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The decrees of Memphis and Canopus (1904)

Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 · New York : H. Frowde ; London : K. Paul · leaf 39

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happen that they shall do whatsoever it istheir duty to do, and their seasons of the yearshall at all times be in accordance with ordinances{or, plans) whereon the heavens are founded tothis very day ; and it shall 21 never once happen that the general festivalswhich are celebrated throughout Egypt… … - a HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT—TRANSLATION 29 other festivals which at the present time it iscustomary to celebrate in the season Shemu (i.e.,the Summer) would be observed in the seasonPert (i.e., the Winter) in the times to come, evenas it hath already happened in the times of 22 our ancestors, and it…

Rosetta stone · Decree of Canopus · Inscriptions, Egyptian

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