The Project Gutenberg eBook of History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria Author: G. Maspero Editor: David Widger Translator: M. L. McClure Release date: May 19, 2009 [eBook #28876] Language: English Credits: Produced by David Widger *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF EGYPT, CHALDÆA, SYRIA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA *** Produced by David Widger HISTORY OF EGYPT, CHALDÆA, SYRIA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA BY GASTON MASPERO (1846-1916) AN INDEX Edited by David Widger Project Gutenberg Editions CONTENTS ## Volume I. ## Volume II. ## Volume III. ## Volume IV. ## Volume V. ## Volume VI. ## Volume VII. ## Volume VIII. ## Volume IX. ## Volume X. ## Volume XI. ## Volume XII. ## Volume XIII. VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES Volume I. EDITOR'S PREFACE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE CHAPTER I.—THE NILE AND EGYPT CHAPTER II.—THE GODS OF EGYPT CHAPTER III.—THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF EGYPT Illustrations of Particular Interest (170 images in Volume I.) Mummy Wrappings from Tomb at Thebes Well Providing Water for Irrigation Sacrifice of the Bull Occupations of Ani in the Elysian Fields An Incident in the Wars of Hartheous and Sit Volume II. CHAPTER I—THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF EGYPT CHAPTER II—THE MEMPHITE EMPIRE CHAPTER III—THE FIRST THEBAN EMPIRE List of Colored and Special Illustrations Stele in the Form of a Door The Island and Temple of Phil. Collosal Statue of a King Colored Sculptures in the Palace Cutting and Carrying the Harvest The Pyramid of Khephren Passenger Vessel Under Sail Avenue of Sphinxes—Karnak Denderah—Temple of Tentyra The Channel of The Nile Between The Two Fortresses of Semneh and Kummeh Painting at the Entrance of The Fifth Tomb Volume III. CHAPTER I—ANCIENT CHALDÆA CHAPTER II—THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALDÆA CHAPTER III—CHALDÆAN CIVILIZATION APPENDIX—THE PHARAOHS OF THE ANCIENT AND MIDDLE EMPIRES Listing of Special Color Plates and Photographs The Charioteer The Plenisphere Wrappings of a Mummy Manuscript on Papyrus Egyptian Slave Merchant Egyptian Manuscript Astronomical Tablet Volume IV. CHAPTER I—THE FIRST CHALDÆAN EMPIRE AND THE HYKSÔS IN EGYPT CHAPTER II—SYRIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EGYPTIAN CONQUEST CHAPTER III—THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY LIST OF SPECIAL ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS VOLUME Collection of Vases Painting in Tomb of the Kings Thebes Signs, Arms and Instruments Valley of the Tomb Of The Kings An Egyptian Trading Vessel: XVIIIth Dynasty A Column of Troops on the March Two Companies on the March Encounter Between Egyptian and Asiatic Chariots Ramses II. Counting of the Hands Painting on the Tomb of The Kings Avenue of Rams and Pylon at Karnak Thutmosis III.,Statue in the Turin Museum Volume V. CHAPTER I—THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY—(continued) CHAPTER II—THE REACTION AGAINST EGYPT CHAPTER III—THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE Color Plates and Special Illustrations A Procession of Negroes Painted Tablets in the Hall of Harps The Simoom. Sphinx and Pyramids at Gizeh Amenothes III. Colossal Head, British Museum The Decorated Pavement of The Palace Profile of Head Of Mummy (Thebes Tombs) Columns of Temple at Luxor Paintings of Chairs The Coffin and Mummy of Ramses II The Defeat of The Peoples Of The Sea Ramses III. Binds the Chiefs of The Libyans Signs, Arms and Instruments Volume VI. CHAPTER I—THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE—(continued) CHAPTER II—THE RISE OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE CHAPTER III—THE HEBREWS AND THE PHILISTINES—DAMASCUS List of Color Plates and Special Illustrations Painting in the Fifth Tomb of The Kings to The Right The Mummy Factory Paintings at the End of The Hall Of The Fifth The Tomb The Lady Taksûhît Decorated Wrappings of a Mummy One of the Mysterious Books Of Amon One of the Hours Of The Night Ishtar As a Warrior Bringing Prisoners to A Conquering King A Lion-hunt Paintings of Chairs Making a Bridge for the Passage of The Chariots A Procession of Philistine Captives At Medinet-habu King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba The Mummies of Queen MÂkerÎ and Her Child Volume VII. CHAPTER I—THE ASSYRIAN REVIVAL AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SYRIA CHAPTER II—TIGLATH-PILESER III. AND THE ORGANISATION OF THE ASSYRIAN CHAPTER III—SARGON OF ASSYRIA (722-705 B.C.) List of Special Images and Color Plates