| 单词 | Upper Egypt |
| 例句 | It referred to her power over both Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In order to bring the new Buchis bull to its temple at Flermonthis, a city near Thebes in Upper Egypt, Cleopatra traveled more than four hundred miles on the Nile by boat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He learned that when he grew tired he made mistakes, and when he made mistakes Pai pounced like the leopard of Upper Egypt, raining curses and blows indiscriminately upon his already aching back. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Other tours visit the Coptic Red Monastery in Upper Egypt, its frescos of doe-eyed Coptic saints Egypt’s best, and the Ben Erza synagogue – founded, the story goes, on the site where Moses was discovered. Five-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tour 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Street parking was managed by three doormen who originally came from Upper Egypt, in the south, and now they started putting cars in front of the ramp. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The so-called Gnostic Gospels, the subject of Ms. Pagels’s breakthrough book, were discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, in Upper Egypt. Books of The Times: ?Revelations,? by Elaine Pagels 2012-03-20T13:36:02Z Flanders chronicles the rise of alphabetization in the several millenniums after the alphabet’s birth in Upper Egypt in what our reviewer, Deirdre Mask, called an “original and impressive book.” New in Paperback: ‘Gay Bar’ and ‘Afterparties’ 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The fund previously helped Egypt conserve a mausoleum in historic Cairo and an ancient temple in Upper Egypt. U.S. to help Egypt restore hundreds of pharaonic era coffins 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The winds of travel regularly blow in the same direction, from north to south, or Lower to Upper Egypt. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Egypt was divided between “Upper Egypt,” the southern stretch of the Nile Valley that relied on the Nile floods for irrigation, and “Lower Egypt,” the enormous delta region where the Nile meets the Mediterranean. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It was from Alexandria that Christianity spread south along the Nile, penetrating the reaches of Upper Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Metry is the son of farmers who raised animals and crops on a piece of land near Sohag in Upper Egypt, one of the few fertile spaces in a largely arid country. Arlington’s King of Koshary serves Egyptian food fit for royalty 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z "This is the first site from such an early period in Western Thebes to be made accessible to visitors," the ministry statement quoted Fathi Yassin, General Director of Antiquities in Upper Egypt, as saying. Egypt opens 4,000-year-old tomb on Luxor's West Bank, oldest open to public 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The vulture stood for Upper Egypt, for instance, and the cobra for Lower Egypt; both were included in the regalia of Tut, who presided over the united regions. Immersive King Tut exhibit looks beyond the gold mask 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Because its elevation is higher, the river area in the south is called Upper Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a move was tantamount to an assertion of Kushite authority over Upper Egypt itself and appears to have precipitated a war. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Aswan and the broader region of Upper Egypt have a long history of suffering official neglect. Plagues Strike Egypt: Sudden Floods, Then 4-Inch Scorpions Called Deathstalkers 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Alexandria, on the Mediterranean coast, and Assiut, in Upper Egypt, were among cities where people said on social media they felt their houses and buildings shaking. Quake felt in Egypt - witnesses 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In Upper Egypt, the report said, 45.3 percent of the children lived in poverty. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Leader Ousted in Arab Spring, Dies at 91 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z By 3200 B.C., the villages of Egypt were under the rule of two separate kingdoms, Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To date, Seshat’s founders and their 90-odd “expert collaborators” – including eminent historians, archaeologists and anthropologists – have gathered data on societies from the lowland Andes to the Cambodian basin and Iceland to Upper Egypt. History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the future 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z About 1346 BC, in Upper Egypt, the pharaoh Akhenaten founded a new capital on a previously uninhabited shelf of desert above the river’s eastern bank. Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The Interior Ministry said security forces killed 19 men in a shootout in the desert, west of Minya, Upper Egypt. Special Report: Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in... 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z My mother used a trick from Upper Egypt: using sacks of rice and buckwheat to absorb the heat. 'We have different ways of coping': the global heatwave from Beijing to Bukhara 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The king of Lower Egypt wore a red crown, and the king of Upper Egypt wore a tall white crown shaped like a bowling pin. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Authorities closed several highways in Upper Egypt and in the New Valley province due to lack of visibility, according to the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram. Sandstorm hit parts of Egypt, shutting down highways 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z For a couple of years, I had researched archaeological digs in Upper Egypt, and now I made trips alone in the car. Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The fragment of a stone slab made in Upper Egypt around 1250 B.C. was discovered in the collection of the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. US museum returns ancient Egyptian stele missing since WWII 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z That’s also one reason that, during the eighties and nineties, violent Islamist groups gained followers on Upper Egypt’s campuses, where rural students realized that their aspirations were hopeless. Learning Arabic from Egypt’s Revolution 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z A carved piece of slate known as the Narmer Palette shows Narmer wearing the crown of Lower Egypt on one side and the crown of Upper Egypt on the other side. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There has been almost no violence in Upper Egypt, which was a hotbed of radical Islam thirty years ago. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z After we took a family road trip to Upper Egypt in the Honda, my daughters became obsessed with Egyptology. Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z December is peak season in Upper Egypt, and the Winter Palace, originally built by Thomas Cook in 1886, achieved a 60 percent occupancy rate last year despite the downing of the Russian jet. Egypt banking on archaeological tourism rebound as Middle East unrest dents economy 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z That winter, we took a long vacation in Upper Egypt. Learning Arabic from Egypt’s Revolution 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Slaves, usually captives from foreign wars, served in the homes of the rich or toiled endlessly in the gold mines of Upper Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Upper Egypt is known for conservatism, and I asked Hamama if he is sometimes bothered by this tradition. