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Karl Richard Lepsius
Lepsius in 1874
Born
23 December 1810
Naumburg an der Saale, Kingdom of Saxony
Died
10 July 1884(1884-07-10) (aged 73)
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg
Nationality
Prussian, German
Alma mater
Leipzig University, University of Göttingen, University of Berlin
Known for
Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien
Spouse
Elisabeth Klein
(m. 1846)
Children
6
Relatives
Bernhard Klein (father-in-law)
Awards
Order of the Red Eagle
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Pour le Mérite
Royal Gold Medal
Scientific career
Fields
Egyptology
Institutions
University of Berlin
Signature
Karl Richard Lepsius (Latin: Carolus Richardius Lepsius) (23 December 1810 – 10 July 1884) was a Prussian Egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.[1]
He is widely known for his opus magnum Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien.
^Hayen, Todd (2016-12-19). Ancient Egypt and Modern Psychotherapy: Sacred Science and the Search for Soul. Routledge. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-317-30747-1.
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is italic, without other delimiters. It shares similarities with KarlRichardLepsius’ Standard Alphabet or some Americanist phonetic notations Edward...
precursors of the current IPA letters, ⟨ǀ⟩ ⟨ǁ⟩ ⟨ǃ⟩ ⟨ǂ⟩, were created by KarlRichardLepsius and used by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd, who added ⟨ʘ⟩. Also influential...
the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by KarlRichardLepsius in 1844. The temple was built during the reign of Amenhotep III and...
Egyptian Art of Munich, while the remaining – under suggestions of KarlRichardLepsius and of Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen – was bought by the Egyptian...
Egyptian Art of Munich, while the remaining – under suggestions of KarlRichardLepsius and of Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen – was bought by the Egyptian...
the famous zodiacs of Dendera display their symbols, identified by KarlRichardLepsius. The division of the ecliptic into the zodiacal signs originates...
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in Egyptian mythology. In 1842, KarlRichardLepsius produced the first modern list of pyramids—now known as the Lepsius list of pyramids—in which he counted...
Euergetes; Queen Berenice, his wife; and Princess Berenice. In 1866, KarlRichardLepsius discovered at Tanis the first copy of this Decree (this copy was...
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was first identified by Champollion, and later partly published by KarlRichardLepsius. It includes a record of the campaigns of this king against the Sea...
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