An edition of The wisdom of the Egyptians (1881)

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An edition of The wisdom of the Egyptians (1881)

Wisdom of the Egyptians

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Reasonable for a non verbose translation from a Latin text prepared using Greek extant manuscripts by (presumable) monks. Example in excerpt, the name is from black part of the eye transposed to the country, black land surrounded by red desert.

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Language
English
Pages
328

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Book Details


First Sentence

"EGYPT has been called the "Father of History and the Mother of Civilization" and well may she be called both for her influence upon the ancient world must have been great."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
328
Dimensions
11 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
Weight
1.6 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9799934M
ISBN 10
0766137643
ISBN 13
9780766137646
OCLC/WorldCat
53436948
Goodreads
2666352

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL7002185W

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August 27, 2014 Edited by Valentin Chirosca description, excerpt, links
December 3, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added subjects from MARC records.
April 28, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the work.
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page