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z In February a host called Khairy Ramadan was suspended after a guest claimed that women in Upper Egypt are generally unfaithful. Sisi’s foaming mouthpieces 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z In Upper Egypt, a rural farming area, rates are the highest in Egypt. Keeping it in the family 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z In his apologies after receiving death threats, he also said that his own mother is from Upper Egypt, a conservative region that is often a source of jokes in the country. Egypt TV show suspended over 'disrespectful remarks' about women - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Close to 60 churches were burned in Cairo, Alexandria and Upper Egypt and many priests complained that security forces were absent or slow to come to rescue. Reflecting on the Legacy of Egypt's Revolution 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z In the 1980s and 1990s, fighting was primarily in Cairo and Upper Egypt. How Sinai became a magnet for terror 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z One of the Facebook pages shows mountains of garbage in the port city of Alexandria and in Minya, in Upper Egypt, as well as in Cairo. Egyptians Turn to Facebook to Highlight Decrepit Public Facilities 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Where Sesa lives in rural Upper Egypt, traditional gender roles meant it was easier for her to find work as a man. Egyptian woman's life as a man - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The T-shaped tomb "was deliberately damaged in ancient times," said Sultan Eid, the ministry's general director for the Upper Egypt region. Archaeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard in Egypt's Luxor 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The clashes occurred between Copts demonstrating peacefully against an attack on a church in Upper Egypt and the Egyptian Army and security forces. Reflecting on the Legacy of Egypt's Revolution 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Most of the 21 Copts kidnapped in Libya were labourers from an impoverished village in Upper Egypt. Egypt warns of IS killings response 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Growing up in a poor village on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt, everyone assumed that Hassan Al-Shark would simply join the family business. VIDEO: Egypt artist who overcame expectations 2014-05-06T01:01:47Z The order Monday by a judge in Upper Egypt brought condemnation from rights groups and foreign observers in terms familiar to the aftermath of a car bomb — “indiscriminate,” “mass killing,” “grotesque,” “disaster,” “exterminationist.” Egypt’s Mass Death Sentencing of 529 People Stirs Global Outrage 2014-03-24T19:45:06Z In Rabaa, in the streets of Cairo and in Upper Egypt, meanwhile, the violence spread. Egypt’s Thugs Beat Me 2013-08-14T13:24:00Z Mr Hussein said that despite being far from Cairo, most people in Upper Egypt followed the events in the capital. Echoes of Egypt's revolution far from Cairo 2013-05-21T01:19:40Z In October 2011, for example, following the burning of a Coptic church in Upper Egypt, security forces clashed with Christian protesters: 28 people, mostly Copts, were killed. IHT Special: Christians Uneasy in Morsi's Egypt 2013-05-15T18:25:41Z Upper Egypt, where Minya is located, is considered the most culturally conservative and traditional area of the country, where ingrained patriarchal values continue to inform attitudes and worldviews. Role-Playing To Stop The Abuse 2013-04-23T08:45:00Z Monday's incident occurred as the army train was heading from Upper Egypt into Cairo. Cairo train derailment 'kills 17' 2013-01-15T03:04:54Z The train was traveling from Upper Egypt to Cairo when it derailed in the Giza neighborhood of Badrashin, the security source said. Train carrying army recruits crashes in Egypt, 12 killed 2013-01-15T00:19:25Z Often from Upper Egypt, the bewab brings a distinctly rural flavour to life in the largest, most populous city in Africa. The doormen policing Egypt's morals 2012-10-27T23:24:38Z Using this formula, drug and arms dealers were used by the Egyptian authorities during the 1990s to fight violent Islamist groups in Upper Egypt. How 'thugs' became part of the Arab Spring lexicon 2012-09-05T11:10:52Z The best guess is that this election will be decided outside Cairo, in the rural areas, especially those of Upper Egypt. Polls give few clues to Egypt vote 2012-05-18T06:22:31Z Yet in Luxor and the surrounding area in Upper Egypt, Moussa appears to be king. Is Amr Moussa Egypt?s Inevitable New President? 2012-05-17T18:02:00Z One Greek city they found existing, Naucratis; Alexander had called Alexandria Ptolemaic kingdom. into being; the first Ptolemy added Ptolemais as a Greek centre for Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z If it had been so designed—as it is the largest building in the world—it would have had a lofty gateway in keeping with its enormous proportions, like the temples of Upper Egypt. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Footnote 5: The gipsies of all countries still hold the persuasion that they were originally led into Europe by persons whom they term Dukes or Lords of Upper Egypt. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z It has occurred at sea, on low sea-coasts, and in the dryest climates, as, for example, in Upper Egypt. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The object was to land passengers who cared to cross the intervening Desert, as the quickest mode of gaining Upper Egypt. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z From various observations it has been concluded that the plague is both an endemic and contagious disease in Lower Egypt, but simply contagious in Upper Egypt, Syria, the other Turkish provinces, and Europe. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z We visited the Great Pyramid again on our return from Upper Egypt, and explored the interior, but reserve the description to another chapter. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z "He is the most provoking fellow!—just look, Nettie, how much blank paper, too, sent all the way from Manhattan Island to Upper Egypt," he added, with a serio-comic tap on the paper. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Something similar is perhaps to be said of the Versions made into the languages of Lower and Upper Egypt, which may be of the third century19. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Upper Egypt was closed to him, as it was to the rest of his countrymen for many a long day. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z In Upper Egypt the spirit of the sun was invoked under the names Tum and Mentu. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z We reached Assiout, the capital of Upper Egypt, early Sunday morning, and laid up for the day. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The monuments of Nubia have suffered much less from the hand of time than those of Upper Egypt, because the air of the plateau is drier. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Her mother’s advice was to keep silent, if she ever hoped to marry, or even lead a dignified life in their village in rural Upper Egypt, Ms. Ibrahim said in an interview. Egyptian Women Confront Restrictions of Patriarchy 2012-01-10T02:30:25Z The emperor Diocletian marched in person into Upper Egypt and besieged Coptos, the centre of the revolt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z But in the time of the later shepherd kings, native princes again arose in Upper Egypt, although subject to tribute. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z But in Upper Egypt it may be said that it never rains. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z In Upper Egypt, the people are very traditional. Egypt: Islamist Election Win Could Bring Showdown with the Military 2011-12-09T08:20:00Z She was a girl who left her village in Upper Egypt to come here and be part of the revolution, and she was convinced of its dream.” The Female Factor: A Troubled Revolution in Egypt 2011-11-21T16:42:52Z And yet here and there we come across notices of Upper Egypt, some of which have been written by an eye-witness. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z She wears on her head the vulture, or the crown of Upper Egypt. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In the distribution of the monuments of Egypt, it is a curious fact that the Pyramids are found almost wholly in Lower Egypt, and the great Temples in Upper Egypt. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Oh, but this is nothing to what you'll get in Upper Egypt. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z The Nubian goat, which is met with in Nubia, Upper Egypt and Abyssinia, differs greatly in appearance from those previously described. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Dr. Brugsch has brought to light yet another record of a famine in Upper Egypt which belongs to an older period. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Forty-four nomes, twenty-two for Upper Egypt and as many for Lower Egypt, can be established, together with their names.—Brugsch, The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In ancient times the vine was the emblem of the king of Judah, and on the same principle the reed was the emblem of Upper Egypt. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z You must enjoy yourselves in Upper Egypt and when you come back to Cairo you must let us know. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z In 1872 he went on a scientific mission to Upper Egypt, where he studied the monuments and inscriptions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Gradually, however, the native princes recovered their power in Upper Egypt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z I gave up letter writing, and brought my Baedeker's Upper Egypt into Jameson's room, one of the best of all guide-books, and one crammed with information. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Next to Thebes, in Upper Egypt, Memphis was the most important city of ancient Egypt. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z He was telling me just now about his trip in Upper Egypt. