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Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt

CHAPTER III
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The tombs of the kings were constructed upon the model of the world of night.

They had their passages, their doors, their vaulted halls, which plunged down into the depths of the mountain.

Their positions in the valley were determined by no consideration of dynasty or succession.
[Illustration: Fig.

156 .-- Plan of tomb of Rameses IV.] [Illustration: Fig.

157 .-- Plan of tomb of Rameses IV., from Turin papyrus.] [Illustration: Fig.


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