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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Hieroglyphic symbols are indicated by [HRG] and ancient letters by
[SGN].
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
Article EGG: "The outermost, or third, layer of this shell often
takes the form of a glaze, as of porcelain, as for example in the
burnished egg of the ostrich ..." 'porcelain' amended from
'procelain'.
Article EGLINTON, EARLS OF: "This earl's successor was his
grandson, Archibald William, the 13th earl (1812-1861), who was
born at Palermo on the 29th of September 1812." 'on' amended from
'in'.
Article EGYPT: "While the worship of the gods 55 tended more and
more to become a monopoly of the state and the priests ..."
'monopoly' amended from 'monoply'.
Article EGYPT: "... the home of the dead in the heavens was a
fertile region not very different from Egypt itself, intersected by
canals and abounding in corn and fruit ..." 'from' amended from
'form'.
Article EGYPT: "The celebrated Israel stele from this temple is his
principal inscription. The rock shrines at Silsila are of small
importance." 'is' amended from 'in'.
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