 180
” X.—HISTORY OF EGYPT. ANCIENT EMPIRE 188
” XI.—HISTORY OF EGYPT. MIDDLE EMPIRE 213
” XII.—HISTORY OF EGYPT. NEW EMPIRE 228
” XIII.—HISTORY OF EGYPT. PTOLEMAÏC PERIOD 268
HISTORY OF EGYPT. ROMAN PERIOD 275
HISTORY OF EGYPT. ARAB PERIOD 282
A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGS OF EGYPT 286
CARTOUCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGS OF EGYPT 290
INDEX 303
LIST OF PLATES.
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PLATE I. Vignette from the papyrus of Queen Netchemet 61
” II. Text and vignettes from the sarcophagus of King Nekht-Ḥeru-ḥebt 66
” III. False door from the tomb of Sheshȧ 68
” IV. Sepulchral tablet of Thethȧ 68
” V. Sepulchral tablet of Sebek-ḥetep 68
” VI. Sepulchral tablet of Pai-neḥsi 68
” VII. Sepulchral tablet of Bak-en-Ȧmen 68
” VIII. Sepulchral tablet of Nes-Ḥeru 68
” IX. Painted relief from the tomb of Ur-ȧri-en-Ptaḥ 81
” X. Painted sepulchral tablet of Kaḥu 81
” XI. Columns in the temple of Seti I 107
” XII. Head of a priestess 115
” XIII. Seated figures of Khā-em-Uast and his wife 115
” XIV. False door from the tomb of Ȧsȧ-ānkh 167
” XV. View of a painted chamber in the tomb of Nekht 175
” XVI. Wall painting from a tomb 175
” XVII. General view of the sarcophagus of Nekht-Ḥeru-ḥebt 177
” XVIII. General view of the sarcophagus of Nes-Qeṭiu 177
” XIX. Sepulchral tablet of Ban-āa 177
” XX. The Great Pyramid and Sphinx 196
” XXI. The “Shêkh al-Balad” 203
” XXII. Tablet of Ȧntef 210
” XXIII. Tablet of Sebek-āa 211
” XXIV. Tablet and figure of Sa-Hathor 215
” XXV. Statue of Usertsen III 217
” XXVI. Head of Ȧmen-em-ḥāt III 218
” XXVII. Statue of Sekhem-uatch-taui-Rā 223
” XXVIII. Stele of the reign of Sekhem-ka-Rā 223
” XXIX. Memorial cone of Sebek-ḥetep 223
” XXX. The Hall of Columns at Karnak 231
” XXXI. Head of a colossal statue of Thothmes III 231
” XXXII. Statue of Ȧmen-ḥetep III 234
” XXXIII. The Colossi of Ȧmen-ḥetep III 234
” XXXIV. Letter of Ȧmen-ḥetep III 236
” XXXV. Letter of Tushratta, king of Mitani, to Ȧmen-ḥetep III 236
” XXXVI. Lion of Tut-ānkh-Ȧmen 238
” XXXVII. Statues of a priest and his wife 239
” XXXVIII. The temple of Abû Simbel 242
” XXXIX. Head of a colossal statue of Rameses II 245
” XL. Sepulchral stele of Qaḥa 248
” XLI. Vignettes from the papyrus of Queen Netchemet 252
” XLII. Hathor-headed capital 254
” XLIII. Relief of Queen Ānkhnes-neferȧb-Rā 261
” XLIV. The goddess Nut 261
” XLV. Statue of Uaḥ-ȧb-Rā 261
” XLVI. Obelisk dedicated to Thoth, Twice-great 265
” XLVII. Vignettes and text from the sarcophagus of Nekht-Ḥeru-ḥebt 265
” XLVIII. Relief of Ptolemy II 269
” XLIX. The temple of Edfû 270
” L. Granite shrine from Philae 271
” LI. Tablet of Tiberius 277
” LII. Tablet of Tiberius 277
” LIII. Tablet of Apa Paḥomo 283
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
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Map of Egypt 2, 3
The Delta of Egypt 5
The Entrance to the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes 6
The Nile-gods and their cavern 8
The Nile-god in his cavern 8
The Nile-god bearing offerings 9
The Nile-gods of the South and North 9
The Nile from sea to source 11