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z The remaining two, the Bohairic and Sahidic, were the principal dialects of the language, being spoken in Lower and Upper Egypt respectively; and are largely represented in extant remains of biblical and ecclesiastical literature97. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z But towards the end of October, when the canals of Upper Egypt are emptied, there is again another rise, soon followed by a rapid fall. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z It was brought, among other Coptic fragments, from Upper Egypt by Mr. Greville Chester. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z In 1822 another inscribed monument was found at Philæ, in Upper Egypt, which rendered substantial help to such Egyptologists as were eagerly striving to unravel the mystery of the hieroglyphs. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Their hybridism is well shown by their great divergence of colour, fellahin in the Delta being sometimes lighter than Arabs, while in Upper Egypt the prevailing complexion is dark brown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Though probably more common in Lower than in Upper Egypt, the knowledge of Greek was even there an accomplishment denied to a large number of native Christians. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Upper Egypt was still in a state of effervescing discontent, and the crimes of the last reign caused it to break into open rebellion. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z This decorative importance given to the door must have had a very striking effect, and reminds me of the same peculiarity in the dwellings of Upper Egypt. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z The two hieroglyphs together are called SUTEN, and may be rendered “king of Upper Egypt.” Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z In 1797 he accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, and was very successful in reducing Upper Egypt. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Several fragments belonging to Woide himself, having been transmitted to him from Upper Egypt while he was employed on the work. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Herodotos had not the time to imitate the example of his predecessor Hekatæos and visit Upper Egypt, nor, indeed, was the summer a fitting season for doing so. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Friday, 27th.—Such a morning as the evening of yesterday foreboded; rather chilly and misty, and as near an approach to winter as Upper Egypt may be expected to afford. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z He therefore suspected that the Arabs in the neighbourhood of Thebes, in Upper Egypt, had discovered and were plundering some royal tombs. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Es�neh, a town of Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile, 28 miles S.S.W. of Thebes, on the site of the ancient Latopolis, now easily reached by railway and river. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z This we should hardly anticipate in Upper Egypt, which must have been comparatively free from Greek influence. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z So too may the revolt in Upper Egypt, which united in one common feeling of nationality all the elements of the population. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Originally, moreover, it was only the sun-god of Upper Egypt who was represented even by the Egyptians under the form of a hawk. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Upper Egypt vanquished Lower Egypt in virtue of this knowledge and the possession of such weapons. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z In Upper Egypt a solar cult exalted Horus, the falcon god, as chief deity. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z A very ancient papyrus belonging to the famous traveller Bruce, who had brought it from Upper Egypt. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z The extravagance of his praise is reserved for the Labyrinth; about the nobler and more majestic buildings of the capital of Upper Egypt he is absolutely silent. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The serpent of Shêkh Herîdî, with his miraculous powers of healing, must thus have been already famous in the days when the nomes of Upper Egypt first received their names. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z It further appears that although Memphis is very old, Thebes is much older, in other words, that Egyptian culture began in Upper Egypt, and spread not up but down the Nile. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Copper was anciently found in the wadis of Upper Egypt and on the shores of the Red Sea. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Further discoveries in this dialect may do much to make us acquainted with the early history of the version of Upper Egypt. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z But among all the mass of Greek names that have been collected from the monuments of Upper Egypt we find neither that of Herodotos nor of any other of his countrymen of the same age. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z He takes the royalty of the two worlds, the crown of Upper Egypt is placed upon his head. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The year began with a shooting outside a church in Upper Egypt on Coptic Christmas that killed six worshippers and a Muslim security guard. Clashes Kill 13 as Old Woes Beset New Egypt 2011-03-10T00:44:56Z History.—In the hot, dry sands of Upper Egypt, which preserve the dead from decay, have been found the bodies of large numbers of pre-dynastic Egyptians. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Where is there pasture for them even in Upper Egypt?” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z First the Egyptian troops mutinied; then came revolt in Upper Egypt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z He shall assume the crown of Upper Egypt, and lift up the red crown of the north. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The Nubians came down the Nile and looted Upper Egypt, but Lower Egypt and Alexandria were left still fairly prosperous. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The 'Middle Kingdom' begins with the rise of Thebes in Upper Egypt as the centre of political power. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The pastoral beauty belies the poverty of Upper Egypt. A Journey Through Egypt after the Revolution 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z The Ethiopian princes, whose memorials are found in the Nubian temples of Debod and Dakkeh, were invited to Thebes, and an Ethiopian dynasty again ruled in Upper Egypt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z She was, in fact, the goddess of all Upper Egypt, whose worship had spread over it in the days when Nekhen was its ruling city. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z His couriers rode with his decrees from the Dardanelles to the Indus and from Upper Egypt to Central Asia. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Rain falls to the north of Cairo, but in Upper Egypt there are showers only once in every three or four years. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Upper Egypt is bounded by two ranges of hills. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The eastern and northern Delta, Upper Egypt—even the district in which Cairo now stands—lay outside it. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Anubis the jackal, who watched over the cemeteries of Upper Egypt, has been foisted into it, and has become the servant and minister of the god of the dead who superseded him. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z During the 1990s, as Egyptian security forces fought a low-level war against Islamist groups in Upper Egypt, the regime did its best to recruit intellectuals to its side. Essay: Egypt: The Cultural Revolution 2011-02-12T18:42:14Z The ancients appear to have obtained the emerald from Upper Egypt, where it is said to have been worked as early as 1650 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z A year earlier, a gunman killed seven Christians in Nag Hammadi, Upper Egypt, as they left church, triggering days of sectarian violence in the streets there. In Mubarak, Coptic Christians See an Ally 2011-01-31T22:10:27Z He will assume the crown of Upper Egypt, and will lift up the red crown of Lower Egypt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z What the mummy was to the living man, that Osiris was to Anher.134 The double relation between Osiris and Anher in both Lower and Upper Egypt cannot be an accident. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The Imperial troops, who had been stationed in Upper Egypt, returned to Alexandria; the mob rose again, broke into the Church, where St. Proterius was in prayer, and murdered him. