History of civilization, being a course of lectures on the origin and development of the main institutions of mankind (1887) (14577423529)
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Title: History of civilization, being a course of lectures on the origin and development of the main institutions of mankind
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Reich, Emil, 1854-1910
Subjects: Civilization
Publisher: Cincinnati, O. : The author
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CHAPTER ON THE VIRTUE OF OBEDIENCE. Fac-simile of the oldest literary produclicn, composed during the times of theold empire, written in hieratic characters; the authors of which name themselves:For one part Prince Ptahhotep, city governor and strategyst under King Asa(5 Dyn., 4 Thousand B. C.) and for the other part Kakemna, who, according to thelast lines of page 2 of the Papyrus occupied the same honors under King Snofru,who succeeded Huni (3 Dyn.)
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EGYPT AND ISRAEL. References:—Bunsen, Kgyptsjilace. Maspero, Histoire anc. DeRotige^Six prein. dyn. C7/oS«.<;, Melaiijj-es. Sir G. JviV^iV/jrow, Manners. Lepaius^Koenigsbucli. il/nr/V^/^r, Musee Boulaq ; Records of the past. Brugsch^History of Egypt. Champollion, Oeuvres. Ladies and Gentlemen : Our next great topic is Egypt. In fact, I would havetaken Egypt as the very first of all my topics, for ourknowledge of ancient and even archaic Egypt is by farthe greatest when compared with our information on theantiquities of other countries of the same time. Sincethe beginning of this century and even previous to it,numberless monuments, inscriptions, tombs, documents,and in fact, remains of all sorts have been collected,which, in their aggregate form a perfectly bewilderingmass of reference. The study of China or India or Per-sia has been left to private industry, and to the efforts andmeans of private scholars. With Egypt it is entirely dif-ferent. Three great empires of Europe have
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