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CHAPTER V.
Relics found in the Temple at Karnak—The author disputes
the supposed use of iron among the ancient Egyptians—Tombs
at Abydos—Domestic articles and ornaments found in the
ancient tombs of Thebes and elsewhere—Funereal Boats
employed for carrying the dead to Necropolis—Curious wooden
model of a house—Description of two beautiful mummies.
On the opposite shore of the Nile is the Temple
of Jupiter, now called Karnak by the Arabs, a
word which is nearly synonymous with asylum, or
rather barricade, on account of the temple serving
as a place of refuge for those who are persecuted
by the Caimacam, or Governor of the country.
Amongst the rutins of this structure a great quantity
of statues and other antiquities are found, which
are all more or less mutilated or injured, either
by the depredators we have already mentioned, or
by the quality of the soil, which contains a great
quantity of saltpetre.
Relics found in the Temple at Karnak—The author disputes
the supposed use of iron among the ancient Egyptians—Tombs
at Abydos—Domestic articles and ornaments found in the
ancient tombs of Thebes and elsewhere—Funereal Boats
employed for carrying the dead to Necropolis—Curious wooden
model of a house—Description of two beautiful mummies.
On the opposite shore of the Nile is the Temple
of Jupiter, now called Karnak by the Arabs, a
word which is nearly synonymous with asylum, or
rather barricade, on account of the temple serving
as a place of refuge for those who are persecuted
by the Caimacam, or Governor of the country.
Amongst the rutins of this structure a great quantity
of statues and other antiquities are found, which
are all more or less mutilated or injured, either
by the depredators we have already mentioned, or
by the quality of the soil, which contains a great
quantity of saltpetre.