Station, mahatta; ticket, tezkereh, waraḳ, bilieto; 1st class, brimo; 2nd class, secondo; (does) this go to Cairo? deh raih al Masr? train, ḳattr; engine, wabur or babur; carriage, arabiyeh; goods, buda’a; goods train, ḳattr el buda’a; baggage-receipt, bolicy (pronounced bolīse); storage charge, ardiyeh. I (will) beat the telegraph (= I will telegraph), ana adrob et telegraphia; the wire, es silk.
(The dots in the following words separate the elements, which are here translated literally.)
Show·me the snake, warri·ni el hanesh. Not showed·I to·him the fowl, ma warr·et l·u·sh el farkha (sh like French pas, untranslated). Not·thou·leave·it, ma·t·khalli·u·sh. He opened·it, Huweh fatah·u. Thou camest from where? Ente git min ayn. From the desert (hill or plain), min el gebel. Thou goest where? Ente raih fen. Northwards, bahri. The engine it·leaves when? el wabur ye·safir emta? at·the sunset, fi·l maghreb. Atest·thou five pounds in·the four·months, pound·and·quarter for the month, kal·t khamast értal fi·l arbat·úsher, rotl·u·rub bi·sh shahr (accent strongly as marked). Two cubits length (pair cubits) for two piastres (dual), gozet ídra bi ḳirshēn. Finished, khalás. I am very tired (I bad·ed entirely), ana batlan khálas. Finished entirely, Khalás khálas. (It) was cold very in·the·morning before the sun(rise), kan bard ḳowi fi·’s subh ḳabl esh shems. The peasants (are) foolish like cattle, el fellahin maganin zeyeh behaim. A lucky day for you (literally, day·thy, milk) neharak leben. By life (of) the prophet, wa hyat en nebi. By life (of) father·thy, wa hyat abu·k. Bless me! (oh peace·my) ya salam·i (really a title of the Deity).
Village night guard, ghafir, pl. ghofera.
INDEX
(Including a reference to each Illustration.)
[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Z]
Accuracy, meaning of, [14];
of Khufu’s pyramid, [19];
of Khafra’s pyramid, [22];
of Usertesen’s coffin, [109].
Aegean confederacy, [152];
pottery, [121], [124], [132-3].
Agricultural tools, [119].
Alabaster cups, [120].
Alphabetic marks, [121], [134].
Altar of offerings, [89].
Alterations of design in pyramids, [21], [24].
Am, now Tell Nebesheh, [69].
Amasis, destroys Daphnae, [61].
Amenardus, priestess, [125];
queen, [72].
Amenemhat II, [81];
III, [83], [89].
Amenhotep III, [122];
IV, [122].
Amulets, found on mummies, [69], [92-4];
history of, [126].
Anen, the Tursha head of, [130], [132].
Animal figures on rocks, [75].
Antef V, tablet of, [74].
Apepi, stamp of, [122].
Apries and Amasis, war of, [61].
Arabic, amount needful, [187].
Arch early in use, [115].
Arsinoe, work at, [81-82].
Assuan, inscriptions of, [72].
Babies buried in boxes, [116].
Baboon of ivory, [117].
Bakakhuiu, statue of, [34].
Barracks of pyramid workmen, [25], [113].
Basalt statue of Si-sebek, [117].
Bead-work patterns, [125].
Biahmu, pedestals, [83];
statues at, [84].
Birket Kerun, building at, [104-5].
Boreas and Typhon vase, [57].
Botany of ancient Egypt, [104].
Bowl, turned in diorite, [27];
of blue-glaze, [135].
Bribery omnipotent, [179].
Brick mould, [118].
Bronze, hinges, [129];
introduction of, [151], [153];
pans, [128], [130];
tools, [129].
Burial, directions of, [69];
with portraits, [97];
in clothing, [101];
of burnt objects, [132];
at Medum, [145].
Buto, Arabian and western, [69].
Care needed for papyri, [34-5].
Casing of great pyramid, [20], [25];
of third pyramid, [17];
of Dahshur pyramid, [78].
Casket of ivory, [102].
Castanets, ivory, [116].
Chair, [117].
Chisels, [43], [46], [58], [112], [120], [129], [154].
Civilization of Egypt, early, [144], [150];
of Europe, early, [153-5].
Cleanliness, kinds of, [14].
Climatic changes, [148].
Coin of Naukratis, [45].
Colossus of Amenemhat III, [84];
of Ramessu II, [32].
Colours firmly fixed, [110].
Column supporting statue, [65];
of third dynasty, [143].
Copper tools, [115], [117], [120].
Crocodile burials, [92].
Crown drills, [26].
Cylinder seals, [145].
Cypriote pottery, [68];
soldier, [37].
Dahshur, casing of pyramid, [78];
door of pyramid, [24], [78];
pyramids, [79].
Dancer, figure of, [116].
Daphnae, ruins of, [50];
restoration of, [52];
destruction of, [61].
Dates of dynasties, [9].
Dedications, [38], [41], [42], [44].
Demotic inscription on vase, [58].
Denudation of Nile valley, [149];
of tombs, [68].
Derwishes in villages, [171].
Diseases, ancient, [146].
Dolls, Roman, [103].
Doors of pyramids, [24].
Draught-board, [145].
Drill, [119].
Dynasties, dates of, [9].
Education in Egypt, [168], [184].
Egypt, earliest state of, [148];
civilization in, [151];
modern, [167].
Elephantine, royal names at, [72].
Embroideries, Coptic, [126], [136].
Esneh, prehistoric flint, [76], [149].
Europe, early civilization of, [152-4].
Excavation, system of, [158];
scope of, [164].
Fallacies regarding pyramids, [24].
Fanaticism, Muslim, [173].
Festivals in villages, [170].
Flint hippopotamus, [127];
knife, [82], [120];
prehistoric, [76], [149], [150];
sickles, [119]; tools, [118].
Flower wreaths, [103].
Forbearance unknown to fellahin, [176].
Foreigners at Gurob, [129-134];
at Illahun, [121], [123];
confederacy of, [152];
represented, [77].
Foundation deposits, Daphnae, [53];
Illahun, [112];
Naukratis, [43];
Nebesheh, [66].
— laying out of, [143].
Funereal customs, [132], [146].
Gardner, Mr. Ernest, [39], [41], [42], [47].
Geographical papyrus, [35].
Gizeh, work at, [11].
Glass vase, coloured, [133];
cut, [101].
Glazed, bowls, [135];
vases, blue, [134];
work in XVIII dyn., [151];
work in XXII dyn., [126].
Gold band, Naukratis, [49].
— finger ring, Tanis, [33].
— handle, Daphnae, [59].
— Ra, [63].
— work at Daphnae, [62].
Graffiti, of Medum, [141];
Phoenician, [73];
of Silsileh, [73].
Granite casing, dressing of, [17];
core of tube drill, [26].
Graving of diorite, [27].
Greek, early portrait of, [77];
mercenaries, [37], [39], [43], [51], [68];
trade, [43], [45], [48], [61];
(see Aegean, Foreigners, Vases).
Griffith, Mr. F. Ll., [50], [64], [71].
Gurob, [128].
Hanebu, head of, [77].
Harper, Hittite, [132].
Hawara cemetery, [92];
pyramid, [81], [87].
Herodotos visited Fayum, [84].
Hinges, interlocking, [129].
Hittite harper, [132];
Sadi-amia, [132].
Horuta, amulets of, [94];
tomb of, [92].
Hospitality in Egypt, [183].
Houses, modern, [168], [170], [172].
Hyksos kings, [32], [66].
Illahun cemetery, [124];
pyramid, [107].
Iron, age of, [152];
tools, [46], [58].
Italy, influence of, [154].
Ivory casket, [102];
duck box, [137].
Jeremiah at Daphnae, [51], [54].
Jewellery, Greek, [61-3].
Jew’s daughter, palace of, [51];
refuge at Tahpanhes, [53].
Jews meet with Greeks, [54].
Joseph, vice-royalty of, [66].
Kahun, [112].
Khafra, mace of, [23];
pyramid of, [22].
Khufu, pyramid of, [19-22];
plummet of, [28].
Kings, list of, [9].
Kismet, [174].
Labyrinth, great extent, [91];
site of, [91].
Law in modern Egypt, [179].
Lykaonian spear-heads, [68].
Mace head of Khafra, [23].
Maket tomb, [122-4].
Means of work, [6].
Measurement, means of, [15], [19].
Medum pyramid, [138], [142];
tombs, [143].
Medusa heads, [47].
Menkaura, pyramid of, [17], [23], [109].
Merenptah at Gurob, [128], [134];
statue of, [65].
Mirror, [117], [120], [132].
Monolith chamber of Hawara, [90].
Moulds for scarabs, [45].
Mounds, forms of, [156].
Mummies, amulets intact, [69], [92];
decoration of, [98];
earliest, [146];
with bead-work, [125].
Musical reeds, [124].
Mykenae, civilization of, [152].
Naukratis, cemetery, [47];
coin of, [45];
dedication at, [38];
discovery of, [36-8];
fort of, [36-9];
Greek origin of, [39], [45];
Panhellenion, [42];
temples, [39].
Naukratite vases, [41], [47], [48].
Nebesheh, cemetery, [68];
first temple, [67];
shrine, [64];
temple of Aahmes, [65].
Nebuchadrezzar, [54].
Necking of columns, [40].
Neferu-ptah altar, [89].
Negro on vase, [48].
Nehesi, obelisk of, [31].
Nile, exploring, [71];
formerly high, [75], [148-9].
Numeral signs, from ropes, [145].
Obedience natural to fellahin, [177-8].
Officials isolated from fellahin, [180].
Palaistra of Naukratis, [44].
Palmetto pattern, age of, [56].
Panhellenion at Naukratis, [42].
Papyrus deeds, Byzantine, [103];
of Amenhotep III, [122]; IV, [122];
of XII dynasty, [120];
Ptolemaic, [136];
of Iliad, [103];
rolls burnt, [34-5];
rotted, [33].
Patterns on vases, [56].
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].
Workmen, system of ancient, [25];
treatment of, [161].
Wreaths of flowers, [103].
Zodiac of Tanis, [33].
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