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CONTENTS. XXV
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Page
A funeral procession with the
The women and children. The
coffin. Egyptian Boats . 145
offerings . . . 154
Fish. Liturgies or parentalia.
Use of bellows and glue . 155
A party of guests. Music . 146
Some notion of perspective . 156
Preparation for a feast . 147
Grand funeral procession of boats 157
Handsome vases, &c. Trades 148
The Egyptians fond of caricature ib.
Letter of Athanasius. Young
The sacred lake . . 159
Amunoph II. and his mother 149
Error of the learned Larcher . ib.
Some elegant Egyptian figures
Other tombs . . .160
and vases . . . 150
Prescribed rules of art • 161
Curriers. Egyptian chariots of
Nothing borrowed from the
wood . . . 151
Greeks . . .162
A rich tribute. The most in-
Decline of Egyptian art . 163
teresting tomb at Thebes. .152
Order in which the ruins are to
Northern nations. Gloves. Bear
be visited by a traveller, who
and elephant . . 153
takes a cursory view of Thebes 164
CHAPTER IV.
'Luq'sor, El Uq'sor, or Aboo '1 Haggag, called by the ancient
Egyptians " Southern Tape1; " and El Karnak.
Temple-palace of Luqsor . 166
Sculptures of Shishak, who took
The obelisks . . .167
Jerusalem • . .181
Parts of the building . .168
Thebes besieged by Ptolemy La-
The great Colonnade . 169
thyms, and destroyed . 182
Sanctuary rebuilt by Alexander 170
The Persian conquest . .183
The ancient quay . . 171
The south-west propyla, lake,
Temple of Karnak . .172
&c. . . . 184
The principal part of it . 173
The western lake and ruins
The grand hall of 134 columns 174
about it . . . 185
The oldest part . .175
Other parts of Karnak . 186
Total length of the building
Historical sculptures and wars . 187
1180 feet . . 176
Names of captured places . 189
Karnak the oldest temple at
Assyrian nation, perhaps Ca-
Thebes . . 177
naanites . . . 190
Its original dimensions . 178
Return to the Nile. A bridge . 191
The sanctuary and various addi-
Mount Lebanon . . 192
tions . . .179
Other battle scenes . .193
The grand hall, and sphinxes
Captives of Sheshonk (Shishak) 195
connecting the parts . 180
CHAPTER V.
Manners and Customs of the ancient Egyptians.
Private houses; tombs; temples 198 j Houses of the city of Diospolis . 201
Distribution of the houses . 200 ' Gardens; irrigation . . 202
Page
Page
A funeral procession with the
The women and children. The
coffin. Egyptian Boats . 145
offerings . . . 154
Fish. Liturgies or parentalia.
Use of bellows and glue . 155
A party of guests. Music . 146
Some notion of perspective . 156
Preparation for a feast . 147
Grand funeral procession of boats 157
Handsome vases, &c. Trades 148
The Egyptians fond of caricature ib.
Letter of Athanasius. Young
The sacred lake . . 159
Amunoph II. and his mother 149
Error of the learned Larcher . ib.
Some elegant Egyptian figures
Other tombs . . .160
and vases . . . 150
Prescribed rules of art • 161
Curriers. Egyptian chariots of
Nothing borrowed from the
wood . . . 151
Greeks . . .162
A rich tribute. The most in-
Decline of Egyptian art . 163
teresting tomb at Thebes. .152
Order in which the ruins are to
Northern nations. Gloves. Bear
be visited by a traveller, who
and elephant . . 153
takes a cursory view of Thebes 164
CHAPTER IV.
'Luq'sor, El Uq'sor, or Aboo '1 Haggag, called by the ancient
Egyptians " Southern Tape1; " and El Karnak.
Temple-palace of Luqsor . 166
Sculptures of Shishak, who took
The obelisks . . .167
Jerusalem • . .181
Parts of the building . .168
Thebes besieged by Ptolemy La-
The great Colonnade . 169
thyms, and destroyed . 182
Sanctuary rebuilt by Alexander 170
The Persian conquest . .183
The ancient quay . . 171
The south-west propyla, lake,
Temple of Karnak . .172
&c. . . . 184
The principal part of it . 173
The western lake and ruins
The grand hall of 134 columns 174
about it . . . 185
The oldest part . .175
Other parts of Karnak . 186
Total length of the building
Historical sculptures and wars . 187
1180 feet . . 176
Names of captured places . 189
Karnak the oldest temple at
Assyrian nation, perhaps Ca-
Thebes . . 177
naanites . . . 190
Its original dimensions . 178
Return to the Nile. A bridge . 191
The sanctuary and various addi-
Mount Lebanon . . 192
tions . . .179
Other battle scenes . .193
The grand hall, and sphinxes
Captives of Sheshonk (Shishak) 195
connecting the parts . 180
CHAPTER V.
Manners and Customs of the ancient Egyptians.
Private houses; tombs; temples 198 j Houses of the city of Diospolis . 201
Distribution of the houses . 200 ' Gardens; irrigation . . 202