Lepsius
[lep-see-oo s]
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noun
Karl Rich·ard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/, 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
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In 1840 Germany sent out an expedition under the leadership of Lepsius.
Lepsius was a fine specimen of the best type of German scholar.
A small obelisk discovered by Lepsius in a tomb at Gizeh in 1843.
The New York ObeliskCharles E. Moldenke
Lepsius imagines that the purport of most of these is satirical.
Myths and Legends of Ancient EgyptLewis Spence
The 12th dynasty, according to Lepsius, ends about 4,000 years ago.
A Few Words About the DevilCharles Bradlaugh