The Egyptian Sûdân, Its History and Monuments, Volume 1Lippincott, 1907 - Sudan |
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Abth Abû Ḥamed ancient appeared Arabs arrived Aswân Atbara Bagrâwîya began Berber Blue Nile boat British Museum building built Cailliaud Cairo camels camp Captain caravans carried Cataract chamber chapel clear Colonel Dâr Denkmäler Dervishes desert dhurra Dongola Dynasty east Egypt Egyptian excavations feet Ferlini figures formed Frontier Field Gebel Barkal gold ground Halfa hill Hoskins inscription Island of Meroë journey Kerma Kharțûm king Korosko Kôsha land large numbers layers Lepsius Lord Merawi Meroë Meroïtic miles Muḥammad Nagaa Napata natives night Nile Nubia Nûri officers Old Dongola ornamented Osiris palm Pâshâ passed pillars portion pylon pyramids Pyramids of Meroë queen railway reliefs remains river rock ruins sand seen Semna Sennaar shaft shêkh side Sirdar soldiers steamer Stefani stones stood Sûdân temple Thothmes tomb travellers Usertsen village visited Wâdî WADI HALFA walls whilst Wingate
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Page 224 - Praise be to God the Lord of all creatures, the most merciful, the King of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship, and of thee do we beg assistance. Direct us in the right way, in the way of those to whom thou hast been gracious ; not of those against whom thou art incensed, not of those who go astray.
Page 55 - ... magnificent Necropolis. The appearance of the pyramids in the distance announced their importance ; but I was gratified beyond my most sanguine expectations when I found myself in the midst of them. The pyramids of Geezah are magnificent, but for picturesque effect and elegance of architectural design, I infinitely prefer those of Meroe.
Page 426 - ... after so tedious a journey, to this magnificent Necropolis. " The appearance of the Pyramids, in the distance, announced " their importance ; but I was gratified beyond my most " sanguine expectations, when I found myself in the midst of " them. The pyramids of Geezah are magnificent, wonder...
Page 19 - Sed cum tanta meo vivat sub pectore virtus Tantus amor veri, nihil est, quod noscere malim Quam fluvii causas per saecula tanta latentis Ignotumque caput; spes sit mihi certa videndi Niliacos fontes: bellum civile relinquam.
Page 225 - Upon my inquiries concerning this custom, which I confessed to have never before seen practised in any Mohammedan country,. the Faky answered that it was a mere meritorious action ; that there was no absolute necessity for it ; but that it was thought that the soul of the deceased, when hereafter visiting the tomb, might be glad to find these pebbles, in order to use them as beads in addressing its prayers to the Creator.
Page 30 - Oriental dress : he attended lectures on chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, medicine and surgery, and in the intervals of his studies he exercised himself by long journeys on foot, bareheaded, in the heat of the sun, sleeping upon the ground, and living upon vegetables and water.
Page 426 - Never were my feelings more ardently excited than in approaching, after so tedious a journey, to this magnificent necropolis. The appearance of the pyramids in the distance announced their importance; but I was gratified beyond my most sanguine expectations when I found myself in the midst of them. The pyramids of...
Page 541 - EH., as a conspicuous warning to the duskycoloured races of what is now the land of Nubia. The inscription which we read on the older stone begins with the short but expressive words : — ' Here is the southern frontier, which was fixed in the eighth year under the reign of king Usurtasen III., the dispenser of life for ever, in order that it may not be permitted to any negro to cross it, with the exception of the ships which are laden with cattle, goats, and asses belonging to the negroes, and...
Page 55 - I stood for some time lost in admiration. From every point of view I saw magnificent groups, pyramid rising behind pyramid, while the dilapidated state of many did not render them less interesting, though less beautiful as works of art. I easily restored them in my imagination ; and these effects of the ravages of time, carried back my thoughts to more distant ages.
Page 15 - I know what sort of people you are. I have consulted my cup and found in it that you are from a people of whom one of our prophets has said : There will come Franks under every kind of pretence to spy out the land.