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44 THE MONUMENTS OF UPPEE EGYPT.
possess of Egyptian worship, belong to the
Lower Period.
A primary division of the kings of Egypt into
Dynasties, according to the type furnished by
Manetho, and a further division of the dynasties
into Ancient Umpire, Middle Umpire, Neio Em-
pire, and Lower Period, such, then, is the start-
ing-point of all study of Egyptian history, and
consequently the starting-point of the classifi-
cation of all the temples the tourist will meet
with in his journey on the Nile.
It is evident that a history of Egypt would
here be well placed, and would be the very best
preparation for the voyage. But we could not
possibly, without exceeding our limits, place
under the eyes of the reader, were it ever so
briefly, an account of those events which pro-
cured for Egypt so wide an influence over the
destinies of the ancient world.
A few years since we prepared for the use
of the Egyptian schools a small " Aperc,u de
l'Histoire d'Egypte." Those who do not care to
go very deeply into the subject, or who would
be satisfied with general views, may make them-
selves acquainted with its pages. If more details
be desired, penned by a competent hand, let the
History of M. Brugsch be consulted.
possess of Egyptian worship, belong to the
Lower Period.
A primary division of the kings of Egypt into
Dynasties, according to the type furnished by
Manetho, and a further division of the dynasties
into Ancient Umpire, Middle Umpire, Neio Em-
pire, and Lower Period, such, then, is the start-
ing-point of all study of Egyptian history, and
consequently the starting-point of the classifi-
cation of all the temples the tourist will meet
with in his journey on the Nile.
It is evident that a history of Egypt would
here be well placed, and would be the very best
preparation for the voyage. But we could not
possibly, without exceeding our limits, place
under the eyes of the reader, were it ever so
briefly, an account of those events which pro-
cured for Egypt so wide an influence over the
destinies of the ancient world.
A few years since we prepared for the use
of the Egyptian schools a small " Aperc,u de
l'Histoire d'Egypte." Those who do not care to
go very deeply into the subject, or who would
be satisfied with general views, may make them-
selves acquainted with its pages. If more details
be desired, penned by a competent hand, let the
History of M. Brugsch be consulted.