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 200
stone ridges well in sight, high enough on the cliff tobe safe from the gradual rise of the cultivated ground,and yet sufficiently low for the funeral procession toreach it without difficulty. The finest of these tombs belong to the greatfeudal lords, who at the time of the Middle Kingdomdivided… … Fig. l6l.—Tombs in clift opposite Assuan. Bersheh, and Thebes, the tombs are at different levelson the side of the cliff; in other cases, as at Assuan(fig. i6i) and Beni Hasan, they follow the limestonestrata, and are ranged in an approximately straightline. A sloping road or stairway, constructed…
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