. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . The Temple of Wady Abad. The east end of the Portico. Thesquare pillar was built in Graeco-Roman times to support thebroken architrave. — Page The Temple oi~ Wady Abad. The east wall of the Portico. The kingis seen smiting- a group of negroes.—Page 156. Pl. xxvi. The Temple of Wady Abad. 147 where the vulture-goddess was worshipped; andyonder one sees the mounds of potsherds, bricks,corn-grinders, and all the debris of a forsaken the side of a hill which overlooks the greatramparts one observes the long row of tombs inwhich the princes of
. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . The Temple of Wady Abad. The east end of the Portico. Thesquare pillar was built in Graeco-Roman times to support thebroken architrave. — Page The Temple oi~ Wady Abad. The east wall of the Portico. The kingis seen smiting- a group of negroes.—Page 156. Pl. xxvi. The Temple of Wady Abad. 147 where the vulture-goddess was worshipped; andyonder one sees the mounds of potsherds, bricks,corn-grinders, and all the debris of a forsaken the side of a hill which overlooks the greatramparts one observes the long row of tombs inwhich the princes of the district were buried; andhere in the biographical inscriptions on the wallsone reads of many a feat of arms and many a braveadventure. The hills of the desert recede in a kind of bayhere, and if one walks eastwards from the townone presently sees that there is, at the back of thebay, an outlet through the range, five miles or sofrom the river and the enclosure. It was throughthis natural gateway, which the ancient Egyptianscalled the Mouth of the Wilderness, that thecaravans passed in early days into the greatdesert; and once through this doorway they wereimmediately shut off
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