The Antiquities of Egypt: With a Particular Notice of Those that Illustrate the Sacred Scriptures, with Numerous Engravings |
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... facts what was the nature of this ancient system of expressing or rather of concealing ideas ; that is , whether Tens . n Hundreds . * Units . Thousands . 1 the hieroglyphic characters were the signs of sounds or 76 RECOVERY OF THE MODE.
... facts what was the nature of this ancient system of expressing or rather of concealing ideas ; that is , whether Tens . n Hundreds . * Units . Thousands . 1 the hieroglyphic characters were the signs of sounds or 76 RECOVERY OF THE MODE.
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... sounds or the pictures of things ; and until this had been settled , it was of course in vain to attempt any application or exten- sion of the knowledge gained upon the subject . Another discovery , however , was soon afterwards made ...
... sounds or the pictures of things ; and until this had been settled , it was of course in vain to attempt any application or exten- sion of the knowledge gained upon the subject . Another discovery , however , was soon afterwards made ...
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... sound of E long . The fourth character to the left represents a kind of flower or root with its stalk bent downwards , should answer to the letter O , and is accordingly the third letter in the name of Ptolemy . The fifth to the right ...
... sound of E long . The fourth character to the left represents a kind of flower or root with its stalk bent downwards , should answer to the letter O , and is accordingly the third letter in the name of Ptolemy . The fifth to the right ...
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... sounds , were employed . Another , and still more extraordinary discovery , arose from the application of the knowledge thus acquired . Champollion read the Greek names and titles of the Roman emperors transcribed in hieroglyphic ...
... sounds , were employed . Another , and still more extraordinary discovery , arose from the application of the knowledge thus acquired . Champollion read the Greek names and titles of the Roman emperors transcribed in hieroglyphic ...
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... sounds contained in the Egyptian language by the following methods . 1. By direct imitation , that is , by a picture of the object intended to be expressed . Thus the picture of a man denotes a man , and that of a horse a horse . 2. By ...
... sounds contained in the Egyptian language by the following methods . 1. By direct imitation , that is , by a picture of the object intended to be expressed . Thus the picture of a man denotes a man , and that of a horse a horse . 2. By ...
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Abraham Abydos according afterwards alphabet already Amenti Amenumis Amoun ancient Egypt animal antiquity appears blessing brethren British Museum captives Champollion characters children of Israel convey Coptic deceased denoted Divine dynasty earth Egyptian mythology Egyptian priests embalming engraving entire erected Ethiopia evidently existing Exod father gods Greek authors heart heaven hieroglyphic history of Egypt Horapollo idea idolatry inhabitants inscribed inscription inspired narrative Jews Joseph kings of Egypt land of Egypt language lists of Manetho Lord Manetho manner means Memphis Menes Mizraim mode monarch monuments Moses mummy mythology nations Nile Nubia obelisk Osiris Osortasen palace peculiar period Pharaoh picture preserved probably Ptha Ptolemy pyramids race Ramses Ramses II reads recorded reign remains represented Scripture Sesostris shepherds Shishak singular soul successor symbol tablet of Abydos temples Thebes Thoth Thothmosis thou throne tion tombs triad truth unto Upper Egypt whole word worship writing written
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Page 11 - Come near to me. I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 8 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 30 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not so much as one of them.
Page 10 - Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me.
Page 21 - Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Page 28 - And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Page 57 - I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Page 163 - Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Page 19 - God is not a man, that he should lie;. neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Page 29 - And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.