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z In Upper Egypt, the report said that 45.3 percent of the children were living in poverty. Egyptians? Fury Has Raged Beneath the Surface for Decades 2011-01-28T18:46:42Z His first visitor was a wealthy, silk-robed land-owner from Upper Egypt, who desired to lay certain complaints before the British authorities, in regard to the hostile actions of a native inspector of Irrigation. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z On Christmas Eve last year, a Muslim gunman fired on worshipers leaving a church in Upper Egypt, killing 7 people and wounding 10 others. For Coptic Church?s Christmas, Sorrow in Brooklyn Over Terrorist Act in Egypt 2011-01-08T04:16:01Z He was the inventor of the art of embalming; he must therefore have been the god of the dead when the Pharaonic Egyptians first settled themselves in Upper Egypt. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z He therefore ascribed the invention of the signs of the zodiac to the people who then inhabited Upper Egypt or Ethiopia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "There have been a lot of tensions between Christians and Muslims, particularly in Upper Egypt, and a lot of attacks." 2010-01-25T11:39:00Z Clashes between Muslims and Christians have grown increasingly common in recent years, especially in Upper Egypt, where there is a large Christian population and a strong culture of vendetta killings. 2010-01-08T07:17:00Z The solitudes of Upper Egypt, where numerous monasteries and hermitages had been planted, seem at this time to have been his chief shelter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Horus kings of Upper Egypt made themselves masters of the northern kingdom, introducing into it the divine hawk they worshipped and the Horus title over their names. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z In Egypt, a considerable though less marked difference exists, those near the Delta being inferior to those which are bred in Upper Egypt and Nubia. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Accused of conspiring against her husband, who perhaps already contemplated marriage with his sister, also named Arsino�, she was banished to Coptos, in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" It is also still the most popular form in Upper Egypt. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Assouan Dam, a great dam constructed across the Nile in Upper Egypt, near Assouan, at the foot of the first cataract. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli It is probable, therefore, that the identification of Horus with the kings of Upper Egypt originated at Nekhen. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z We went to the East, passed the winter in Upper Egypt, and came to Cairo in spring, where Charley was born. The Fortunes Of Glencore Five or six consecutive years may pass in Upper Egypt, Nubia, and Dongola, or in the Desert of Sahara, without rain. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It was our first day in Upper Egypt, and the flies and the sun made a pretty deadly combination. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise “I cannot achieve a proper pessimism in Upper Egypt,” Bellairs replied. Bye-Ways There the Delta is a flat plain with no hills even in sight, while in the valley of Upper Egypt there are neither high mountains nor twin peaks. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z We passed miles of barren rock and then again narrow strips and altogether the country was poorer than Upper Egypt. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. Mourad Bey had retreated with a few thousand of his horsemen into Upper Egypt. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The Reprobates had enjoyed Upper Egypt very much, though I could see they regretted the necessity of devoting all that time to it when Shepheard's still remained partially unexplored. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Even had the population of Upper Egypt been desirous of joining him, they were much too carefully looked after by the troops and the Government to be able to do so. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 It was at Abydos in Upper Egypt, however, that his fame was greatest. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The normal number of the nomes in the sacred lists appears to be 42, of which 22 belonged to Upper Egypt and 20 to Lower Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" After several terribly bloody conflicts, Desaix took possession of all of Upper Egypt as far as the cataracts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 So you buy a fly-brush the instant you land in Upper Egypt, and you keep it going constantly from dawn to dark. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise In spite of the desperate courage of this formidable cavalry, the steadiness of the disciplined soldiery of the army of Italy repelled every assault; and after a tremendous loss Amurath Bey retreated toward Upper Egypt. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Some years ago, the author made a collection of weeds in the wheat-fields of Upper Egypt, and another in the gardens on the Bosphorus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 In Upper Egypt the main stream tended as now to flow along the eastern edge of the valley, while to the west was a parallel stream corresponding to the Bahr Yusuf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" He prevented any suspicion of his projected departure, from arising among the soldiers, by planning an expedition to explore Upper Egypt. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 He would wait until we returned from Upper Egypt. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise A man in Upper Egypt stole a cow from a widow, and having killed it, he cut it into twenty pieces, which he sold for a piastre each in the bazaar. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant During the progress of some construction work in Upper Egypt the young subaltern in charge had the misfortune to lose some native workmen through the accidental explosion of some cases of dynamite. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 Much of Lower Egypt was left in a wilder state than Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In the days of Constantine and Justinian basilicas of great splendour were built, such as the church of St Mark at Alexandria and the Red Monastery in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The lotus symbolizes the Delta country, Lower Egypt; the papyrus stands for Upper Egypt, the country of the Nile, where we now are. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise While the capital and the emblem of southern or Upper Egypt are thus directly associated with a “goddess,” further data show us that the ancient queens of Egypt were termed “god-women or goddesses.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations In Upper Egypt, the cradle of civilization, the influence of atmospheric water is altogether obliterated, for, in an agricultural point of view, the country is rainless. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The onion is grown in great quantities along the Nile banks in Upper Egypt, largely for export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" More notable still; in a Coptic convent in Upper Egypt, there has been found a Greek Codex of the whole New Testament; believed by pal�ographers to belong to the third century. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century So, as soon as we had drained Upper Egypt journalistically dry, we returned to Cairo on our road to Suez. Miss Cayley's Adventures In Upper Egypt we deal chiefly with temples directed to stars rising in the southeast, or setting low in the southwest. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The spot on which the monarch fell is now marked by a colossal obelisk of blood-red granite, which the French government, in 1833, transported from Thebes, in Upper Egypt. Maria Antoinette Makers of History In Upper Egypt the chief towns are nearly all in the narrow valley of the Nile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" He accompanied General Desaix to Upper Egypt, and made numerous sketches of the monuments of ancient art, sometimes under the very fire of the enemy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" It is divided into two great centres of development, Lower Egypt, or the Delta, and Upper Egypt, frequently differing widely in the character of civilization. History of Human Society These grave cloths pertained to the Christian Greeks who migrated from their country during the first centuries of our era and settled in Upper Egypt, in Coptos and the surrounding cities. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations How delightful it is in Upper Egypt—and what a climate in winter! The Sign of Silence This condition exists throughout the Delta and Middle Egypt, but only in parts of Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" It was his division which bore the brunt of the Mameluke attack at the battle of the Pyramids, and he crowned his reputation by his victories over Murad Bey in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Besides the pyramids, great palaces and temples of the kings of Thebes in Upper Egypt rivalled in grandeur the lonely pyramids of Memphis. History of Human Society Even now, you know, the king wears two crowns—the one of Upper Egypt, the other of the lower country. