. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE COPTS. 843 knowledge of Arabic literature, gradually deprived the native Christians of the chief administrative functions. The inferior positions of scribes and notaries are, Fig. 100.—Egyptian Type : Bas-Relief ornamenting the Tomb of Sheikh Abd-el-Guunah, AT however, still left in the hands of the Copts, and the Egyptian bureaucracy com- prises altogether more Christians than Mohammedans. The Coptic clerk, we are told by Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole, is even " practically the judge of first instance, for it depends upon his favour wh
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE COPTS. 843 knowledge of Arabic literature, gradually deprived the native Christians of the chief administrative functions. The inferior positions of scribes and notaries are, Fig. 100.—Egyptian Type : Bas-Relief ornamenting the Tomb of Sheikh Abd-el-Guunah, AT however, still left in the hands of the Copts, and the Egyptian bureaucracy com- prises altogether more Christians than Mohammedans. The Coptic clerk, we are told by Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole, is even " practically the judge of first instance, for it depends upon his favour whether the peasant's. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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