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Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

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Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891

Name: Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891
Author: Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

Egypt -- Antiquities

Perceptions of fellahin, 184.

Phoenician inscription, 73;
  pottery, 124;
  Venus, 132.

Photographing with magnesium, 79.

Plummet of Khufu, 28.

Portraits on mummies, 97-9.

Pottery, importance of, 158.

Preservation of bead-work, 125;
  of wood, &c., 165.

Psamtik I, camp for mercenaries, 39, 52;
  founder of Daphnae, 52;
  II, 72.

Ptolemy II, steles of, 30, 31.

Pun, people of, 76.

Pyramid excavations, 16, 140;
  from the desert, 28;
  of Biahmu, 83;
  of Gizeh, 11-28;
  of Hawara, 81, 87;
  of Illahun, 107;
  of Medum, 132, 142.


Races, two in Egypt, 146, 150.

Racial portraits, 77-8.

Rainfall, great anciently, 148.

Ramessu II, colossus of, 32;
  statue of, 65;
  at Arsinoe, 82;
  at Gurob, 128;
  at Illahun, 110, 111;
  III, 129.

Relationships on tablets, 72.

Res, statuette of, 130, 131.

Roads, ancient in desert, 80;
  way-marks on, 80.

Roofing, 115.

Ruins, varieties of, 156.


Saints of Muslims, 169.

Sankhkara, tablet of, 75.

Sarcophagus, basalt, inscribed, 69;
  painted wood, 95.

Saws for stone, 26.

Scarab moulds, 45.

Sealings of wine jars, 60.

Sedan chair, 102.

Seneferu at Medum, 139, 142.

Senses of the fellah, 184.

Sham inscriptions, 125.

Shrine of amulet, 59, 63;
  of Nebesheh, 64, 66;
  of pyramid of Usertesen, 110.

Sickles of flint in wood, 119.

Silsileh, tablets of, 74.

Sling woven, 117.

Sphinx, often reappropriated, 65.

Stairs at Kahun, 114.

Superstition in Egypt, 169.

Surveying at Dahshur, 79;
  at Gizeh, 15;
  at Tanis, 32.


Tablets at Elephantine, 73.

Tahpanhes (see _Daphnae_), 50.

Tahutmes III, 128.

Tanis, houses of, 33-5;
  ruins of temple, 29-32.

Temple of Amenemhat III, 91;
  of pyramids, 25;
  of Seneferu, 140;
  of Tanis, 29-32;
  of third pyramid, 18;
  of Usertesen II, 110.

Temptation too much for fellah, 182.

Theories about great pyramid, 22, 142.

Thread, balls of, 117.

Tirhaka, stele of, 31.

Tomb dwelling, 11;
  of Horuta, 92;
  of Maket, 122.

Tools, bronze, 129;
  copper, 115, 117, 120;
  flint, 76, 82, 118-120, 149, 150;
  iron, Daphnae, 58;
  iron, Naukratis, 46;
  wood, 117-119;
  models of, 43, 112;
  of pyramid builders, 25-8.

Torque of copper, 120.

Toys and dolls, 102-3, 106, 121.

Trap doors in Hawara pyramid, 87.

Travelling in Egypt, 188.

Triangulation at Gizeh, 15.

Truth, lack of, in Egypt, 178.

Tubular drills, 26.

Tunnelling Hawara pyramid, 85.

Turning in stone, 27.

Tursha, coffin of Anen, 130.

Typhon and Boreas vase, 57.


Usarkon I, 124.

Usertesen II, 108;
  III, 65, 66, 120.

Ushabti figures, 70, 93.

Usurpation by viziers, 66.


Vases, blue-glazed, 134;
  Greek, derived from metal, 55;
  made locally, 55;
  of Daphnae, 54, 57;
  of Naukratis, 41, 48;
  of Nebesheh, 68.

Villages, modern, 168, 170, 172.


Walking trip in Egypt, 187.

Walls, tracing out, 162.

Wax as preservative, 96, 100, 125, 165;
  paintings, 100.

Wills, 120, 136.

Wooden tools, 117-9;
  statuettes, 131.

Workmanship of great pyramid, 20, 21;
  methods, 25-8;
  of Usertesen II, 109.