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt In its composition it strongly resembles the pyramids of Upper Egypt. Aztec Land Climate.—Part of Upper Egypt is within the tropics, but the greater part of the country is north of the Tropic of Cancer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The souls of kings were supposed to fly up to heaven in the form of hawks, perhaps due to the kingship originating in the hawk district in Upper Egypt. The Religion of Ancient Egypt Every part of Egypt abounded with this kind of obelisks; they were for the most part cut in the quarries of Upper Egypt, where some are now to be seen half finished. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Here, too, were vast quarries, from which the stone was extracted for the building of most of the temples of Upper Egypt. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt That will be clearly seen by reference to Illustration 1, which shows a fragment of ancient tapestry found in a Coptic tomb in Upper Egypt. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery In Upper Egypt there are a number of factories for sugar-crushing and refining, and one or two towns of the Delta 28 possess rice mills. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In Upper Egypt at present a hole is left at the top of the tomb chamber; and I have seen a woman remove the covering of the hole, and talk down to her deceased husband. The Religion of Ancient Egypt The concourse of astronomers which has become usual on such occasions assembled this time at Sohag, in Upper Egypt. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Their home lay far up near the borders of Upper Egypt, and it was seldom indeed that they obtained a job which gave them the chance of visiting their friends. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt The thing that would puzzle us would be for him and his troops to march away into Upper Egypt and lead us a long dance there. A Chapter of Adventures The women of the peasants of Upper Egypt perform strange dances, &c., at funerals, which are regarded partly as relics of ancient Egyptian customs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" This system of monasticism continued, until Pachomios, a monk of Serapis in Upper Egypt, became the first Christian monk in the reign of Constantine. The Religion of Ancient Egypt But rain is not, as in Upper Egypt, an almost unknown phenomenon. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The Theban Kings who ruled in Upper Egypt during the usurpation of the Hyksos invaders are also exhibited among the lists. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life On the southern side of the parade ground the revetment wall was cut through by a road which ran towards Upper Egypt along the foot of the Libyan chain. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt While cotton is grown chiefly in the Delta, the sugar plantations, which cover about 100,000 acres, are mainly in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Soudan is a desert of vast extent, partly bordering upon the boundaries of Upper Egypt. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young They had not to do with the sky of Upper Egypt where years pass away without the fall of a single shower. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 In Upper Egypt numerous excavations from the living rock in the mountains of the Thebaid received their mortal remains. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The ancient city of Memphis was for centuries the seat of the government of Egypt, and the tombs that may be seen to-day at Sakkara preceded the rock-hewn tombs at Thebes in Upper Egypt. The Critic in the Orient In the absence of grass, the chief green food for cattle and horses is clover, grown largely in the basin lands of Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The spreading hand represents Lower, and the arm Upper Egypt. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 Many departed for Upper Egypt, and sorrow reigned in the city—the inhabitants bewailing their misfortunes, and crying that the world was coming to an end. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. He had enjoyed Upper Egypt, especially journeying in so comfortable a manner, but, after all, it wouldn't be bad fun seeing the boys again, even if they were at Zeitoun Camp. The Tale of a Trooper Luxor, the ancient city of Upper Egypt, which may be reached by a night train ride from Cairo, is the center of the most interesting ruins on the Nile. The Critic in the Orient S. of Cairo by rail, and is the most important commercial centre in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The ruins of Siw�h," he says, "resembled too much those of Upper Egypt to leave any doubt that the buildings to which they belonged were built by the same race of men. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century In Upper Egypt of late years the difference had not been so marked, the proportion of French and English students being about equal. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan But this was only to be a short rest for the traveller, for now, leaving Asia for Africa, he went to Upper Egypt, a region but little known, and thence to Cairo. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World She hated King Mansoor, but she yearned after her first-born, and she endeavoured to persuade her husband to raise an army, and march to Upper Egypt, to slay the one and seize the other. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852 Upper Egypt is healthier than Lower Egypt, where, especially near the coast, malarial fevers and diseases of the respiratory organs are not uncommon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" I was dressed in the blue gown of the merchants of Upper Egypt. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure These figures refer to primary classes in Upper Egypt, and to secondary, as well as primary, classes in Cairo and Alexandria. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan "No, probably not—they are the plague of Upper Egypt." There was a King in Egypt Within a hundred years there were similar religious communities at fifty or more places in Upper Egypt. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators In Upper Egypt a line, 40 m. long, runs west from Wasta, a station 56 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" On April 9, I proceeded to Esné, which I had made my headquarters in Upper Egypt. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure But urged by less disinterested motives they may find it necessary instead to devote their funds to the cultivation of the Gallic tongue in Lower and Upper Egypt, rather than in the Soudan. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The dryness of the air in Upper Egypt can hardly be imagined by those who have not experienced it. There was a King in Egypt He places it in the time of Hadrian, and supposes it to represent a district of Upper Egypt, with which the introduction of the hippopotamus well accords. Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The chief means of internal communication are, in the Delta the railways, in Upper Egypt the railway and the river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" I remained in Algiers for three years, and started early in 1768 on my travels through that kingdom and Tunis, Crete and Rhodes, Syria, Lower and Upper Egypt. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The palm tree at Mazagong, like the adansonia in Salsette, is reported to have been carried thither by a pilgrim from Africa, probably from Upper Egypt, where late travellers mention this palm. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Probably an allusion to the adoration of Alexander the Great as the son of Jupiter Ammon by the priests of this originally Æthiopian deity, at Thebes in Upper Egypt, in B. C. 331. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois MACARIUS, the Elder, was born in Upper Egypt, about the year 300, and brought up in the country in tending cattle. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March How their boundaries were determined is not certain: in Upper Egypt in many cases a single nome embraced both sides of the river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" A friend of mine witnessed this horrible punishment in Upper Egypt. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Kitchener saw that these were the strategic points in the control of Upper Egypt, and in 1896 led an expedition thither. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers St. Anthony, one of the primitive hermits, and the founder of monasticism, was born at Coma, in Upper Egypt, in A.D. