They showed us the process of deciphering the papyri, which is very ingenious. From Wordnik.com. [The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3)] Reference
The harmless word "papyri" had wrought that remarkable change; could it be, I wondered, that a cache of these objects had been found?. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
"We are looking for papyri for Walter," I explained. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Then there is the library of papyri -- rolls found at. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
The first part of the papyri placed in his hands by. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
Fifth Century B.C. (Oxford, 1969), and of papyri from Greek. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
The religious inscriptions and funeral papyri remain undeciphered. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
No perfect papyri, but only fragments, have been found at Pompeii. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Sometimes the papyri are found written in the enchorial character. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Even papyri from Egypt mentioned abortifacients and contraceptives. From Wordnik.com. [Abortion.] Reference
"You asked for Egyptian papyri, Sitt; this is not what you desire.". From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Prof. Mahaffy had found no native landowner mentioned in the papyri. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
Egyptologists to these papyri, but in reality they bear the title of. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Here (in the tombs), as on the papyri which contain the 'Ritual of the. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
Examples of the Roman system have come to light in Egyptian papyri: cf. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8) The Vandalic War] Reference
Don't forget you promised to look out for papyri'demotic papyri, if you please. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
The length of the Greek papyri is said to vary from eight to twelve inches; the. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
The linear were generally used in the earlier papyri, containing funeral rituals. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Again we find in these newly discovered papyri a phrase bearing upon this subject. From Wordnik.com. [Cosmic Consciousness] Reference
"He studies the ancient language of Egypt, and I promised I would bring him papyri.". From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
He also mentions Galan, Strabo and papyri as other sources in which she is mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Salome.] Reference
His marble spirit hath set its loves upon ink-pots and papyri and such pulseless things. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
But its most important use was in the historical papyri, and the registers of the temples. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
"In the garb of labor among the ink-pots and papyri of the sculptor class," the lady answered. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
One great trove of papyri turned up in 1889 in a Ptolemaic cemetery at Gurob in northern Egypt. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
One of the most striking features of the Elephantine papyri is the prominent role that women play. From Wordnik.com. [Elephantine.] Reference
A list of papyri belonging to lost Hesiodic works may here be added: all are the “Catalogues”. From Wordnik.com. [Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica] Reference
Contemporary medical papyri mention an epidemic with symptoms that sound similar to bubonic plague. From Wordnik.com. [Full-Frontal Pharaoh and More] Reference
The Leiden and Stockholm papyri (ca. third century A.D.) would appear to be part of the same practical tradition. From Wordnik.com. [ALCHEMY] Reference
The tin boxes originally were part of the archival storage system of ancient papyri at the University of Michigan. From Wordnik.com. [Art from Weaving Women's Words: Baltimore Stories] Reference
This represents one of the largest collections of ancient papyri, some 500,000 pieces excavated around 1900 in Egypt. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Age of Discovery] Reference
At sunset he retired cautiously, but several dawns found him among the rocks, with reed pen, papyri and molds of clay. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
They first chose to enter a sub-department where ancient scrolls, parchments, and papyri could be seen in tiresome variety. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory] Reference
The ruins of the library in the Baths of Caracalla reveal circular tiers of galleries for the display of manuscripts and papyri. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine] Reference
A new and important feature in the arrangement of the rooms on the upper floor is the section devoted to the exhibition of papyri. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
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