principal arm was perpendicular to the course of the river. Itsflat summit (see Fig. 30) was about 250 feet by 190 feet. Theinterior was reached by a narrow passage in the thickness of themasonry, the entrance to which was reached by an inclinedplane. The entrance is not visible in our illustration… … Fig. 31.—A besieged fort, Beni-Hassan ; from ChampoUion, pi. 379. feet at the base to about twelve or thirteen at the summit.E.xternally their upper parts fell backwards in such fashion thatno ladder, however high, would have availed to reach theparapet. We find a similar arrangement in the walls…
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