Tabret, or timbrel (the Taph of the Jews), i. 129, 130, 140. wood, use of, ii. 110. tree, sacred to Osiris, i. 256. of various kinds, i. 129. Tapestry (tapeta) carpets, ii. 92. ness. encouragement of, ii. 293–295. Temperance, exhortations to, i. 53, Temple, dedication of a, i. 271, 272. coloured, ii. 290. sculptures of, ii. 295. not derived from excavated or sanctuaries, at first small, ii. Tentyris (now Dendera), i. 242, 307. Testudo and battering ram, i. 387-389. after victory, i. 278, 416. Thebes, pavilion of Remeses III.; two 230. i. 306, 331, 407. capital of Upper Egypt, ii. 229, and Memphis had no walls round tombs of the kings at, i. 394. i. 306. Theft, ii. 216. mode of discovering, by divi- Thieves had a chief, to whom they reported what they stole, and to ii. 216. Thimble-rig, i. 203. This, the Thinite dynasty, i. 307. Thoth, the Mercury or Hermes of books of Hermes, or, i. 274. the intellect, i. 123. the Moon and God of letters, answered to Time, ii. 381. III., i. 153, 308, 395, 397, 399, 418. Threshers, song of the, ii. 43. —not on the principle of the boo- Thyrsus carried by the priests, i. 291. Tiles, glazed, ii. 288, 292. taken to the Isle of Wight as a called Kassiteros in Greek, and sought in Britain by the Phoeni- some found in Spain even now, Tirhaka, i. 308. --, captives of, i. 393, 395-398. some not allowed to be buried of the kings, i. 394. of poor people, ii. 365. all finished except the name of Tomtom drum, i. 103-106. Towns raised above the inundation, Toys for children, i. 196, 197. Tradesmen not allowed to meddle Traps for birds, ii. 180, 182. spring, very strong, ii. 182. represented on monuments, ii. 36-38. Triad of gods, i. 329-332. Trial of the dead, i. 325; ii. 376, 379. of Ethiopia, i. 404. -, jar of, i. 397. from Asia and Africa, ii. 233. vases brought as part of a, i. 152, Triclinium not used by the Egyptians, Trimalchio's exhortation at his feast, Triumph of the king after victory, i. -, troops summoned by the, i. 344. Truth, or Justice, the great cardinal goddess of, with her eyes closed, ii. 205. Typho or Typhon, or Seth, i. 105, 241, the 3rd day of the Epact the sow sacrificed to, i. 323. head of, resembled that of Me- Variety, the Egyptians fond of, i. Vase like a caldron, i. 154. of bronze, with an elastic cover, Vases, i. 147-158. of glass and porcelain, i. 78, 82. of porcelain, or of enamel on from Asia, i. 152, 153. often of as bad shape as our and bottles in a case, i. 80. of gold and silver, and other ma- of gold, with so-called Greek - of same form as some Greek, but used in the temple and the of bronze, glass, and other ma- studded with precious stones, i. 148. variously ornamented with ani- of the Greeks, with the "Goose of elegant form in Egypt, some- Vases from Egypt. See Etruscans. Vegetables, great quantity of, at din- Vegetables forbidden to the priests, Vegetables, food of the lower orders, , great number of people in , sacred, i. 256. Vertical line in architecture, i. 21; Veterinary art in Egypt, ii. 173, 174. Victory, return of a king after, i. -, thanksgiving after, i. 279, 416. boat towed on a lake in the Villas, i. 24-28. of irregular plan, i. 28. entrances to, i. 25. Vine, i. 39-45; ii. 29, 36. browsed on by kids after the grown on the edge of the desert, Vitrified coating over figures and sar- Umbrella over a chariot, i. 73, 75, 76, shield used for an, i. 73, 75. Wabber, or hyrax (a sort of mar- mode of attack in, i. 405. return of the army from, i. 278, Weights, game of raising, i. 207. and barley, when cut, the best, all bearded, the seven-eared, found in tombs, said to have been cropped a little below the ear, cropped now close to the ground, 39. carried to the threshing floor, ii. sowing, reaping, carrying, treading out, or tritura, with -, oxen unmuzzled when treading Wheaten bread, i. 180. See Bread. Dr. Abbott, i. 383. Wheels of chariots, i. 374, 376-380, had four or six spokes, 374, 379, Wheelwrights, ii. 117. Wheeled carriage, four, i. 384. suspended from the wrist, i. 373. Wife, the priests and other Egyptians said to rule at home, ii. 223. Wight, Isle of, made the depôt for tin, Wigs, ii. 325, 326, 329. Wild animals kept for the table, i. 215. ass and wild boar not repre- sented, i. 244. Wild boar, i. 244, 247. See Damietta. not covered with hangings, i. 22. 20. it was not rude to refuse, i. 144. offered in two cups to the gods, i. offered to the gods, i. 51. See called Erp, i. 48, 266. of the Upper and Lower country, of the palm. See Palm-wine. Greece, i. 53. used medicinally, i. 50. Wines of a choice kind confined to the fictitious or medicated, i. 50. Wine-jars, or amphoræ, i. 48. press, i. 45-47. Wire, when first drawn, ii. 82. Witnessing a murder or any violence, VOL. II. upper garment worn by priests, World not more peopled now than for- Wounded enemies, i. 373. Writing, everything done in, ii. 176. Year, division of the, ii. 251-254. of 365 and 3654 days, ii. 252-254. Yoke for carrying waterpots and other things, i. 33. of a plough, ii. 15. of a chariot, i. 379, 381. Yoking oxen and cows to the plough, ii. 15. Young animals for stocking preserves, i. 215, 216. Zift, or bitumen, brought in tribute from Asia, i. 397; ii. 120. See Rotǹ-n. Zummára, a double pipe of modern Egypt, i. 128. Zythus, or Zythos, beer, i. 53–55. THE END. LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS. |