Volume 1

The manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians.

  • Wilkinson, John Gardner, 1797-1875.
Date:
1841
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. (SECOND SERIES.) CHAPTER XL Page Richness of Egypt. Shepherds, or Hycsos, a Tartar Race 2 Rich Countries exposed to Invasion. Duration of the Power of Egypt - - - - - - 3 Attention paid to Agriculture. Resources and Army of Egypt - - - - - - 4 Egypt famed for Agriculture and Manufactures - - 5 Agricultural Representations. Origin of Geometry - 6 Measuring Land to ascertain the Extent of the Possessions of each- Individual. Survey of the Country, and Deter¬ mination of the Levels - - - 7 Menes turned the Course of the Nile. Dykes, Sluices, and mechanical Inventions connected with the Inundation. Nilometers - - - 8 The Introduction of the Water by Canals into the Fields. Propitiation of the God of the River - - 9 The Inundation. Rain rare in Egypt - - 10 Early Study of Astronomy connected also with the In¬ undation - - - - - ] ] Books of Hermes. Ages of Civilisation even before Menes. Calculation of the Return of the Seasons - - 12 Division of the Year, originally into Lunar Months. Sub¬ stitution of Solar for Lunar Months. The Five Days 13