A history of Egypt from the earliest times to the Persian conquest (1905)
Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 210
There are reasons for sup- posing that the obelisk and connected portions of the build- ing were but an enlargement of the holy of holies in the temple at Heliopolis. The interior of the walls was covered with sculptured representations of the production of life, with scenes from the river, swamps… … Fig. 72. ReLier SCENES FROM THE SUN-TEMPLE OF NUSERRE AT ABUSIR. In the upper right hand corner, the anointing of the Pharaoh’s foot. the sanctuary on a brick foundation were set up two ships representing the two celestial barques of the sun-god, as he sailed the heavens morning and evening. The…
History · Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D
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