The Golden Horn: And Sketches in Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and the Hauraan, Volume 1R. Bentley, 1851 - Egypt |
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The Golden Horn: And Sketches in Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and the Hauraan ... Charles James Monk No preview available - 2015 |
The Golden Horn: And Sketches in Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and the Hauraan Charles James Monk No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 179 - And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ; he even took away all : and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Page 326 - Having sown up the body, it is covered with nitre for the space of seventy days, which time they may not exceed ; at the end of this period it is washed, closely wrapped in bandages of cotton...
Page 86 - The national custom, which makes it the privilege of the son to do the offices of an attendant to his father, instils into the character of the people the duty of honouring parents. In every relation and circumstance in which I saw them, in their families and among strangers, love and kindness to one another seemed to prevail : sincerity banishes suspicion, and honesty and candour beget openness in all their dealings.
Page 326 - ... after which model the deceased shall be represented : when the price is determined, the relations retire, and the embalmers thus proceed: In the most perfect specimens of their art, they draw the brain through the nostrils, partly with a piece of crooked iron, and partly by the infusion of drugs ; they then with an Ethiopian stone make an incision in the side, through which they extract the intestines ; these they cleanse thoroughly, washing them with palm-wine, and afterwards covering them with...
Page 179 - Augustine era of Egypt, when the arts attained a degree of perfection which no after age succeeded in imitating ; and the arms of Egypt were extended by this prince considerably further into the heart of Asia than during the most successful invasions of his predecessors."* He was succeeded by his thirteenth son, Pthahmen, the last of the monarchs of this dynasty.
Page 318 - ... unwelcome guest of a stranger, as I am here. During my toilet I saw that the sons were watching every act and anticipated every wish, except their absence. I quite dreaded the tete-a-tete dinner with the head of the house, neither of us understanding a single word of each other's language. When the time arrived, the father entered with his pet child, who was sent to kiss my hand, or put it to her lips and forehead ; the father, respectfully saluting me, took his seat on the opposite side of the...
Page 207 - Amen being one of the chief contemplar deities. Augustus and Tiberius added most of the sculptures, but they were left unfinished, as was usually the case in the temples of Nubia. The main building commences with a portico or area, having four columns in front, connected...