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Excerpt from Beni Hasan, Vol. 3 The subjects illustrated in the selections for this volume divide themselves into two classes. Those in the first class bear upon the history of Egyptian writing, being selected examples of the pictures which composed the hieroglyphic system. The second class consists of details from the scenes illustrative of the state of culture in the valley of the Nile at the time these tombs were made. The scenes have afforded material to a succession of students, A number of special types have been executed for the printing of the hieroglyphs in this volume, from drawings kindly made for the purpose by Miss Paget. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.