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hadbeethepastparticipleofaverbafterseveralhundred
years,theegyptianslostsightofboththeseaningsand
thepicture{illust}catostandforasingleletter,the
lettersashortsentenceeanhere
isadeenglishsentenceasittenin
hieroglyphics{illust}
the{illust}eitheransoneofthesets
inyourhead,eans``i,theperson
alking
a{illust}iseitheraninsecthershoney,orit
representstheverb``tobeeanstoexistagain,it
ybethefirstpartofaverblike``beeor``behave
inthisparticularinstanceitisfollo}h
ansa``leafor``leaveor``lievethesoundofallthree
e
the``eyeyoukno
finallyyougetthepictureofa{illust}itisagiraffe
itispartoftheoldsignlanguageoutofhehieroglyphics
developed
youcannouchdifficulty
``ibelieveisawagiraffe
havinginventedthissysteheegyptiansdevelopedit
duringthousandsofyearsuntiltheyuldeanythingthey
essages
tofriends,tokeepbusinessacuntsandtokeeparerdofthe
historyoftheiruntry,thatfuturegenerationsghtbenefit
bythestakesofthepast
thenilevalley
thebeginningofcivilisationinthe
valleyofthenile
thehistoryofnisthererdofahungrycreaturein
searchoffoodwhereverfoodanhas
travelledtokehisho
thefaofthevalleyofthenilesthavespreadat
anearlydatefroheinteriorofafricaandfrohedesert
ofarabiaandfroheepartofasiapeoplehad
flotheirshareoftherichfar
togethertheseinvadershadfordaneehcalled
itself``reor``thenjustasetiscallarica
``godsorytheyhadgoodreasontobegrateful
toafatetothisnarroripofland
inthesuerofeachyeartheniletuedthevalleyintoa
shalloheersrecededallthegrainfields
andthepasturesost
fertileclay
inegyptakindlyriverdidtheillionnand
deitpossibletofeedtheteengpopulationofthefirst
largecitiesofistruethatall
thearablelandplicated
systefsllcanalsand
theriverleveltothetopofthehighestbanksandaneven
reintricatesystefirrigationtrenchesspreaditthroughout
theland
anoftheprehistoricagehadbeenobligedtospend
sixteenhoursoutofeverytself
andtheersofhistribe,theegyptianpeasantorthe
inhabitantoftheegyptianselfpossessedofa
selfny
thingsthaterelyoantalandnotintheleastbit
useful
rethanthatonedayhedisveredthathisbrainwas
capableofthinkingallkindsofthoughtshing
todosofeatingandsleepingandfindinga
hoforthechildrentheegyptianbegantospeculateupon
nystrangeproblethatnfrontedhihe
starsefrodethenoiseofthethunderh
frightenedhioterriblyadetheriveilerise
hsuchregularitythatitobasethecalendar
upontheappearanceandthedisappearanceoftheannual
floodsrangelittlecreaturesurrounded
onallsidesbydeathandsicknessandyethappyand
fulloflaughter
heaskedthesenyquestionsandcertainpeopleobligingly
steppedforoansheseinquiriestothebestof
theirabilitytheegyptianscalledthe`priestsandthey
becatheguardiansofhisthoughtsandgainedgreatrespect
inthenitytheyenwhowere
entrustedhthesacredtaskofkeepingthetenrerds
theyunderstoodthatitisnotgoodfotothinkonlyof
hisiediateadvantageinthisheydretention
tothedaysofthefutureell
beyondtheuntainsoftheustgiveanacunt
ofhisdeedstoosiris,theghtygodherulerof
thelivingandthedeadanden
aeritsindeed,thepriestsdesoch
ofthatfuturedayintherealfisisandosiristhatthe
egyptiansbegantoregardliferelyasashortpreparation
forthehereafterandtuedtheteengvalleyofthenile
intoalanddevotedtothedead
inastrangeetobelievethat
nosoululdentertherealfosirishoutthepossession
ofthebodysplaceofresidenceinthisworld
thereforeassoonasanivestookhis
rpseandhaditealdforwassoakedina
solutionofnatronandthenithpitchthe
persianiaiandtheealdbody
itwaswrappedinyardsandyards
ofspeciallypreparedlinenanditedinaspecially
preparedffinreadytoberevedtoitsfinalhobut
anegyptiangraveehebodywassurrounded
bypieusicalinstruntsto
hedrearyhoursofingandbylittlestatues
ofoksandbakersandbarbersthattheoccupantofthis
darkhoghtbedecentlyprovidedhfoodandneednot
goaboutunshaven
originallythesegraveshadbeendugintotherocksofthe
ountainsbutastheegyptiansvednorthward
theyeteriesinthedesertthe
deserthoalsandequallywildrobbers
andtheybrokeintothegravesanddisturbedtheyor
stolethejehathadbeenburiedhthebodytoprevent
suall
undsofstonesontopofthegravestheselittleunds
graduallygreherichpeoplebuilthigher
undsthanthepoorandtherepetition
toseeakethehighesthillofstonesthe
rerdadebykingkhufu,thegreekscalled
cheopsandhirtycenturiesbeforeourerahis
und,idbecausethe
egyptianuswasoverfivehundred
feethig
