Wilkinson, John Gardner: Topographie of Thebes, and general view of Egypt: being a short account of the principal objects worthy of notice in the valley of the Nile, to the second cataracte and Wadi Samneh, with the Fyoom, Oases and eastern desert, from Sooez to Bertenice (London, 1835)

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CONTENTS.

Page
The temple. An Ethiopian king 476
Inscriptions at Gertassee . 477

Tafa, Taphis, ruins . . 478

Kalabshee. Talmis, the great

temple . . 480

The deity. Inscriptions of king

Silco and others . . 481

The Bayt-el-wellee . . 482

Remeses II.; question concern-
ing him . . . 483
Sculptures representing his vic-
tories . . . 484
Temple of Dendoor . . 486
GerfKossayr; Cush . . 487
Temple of Dakkeh. Erga-

menes, the Ethiopian king . 488
Its founder. The deity Hermes

Trismegistus . . 489

Hierasycaminon and Sabooa . 490

Page
Temple at Amada . .491

Temple at Derr, the capital of

Nubia, of Remeses II. . 492

Ibreem, Primis parva . . 494

Aboo-Simbel. Two temples . 495
The Colossi. The Egyptians

not black . . .497

Total depth of the larger exca-
vated temple . . . 498
Ferayq. Earras, Phfhuris . ib.
Coptic inscriptions of the time

of Diocletian ■ . ib.

Wadee Halfeh. View of the
second cataract. Distance
from the sea. (Vide also Ap-
pendix C.) . . 499
Temples of Samneh . . 501
Tasitia and Pnoups . . 502

CHAPTER VIII.

Chronology of the Kings of Egypt.
The Pyramids and the Shep- ( The Chronological table of the

herds . . .505

Era of Menes. Construction of
the Chronological table . 506

Pharaohs
The Ptolemies

508 et seq.
519 et seq.

CHAPTER IX.

Chronology of the Caliphs and Moslem Kings of Egypt.

Mohammed; his origin
His successors, the caliphs
Alee (or Ali); his character

and death. His sons
The 12 Imams of Persia. Rapid

successes of the Moslems
Invasion of Egypt .

Treachery of John Mecaukes

(Note on Arab coinage)
Payment of tribute
Taking of Alexandria .
Conquest of Upper Egypt
.-------------of Western Africa

527

Conquest of Spain

. 537

528

The discord of the Moslems

. 538



The Chronological table of the

529

Caliphs

. 540



The Ommiades .

. ib.

530

The Abbasides

. 542

531

Cotemporary Dynasties .

. 543



The Aqlabeeh

. ib.

532

The Tolooneeh .

. 544

533

The Fowatem, or Fatemite

Dy-

534

nasty in Africa

. 545

535

The Fowatem in Egypt .

. 547

536

Aioobite Soltans in Egypt

. 549