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Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

History

Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)

Egypt -- Antiquities

Perceptions of fellahin, 184.

Phoenician inscription, 73;
  pottery, 124;
  Venus, 132.

Photographing with magnesium, 79.

Plummet of Khufu, 28.

Portraits on mummies, 97-9.

Pottery, importance of, 158.

Preservation of bead-work, 125;
  of wood, &c., 165.

Psamtik I, camp for mercenaries, 39, 52;
  founder of Daphnae, 52;
  II, 72.

Ptolemy II, steles of, 30, 31.

Pun, people of, 76.

Pyramid excavations, 16, 140;
  from the desert, 28;
  of Biahmu, 83;
  of Gizeh, 11-28;
  of Hawara, 81, 87;
  of Illahun, 107;
  of Medum, 132, 142.


Races, two in Egypt, 146, 150.

Racial portraits, 77-8.

Rainfall, great anciently, 148.

Ramessu II, colossus of, 32;
  statue of, 65;
  at Arsinoe, 82;
  at Gurob, 128;
  at Illahun, 110, 111;
  III, 129.

Relationships on tablets, 72.

Res, statuette of, 130, 131.

Roads, ancient in desert, 80;
  way-marks on, 80.

Roofing, 115.

Ruins, varieties of, 156.


Saints of Muslims, 169.

Sankhkara, tablet of, 75.

Sarcophagus, basalt, inscribed, 69;
  painted wood, 95.

Saws for stone, 26.

Scarab moulds, 45.

Sealings of wine jars, 60.

Sedan chair, 102.

Seneferu at Medum, 139, 142.

Senses of the fellah, 184.

Sham inscriptions, 125.

Shrine of amulet, 59, 63;
  of Nebesheh, 64, 66;
  of pyramid of Usertesen, 110.

Sickles of flint in wood, 119.

Silsileh, tablets of, 74.

Sling woven, 117.

Sphinx, often reappropriated, 65.

Stairs at Kahun, 114.

Superstition in Egypt, 169.

Surveying at Dahshur, 79;
  at Gizeh, 15;
  at Tanis, 32.


Tablets at Elephantine, 73.

Tahpanhes (see _Daphnae_), 50.

Tahutmes III, 128.

Tanis, houses of, 33-5;
  ruins of temple, 29-32.

Temple of Amenemhat III, 91;
  of pyramids, 25;
  of Seneferu, 140;
  of Tanis, 29-32;
  of third pyramid, 18;
  of Usertesen II, 110.

Temptation too much for fellah, 182.

Theories about great pyramid, 22, 142.

Thread, balls of, 117.

Tirhaka, stele of, 31.

Tomb dwelling, 11;
  of Horuta, 92;
  of Maket, 122.

Tools, bronze, 129;
  copper, 115, 117, 120;
  flint, 76, 82, 118-120, 149, 150;
  iron, Daphnae, 58;
  iron, Naukratis, 46;
  wood, 117-119;
  models of, 43, 112;
  of pyramid builders, 25-8.

Torque of copper, 120.

Toys and dolls, 102-3, 106, 121.

Trap doors in Hawara pyramid, 87.

Travelling in Egypt, 188.

Triangulation at Gizeh, 15.

Truth, lack of, in Egypt, 178.

Tubular drills, 26.

Tunnelling Hawara pyramid, 85.

Turning in stone, 27.

Tursha, coffin of Anen, 130.

Typhon and Boreas vase, 57.


Usarkon I, 124.

Usertesen II, 108;
  III, 65, 66, 120.

Ushabti figures, 70, 93.

Usurpation by viziers, 66.


Vases, blue-glazed, 134;
  Greek, derived from metal, 55;
  made locally, 55;
  of Daphnae, 54, 57;
  of Naukratis, 41, 48;
  of Nebesheh, 68.

Villages, modern, 168, 170, 172.


Walking trip in Egypt, 187.

Walls, tracing out, 162.

Wax as preservative, 96, 100, 125, 165;
  paintings, 100.

Wills, 120, 136.

Wooden tools, 117-9;
  statuettes, 131.

Workmanship of great pyramid, 20, 21;
  methods, 25-8;
  of Usertesen II, 109.

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Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891

Ten years' digging in Egypt, 1881-1891

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