Topography 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 cataract and Wadee Samneh ... with remarks on the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. And the productions of the country / by I.G. Wilkinson [sic].

  • Wilkinson, John Gardner, 1797-1875.
Date:
1835
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Topography 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 cataract and Wadee Samneh ... with remarks on the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. And the productions of the country / by I.G. Wilkinson [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page Ptolemy Physcon . . 83 Judgment scene . . 85 Intent of one of the side cham¬ bers . . .86 Errors in reading Ptolemaic names . . .87 Masonry connected by wooden dove-tailed cramps . .89 Dayr el Bahree . .90 Page Sculptures and style of building 91 Its obelisks . . . 92 Question respecting Amun-neit- gori, the founder . 93 and 96 Peculiar vaulted chambers . 94 Supposed communication to the tombs of the kings . . 98 Road to the tombs of the kings 99 CHAPTER II. Bab, or Biban el Molook, “ The Gate ” or Gates of the Kings.” Tombs of the kings . . 100 Belzoni’s tomb . . 101 Originally closed . .102 Its parts and plan , .103 Its length ; its sculptures . 105 The four divisions of the world. 106 Egyptian drawings . .107 Sculptures of the other chambers 108 Bruce’s Harper’s tomb . 109 The kitchen chamber . .110 Arms; furniture . .111 The Harpers. The occupants of these small chambers . 113 Tomb of Memnon, so called . 114 Portraits of the kings . .116 Other tombs . . .117 A queen the original occupant of the tomb No. 14. . .118 Tomb usurped by a later king . 119 Other tombs. Supposed passage through the rocks. Tombs open in the time of the Ptole¬ mies . . 120, 121 Tombs in the Western Valley . 122 CHAPTER III. Tombs of Priests and Private Individuals. The goddess Athor . .125 Crude brick arches . .126 Priest’s wives. Subjects of the frescos . . .127 Crude brick pyramids with vaulted chambers . .128 Tombs of the time of the 26th Dynasty. The largest tomb in Thebes . . .129 Its plan and distribution . 131 Chambers in the pits . .132 The occupant of this tomb . 133 Style of the sculpture of this era 134 Tombs of Qoornet Mudraee . 135 A procession and tribute from Ethiopia . . .136 Arrival of a princess from that country . . .137 Egyptian slaves . .138 A chase of wild animals . 139 Hill of Shekh Abd-el-Qooineh . 140 Tombs sold a second time . 141 The subjects of the tombs an epitome of human life 142, 143 Pigs rarely represented. Names in tomb No. 16, confirming the tablet of Abydus . . 144