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Excerpt from Beni Hasan, Vol. 2 The present volume completes the description of. The tombs at Beni Hasan. TO this detailed description has been added the report of the Surveyor, Mr. G. Willoughby Fraser, who deals with the plans and measurements of the Whole series of tombs and with the Objects found in the course of his excavations. The summary accounts contained in the General Notice in Part I. Are also continued and completed; the sections printed in this volume deal with the decoration of the tombs, with the history of the families concerned, and with the geography and the religion as illustrated in the scenes and inscriptions; the situation of the tombs, their purpose, date, and architecture, having been already discussed in Part I. It will be observed that in this volume there is a return to the system Of transliteration that has been customary in England for about twenty years. The transliteration and spelling Of oriental words are always matters of contention, and the system adopted in Part I. Gave rise to some complaints subscribers familiar with the Old system were unwilling to abandon it for a new one, which might not, after all, be final. I have therefore, by direction of the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, consulted with several experts in order to adapt the earlier style to modern scientific requirements. On the one hand, an attempt has been made to render it even more intelligible by substituting §zt, and fit for X, s, and 9. On the other hand, the 8; has been introduced instead of the at to represent the supposed din sound of since all travellers in Egypt can comprehend the meaning of the new symbol. The semi-vowel y has also been substituted for long i, as being nearer to the true value of the and s for the somewhat enigmatical t. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgot