Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)
Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 176
he great pyramids. 2. ROYAL TOMBS AND PVRA^UDS. The great mastaba at Nagada and the tombsat Abydos are the earliest royal tombs knownin Egypt. The outer walls of the Xagada tomb arerecessed at intervals with vertical grooves very similarto those on the walls of early Babylonian buildings(fig. 141).… … ISO TOMBS. mense rectangular pits from lo to 14 feet deep, andlined with bricks. The tomb chamber is in thecentre, surrounded by a number of smaller chamberswhich contained offerings and also the bodies ofservants, whose kas would accompany their masterto the future world. The tombs vary…
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