Nile, ii. 52. See Festivals.

Fig trees and vines, i. 41, 57.
wild, ii. 30.

-, sycamore, 44, 57, 181, 259. See

Figs, 1. 54.

Sycamore.

and grapes,

fond of, i. 181.

and grapes on altars, i. 262.

in a basket, the hieroglyphic signi-
fying "wife," i. 323.

Figl (or Raphanus), i. 167, 259, 323.
Figure, proportions and Egyptian mode

of drawing the human, ii. 266.
Figure. See Foot, the standard for the.
Firmán, or royal order; custom of kiss-
ing, ii. 203.

First fruits, offerings of the, i. 274,
299.

Fish not eaten by the priests, i. 322.
-, sacred, i. 254; ii. 191, 192.
and meat at dinner, i. 167.
how brought to table, i. 173.
of Egypt most prized, ii. 191.
of the Nile of muddy flavour, ii.
193.

-, great consumption of, ii. 189, 193.
dried, ii. 181, 189, 190.

of Egypt regretted by the Israel-
ites, ii. 191.

electric. See Electric.

of the sea not appreciated, ii.
193.

Fishponds, i. 37, 215.

Fisheries, revenue from the, ii. 193.
- of the Lake Mœris, ii. 193.
Fishermen, ii. 181, 186.
Fishing, ii. 181, 186-193.
Fishing, an amusement of gentlemen, i.
238.

they sat on a mat, or in a chair,
while, i. 238.

with a fly unknown, i. 239.
nets and leads of, ii. 187-189.
Fishing-rod and hook, i. 239; ii. 186.
Flax, process of cultivating, or steep-
ing, and preparing for cloth, ii. 88,
89.

comb for preparing, ii. 90, 91.
used for ropes, ii. 93.

nets of string, made of, ii. 95.
much in Egypt, ii. 50.

Flaxman, the great taste of, ii. 289.
Flower offered from each other's bou-
quet, i. 146.

259.

Flute, length of the Egyptian, i. 127.
antiquity of the, i. 126, 127.
of reed, bone, wood, or ivory, i.
127.

not allowed in the rites of Osiris
and Anubis, i. 129.

Minerva's aversion for the, i. 127.
Fly-fishing. See Fishing.
Food, i. 166-168.

of the peasants, i. 167; ii. 3.
of the poor people and shepherds,
ii. 175.

of poor people simple and cheap, i.
179; ii. 219, 330.

"Fool or a physician at forty," origin
of, ii. 352.

Foot, watering with the, i. 34.

-, standard, or unit for the human
figure, ii. 266.
Foot-machine, i. 34.
Footmen, running, i. 76.
Footstools, i. 68.

Foreleg and shoulder, called "the chosen
part," i. 264.

Forks not used at dinner, i. 181.

known to the Jews and Etruscans,
but not used at table, i. 182.

used in an Egyptian kitchen, i.
174, 175.

of wood used by the peasants, ii.
42, 45.
Fortification, regular system of, i. 407.
Fowling, a great amusement, i. 234.
Fox, i. 227, 245.

dog, i. 231.

Fringes on dresses (sometimes sewed

414

fringes.

Fruit in wicker baskets, i. 43.

gathering, i. 40, 41, 43, 44.

Fruit trees, i. 36, 55, 57.

Fruits on the altar, i. 259.

Fullers, ii. 106.

Funerals, mourners at, ii. 366.

Funerals of kings, ii. 366.

-, some grand, ii. 366–373.

Furniture of Egyptian rooms, i. 58-72.
Fyoom, or Arsinoite nome, i. 49, 229,
244, 304.

-, extremity of the, artificially irri-
gated, i. 307.

remains of vineyards on the west-
ern borders of, i. 49; ii. 20.

wild boars found in the, i. 244.

GAME, preserves for, i. 37.

parks and covers for, i. 215.
Game-cart, substitute for the, i. 218.
Games in honour of the gods, i. 282.
most usual, i. 188, 189.
of ball, i. 198-200.
various, i. 192-207.

of single-stick, i. 206, 207.

board of, found by Dr. Abbott, i.
194, 195. See Mora and Draughts.
Gardens, i. 25, 32, 35-37.

Garlands or chaplets, i. 57, 79–81.
Gazelle, i. 214-216, 219, 220, 223-225,
227, 247.

