A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt, Volume 10 |
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Abulfeda Albemarle Street Ammonians ancient Arabic ARCHIBALD EDMONSTONE Bedouins Bellata Belzoni Blemmyes Cæsar Cailliaud called camels caravan Cargé Cazar city Oasis command considered cultivated curious Dakel desert distance district Drawn on Stone Drovetti east Edrissi Egyptian El Hadjar Emperor feet geographers Goetta Greek Hamet Herodotus Hyæna inches inhabited inscription Jomard journey Major Rennell mentioned Michaelis miles montagnes mountains native Nile nome Nubia o'clock Oases Oasis Oasis Magna Olympiodorus Ouah palms plain Printed by C.Hullmandel region respect round ruins sand shehk Siout Siwah Stephanus Byzantinus Strabo temple Tenida tents Thebaid Thebes Tiberius Julius Alexander tion travellers unburnt brick Upper Egypt Vansleb village αυτα αυτοκρατορος γαρ δε δια εαν εις εκ εν εξ επι και καισαρος κατα μεν μη μηδε μηδεν μοι ουδεν παρα πολλακις προς σεβαστου τας τε τοις τωι των ὡς
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Page 109 - Ansata which originally signifying life, would appear to be adapted as a Christian emblem either from its similarity to the shape of the cross, or from its being considered the symbol of a state of future existence. But the great peculiarity is a large square hole in the centre of each, evidently for the purpose of containing a Mummy, and which, from the fragments and wrappings that lay scattered about, had probably been ransacked for the sake of plunder.
Page 33 - Pour moi, j'arrivai dans des déserts affreux: on y voit des sables brûlants au milieu des plaines, des neiges qui ne fondent jamais et qui font un hiver perpétuel sur le sommet des montagnes; et on trouve seulement, pour nourrir les troupeaux, des pâturages parmi les rochers, vers le milieu du penchant de ces montagnes escarpées.
Page 16 - I allow well ; so that he be such a one that hath the language, and hath been in the country before ; whereby he may be able to tell them what things are worthy to be seen in the country where they...
Page 33 - Les vallées y sont si profondes, qu'à peine le soleil y peut faire luire ses rayons.
Page 53 - ... Sometimes the rains in the Western Oasis are very abundant, and fall in torrents, as appears from the furrows in the rocks ; but the season Sir A. Edmonstone made his visit there was none at all, and the total want of dew in the hot months sufficiently proves the general dryness of the atmosphere. The springs are all strongly impregnated with iron and sulphur, and hot at their sources ; but, as they continue the same throughout the whole year, they supply to the inhabitants one of the principal...