Word: wt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Baedeker supplied complete chronicles of dynasties and even a list of the major Egyptian Deities and Sacred Animals, from Amon to Wtō. Baedeker history, usually as dry as the Sahara, sometimes managed to achieve a touch of poetry. Discussing the London Bridge area, Baedeker relates: "In one of the houses dwelt Sir John Hewittf Lord Mayor in the time of Queen Elizabeth, whose daughter, according to the romantic story, fell into the river and was rescued by Edward Osborne, his apprentice. The brave and fortunate youth afterward married the young lady and founded the family of the present Duke...