Bats represented, i. 234. with bronze blade and silver Beans and other vegetables eaten, of gods, kings. and private indi- Bedroom furniture, i. 70, 71. Bedsteads, i 72. Beef and goose favourite meats of the not wholesome, i. 66. Beer, men drunk with, i. 54. offered, i. 266. called barley-wine, and zythos Bees and hives, i. 36. taken on the Nile in boats, i. 36. Beni-Hassan, strange shields at, i. wrestlers at, i. 204, 205. dwarfs and deformed persons Benno sacred bird of Osiris (appa- Berenice, on the Red Sea, ii. 235–237. Bersheh. See Colossus. Biot, reign of Thothmes fixed by, ii. Black and white slaves. See Slaves. Blood used for cooking, i. 170. , wild, eaten by some people Boards, mode of joining two, ii. 111, Boat towed on a lake in the grounds 414. with sail made of papyrus, i. 413, of guard ships, ii. 55. steersman a high office among, with double mast in early times, punts, or canoes of papyrus, going up and down the Nile, ii. sails of, like those of China, but of large size only used during 123. made of the papyrus, ii. 119- mentioned by Pliny and Strabo, of the papyrus safe against cro- of papyrus not sent to India, as of the Armenians covered with of Egypt had no beaks, ii. 128. -, eye on Maltese and Indian, ii. ornaments on head and stern of, pullies, doubtful if used in, ii. 130, 131. rigging of, ii. 130. built with ribs, and little or no with and without a cabin, ii. of burthen, cabins of, ii. 129. sails of, how reefed and furled, - sails of, had yard at the top and sails of, had one yard in old Body, reason for preserving the, ii. Boiled meats seldom eaten by Bottle held on the thumb, i. 165. and vases stopped with leaves, among the offerings to the Gods, Bow of the Koofa, i. 349. of Egypt, i. 349, 350. mode of stringing the, i. 350. and arrows for the chase, i. 221. suspended at the side of a cha- string of catgut, i. 351. - string used for entangling an Bow the knee, abrek, bérek, ii. 203. Boxes of wood of various forms for mode of opening, ii. 116, 117. Boys watched the grapes, i. 43. money, ii. 150. Bread with seeds, i. 177, 179. cakes of, in form of leaves, cro- 266. shape of rolls of, i. 176, 177, 179, made of wheat, or barley, or error of Herodotus respecting Brickmakers. See Bricks. with taskmasters, as described Bricks led to the invention of the houses of crude, i. 6, 18; ii. 8. captives and Egyptians made, made with, and without, straw, - preserved to this day, ii. 194. burnt, of Roman time, ii. 194. weapons in Britain. See British. Bruce's harpers, i. 108-110. See Fête. raised more than any town, as a Buffoonery, the Egyptians fond of, i. Buffoons, i. 100-103. Buildings. See Architecture. oldest, were of limestone, ii. 305. Bull-fights, i. 209, 300, 301. Bureaucratie in Egypt, ii. 176. See refused even to a king if bad, i. Bushes dragged over the mud, ii. 11. Buto, fête of Latona at, i. 296, 298. a name found in the East, ii. 93. Cabbages eaten to excite them to Cabinet-makers. See Carpenters. Calasiries (Klashr) soldiers, i. 337, Calasiris, fringed dress called, ii. 91, Cambyses invaded Egypt, i. 309, Cakes of various shapes in offerings, with seeds, i. 177, 266; ii. 31. Calf, golden, i. 140. Camel not represented, i. 234. Camp, i. 406, 407. Camp-stools, i. 63. represented supporting tables - represented slain by the king Car. See Chariot. fortified town of, i. 308, 309. tools of the, ii. 111-114. work of the, ii. 111-119. Carpets, i. 68; ii. 92, 93. Carriage with four wheels, i. 384. Carthamus, ii. 22, 34. Cartonage of mummies, ii. 396, 397. Castes. See Classes. Castor Oil, and castorberry tree, ii. mode of extracting, ii. 23, 24. -, wild, or chaus, i. 230, 246. Ceres and Isis, i. 297. wolves led a priest to the temple Chair, a monkey tied to the leg of a, Chairs, i. 58-65. double and single, i. 62. the Egyptians sat on, i. 58. Changes made in the Egyptian re- of nightshade in Egypt, ii. 33. modes of telling the, i. 210, 211. held two persons, i. 368, 370. was of wood, i. 373. bent pole of the, i. 374. driver was on the off side of the, -, parts of the, i. 375. -, process of making a, i. 377, 378. bow and arrow, and spear cases wheels of the, i. 379. mode of fastening, and parts of or car in the Florence Museum, with mules, i. 384, 385. often a person of consequence, -, guests arrived in, i. 73, 74, 76. Charms, ii. 352. or bullas, worn by children, Charon, origin of, ii. 375, 377. a favourite pastime, i. 212. in the grounds of grandees, and and dyeing cloths, ii. 67. Chevron ornament in Egypt, ii. 290. Child, lock of hair indicative of a, i. accompanied its parents when education of, ii. 226. of common people, i. 322. severity of duties of, ii. 225. Chinese bottles, ii. 68, 69, 70. probable date of, ii. 70. often blind, i. 94, 95. Clappers, or Crotala, i. 99, 100, 129, used in dances, i. 135. Clapping the hands, i. 92. See Hands. Class 3rd, huntsmen, gardeners, boat- men, peasants, &c., ii. 2, 54, 55. according to Herodotus, Dio- kneaded by the foot, ii. 107. Clover, dried, called in Arabic Drees, Club of rude shape, i. 364. (lissán) or curved stick, i. 365. oldest silver, ii. 147, 150. See Colossi. See Statues. Colossus on a sledge, at El Bersheh, ii. 307, 308. See Frontispiece to Colour of temples, ii. 281, 290, 291. Colours, nature of their, ii. 292. taste in the arrangement of, ii. applied to wood on a coating of Coloured, and glazed tiles, ii. 288, 292. supporting a statue, not good 286. palm tree and other, ii. 283. slender, reaching to the top of of our modern houses, i. 20. , square, or pillars, the oldest, ii. polygonal, ii. 282-284. half drums of, ii. 284. Combs, ii. 342, 343. Committees never responsible, ii.295. Conquests of the Egyptians, i. 308, Convent, or college, of women, i. 319. Cook. See Baker. -, occupation of, ii. 166. mines in Egypt, ii. 155. See Copt, refusing to pay taxes, story of, Coptos, pottery of, ii. 107. Corn, six ears of, offered by the king, and other produce sown, ii. 39. Corn country, i. 173. Coronation. See King. Corslet, or coat of scale armour, i. worked in colours, i. 367, 368. of Amasis, with gold thread, ii. used by the priests, ii. 74. Couches, i. 68, 69. , injury arising from, i. 325, 328. when not transported, ii. 215. venerated in some, hated in other 242. attacked by the Tentyrites, i. a timid animal, i. 242. mode of attack of the, i. 243. size of the, i. 243. |