Lepsius

[ lep-see-oos ]

noun

1. Karl Rich·ard [kah, r, l , rikh, -ah, r, t], 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.

Example Sentences

So far as Egypt is concerned the researches of Lepsius, Bunsen, Champollion, Lenormant, Gliddon, and others have fully verified the position of the learned president of the Asiatic Society.

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The 12th dynasty, according to Lepsius ends about 4,000 years ago.

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The fourth dynasty is rich in pyramids, tombs, and statues; and according to Lepsius, this dynasty commenced 3,426 B.C., or about 5,287 years from the present date.

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Scientific.—Papers read by Murchison and Lepsius before the Geological Society, 125.

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On the 10th of April, a paper was read from Prof. Lepsius on the height of the Nile valley in Nubia, which was formerly much greater than it is now.

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