CONTENTS.

PART I.--THE VALUE OF THE TREASURY.

CHAP. PAGE
I. THE VALUE OF ARCHÆOLOGY 3

II. THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE 26

III. THE NECESSITY OF ARCHÆOLOGY TO THE GAIETY OF
THE WORLD 55


PART II.--STUDIES IN THE TREASURY.

IV. THE TEMPERAMENT OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS 81

V. THE MISFORTUNES OF WENAMON 112

VI. THE STORY OF THE SHIPWRECKED SAILOR 138


PART III.--RESEARCHES IN THE TREASURY.

VII. RECENT EXCAVATIONS IN EGYPT 165

VIII. THE TOMB OF TIY AND AKHNATON 185

IX. THE TOMB OF HOREMHEB 209


PART IV.--THE PRESERVATION OF THE TREASURY.

X. THEBAN THIEVES 239

XI. THE FLOODING OF LOWER NUBIA 262*

XII. ARCHÆOLOGY IN THE OPEN 281**


* Transcriber's note: Original text incorrectly lists page number "261".
**Transcriber's note: Original text incorrectly lists page number "282".



ILLUSTRATIONS.


PLATE PAGE

A STATUE OF THE HAWK-GOD HORUS IN FRONT OF
THE TEMPLE OF EDFU. THE AUTHOR STANDS
BESIDE IT _Frontispiece_

I. THE MUMMY OF RAMESES II. OF DYNASTY XIX. 10

II. WOOD AND ENAMEL JEWEL-CASE DISCOVERED IN THE
TOMB OF YUAA AND TUAU. AN EXAMPLE OF
THE FURNITURE OF ONE OF THE BEST PERIODS
OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART 17

III. HEAVY GOLD EARRINGS OF QUEEN TAUSERT OF
DYNASTY XX. AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORK
OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GOLDSMITHS 22

IV. IN THE PALM-GROVES NEAR SAKKÂRA, EGYPT 36

V. THE MUMMY OF SETY I. OF DYNASTY XIX. 48

VI. A RELIEF UPON THE SIDE OF THE SARCOPHAGUS
OF ONE OF THE WIVES OF KING MENTUHOTEP III.,
DISCOVERED AT DÊR EL BAHRI (THEBES).
THE ROYAL LADY IS TAKING SWEET-SMELLING
OINTMENT FROM AN ALABASTER VASE. A
HANDMAIDEN KEEPS THE FLIES AWAY WITH
A BIRD'S-WING FAN. 62

VII. LADY ROUGING HERSELF: SHE HOLDS A MIRROR
AND ROUGE-POT 71

DANCING GIRL TURNING A BACK SOMERSAULT 71

VIII. TWO EGYPTIAN BOYS DECKED WITH FLOWERS AND
A THIRD HOLDING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
THEY ARE STANDING AGAINST THE OUTSIDE
WALL OF THE DENDEREH TEMPLE 82

IX. A GARLAND OF LEAVES AND FLOWERS DATING FROM
ABOUT B.C. 1000. IT WAS PLACED UPON THE
NECK OF A MUMMY 94

X. A RELIEF OF THE SAITIC PERIOD, REPRESENTING
AN OLD MAN PLAYING UPON A HARP, AND A
WOMAN BEATING A DRUM. OFFERINGS OF
FOOD AND FLOWERS ARE PLACED BEFORE
THEM 100

XI. AN EGYPTIAN NOBLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY
HUNTING BIRDS WITH A BOOMERANG AND
DECOYS. HE STANDS IN A REED-BOAT WHICH
FLOATS AMIDST THE PAPYRUS CLUMPS, AND A
CAT RETRIEVES THE FALLEN BIRDS. IN THE
BOAT WITH HIM ARE HIS WIFE AND SON 108

XII. A REED BOX FOR HOLDING CLOTHING, DISCOVERED
IN THE TOMB OF YUAA AND TUAU 118

XIII. A FESTIVAL SCENE OF SINGERS AND DANCERS FROM
A TOMB-PAINTING OF DYNASTY XVII. 133

XIV. A SAILOR OF LOWER NUBIA AND HIS SON 144

XV. A NILE BOAT PASSING THE HILLS OF THEBES 159

XVI. THE EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE CITY OF
ABYDOS 166

XVII. EXCAVATING THE OSIREION AT ABYDOS. A CHAIN