Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford, 1831-1892 · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel & Company · leaf 132
n6 EGYPTIAN ARCHEOLOGY. entrance of the " eternal home" of the dead. Unlike the Kiblah of the mosques, or Mussulman oratories, this point is not always oriented towards the same quarter of the compass. It is often found to the west, but that position was not prescribed by rule. In the earliest… … house, but not pierced through. An inscription graven upon the lintel in large readable characters, commemo- rated the name and rank of the owner. His portrait, either sitting or standing, was carved upon the jambs ; and a scene, sculptured or painted on the space above the door, represented him…
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