dress, he was called "Sem," i. 270, Prostration before great people, i. Psagdæ, ointment, i. 259; ii. 342. Pthah, the creative power, i. 327. Pthah-Sokari-Osiris, i. 204. boat of, i. 284, 285. Ptolemies, titles of some of the, in a -, tyranny of the, ii. 229. , corruptions under the later, ii. of public weighers, notaries, -, pent roof construction over en- during the inundation (vignette tombs near the. See Tombs. falls occasionally, and signs of 394. Red paint on walls, censured by Vi- Sea, ports on the, ii. 235-237. changes in the, i. 329, 330, 332. abuses crept into the, i. 326. had no mixture of Sabæism, i. subjects connected with, i. 257- name of Sesostris transferred treasury of, i. 155. same as the Rhampsinitus of Herodotus, i. 155. conquests of, i. 308, 394, 398, 401, 418. Remeses III., naval fight in reign of, playing at draughts, i. 191-193. Rhampsinitus probably the same as story of the daughter of, i. 299. ii. 182. Rings, ii. 336, 339, 341. Robbers, chief of the, a man of in- Romans, state of Egypt under the, ii. Roof of houses of palm branches and i. 7. they slept in summer on the, and floors of palm-tree beams, twisted leather, ii. 93. Rose, or rhodon. See Pomegranate. women of the, i. 397, 398, 416. brought bitumen to Egypt, called zift, i. 397. Rudders of boats, ii. 125, 129. Sabaco, i. 308. raised the towns, especially Sabæism not part of the Egyptian re- Sacred music, instruments of, i. 129- rites. See Religion. fêtes, or festivals, i. 272, 286, dancing, i. 140. Sacred, subjects in painting had pre- after victory, i. 279, 416. Sails of some boats, of the papyrus, furled in ships of war, i. 412. See Boatmen. of the fleet, or "king's ships," Sails of modern lighters and Ethio- monolith, ii. 55, 309, 310. of women and others, ii. 331–333. 66 Sapt, the chosen part," i. 264. ii. 305. gave us the pointed arch, ii. 305. 292. Sarapis, temple of, i. 292. Saviour, portrait of the, ii. 198. Sawing, mode of, ii. 114, 118. Saxon, Norman, and Lombard styles, Scales for weighing, ii. 136. gold, ii. 151, 152. of Queens, i. 276. Sceptres of Osiris, i. 257, 266; ii. 381. already advanced in time of Vignette, i. 72. Shafts of a cart or carriage, found, i. Sharetana, an Asiatic people, i. 390- had a helmet with horns, i. 390. name of the Red Sea, i. 396. Shaved their beards, priests, ii. 327. Sheaves bound up, ii. 47. large flocks of, i. 166; ii. 172. , a large kind of, i. 349. Shields of the Egyptians used by the made of hide of hippopotamus Shinar (Shingar, Sinjar), tribute from, Ships of war, i. 411-413; ii. 130. rigging of, i. 412, 414 ; ii. 130. of great size, ii. 131, 132. name and occupation of the procession of, i. 267-270. Sieges of fortified towns, i. 387-390. ii. 95. Sift. See Zift. Silver, hieroglyphic signifying, ii. much used for money, ii. 147. soon followed gold, ii. 148. thread and wire, ii. 82. Simple dress of the Egyptians, like a River God's, ii. 320. Simpula, or ladles, i. 184, 185. with a hinge, i. 184, 185. Simsim, or sesame, gives an oil, ii. 23, "Sincere," etikpins, ii. 80. Singing and music after dinner, i. 188. at work, ii. 308. a solo, i. 92. Single-stick, i. 206, 207. Siphons, i. 174, 175; ii. 317, 318. held by women, i. 133. has been found, i. 132, 133. Skins imported into Egypt and part tanning and curing, ii. 102, 106. Slave, a black woman, holding a plate murder of a, capital offence, ii. 208. traffic in, customary in those the Jews also had, i. 417. treatment of, i. 417. Slaughtering for the table, i. 169. looked upon with contempt by used by some of the Greeks. i. of Maneros or Linus, i. 97. Sont, Mimosa, or Acacia, Nilotica, ii. pods of the, used for tanning, ii. -, groves of, ii. 28, 37, 110. and solar year, ii. 253-255. Soul, transmigration of the, ii. 379. Sowing the land, ii. 11, 12. broadcast, ii. 39. Spear, or pike, with metal head, i. 355. and javelin heads, i. 355, 356. Sphinxes, ii. 290, 315, 324. Spiked stand for offering birds, i. instrument. See Doora. Spindles, ii. 84-88. Spinning, employment of women, ii. Spoil of the enemy, i. 406. Stables, i. 30. Stag, i. 227, 247. Standards of the Egyptians, i. 342, Stands for flowers, i. 79. Staters, the oldest coins, ii. 150. on a sledge at El Bersheh, ii. Statues of the Greeks, some as large 21. large, ii. 309, 310, 314, 315. of great size, not good taste, i. Steelyard of Roman time, ii. 152. Steward, or overseer of lands, i. 32 ; Stick. 'See Throw-stick; see Walk- Sticks, fights with, i. 206–209, 298. knives of early time, and long on a sledge, taken from a quarry, Stools for the head. See Pillows. Strainers or cullenders of bronze, i. in making bricks, ii. 194. mode of shortening, by a neck, limited to three, shows an im- Sun, worship of the, i. 328, 329, 339. festivals in honour of the, i. worship introduced by the worshipped at Heliopolis, i. 331. the bull Mnevis said to be sa- Superintendents of cattle, a high post, Surveying, land, or mensuration, ii. Swineherds in Egypt and India most ignoble, ii. 169. Swine. See Pig. Swords and daggers, i. 358, 419. figs heavenly fruit, i. 181. figs if eaten supposed to ensure tree sacred to Netpe, i. 256; ii. Symmetry avoided, ii. 296. See Va- Symphony, the triple, i. 86. Table for dinner, i. 167, 179, 128. Tables, i. 69, 70, 167, 179, 182, 190. Tables, offerings in the tombs on 2 F |