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PYRAMIDS AND PROGRESS.

L, discovered by Dr. Pétrie, 65,

Roman road,;

Romans, the, contributed largely to Egyptian
temples, 128

"Roses, Oasis of," the, 63, 72

Rosetta, now silted up, 3

Rosetta Stone, its hieroglyphics similar to
those on scarabs of Khafra, 34; and to
those on an ivory tablet of Mena, 109 ; a
key to the translation of hieroglyphs, 13S

Royal dwelling, the only, found in Egypt, 170

Sa-el-Hagar, 14

Said, Port, a doorway of Egypt, 3; described,
4 ; the channel from, to Lake Timseh,
nothing like it, 6

St. Matthew's Gospel, discovery of a page
of the earliest known MS. of, 71

Sais.theseat of the government of Psamtek, 14

Sakiya-wheels, 22g

Sakkarah, the pyramids of, 23; its Step-
Pyramid, 46 ; explored by Mariette, 47 ;
the pyramid-field of, 50; return route from,
past the pyramids of Abusir, ib.

-----and Dahshur should not be visited in

one day, 50, 51

Saiadin, the fortress of, 22.

Sandstorm, a, described, no

Sarcophagus of Seti now in the Soane
Museum, 159

Sayce, Prof., his floating home on the Nile,
174 ; an invitation from, 185 ; his interest-
ing explanations of discoveries, 188

" Sayings of Christ," discovery of two pages
of the, 71

Scarabs of Khafra among the earliest known,

34

-----containing royal cartouches, 112

------from Esneh, 191

Sculptures carved in diorite, 39

------, the most beautiful in Egypt, found at

Abydos, no

-----in Hatasu'stemplenow being copied, 165

Seboua, Temple of, 231

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Nile, 228
Sehel, inscripta
Sen mut, archite

at.

of Hatasu's temple, 163
Serapeum, the, Pompey's Pillar stood in, 11
Serapis, the Mysteries of, π
Sesostris. See Ramses II.

Seti I., his engraving of the Canal connect-
ing the Nile and the Red Sea, at Karnak,
7, 146; his temple at Abydos, in, 112;
records of his conquests, 146; a visit to
his tomb, 158; scenes from his life, de-
picted in his tomb, ib. ; his tomb dis-
covered by Belzoni, ib. ; his sarcophagus
now in the Soane Museum, 159; his body
discovered in 1880, ib, ; his appearance
described, ib.

------and Ramses, temples of, at Abydos, 110

" Shed," meaning of the name, 69

" Sheikh el Beled," the, 59

Shellal, 197

Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, 17

Shepses Kaf, a king of the 4th Dynasty, 80

Shishak, his wars against the Jews inscribed

on the walls at Karnak, 146
Shopkeepers, Greek, unable to speak Eng-
lish, 76
SiIsileh,quarriesof,cartouchesofkingsat,iSi
Sin. See Pelusium.

Sirdar, the, an introduction to, 197; his
charming manner, 198 ; has nobly earned
his title, 202
Sirdar's island, 224
Sirius, the star, 240
Slate slab of an unknown king, 189
Slings employed to frighten birds, no
Sluices, at the old Barrage, facility in work-
ing them, 269
Sneferu, Medum Pyramid thought by Pétrie
to he his tomb, 58 : his name discovered
there, 59
Soldiers, British and Soudanese, 18
Soudan, an ancient explorer of the, 223
Soudanese recruits, enthusiasm of, 87
Soudanese and Fellaheen, drilled for soldiers

5,000 years ago, 88
Spero provides board and lodging, 199
Sphinx, the, seen by moonlight, 31 ; a
venerated object when Khafra built his
tomb, 39 ; must be much oider than the
Pyramids, ib. ; may still be regarded as the
most wonderful monument in the world ;
40 ; regarded as an Afreet by the Mame-
louks, ib.; its shaft if explored might ex-
plain its origin, 41 ; quotations from
various authors concerning, 42 ; long for-
gotten, until Napoleon's expedition to
Egypt, ib. ; mentioned by Pliny and by
Ald-el-Latif, ib.