German archaeologist, egyptologist and librarian (1810-1884)

Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia, and the peninsula of Sinai, in the years 1842-45 : during the mission sent out by His majesty Fredrick William IV. of Prussia / by Dr. Richard Lepsius ; ed., with notes, by Kenneth R.H. Mackenzie.

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