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Maspero

American  
[mas-puh-roh] / mas pəˈroʊ /

noun

  1. Sir Gaston Camille Charles 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.


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Yet another hypothesis is offered by Mr. Le Page Renouf, and in the case of Set and the hippopotamus is shared by M. Maspero.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

Professor Maspero has shown that the 64th chapter, once considered one of the oldest, is in reality one of the latest in date.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Maspero, however, proposes to see in them a symbol of the king of Upper Egypt destroying a hostile city.42.Recueil de Travaux, xxi. pp.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

During the ancient empire," says M. Maspero, "I only find monuments at four points—at Memphis, at Abydos, in some parts of Middle Egypt, at Sinai, and in the valley of Hammamat.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

The Queens of Egypt: with a preface by Maspero.

From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

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