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See He was therefore banished to Oasis, in the deserts of Upper Egypt, on the borders of Libya, in 431, and died miserably and impenitent in his exile. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Besides supplying the canals of the Fayum with summer water, it fills many of the “basins” of Upper Egypt with water in flood time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Egyptians were much addicted to the study of astronomy: and they used to found their colleges in Upper Egypt upon rocks and hills, called by them Caph. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) In Thebes, in Upper Egypt, he was represented as emitting it from his mouth, and causing to issue from it the first principle of heat and light, or the Fire-God, Vulcan, or Phtha. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Niebuhr saw upon the Nile, between Cairo and Damietta, a convoy of four thousand hives, in their transit from Upper Egypt to the Delta. A Description of the Bar-and-Frame-Hive With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year He was banished to Arabia Petræa, then to Libya, and finally died in Upper Egypt. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Middle and Upper Egypt were less busy and prosperous in the later ages than Lower Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" But this Cahen-Caph-El was certainly some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Thebæ, in Upper Egypt, in Latitude 25˚ 45' North, and Longitude 32˚ 43' East. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Little is known of the Hyksos, and, in painting, the next stage is the Theban Period, which, culminated in Thebes, in Upper Egypt, with Rameses II., of the nineteenth dynasty. A Text-Book of the History of Painting In the age of Julian these three cities were perhaps the only still thriving towns of Upper Egypt. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Piercing the desert, and at its annual overflow depositing rich sediment brought from the Abyssinian highlands, the river has created the Delta and the fertile strip in Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In any other climate this would have been destructive, but in the dry air of Upper Egypt they remained almost uninjured, and proved very useful, when the work was again taken up. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman If we are told it never rains on the coast of Peru, or in Upper Egypt, it does not seriously militate against the theory. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence Built at the northern end of what is called the first cataract, Assuan is perhaps the most interesting and prettily-situated town in Upper Egypt. Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt Thebes, an ancient city and capital of Egypt, and the oldest city in the world, was situated in Upper Egypt, on both sides of the Nile, about two hundred and sixty miles south of Cairo. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) Another division of the country is into Lower, Middle and Upper Egypt, Middle Egypt in this classification being the district between Cairo and Assiut. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" And we have discussed ad nauseam the rainfall in Upper Egypt, the number of legions on the Rhine and the ships in from Africa. Roads from Rome The water, instead of gushing from the rock, is poured out from the mouths of two prodigious lions of basalt, brought, I believe, from Upper Egypt: they seem misplaced here. The Diary of an Ennuyée As usual the air of Upper Egypt has revived me again, but I am still weak and thin, and hear many lamentations at my altered looks. Letters from Egypt The first anchorites established themselves in the deserts and the ruins of the district of Thebes in Upper Egypt, which remained the holy land of the solitaries. History Of Ancient Civilization In Upper Egypt the Nile valley is very narrow and is bounded by mountains of no great height. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" As the great heats began to descend upon Upper Egypt, the health of the invalid improved day by day. Bella Donna A Novel The Berber, though resembling the fellah of Upper Egypt in complexion, is generally not so well formed in figure and feature. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy Happy as I was in the prospect of seeing you all and miserable as poor Upper Egypt has become, I could not leave without a pang. Letters from Egypt The reigning Bashaw of Tripoli was a usurper, having displaced his elder brother, who had fled to Upper Egypt. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders The common or pariah dog is generally of sandy colour; in Upper Egypt there is a breed of wiry rough-haired black dogs, noted for their fierceness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Surely, it could never come to her here in the golden warmth of Upper Egypt. Bella Donna A Novel The Turks and Mamelukes were, however, at war; the former being in possession of Grand Cairo, and the latter of Upper Egypt. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 I am terribly disappointed at not being as materially better as I had hoped I should be while in Upper Egypt. Letters from Egypt Fourier also presided in Upper Egypt over these memorable works, when the Commander-in-Chief suddenly quitted Alexandria and returned to France with his principal friends. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Upper Egypt always had precedence over Lower Egypt, and it seems clear that Menes came from the former and conquered the latter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Southwards stretched the wastes of Upper Egypt a thousand miles to meet the Nubian wilderness. Four Weird Tales Thebes,—Theebz, capital of Upper Egypt and largest city in Egypt. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The cattle murrain is fearful, and is now beginning in Cairo and Upper Egypt. Letters from Egypt The kingdom of Upper Egypt was more powerful, richer, better populated, and was governed apparently by more active and enterprising rulers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 This predatory tribe, issuing from Nubia, was long to be the terror of Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In the year 1891, at a small village in Upper Egypt named El Hibeh, some natives unearthed a much damaged roll of papyrus which appeared to them to be very ancient. The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology Horus pursued and overtook them, and he and his blacksmiths had in their hands spears and chains, and they slew large numbers of them to the south-east of the town of Thebes in Upper Egypt. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians The Delta must be very unlike Upper Egypt from all he tells me. Letters from Egypt These three cities thwarted and neutralized one another, and not one of them ever succeeded in obtaining a lasting authority over Upper Egypt. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 He thereby excited the suspicions of the Sheik al-Balad Khalīl Bey, who organized an attack upon him in the streets of Cairo, in consequence of which he fled to Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In Lower Egypt the "Shepherds" reigned over quiet and unresisting subjects; in Upper Egypt they bore rule over submissive tributaries. Ancient Egypt This Book of the Dead was no doubt based upon the beliefs of the followers of the religion of Osiris, which began in the Delta and spread southwards into Upper Egypt. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians No words can describe either the picturesque beauty of Cairo or the splendid forms of the people in Upper Egypt, and above all in Nubia. Letters from Egypt In Upper Egypt, near the confines of Ethiopia, paintings repeatedly represent black priests conferring on red Egyptian priests the instruments and symbols of priesthood. The Negro The beys, after this, appear to have despaired of regaining their ascendancy; most of them retreated to Upper Egypt, and an attempt at compromise failed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Already several ships laden with grain, from Upper Egypt, have availed themselves of this new means of communication. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The text of this Legend is cut in hieroglyphs on the walls of the temple of Edfu, in Upper Egypt, and some of the incidents described in it are illustrated by large bas-reliefs. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians The distress in Upper Egypt will now be fearful. Letters from Egypt The redemption of Egypt from these barbarians came from Upper Egypt, led by the mulatto Aahmes. The Negro Mehemet Ali, meanwhile, was conducting an expedition against the beys in Upper Egypt, and he had defeated them near Assiut, when he heard of the arrival of the British. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" He was in this region the chief god, corresponding to Ammon in Upper Egypt. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The boats of the peoples of the South have failed to arrive, the towns are destroyed, and Upper Egypt is desert. