第7节
【】hadbeethepastparticipleofaverb.afterseveralhundred
years,theegyptianslostsightofboththeseaningsand
thepicture{illust.}catostandforasier,the
letters.ashortsenten.here
isadeenglishsentetenin
hieroglyphics.{illust.}
the{illust.}eitherahesets
inyourhead,eans``i,theperson
alking.
a{illust.}iseitherahershoney,orit
representstheverb``tobeea.again,it
ybethefirstpartofaverblike``beeor``behave.
inthisparticularinstaisfollo.}h
ansa``leafor``leaveor``lievethesoundofallthree
e.
the``eyeyoukno.
finallyyougetthepictureofa{illust.}.itisagiraffe
itispartoftheoldsignlanguageoutofhehieroglyphics
developed.
yououulty.
``ibelieveisawagiraffe.
havingiedthissysteheegyptiansdevelopedit
duringthousandsofyearsuntiltheyuldeanythingthey
essages
tofriends,tokeepbusinessatsandtokeeparerdofthe
historyoftheiruntry,thatfuturegeionsghtbe
bythestakesofthepast.
thenilevalley
thebeginningofcivilisationinthe
valleyofthenile
thehistoryofnisthererdofahungrycreaturein
searchoffood.whereverfoodanhas
travelledtokehisho.
thefaofthevalleyofthehavespreadat
anearlydate.froheinteriorofafridfrohedesert
ofarabiaandfroheepartofasiapeoplehad
flotheirshareoftherichfar.
togethertheseinvadershadfordaneehcalled
itself``reor``thenjustasetisa
``godsory.theyhadgoodreasoeful
toafatetothisnarroripofland.
inthesuerofeachyeartheuedthevalleyintoa
shalloheersrecededallthegrainfields
auresost
fertileclay.
iakindlyriverdidtheillionnand
deitpossibletofeedtheteengpopulationofthefirst
largecitiesofistruethatall
thearablelandplicated
systefsllalsand
theriverleveltothetopofthehighestbanksandaneven
reintricatesystefirrigationtrenchesspreaditthroughout
theland.
anoftheprehistehadbeenobligedtospend
sixteenhoursoutofeverytself
andtheersofhistribe,theegyptianpeasantorthe
inhabitantoftheegyptianselfpossessedofa
selfny
thingsthaterelyoantalandnotintheleastbit
useful.
rethanthat.onedayhedisveredthathisbrainwas
capableofthinkingallkindsofthoughtshing
todosofeatingandsleepingandfindinga
hoforthechildren.theegyptiaospeculateupon
nystrangeproblethatnfrontedhihe
starsefrodethehethunderh
frightenedhioterriblyadetheriveilerise
hsuchregularitythatitobasethedar
upontheappearahedisappearaheannual
flelittlecreaturesurrounded
onallsidesbydeathandsiessahappyand
fulloflaughter
heaskedtheseionsaainpeopleobligingly
steppedforoansheseinquiriestothebestof
theirability.theegyptianscalledthe`priestsandthey
becatheguardiansofhisthoughtsandgainedgreatrespect
iy.theyenwhowere
entrustedhthesacredtaskofkeepienrerds.
theyuoodthatitisnotgoodforntothinkonlyof
hisiediateadvahisheydretention
tothedaysofthefutureell
beyoainsoftheustgiveanat
ofhisdeedstoosiris,theghtygodherulerof
thelivingandthedeadanden
aerits.ihepriestsdesoch
ofthatfuturedayintherealfisisandosiristhatthe
egyptiaardliferelyasashortpreparation
forthehereafteraheteengvalleyofthenile
intoalaedtothedead.
inastraobelievethat
nosoululdeherealfosirishoutthepossession
ofthebodysplaceofresidehisworld.
thereforeassoonasaookhis
rpseandhaditeald.forwassoakedina
solutionofnatronahpitch.the
persianiaiandtheealdbody
.itwasedinyardsandyards
ofspeciallypreparedlinenanditedinaspecially
preparedffioberevedtoitsfinalho.but
aiangraveehebodywassurrounded
bypieusistruntsto
hedrearyhoursofingandbylittlestatues
ofoksandbakersandbarbersthattheoctofthis
darkhoghtbedetlyprovidedhfooda
goaboutunshaven.
inallythesegraveshadbeendugintotherocksofthe
ountainsbutastheegyptiansvednorthward
theyeteriesinthedesert.the
deserthoalsandequallywildrobbers
andtheybrokeintothegravesanddisturbedtheyor
stolethejehathadbeenburiedhthebody.toprevent
suall
undsofstoopofthegraves.theselittleunds
graduallygreherichpeoplebuilthigher
undsthanthepoorandtherepetition
toseeakethehighesthillofstohe
rerdadebykingkhufu,thegreekscalled
cheopsandhirtyturiesbeforeourera.his
und,idbecausethe
egyptianuswasoverfivehundred
feethig
...
