Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia: And of a Journey to the Coast of the Red Sea in Search of the Ancient Berenice, and of Another to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon

John Murray, 1820 - 483 pagina's

FIRST JOURNEY	1

Insolence and duplicity of the Caimakan Continuation of the voyage and description	2

Arrive at Alexandria 1 Decision of the Bashaw on the hydraulic	23

Become acquainted with Mr Burckhardt 6 Left Boolak for Thebessaw Hermopolis	29

Danger in proceeding to Cairoconfined Arrival at Kenneharrival at and descrip	37

His mode of curing diseasesmarriage Begin the operation of removing it	43

Account of a Turkish dinner in Ramadan Arrive at and description of Faras	79

Continue the voyagealarmed by the na Interview with the Osseyn Cacheff	92

Departure from Assouanpass Edfu Meet with Count de Forbin	251

Number and description of the tombs 225 Observations on the Pyramids	257

Calculation by which the true entrance was whence the stones have been taken	275

Bones found in the sarcophagusplace from Set off for Thebes	283

Mode of trying capital crimes 284 Hints to travellers where to dig for anti	292

Discovery of the sarcophagus of alabaster Disappointment and determination still	295

Set sailextraordinary inundation of the Approach towards Wady el Meeahits	305

Set off for the desert towards the Red Sea Continuation of the journeysight of	313

Hailed and received letters sent by a soldier Account of a dinner with him	119

Discover a Latin inscription on a column Further difficulties in obtaining a boat	125

Leave Assouan and arrive at Luxor Works recommenced in Gournouembark	131

SECOND JOURNEY	141

Arrival at Eshmounein and sudden de the interpreter omitting to send a letter	148

Another interview with the Cacheff of Er Happiness of the natives of Gournou 182	150

Further proceedings in Luxor 151 colossal headaccumulate various	184

Of animal mummies 168 issuing a firman for men to work	197

Works stopped by the Ramadanresolve Description of the entrance into the tomb	237

Arrive at Almeidareturn to Kalabshe Continuation of the description of	243

And of the mines 315 scribed by DAnville	332

Description of the coast 325 Return to Sakiet	338

Sulphur mineseffects of the southeast another caravan stationarrive at Dan	344

Arrival of various persons in Thebes 347 It falls into the Nile	357

Account of a stranger 364 Left Thebesarrive at Benisouef and	373

Arrive at Benisouefentrance into the Description of itpreparations for a jour	391

Arrive at the lakedescription of the fisher continue the journey	397

Opinion on the Labyrinthreembarked tion to the natives	404

Visit the island of El Hear and return to Curious mineral fountaintheir worship	410

Enter the village 416 Arrival at that placedescription of it	433

Titel	Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia: And of a Journey to the Coast of the Red Sea in Search of the Ancient Berenice, and of Another to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon
Auteur	Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Uitgever	John Murray, 1820
Oorspronkelijk uit	Harvard University
Gedigitaliseerd	10 sep 2008
Lengte	483 pagina's

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