The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt (1893) (14760158691)

Identifier: nilenotesfortrav00unse (find matches)
Title: The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Budge, E. A. Wallis(Ernest Alfred Wallis),Sir,1857-1934
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Publisher: London, Thos. Cook & son, Ludgate Circus
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library



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d that MuhammadAH was advised to undertake the senseless task of de-stroying them all. THE GREAT PYRAMID. This, the largest of the three pyramids at Gizeh, was built byChufuf # _g> 3^ _p ) or Cheops, the second king of the IVth dynasty, B.C. 3733, who called it jg* ,-fL,/\ Chut. Hisname was tound written in red ink upon the blocks of stoneinside it. All four sides measure in greatest length about755 feet each, but the length of each was originallyabout 20 feet more ; its height now is 451 feet, but itis said to have been originally about 481 feet. The stoneused in the construction of this pyramid was broughtfrom Turra and Mokattam, and the contents amount to85,000,000 cubic feet. The flat space at the top of thepyramid is about thirty feet square, and the view from it isvery fine. The entrance (a) to this pyramid is, as with all pyramids,on the north side, and is about 45 feet above the ground.The passage a b c is 320 feet long, 3^ feet high, and 4 feet THE PYRAMIDS OF flfZF.H, 22q
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c 2 26 NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS IN EGYPT. wide; at e is a granite door, round which the path at dhas been made. The passage at d e is 125 feet long, andthe large hall e f is 155 feet long and 28 feet high; thepassage e g leads to the pointed-roofed Queens Chamber h,which measures about 17 x 19 X20 feet. The roofing inof this chamber is a beautiful piece of masons work. Fromthe large hall e f there leads a passage 22 feet long, the ante-chamber in which was originally closed by four granitedoors, remains of which are still visible, into the KingsChamber, j, which is lined with granite, and measures about35 x 17 x 19 feet. The five hollow chambers k, l, m,n, o were built above the Kings Chamber to lightenthe pressure of the superincumbent mass. In chambero the name Chufu was found written. The air shafts pand Q measure 234 feet x 8 inches x 6 inches, and 174 feetx 8 inches X 6 inches respectively. A shaft from e to R leadsdown to the subterranean chamber s, which measures 46 x27 x io; feet.