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 57
bs tothe extent of depriving it of all strategic value. Asecond fortress, now called the Sim net cz Zebib, was 30 ARCHITECTURE —CIVIL AND MILITARY. built some hundred metres to the south-east aboutthe time of the Twelfth Dynasty, and replaced thestronghold of Kom es Sultan, but under the… … Fig. 29.—Plan of second fortress of Abydos, Eleventh or TwelfthDynasty. capable of breaking down massive walls. They hadonly three methods of forcing a stronghold ; byescalade, sapping, or forcing the gates. The planadopted by their engineers in building the secondfort is admirably adapted for…
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