Budge's Egypt A Classic 19th-Century Travel Guide |
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Author:
| Budge, E. A. Wallis |
Series title: | Egypt Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-486-41721-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.95 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on the monuments on either side of the Nile, the author describes Egyptians, their writing, religion and gods, plus historic locales and objects: Alexandria, Cairo, the Rosetta Stone, the pyramids, the Sphinx; the statue of Rameses II, the temples at Luxor and Karnak, major sites where royal mummies were discovered, and more.
Focusing on the monuments on either side of the Nile, the author describes Egyptians, their writing, religion and gods, plus historic locales and objects: Alexandria, Cairo, the Rosetta Stone, the pyramids, the Sphinx; the statue of Rameses II, the temples at Luxor and Karnak, major sites where royal mummies were discovered, and more.