Statue of Ḥāpi the Nile-god 12
Egyptian hunters of the Archaïc Period, Nos. 1-6 23
Ivory figure of a king 24
Bone figure of a dwarf 24
Bone figure of a woman carrying a child 25
Bone figure of a woman with inlaid eyes 25
Figure of Betchmes 26
Figure of Nefer-hi 26
Fox playing the double pipes 27
Mouse seated on a chair 28
Cat herding geese 29
Lion and unicorn playing draughts 30
The spearing of Āpep 31
A page of writing from the Great Harris Papyrus 36
Demotic writing 38
Coptic inscription 41
The Rosetta Stone 42, 43
Two wooden writing palettes 54
Slab of limestone inscribed in hieratic 56
Vignette and text from the papyrus of Ani 60
Vignette and text from the papyrus of Nu 60
Vignette and text from the papyrus of Ḥeru-em-ḥeb 61
Text from the Book “May my name flourish” 63
The ceremony of “Opening the mouth” 64
Marble sun-dial 72
Head of a priestess 80
Relief, with a hippopotamus 84
Green schist bear 86
Egyptian house 88
Egyptian hut 90
Ivory head-rest 91
The Bull Apis 93
The Bull Mnevis 94
Flint cow’s head 95
Jewellers drilling and polishing beads 99
Pylon and court of the temple of Edfû 104
Gateway to the temple of Rameses III 105
Gateway of Ptolemy IX at Karnak 106
Granite obelisks at Karnak 107
Pillars at Philae 108
Statue of Ȧn-kheft-ka 109
Figure of a priest 110
Head of a statue of Neb-ḥap-Rā 110
Statue of Sebek-nekht 111
Figure of a king 112
Queen Tetȧ-Kharṭ 113
Head of Ȧmen-ḥetep III 114
Statue of Isis 115
Figure of Qen-nefer 118
Statues of Māḥu and Sebta 119
The principal gods and goddesses of Egypt (57 figures) 123-126
Khnemu fashioning a man on a potter’s wheel 135
Osiris rising from the sarcophagus 138
Osiris in his shrine 140
Thoth weighing the heart 140
Maāt weighing the heart 140
Osiris on his Judgment Throne 141
Rā at sunrise 143
Rā at sunset 143
Flint amulets (4 figures) 148
The step pyramid at Ṣaḳḳârah 166
A group of maṣṭaba tombs 167
Tablet for offerings 168
An Egyptian tomb 168
The soul visiting the body 168
Section of the Second Pyramid 171
Entrance to the tomb of Khnemu-ḥetep 172
Entrance to a royal tomb 173
Plan and section of the tomb of Seti I (2 cuts) 174
Wall painting from a tomb 175
Coffin of Ḥes-Peṭān-Ȧst 176
Figures of Ka-ṭep and Ḥetep-ḥeres 177
King Semti dancing before a god 190
Relief from the tomb of Sherȧ 192
Relief from the tomb of Suten-ȧbu 194
King Khufu 196
Section of the Great Pyramid 197
King Khāf-Rā 199
King Menkau-Rā 200
Section of the Third Pyramid 202
King Usr-en-Rā Ȧn 204
Shrine of Pa-suten-sa 219
Stele of Tatiankef 220
Lion of Khian 225
Statue of Ȧmen-ḥetep I 229
The Temple of Luxor 233
Scarabs of Ȧmen-ḥetep III (2 cuts) 235
Kneeling statue of Rameses II 241
Façade of the Ramesseum 243
Statues of Rameses II (2 cuts) 244
Statue of Khā-em-Uast 246
Statue of Seti II 247
Statue of Ānkh-renp-nefer 254
Head of Psammetichus II 259
Stele of Ptolemy II 269
Head of a statue of a Ptolemy 271
Limestone window 273
“Pharaoh’s Bed” 276
Coptic sepulchral tablet 279
Tablet of Plêïnôs 281
Tablet of David 281
Tablet of Abraam 284
Tablet of Rachel 284
INTRODUCTION TO THE EGYPTIAN COLLECTIONS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.