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By James Putnam
Pyramids aren't simply present in Egypt, even though those are most likely the simplest identified. notice the secrets and techniques in the back of all of the pyramids - Egyptian, Sudanese, Aztec and Mayan - via this "Eyewitness Guide". The images and textual content mix to bare the structure and building of some of the pyramid varieties, the treasures they include, transporting readers in the course of the fake passages and traps set to forestall tomb robbers within the nice Pyramid, to the Aztec temples of the solar and Moon, their sacrifice rituals, and the way they acquired their unending offer of sufferers 50,000 within the final years.
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While _A was simply represented as h, the harsher £ was written hh. uJ was naturally written with a k, but the darker 3 with ck. Lane did not, however, differentiate in transliteration between j and o-0 (both written as d), u- and o-° (both s), or Jo and o (t). The guttural £ was transliterated with kh, £, with gh, and so on. As one might expect, Lane was conditioned by Egyptian pronunciation, most evident in his transliteration of £ with a hard g rather than the soft j that would be more appropriate in other parts of the Arab world.
A timely discovery prevented the destruction which might otherwise have ensued; and, as it was feared that another attempt of the same kind might be made, an order was issued that no vessel should be admitted into this harbour until she had been searched. " Our vessel was almost the only one lying in this harbour, excepting some boats from Reshee'd. The coast of Egypt had been within our view from sunrise; but three fourths of the day had passed before our vessel was safely moored, and the boat lowered to convey me to the landing-place, which was nearly three quarters of a mile distant.
Granite columns and other materials of ancient buildings have been employed in its construction. The peninsula of Pharos is now called Ro'dat et-Teen (or the Garden of the Fig) on account of a few fig-trees growing there. Its south-western extremity is called Ra's et-Teen (or the Cape of the Fig). Upon this rocky peninsula are a palace of the Ba'sha,3 and some other building, and the burial-ground of the Moos'lims, adjacent to the town. The New Harbour abounds with rocks and sand-banks, having little depth of water over them; and is exposed to the north and north-east winds, which are often very violent.