Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Volume 23Institut français d'archéologie orientale., 1924 |
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Page 89
... chitecturales de M. Herz à la fin de ce mémoire » ) , Bulletin , t . XXIII . pp . 580 , n . 4 , 584 , 663 , 726 , 731 and 741 . ( 3 ) Except one small sketch of the masonry next the Muqaṭṭam Gate . 12 left by Herz - I say " partly " ...
... chitecturales de M. Herz à la fin de ce mémoire » ) , Bulletin , t . XXIII . pp . 580 , n . 4 , 584 , 663 , 726 , 731 and 741 . ( 3 ) Except one small sketch of the masonry next the Muqaṭṭam Gate . 12 left by Herz - I say " partly " ...
Page 97
... Muqaṭṭam seems to rise abruptly in a line of cliff dominating the valley of the Nile , but actually the demar- cation is not so absolute , and in reality there are several outcrops of rock , well in advance of this cliff . These ...
... Muqaṭṭam seems to rise abruptly in a line of cliff dominating the valley of the Nile , but actually the demar- cation is not so absolute , and in reality there are several outcrops of rock , well in advance of this cliff . These ...
Page 98
... Muqaṭṭam approaches closest to the Citadel is at the top of the ramp opposite the south - eastern angle tower ( this ramp may be seen on Plate I , to left ) . The dis- tance here is about 350 metres . Now although the catapults of the ...
... Muqaṭṭam approaches closest to the Citadel is at the top of the ramp opposite the south - eastern angle tower ( this ramp may be seen on Plate I , to left ) . The dis- tance here is about 350 metres . Now although the catapults of the ...
Page 101
... Muqaṭṭam than any other point in the Citadel , the distance being about 350 metres . On turning this corner , a strip of curtain wall ( M ) , about 170 metres in length , nearly straight , and broken by two half - round towers ( N ) ...
... Muqaṭṭam than any other point in the Citadel , the distance being about 350 metres . On turning this corner , a strip of curtain wall ( M ) , about 170 metres in length , nearly straight , and broken by two half - round towers ( N ) ...
Page 102
... Muqaṭṭam . On turning the corner we observe another ( R ) similar to it , but of even greater diameter ( 22 metres ) . These two towers are 22 metres apart ( Plates XI - XII ) . The enclosure then doubles back on itself , and a length ...
... Muqaṭṭam . On turning the corner we observe another ( R ) similar to it , but of even greater diameter ( 22 metres ) . These two towers are 22 metres apart ( Plates XI - XII ) . The enclosure then doubles back on itself , and a length ...
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ad-Din al-'Âdil already appears arabe archway arrow-slit arrow-slits Arsinoé Bâb al-Mudarrag back barracks Bérénice Bubaste built Bulletin Burg al-Haddad Burg ar-Ramla Burg Kerkyalân Byblos Caire Cairo Canal des Pharaons CASANOVA chamber Citadel corner tower covered curtain wall door doorway east Egypt Égypte égyptien enclosure entrance Érythrée find first floor found gallery Gate gateway great tower half-round tower high Imhotep inner inscription interior l'Égypte l'isthme de Suez lac Timsah latter left length level little lower masonry Memphis mer Rouge metres Muḥammad Aly Muqaṭṭam narrow no doubt north northern enclosure Nûr once opening ouâdî outer Palace parapet passage Péluse Pharaons Plate provided Ptah ramparts recess right rooms round route runs rusticated Saladin same Sarapis says seen Sekhmet semi-circular shown side similar slabs small south staircase stone storey Strabon Syria texte three towers tunnel-vault upper uræus vaulted voussoirs west whole work XXIII Zarou