[PDF.41py] The Obelisk and the Englishman: The Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes

The Obelisk and the Englishman: The Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating life of an early adventurer and Egyptologist who delved deep into ancient pyramids and tombs|By Barbara S.|No one knows her subject better than this author. Scholarly yet eminently readable, this is an intimate and fascinating account of the life and phenomenal discoveries of a little-known early Egyptologist, Born to landed gentry, William Bankes' classical educa| |“Dorothy Seyler’s fluent and readable book on William Bankes explores the life of a leading player in the early decades of Egyptology both in Egypt and afterwards in England. A must for anyone interested in the decipherment of hieroglyphic script a

William John Bankes (1786–1855) was a pioneer in the nascent study of the language, history, and civilization of ancient Egypt. At the Abydos Temple he discovered the King List — a wall of cartouches listing Egyptian kings in chronological order — which was vital to the decoding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. At Philae he uncovered a fallen obelisk, which he arranged to be transported back to England. And in modern-day Jordan he was the first European to make...

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