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

CONTENTS

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Preface............ vii

List of Kings, with their Cartouches.....xix

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY.

Objects of this book—Great antiquity of the kingdom of Egypt—
Origin of the Egyptians not Ethiopian—Their neighbours—
Ancient name of Egypt—Poetical names—Boundaries of the
kingdom—The river Nile—Divisions of the country—The
Egyptians an agricultural people—Their chief characteristics—
Manufactures—The nobility—Oppression of the lower orders—
Enquiries concerning pre-historic times—The age of the demi-
gods, manes, and divine kings—Dynasty of the gods—Ptah—
Ea—Osiris—Horus—Manetho's history—Two important lists of
the Egyptian kings.........1

CHAPTER II.

DYNASTIES I.-IV.

Thinis, the ancient seat of government—Mena, the first king—
Foundation of Memphis—The dike of Cocheiche—Different
names of Memphis—Its temples—Ptah, the presiding deity—
The necropolis—Meaning of the name ' Pharaoh '—Organisation
of his court—The queen—Overseers of the public buildings—
Governors of nomes—Soldiers—' Mystery-teachers '—Death of
Mena—His successors—An ancient prescription—The medical
papyrus of Berlin—The ' Pyramid of Degrees '—Institution of
Apis and Mendes worship—Law of female succession—Tosor-
thros, a physician king—Sneferu—Miners ' sent to Wady-
Magharah—The Pyramid of Meiduin—Ea-hotep and Nefert—
Khufu—The Pyramids of Gizeh—Tatf-Ba—Ehaf-Ea—The
Sphinx—Temple near the Sphinx—Khaf-Ea's wife—Men-kau-
Pa—His pyramid—Inscription on his coffin—Shepseska-f—The
courtier Ptah-Shepses.........19