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians I find, on inquiry, that in Upper Egypt, as soon as the bridegroom has ‘taken the face’ of his bride, the women take her down to ‘see the Nile.’ Letters from Egypt The same glass beads are found in Uganda and Upper Egypt, and similar canoes are built. The Negro Exquisitely sculptured tombs of this time are very numerous at Memphis and are found throughout Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The war of independence had broken out, and the native kings of Upper Egypt were driving the foreigner back into Asia. Patriarchal Palestine Had he not been dead more than six thousand years, I could protest that I had not long ago met him face to face, in one of the little towns of Upper Egypt. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Dearest Alick, All the Christendom of Upper Egypt is in a state of excitement, owing to the arrival of the Patriarch of Cairo, who is now in Luxor. Letters from Egypt It is uncertain whether the well at Syene, in Upper Egypt, which he used for this purpose, was dug by his directions, or existed previously. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Upper Egypt, farthest from the centre of government, was probably least affected by the new influences, though the first Ptolemy established the Greek colony of Ptolemais to be its capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" It lasted for several generations, during which the Theban princes made themselves masters of Upper Egypt, and established a native dynasty of Pharaohs which reigned simultaneously with the Hyksos dynasty in the North. Patriarchal Palestine Anthony was born about 251 A.D., in Upper Egypt, of wealthy and noble parentage. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries The Pasha accuses some Sheykh of the Arabs of having gone from Upper Egypt to India to stir up the Mutiny against us! Letters from Egypt The cuneiform tablets found at Tel el-Amarna in Upper Egypt give us a vivid picture of its condition at the close of the Eighteenth dynasty. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Owing to the need for competent rulers Ibrāhīm and Murād Bey were sent for from Upper Egypt and resumed their dual government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Upper Egypt was left to its worship of Amon and Min, while the king established himself nearer his Canaanite possessions. Patriarchal Palestine The government has very properly taken charge of the antiquities, and a ticket is issued for six dollars that admits to all these ruins in Upper Egypt. A Trip Abroad Professor Dümichen, of Strasburg, has discovered at the Temple of Daïr-el-Báhri, in Upper Egypt, paintings illustrating the traffic carried on between Egypt and Arabia, as early as the 17th century B.C. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Its burial-places are met with in various localities in Upper Egypt. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Upper Egypt, however, was loyal to Tirhaka, and even at Memphis the burial of an Apis bull was dated by the priests as in his reign. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Thebaïde, a desert in Upper Egypt; the retreat in early times of a number of Christian hermits. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Nile also provided the means of communication which connected Lower Egypt with Upper Egypt and led, finally, to the unification of the two areas in a long enduring and prestigious Egyptian civilization. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History Denon's description of the first view of Thebes by the French army, which he accompanied in the expedition into Upper Egypt, is singularly characteristic. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 He will assume the crown of Upper Egypt, and will lift up the red crown of Lower Egypt.... Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Murād Bey attempted to resist, but was easily defeated; and he with Ibrāhīm decided to fly to Upper Egypt and await the trend of events. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Thebes, an ancient city of Egypt of great renown, once capital of Upper Egypt; covered 10 sq. m. of the valley of the Nile on both sides of the river, 300 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge An ostrich, belonging to an English gentleman, arrived at Cairo from Upper Egypt, and afforded us an opportunity of observing this curious peculiarity in the natural history of that animal. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 Paleolithic man and the Nile valley in Nubia and Upper Egypt. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June The Marabous, who are almost all traders, frequently extend their journeys into Upper Egypt. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. He was soon driven from his post by one of his own faction called Dhu’l-Fiqār, and fled to Upper Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Dendera, a village in Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile, 28 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Here they learned that Hamet had taken service with the rebel Mamlouk Beys and was in command of an Arab force in Upper Egypt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 The same drug is employed in Upper Egypt for destroying vermin in clothes' presses, and store-rooms; and ostrich feathers sent to Lower Egypt are sprinkled with it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 398, November 14, 1829 The people of Isna, in Upper Egypt, affirm that there is a king crocodile as there is a queen bee. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook He then proceeded to evacuate Syria, and marched with all the forces he could collect to Upper Egypt, occupying Assiut in April 1772. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Esné, a town in Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile, and 25 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge This man had not long returned from Mecca and Upper Egypt. Travels through the Empire of Morocco Natural History" informs us that "in Upper Egypt, towards Arabia, there grows a shrub which some call Gossypion and others Xylon. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Since the usurpation of Firmus, the province of Upper Egypt, incessantly relapsing into rebellion, had embraced the alliance of the savages of Æthiopia. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Amr, whose jurisdiction was 93 presently restricted to Lower Egypt; Upper Egypt, which was divided into three provinces, being assigned to Abdallāh b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Edfu, a town in Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile; has unique ruins of two temples, the larger founded by Ptolemy IV. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge For even more striking reproductions of photographs showing this remarkable similarity between Egyptian and European chipped stone remains, see H. W. Haynes, Palaeolithic Implements in Upper Egypt, Boston, 1881. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It is the largest town on the east side of the Nile in Upper Egypt, having a population in 1007 of 25,795, of whom about a third were Copts. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 A new family from the town of Thebes, 350 miles towards the south in Upper Egypt, tried to make itself master of the entire valley. Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations They may have spread their rule by conquest over Upper Egypt and then overthrown the Memphite dynasty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Cleopatra clung to me, with a certain wistfulness, as if in this incarnation she were not so intimately at home in Upper Egypt as she had hoped to be. It Happened in Egypt The text of this legend is cut in hieroglyphics on the walls of the temple of Edfu in Upper Egypt, and certain portions of it are illustrated by large bas-reliefs. Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations ABYDOS, one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, about 7 m. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 When the king of Upper Egypt went to war against the wild Berber tribes, he volunteered his services. Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations His son Ruzzīk inherited his post and maintained himself in it for more than a year, when another prefect of Upper Egypt, Shāwar b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" These men of Luxor and other Nile towns of Upper Egypt, had not yet settled down after the outburst against Christian insults which had alarmed the authorities in Cairo. It Happened in Egypt This savant, in the researches he made in Upper Egypt, discovered and delineated several zodiacs, which, he says, fully confirm the theory of DUPUIS, respecting the origin and antiquity of the figures of the zodiac. Paris as It Was and as It Is The first community established by him was at Tabennae, an island of the Nile in Upper Egypt. