Brugsch, Heinrich: Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments (London, 1891)

Vlll PEEFACE

to Brugsch-Bey's present views without altering the
tenor of the chapter. It is a well-known fact that the
learned Author has, since writing his History, consider-
ably modified his -opinion concerning their Assyrian

origin.

At the same time the whole text has been subjected
to a thorough revision, and, where necessary, has
been corrected in conformity with the most recent dis-
coveries in Egyptological science. A special notice of
the ' Royal Mummies of Deir-el-Bahari,' and also of
the ' find' in February of this present year, has been
added, as well as new Maps and a complete list of the
Pharaonic Kings, with their Cartouches.

With regard to the transliteration of the Egyptian
names, I have adopted that which appears to me to be
most in accordance with our English alphabet, and
which receives the sanction of such authorities as
Lepsius, Brugsch, and Eenouf. The system of dotted
letters—e.g. a, h, k, t, s—though useful for those who are
able to read hieroglyphs, is liable to mislead the general
reader; it has therefore not been considered advisable
to use such letters in this work. The only exception is
in the case of the t', which is always pronounced like
ch in chip, e.g.

T'efab = Chefab;
Pai-net'em = Pai-nechem.