No. 1. Enameled Brick (nimrod). No. 2. Fragment Of Mural Painting (nimrod). Temple of Khaldis at Muzazir Sacrifice Offered by Shalmaneser III. Costumes Found in the Fifth Tomb Prayer at Sunset Tiglath-pileser III. In his State Chariot Picture in the Hall of The Harps In The Fifth Tomb Manuscript on Papyrus in Hieroglyphics The Sword Dance IaubÎdi of Hamath Being Flayed Alive. Taking of the City Of KishÎsim by The Assyrians Bird's Eye View of Sargon's Palace At Dur-sharrukîn Volume VIII. CHAPTER I—SENNACHERIB (705-681 B.C.) CHAPTER II—THE POWER OF ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH; ESARHADDON AND ASSUR-BANI-PAL CHAPTER III—THE MEDES AND THE SECOND CHALDÆAN EMPIRE List of Special Illustrations and Color Plates Esneh—principal Abyssinian Trading Village Sennacherib Receiving the Submissions of The Jews The Fleet of Sennacherib on The Nar-marratum Assyrian Bas-reliefs at Bavian Great Assyrian Stele at BaviaÎt. Transport of a Winged Bull on A Sledge. The Column of Taharqa, at Karnak Mural Decorations from the Grottoes A Lion Issuing from Its Cage The Battle of Tulliz Khumb-nigash Proclaimed King The Head of Thumman Sent to Nineveh Two Elamite Chiefs Flayed Alive Prayer in the Desert After Painting by Gerome Illustrated Manuscript in Heiroglyphics Chieck Beled—Gizeh Museum Decorations on the Wrappings of a Mummy. The Façade of The Great Temple Of Abu-simbel Prisoners Under Torture Having Their Tongues Torn Out A King Putting out the Eyes of A Prisoner A People Carried Away Into Captivity Volume IX. CHAPTER I—THE IRANIAN CONQUEST CHAPTER II—THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD EASTERN WORLD List of Color Images and Special Illustrations Hypostyle of Hall Of Xerxes: Detail Of Entablature The Occupations of Ani in The Elysian Fields Croesus on his Pyre The Two Goddesses of Law; Ani Adoring Osiris; The Trial of the Conscience; Toth and The Feather Of The Law. Amasis in Adoration Before the Bull Apis Encampment de Bacharis Street Vender of Curios After the Painting By Gerome. Funeral Offerings. The Tomb of Darius Freize of Archers at Suza Fountain and School of the Mother Of Little Mohamad A Bas-relief on A Sidonian Sarcophagus Volume X. Part A. Part B. Part C. Volume XI. CHAPTER I—EGYPT UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE CHAPTER II.—THE CHRISTIAN PERIOD IN EGYPT CHAPTER III.—EGYPT DURING THE MUHAMMEDAN PERIOD List of Color Plates and Special Illustrations A Koptic Maiden Fragments in Wood Painted Temple at Tentyra, Enlarged by Roman Architects An Arab Girl Ethiopian Arabs Scene in a Sepuuchral Chamber The Slumber Song Painting at the Entrance of The Fifth Tomb Egyptian Slave Street Vendors in Metal Ware A Young Egyptian Wearing the Royal Lock An Egyptian Water-carrier Street and Mosque of Mahdjiar A Modern Kopt Volume XII. CHAPTER I—THE CRUSADERS IN EGYPT CHAPTER II.—THE FRENCH IN EGYPT CHAPTER III.—THE RULE OF MEHEMET ALI CHAPTER IV—THE BRITISH INFLUENCE IN EGYPT CHAPTER V.—THE WATER WAYS OF EGYPT CHAPTER VI—THE DECIPHERMENT OF THE HIEROGLYPHS CHAPTER VII—THE DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPTOLOGY CHAPTER VIII.—IMPORTANT RESEARCHES IN EGYPT List of Color Plates and Special Illustrations Enamelled Glass Cup from Arabia Gate of El Futuh at Cairo Interior of the Mosque, Kilawun Bonaparte in Egypt The Prophet Muhammed Cairo—Eskibieh Quarter Mosque of Mehemit Ali A Distinguished Egyptian Jew Slave Boats on the Nile Hieroglyphic Record of an Ancient Canal Examples of Phoenecian Porcelain Phoenician Jewlery The Great Hall of Abydos Plans of the Tombs Of Den-setui and Others Three Types of Sealings Volume XIII. PART I. EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA CHAPTER I—THE DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORIC EGYPT CHAPTER II—ABYDOS AND THE FIRST THREE DYNASTIES PART II. CHAPTER III—MEMPHIS AND THE PYRAMIDS CHAPTER IV—RECENT EXCAVATIONS IN WESTERN ASIA AND THE DAWN OF CHALDÆAN HISTORY PART III. CHAPTER V—ELAM AND BABYLON, THE COUNTRY OF THE SEA AND THE KASSITES CHAPTER VI—EARLY BABYLONIAN LIFE AND CUSTOMS PART IV. CHAPTER VII—TEMPLES AND TOMBS OF THEBES CHAPTER VIII—THE ASSYRIAN AND NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRES IN THE LIGHT OF CHAPTER IX—THE LAST DAYS OF ANCIENT EGYPT Listing of Special Color Plates and Photographs Stele of Vultures In Context Quick Image Stele of Victory In Context Quick Image Statue of Queen Teta-shera In Context Quick Image Wall Painting In Context Quick Image *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF EGYPT, CHALDÆA, SYRIA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. 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