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Some of their brethren are also settled in Upper Egypt. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The people in Upper Egypt are running away by wholesale, utterly unable to pay the new taxes and do the work exacted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Approaching it from the south, the traveller first observes a triumphal gateway, nearly entire, bearing a striking resemblance in point of workmanship to the remains of Antinoë in Upper Egypt. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time According to the Turkish custom, the prisoners taken were sold as slaves, and dispersed over the whole country; some of them being sent as far as Upper Egypt. The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 Grandad promised me two years ago that we should pass the present winter in Upper Egypt. The Wheel O' Fortune From the Tel el-Amarna tablets, discovered in Upper Egypt, we know that for 100 years people were corresponding with each other, in the language of Babylonia in cuneiform characters. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments I was on the point of springing up and leaving the room, when my raptures were checked by our host, who turned round, and stopped short in an oration on the geology of Upper Egypt. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography It is obtained from a tree called behen, which grows in Mount Sinai and Upper Egypt, and, it is presumed, in certain parts of the Holy Land. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time In the Trinity of Upper Egypt the second person was Mut, "Mother Nature." the others being Armin, the chief god, and their son, Khuns. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day The cataracts cease near the island of Philae, and Upper Egypt begins. Early European History They have extended, probably in ancient times, to Upper Egypt, and occupy parts of Nubia; about Sawákin they are an important clan. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Encouraged by these successes, he, in 1817, made a second journey to Upper Egypt and Nubia, and brought to light at Carnac several colossal heads of granite, now in the British Museum. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 Catholics are looked after by several Austrian priests, who used to manage Catholic schools in Upper Egypt. Turkish Prisoners in Egypt A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross In Upper Egypt, a feast is held at the house of the father and the child consecrated by the cadi or a priest, to whom is brought a plate with sugar-candy. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Upper Egypt has been dug out of the desert sand and underlying rock by a process of erosion centuries long. Early European History Kneph was the spirit of God moving over the face of the waters, whose principal seat of worship was in Upper Egypt. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations It is probable, therefore, that Thebes the hundred-gated of Upper Egypt, Thebes the seven-gated of Greece, and Thebes of Syria, had all one origin as regards the name. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater Lower Egypt, near the sea, the rainfall in the winter is abundant; but the climate of Upper Egypt is all but rainless, only a few slight showers falling throughout the year. General History for Colleges and High Schools Within six days all the great lords left in Upper Egypt were sworn to the revolt under the leadership of Peroa, and hour by hour their vassals or hired mercenaries flowed into the city. The Ancient Allan The old city of Memphis gradually declined in importance and Thebes in Upper Egypt became the capital. Early European History "He would certainly not tarry in Upper Egypt, but hasten his journey, or send on a plenipotentiary," said the voice on the other side of the wall. The Bride of the Nile — Complete In Upper Egypt, however, as at Al-Madinah, the fronds are left untouched. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 Among the innumerable painted bas-reliefs covering the walls of tombs and temples, those of the great Temple of Abydos in Upper Egypt hold a high place. A History of Greek Art I am suffering from only one thing, a want to be in Upper Egypt. The Life of Sir Richard Burton This tradition locates these monster structures upon the mountains of Upper Egypt, but there are no buildings of such dimensions to be found anywhere in Egypt. Atlantis : the antediluvian world Years passed before Upper Egypt was reconquered, it being recovered only at the close of the century. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict Heat and dust; a reddish dust, which hangs like an eternal cloud over these ruins of Upper Egypt, exhaling an odour of spices and mummy. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) This one is at Luxor, on the site of ancient Thebes in Upper Egypt. A History of Greek Art One of them was Busiris in Lower Egypt, which claimed to possess his backbone; the other was Abydos in Upper Egypt, which gloried in the possession of his head. The Golden Bough Frank wife, The man of Upper Egypt and his, ix. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 We lay one night in the house of a man of the Sa'íd or Upper Egypt, and he entertained us and entreated us hospitably. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 The air was filled with the multitudinous chirpings of the crickets of Upper Egypt, which make their music here almost throughout the year in the odorous warmth of the grass. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) Once, beyond Philae, the great Cataract roared down from the wastes of Nubia into the green fertility of Upper Egypt. The Spell of Egypt We have only sixteen or seventeen thousand soldiers, and it will be difficult to concentrate them at one point, as they are scattered throughout Middle and Upper Egypt. Mohammed Ali and His House Pliny speaks of it in Upper Egypt in his day, and according to Mariette it lived thirty-five centuries before the Christian era in the delta formed by the mouth of the Nile. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples I asked him if he would return at once to Upper Egypt, where he had his bishopric. The Wanderer's Necklace Once in Upper Egypt, on the borders of Nubia, there was a little humble town, rarely visited, and wanting, it must be owned, in elegance and even in comfort. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) It is not very far from El-Kab, once the capital of Upper Egypt, and it is about two thousand years old. The Spell of Egypt Then the High Priest and those with him, who, as I heard in after time, were great men of Upper Egypt, approached wondering, and, saying no word, made obeisance to me because of the omen. Cleopatra The dresses of the ladies are identical with those of Nubian women in Upper Egypt. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 In a story from Upper Egypt, a fox lies down in the road in front of a man who is carrying fowls to market, and finally succeeds in securing them. Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Nowhere but in Upper Egypt have the winter nights these transparencies of absolute emptiness nor these sinister colourings. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) For the tourists each year are but an episode in Upper Egypt. The Spell of Egypt Also, Cleopatra sent me to Memphis, there to move the Priests and Governors that they should gather men in Upper Egypt for the defence of Alexandria. Cleopatra Cotton of excellent quality may be grown to an unlimited amount in the provinces of Upper Egypt, and could be delivered at Souakim at a trifling cost of transport. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs But another possible line of advance may have been by way of Arabia and across the Red Sea into Upper Egypt. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition During the expedition in Upper Egypt under General Desaix, a Provencal soldier fell into the hands of the Maugrabins, and was taken by these Arabs into the deserts beyond the falls of the Nile. A Passion in the Desert Eratosthenes had heard that in Syene, in Upper Egypt, deep wells were enlightened to the bottom on the day of the summer solstice, and that vertical objects cast no shadows. Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh Bowing gravely, "The Sheikh el Kazmah awaits," he said, speaking with the soft intonation of a native of Upper Egypt. Dope At present, there is no more danger in travelling in Upper Egypt than in crossing Hyde Park after dark, provided the traveller be just and courteous. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The latter delicious bulbs are the blessing of Upper Egypt: I have lived for days upon nothing but raw onions and sun-dried rusks. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs We had now fairly quitted Abyssinian territory, and upon our arrival at the Rahad we were upon the soil of Upper Egypt. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs |
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