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. books of Hermes, or, i. 274. the intellect, i. 123. -month of, i. 299. 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 Phoni- some found in Spain even now, captives of, i. 393, 395–398. Tomb of Remeses III., i. 77, 108. some not allowed to be buried of the kings, i. 394. of poor people, ii. 365. all finished except the name of 365. never circular in Egypt, ii. 365. 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. -, sacred, i. 256. 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, 153, 397, 399. 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, the figure of, i. 260, 271, 272, Truth, i. 271, called Thmei (Oeμis). and Justice, i. 272; ii. 205. Truth, or Justice, the great cardinal goddess of, with her eyes closed, Turkish tent traced in the house, 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- boat towed on a lake in the Villas, i. 24-28. of irregular plan, i. 28. 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. Wars of the Egyptians, i. 390-416. Washerwomen, ii. 92. Washing before dinner, i. 76, 77. Water of the Nile. See Nile. wheel, hydraulic screw, and foot Wealth of ancient people, ii. 243, 244, of individuals at Rome, ii. 244, public, confidence in, and pu- 148. 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, ii. 47. 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- Wild boar, i. 244, 247. See Damietta. ox or cow, a species of antelope not covered with hangings, i. 22. 20. 141. 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. £3-55. THE END. LONDON PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS. |