The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 369
t, and all their belongings are kept above. Suchhouses I have since seen at the mouth of the River Rufiji, opposite the island of Monfia, tothe south of Zanzibar. The reason in both cases for such a type of house is that thecountry at one time is flooded, and also to avoid mosquitoes. Similar… … joining- the sea with the Xile ; the expedition went l)y hind1() Coptos/ They further indicate, as Maspero suggests, that tlie ex-pedition of Hatshepset anchored u^^ a river, andnot on the sea-shore. This, again, makes Africamuch more })robable than Aral^ia. If we agree that Pun-t is really in…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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