The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 01Part 1 / Book 2 — Chapter VI. The Finding of the Royal MummiesReading editionChapter navigation65 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLDContributors, and Editorial Revisers.KEY TO THE AUTHORITIES.Chapter I · SOME GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSChapter II · MATERIALS FOR THE WRITING OF HISTORYChapter III · THE METHODS OF THE HISTORIANSChapter IV · WORLD HISTORIESChapter V · THE PRESENT HISTORYChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · COSMOGONY—ANCIENT AND MODERN IDEAS AS TO THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLDChapter III · COSMOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY—ANCIENT AND MODERN IDEASChapter IV · THE ANTIQUITY OF THE EARTH AND OF MANChapter V · THE RACES OF MAN AND THE ARYAN QUESTIONChapter VI · ON PREHISTORIC CULTUREEGYPTChapter I · THE EGYPTIAN RACE AND ITS ORIGINChapter II · THE OLD MEMPHIS KINGDOMChapter III · THE OLD THEBAN KINGDOMChapter IV · THE RESTORATIONChapter V · THE XIXTH DYNASTYChapter VI · THE FINDING OF THE ROYAL MUMMIESChapter VII · THE PERIOD OF DECAY [XIXth-XXVth Dynasties: ca. 1285-655 B.C.]Chapter VIII · THE CLOSING SCENESChapter IX · MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE EGYPTIANSChapter X · THE EGYPTIAN RELIGIONChapter XI · EGYPTIAN CULTUREChapter XII · CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF EGYPTIAN HISTORYChapter XII · CONCLUDING SUMMARY OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY (continued 2)Chapter I · The Egyptian Race and Its OriginChapter II · The Old Memphis KingdomChapter III · The Old Theban KingdomChapter IV · The RestorationChapter V · The Nineteenth DynastyChapter VI · The Finding of the Royal MummiesChapter VII · The Period of DecayChapter VIII · The Closing ScenesChapter IX · Manners and Customs of the EgyptiansChapter X · The Egyptian ReligionChapter XI · Egyptian CultureMESOPOTAMIAChapter I · LAND AND PEOPLEChapter II · OLD BABYLONIAN HISTORYChapter III · THE RISE OF ASSYRIAChapter III · THE RISE OF ASSYRIA (continued 2)Chapter IV · FOUR GENERATIONS OF ASSYRIAN GREATNESS (722-626 B.C.)Chapter IV · FOUR GENERATIONS OF ASSYRIAN GREATNESS (722-626 B.C.) (continued 2)Chapter V · THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ASSYRIAChapter VI · RENASCENCE AND FALL OF BABYLONChapter VII · MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF BABYLONIA-ASSYRIAChapter VII · MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF BABYLONIA-ASSYRIA (continued 2)Chapter VII · MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF BABYLONIA-ASSYRIA (continued 3)Chapter VIII · THE RELIGION OF THE BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANSChapter IX · BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN CULTUREChapter IX · BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN CULTURE (continued 2)Chapter IX · BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN CULTURE (continued 3)Chapter IX · BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN CULTURE (continued 4)Chapter I · Land and PeopleChapter II · Old Babylonian HistoryChapter III · The Rise of AssyriaChapter IV · Four Generations of Assyrian GreatnessChapter V · The Decline and Fall of AssyriaChapter VI · Renascence and Fall of BabylonChapter VII · Manners and Customs of Babylonia-AssyriaChapter VIII · The Religion of the Babylonians and AssyriansChapter IX · Babylonian and Assyrian CulturePrevious chapter ←Part 1 / Book 2 — Chapter V · The Nineteenth DynastyNext chapter →Part 1 / Book 2 — Chapter VII · The Period of DecayAll chapters and sections (65)Other sectionsTHE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLDContributors, and Editorial Revisers.KEY TO THE AUTHORITIES.Part 1 / Book 1 · Chapters12345Part 1 / Book 2 · Chapters123456Part 1 / Book 2 · Other sectionsEGYPTPart 1 / Book 2 · Chapters123456789101112121234567891011Part 1 / Book 2 · Other sectionsMESOPOTAMIAPart 1 / Book 2 · Chapters1233445677789999123456789b G.C.C. Maspero, La Trouvaille de Deir-el-Bahari.◇← Chapter V. The Nineteenth DynastyChapter VII. The Period of Decay →