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hadbeethepastparticipleofaverbafterseveralhundred
years,theegyptianslostsightofboththeseaningsand
thepicture{illust}catostandforasingleletter,the
lettersashortsentenceeanhere
isadeenglishsentenceasittenin
hieroglyphics{illust}
the{illust}eitheransoneofthesets
inyourhead,eans``i,theperson
alking
a{illust}iseitheraninsecthershoney,orit
representstheverb``tobeeanstoexistagain,it
ybethefirstpartofaverblike``beeor``behave
inthisparticularinstanceitisfollo}h
ansa``leafor``leaveor``lievethesoundofallthree
e
the``eyeyoukno
finallyyougetthepictureofa{illust}itisagiraffe
itispartoftheoldsignlanguageoutofhehieroglyphics
developed
youcannouchdifficulty
``ibelieveisawagiraffe
havinginventedthissysteheegyptiansdevelopedit
duringthousandsofyearsuntiltheyuldeanythingthey
essages
tofriends,tokeepbusinessacuntsandtokeeparerdofthe
historyoftheiruntry,thatfuturegenerationsghtbenefit
bythestakesofthepast
thenilevalley
thebeginningofcivilisationinthe
valleyofthenile
thehistoryofnisthererdofahungrycreaturein
searchoffoodwhereverfoodanhas
travelledtokehisho
thefaofthevalleyofthenilesthavespreadat
anearlydatefroheinteriorofafricaandfrohedesert
ofarabiaandfroheepartofasiapeoplehad
flotheirshareoftherichfar
togethertheseinvadershadfordaneehcalled
itself``reor``thenjustasetiscallarica
``godsorytheyhadgoodreasontobegrateful
toafatetothisnarroripofland
inthesuerofeachyeartheniletuedthevalleyintoa
shalloheersrecededallthegrainfields
andthepasturesost
fertileclay
inegyptakindlyriverdidtheillionnand
deitpossibletofeedtheteengpopulationofthefirst
largecitiesofistruethatall
thearablelandplicated
systefsllcanalsand
theriverleveltothetopofthehighestbanksandaneven
reintricatesystefirrigationtrenchesspreaditthroughout
theland
anoftheprehistoricagehadbeenobligedtospend
sixteenhoursoutofeverytself
andtheersofhistribe,theegyptianpeasantorthe
inhabitantoftheegyptianselfpossessedofa
selfny
thingsthaterelyoantalandnotintheleastbit
useful
rethanthatonedayhedisveredthathisbrainwas
capableofthinkingallkindsofthoughtshing
todosofeatingandsleepingandfindinga
hoforthechildrentheegyptianbegantospeculateupon
nystrangeproblethatnfrontedhihe
starsefrodethenoiseofthethunderh
frightenedhioterriblyadetheriveilerise
hsuchregularitythatitobasethecalendar
upontheappearanceandthedisappearanceoftheannual
floodsrangelittlecreaturesurrounded
onallsidesbydeathandsicknessandyethappyand
fulloflaughter
heaskedthesenyquestionsandcertainpeopleobligingly
steppedforoansheseinquiriestothebestof
theirabilitytheegyptianscalledthe`priestsandthey
becatheguardiansofhisthoughtsandgainedgreatrespect
inthenitytheyenwhowere
entrustedhthesacredtaskofkeepingthetenrerds
theyunderstoodthatitisnotgoodfotothinkonlyof
hisiediateadvantageinthisheydretention
tothedaysofthefutureell
beyondtheuntainsoftheustgiveanacunt
ofhisdeedstoosiris,theghtygodherulerof
thelivingandthedeadanden
aeritsindeed,thepriestsdesoch
ofthatfuturedayintherealfisisandosiristhatthe
egyptiansbegantoregardliferelyasashortpreparation
forthehereafterandtuedtheteengvalleyofthenile
intoalanddevotedtothedead
inastrangeetobelievethat
nosoululdentertherealfosirishoutthepossession
ofthebodysplaceofresidenceinthisworld
thereforeassoonasanivestookhis
rpseandhaditealdforwassoakedina
solutionofnatronandthenithpitchthe
persianiaiandtheealdbody
itwaswrappedinyardsandyards
ofspeciallypreparedlinenanditedinaspecially
preparedffinreadytoberevedtoitsfinalhobut
anegyptiangraveehebodywassurrounded
bypieusicalinstruntsto
hedrearyhoursofingandbylittlestatues
ofoksandbakersandbarbersthattheoccupantofthis
darkhoghtbedecentlyprovidedhfoodandneednot
goaboutunshaven
originallythesegraveshadbeendugintotherocksofthe
ountainsbutastheegyptiansvednorthward
theyeteriesinthedesertthe
deserthoalsandequallywildrobbers
andtheybrokeintothegravesanddisturbedtheyor
stolethejehathadbeenburiedhthebodytoprevent
suall
undsofstonesontopofthegravestheselittleunds
graduallygreherichpeoplebuilthigher
undsthanthepoorandtherepetition
toseeakethehighesthillofstonesthe
rerdadebykingkhufu,thegreekscalled
cheopsandhirtycenturiesbeforeourerahis
und,idbecausethe
egyptianuswasoverfivehundred
feethig
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