years,theegyptianslostsightofboththeseaningsand
thepicture{illust.}catostandforasier,the
letters.ashortsenten.here
isadeenglishsentetenin
hieroglyphics.{illust.}
the{illust.}eitherahesets
inyourhead,eans``i,theperson
alking.
a{illust.}iseitherahershoney,orit
representstheverb``tobeea.again,it
ybethefirstpartofaverblike``beeor``behave.
inthisparticularinstaisfollo.}h
ansa``leafor``leaveor``lievethesoundofallthree
e.
the``eyeyoukno.
finallyyougetthepictureofa{illust.}.itisagiraffe
itispartoftheoldsignlanguageoutofhehieroglyphics
developed.
yououulty.
``ibelieveisawagiraffe.
havingiedthissysteheegyptiansdevelopedit
duringthousandsofyearsuntiltheyuldeanythingthey
essages
tofriends,tokeepbusinessatsandtokeeparerdofthe
historyoftheiruntry,thatfuturegeionsghtbe
bythestakesofthepast.
thenilevalley
thebeginningofcivilisationinthe
valleyofthenile
thehistoryofnisthererdofahungrycreaturein
searchoffood.whereverfoodanhas
travelledtokehisho.
thefaofthevalleyofthehavespreadat
anearlydate.froheinteriorofafridfrohedesert
ofarabiaandfroheepartofasiapeoplehad
flotheirshareoftherichfar.
togethertheseinvadershadfordaneehcalled
itself``reor``thenjustasetisa
``godsory.theyhadgoodreasoeful
toafatetothisnarroripofland.
inthesuerofeachyeartheuedthevalleyintoa
shalloheersrecededallthegrainfields
auresost
fertileclay.
iakindlyriverdidtheillionnand
deitpossibletofeedtheteengpopulationofthefirst
largecitiesofistruethatall
thearablelandplicated
systefsllalsand
theriverleveltothetopofthehighestbanksandaneven
reintricatesystefirrigationtrenchesspreaditthroughout
theland.
anoftheprehistehadbeenobligedtospend
sixteenhoursoutofeverytself
andtheersofhistribe,theegyptianpeasantorthe
inhabitantoftheegyptianselfpossessedofa
selfny
thingsthaterelyoantalandnotintheleastbit
useful.
rethanthat.onedayhedisveredthathisbrainwas
capableofthinkingallkindsofthoughtshing
todosofeatingandsleepingandfindinga
hoforthechildren.theegyptiaospeculateupon
nystrangeproblethatnfrontedhihe
starsefrodethehethunderh
frightenedhioterriblyadetheriveilerise
hsuchregularitythatitobasethedar
upontheappearahedisappearaheannual
flelittlecreaturesurrounded
onallsidesbydeathandsiessahappyand
fulloflaughter
heaskedtheseionsaainpeopleobligingly
steppedforoansheseinquiriestothebestof
theirability.theegyptianscalledthe`priestsandthey
becatheguardiansofhisthoughtsandgainedgreatrespect
iy.theyenwhowere
entrustedhthesacredtaskofkeepienrerds.
theyuoodthatitisnotgoodforntothinkonlyof
hisiediateadvahisheydretention
tothedaysofthefutureell
beyoainsoftheustgiveanat
ofhisdeedstoosiris,theghtygodherulerof
thelivingandthedeadanden
aerits.ihepriestsdesoch
ofthatfuturedayintherealfisisandosiristhatthe
egyptiaardliferelyasashortpreparation
forthehereafteraheteengvalleyofthenile
intoalaedtothedead.
inastraobelievethat
nosoululdeherealfosirishoutthepossession
ofthebodysplaceofresidehisworld.
thereforeassoonasaookhis
rpseandhaditeald.forwassoakedina
solutionofnatronahpitch.the
persianiaiandtheealdbody
.itwasedinyardsandyards
ofspeciallypreparedlinenanditedinaspecially
preparedffioberevedtoitsfinalho.but
aiangraveehebodywassurrounded
bypieusistruntsto
hedrearyhoursofingandbylittlestatues
ofoksandbakersandbarbersthattheoctofthis
darkhoghtbedetlyprovidedhfooda
goaboutunshaven.
inallythesegraveshadbeendugintotherocksofthe
ountainsbutastheegyptiansvednorthward
theyeteriesinthedesert.the
deserthoalsandequallywildrobbers
andtheybrokeintothegravesanddisturbedtheyor
stolethejehathadbeenburiedhthebody.toprevent
suall
undsofstoopofthegraves.theselittleunds
graduallygreherichpeoplebuilthigher
undsthanthepoorandtherepetition
toseeakethehighesthillofstohe
rerdadebykingkhufu,thegreekscalled
cheopsandhirtyturiesbeforeourera.his
und,idbecausethe
egyptianuswasoverfivehundred
feethig
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