A popular account of the ancient Egyptians. Revised and abridged from [Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians]. |
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... round the heap ; contrary to the usual custom 374. Gathering the Doora , and wheat • 375. Gathering the Doora , and stripping off the grain 376. Ostrich , with the feathers and eggs Vignette • I. The Nóreg , a machine used by the modern ...
... round the heap ; contrary to the usual custom 374. Gathering the Doora , and wheat • 375. Gathering the Doora , and stripping off the grain 376. Ostrich , with the feathers and eggs Vignette • I. The Nóreg , a machine used by the modern ...
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... round and smooth , sometimes with a knob at the end ; and the lower extremity of the blade was of increased breadth , and either terminated in a sharp point , or was rounded at the end . The blade was frequently inserted into the handle ...
... round and smooth , sometimes with a knob at the end ; and the lower extremity of the blade was of increased breadth , and either terminated in a sharp point , or was rounded at the end . The blade was frequently inserted into the handle ...
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... round his neck ) , while he scattered the seed with his right ; and he sometimes followed the plough , in those fields which required no further preparation with the hoe , or were free from the roots of noxious weeds . The mode of ...
... round his neck ) , while he scattered the seed with his right ; and he sometimes followed the plough , in those fields which required no further preparation with the hoe , or were free from the roots of noxious weeds . The mode of ...
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... 3. The driver . 4 brings the wheat to the threshing - floor in baskets carried on asses . The oxen are yoked together , that they may walk round regularly . 1 fallen ears in hand baskets . The rope net , Thebes . The Tritura.
... 3. The driver . 4 brings the wheat to the threshing - floor in baskets carried on asses . The oxen are yoked together , that they may walk round regularly . 1 fallen ears in hand baskets . The rope net , Thebes . The Tritura.
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... round the heap , and tread it regularly , the driver fol- lowing behind them with a stick . * After the grain had been trodden out , they winnowed it with wooden shovels ; it was then carried to the granary in sacks , each containing a ...
... round the heap , and tread it regularly , the driver fol- lowing behind them with a stick . * After the grain had been trodden out , they winnowed it with wooden shovels ; it was then carried to the granary in sacks , each containing a ...
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