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Excerpt from The Monuments of Upper Egypt: A Translation of the Itinéraire De La Haute Égypte, of Auguste Mariette-Bey Before embarking on the Nile the visitor Should have mastered certain data which will afford a kind Of preparation for the journey he is about to undertake. We will endeavour to supply, in as concise a form as possible, some of the requisite knowledge. We shall first treat of the sources from whence Egyptology, generally speaking, Springs; we shall then refer succes sively to History, Chronology, and Religion, and after noticing Language and Writing, we will conclude by presenting together, in one chapter. 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. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.