The Elements of Hieroglyphics and Egyptian Antiquities: In a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution, London, and the University of Cambridge |
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Abydos Akerblad alphabet Ammon amongst ancient antiquity arbitrary marks ascertain basso relievos belonging Belzoni bird called Cambyses celebrated Champollion Chinese chronology considered contained Coptic Coptic language curious decyphering deities demotic Diodorus discovery dynasty Egyp Egypt Egyptian language Egyptians eighteenth dynasty emblem employed enchorial endeavoured engraved exhibited existing express fact figure glyphics gods and goddesses Greeks half circle Hebrew Herodotus hieratic hiero hierogly historian Horapollo Hyk-shos idea inscription instance invention Isis Karnac king language learned legend letters lion magnificent Manetho mankind means Memphis Menouf ments mode of writing monuments nations nature Neith Nile obelisks object observed original Osiris oval Pharaohs phonetic Phtha priesthood priests princes pschent racters Rameses reign representation represented Roman Rosetta stone ruins sacred seems Septuagint shew signify signs Smé sort sovereigns Strabo syllable symbolical Table temple Thebes thing tian tion titles tomb vowels whole word