Geese, boxes in the form of, i. 161.

fed, i. 215.

See Goose.

potted, ii. 185.
Geoffreying machine, ii. 92.
Geography, in the books of Hermes, i.
274.

Geometry, i. 321.

- beads, ii. 64, 65.

See Beads.

ii. 60, 63. See Precious Stones.
shows advance of luxury, ii. 65.
of many colours attempted at Ven-
ice, ii. 61.

mosaics of pictures in Venice, ii.
61, 63.

false emeralds of, ii. 63, 64.
coloured, 60, 63-65, 67, 71.
coloured imitations of murrhine
vases, ii. 71.

applied to various uses, ii. 65.
coloured porcelain, ii. 66, 71. See
Vitrified.

-, cut, ground, and cast, ii. 67,
cut by the diamond, emery pow-
der, and wheel, ii. 67.

bottles inclosed in wicker casing,
ii. 67, 68.

lamps, ii. 71, 72.

Glazed tiles in Egypt, ii. 287, 292.
Gloves, i. 283, ii. 336.

brought by the Rot-ǹ-n, i. 397.
Glue, ii. 114, 115.

Goats browsing on vines after the vint-
age, i. 45.

God, division of, into various attributes,
i. 327.

spirit of, was Nef, Nû, Nûm, or
Nub, i. 327.

-, or Goddess, with several names,
i. 329.

Gods of Egypt, i. 327, 328, 330, 331.
figures of the, i. 328.

331.

nature, i. 332, 333.

worshipped throughout Egypt, i.

of different cities, i. 331, 332.
Goddesses with various names, in differ-
ent countries, really the same, i. 333.
Gold-dust in bags, i. 148, 260, 261; ii.
149.

Gold in Egpyt and in Britain, and quartz
veins broken up, ii. 141.
thread, ii. 81.

wire, ii. 82.

workers, ii. 137, 138.

-, great use of, for ornaments, ii. 138,
140, 141.

hieroglyphic signifying, ii. 149.
(Woodcut, figs. a, b.)

fusing, ii. 139.

washing ore of, ii. 139.

vases of, ii. 140, 141.

mines of Egypt and Ethiopia in
the Bisharee desert, and Mr. Bonomi's
account of them, ii. 141.

of Australia and California, ii. 143.

Harvest home, i. 282.
Hatchet, or axe, i. 361, 362, 419; ii. 114.
Hatching eggs artificially, ii. 170.

the modern oven for, ii. 170-172.
Hawking, no instance of, i. 221.
Head of an animal given to a poor man,
i. 171.

cut off first, i. 170, 263.

placed on altars and taken to the
kitchen, i. 172.

said by Herodotus not to have
been eaten, i. 172.

-, imprecations on the, as on the
scapegoat, probably not extended to
every one, i. 172. See Enemies.
Heads, men and women carried loads
on their, i. 177.

Heads of Egyptians, hard, ii. 328.
Head-stools, or wooden pillows, i. 63,
71, 335, 336.

Hearse of the dead, ii. 368, 373, 375.
Heavy-armed troops, arms of, i. 368.
Hedgehog, i. 227, 229, 245.

Heliopolis, wine not taken into the tem-
ple at, i. 51.

Re, the Sun, was the God of, i.
296, 298, 300, 331; ii. 312.

288.

Mnevis, the sacred bull of, i.

Arabs (or a Semitic race), i. 302.

Helmet, quilted, i. 365, 366.

with crest, from Asia, i. 366.

Henneh, ii. 345.

Heracleopolis, i. 243.

Hermæ of Greece not the origin of
statues, ii. 271.

Hermes, books of, i. 274; ii. 251. See
Medicine.

-, or Mercury, ii. 228. See Thoth.
Hermotybies, soldiers, i. 337.
Heroes, no divine honours paid to, i.

328.

roofs of, i. 7.

-, small, i. 13.

large, i. 20, 24, 27, 29.
at Karnak, i. 14.
remains of, i. 11.
of crude brick, i. 6.

of priests, luxurious, i. 7, 322.
-, plans and number of stories of,

tombs, and temples painted, ii.
290-292.

painted, in Greece, ii. 278.
Human sacrifices in Egypt, no, ii. 411.
Human figure. See Figure.
Humanity of the Egyptians recorded
by their sculptors, i. 406. See Cruel-
ty.
Hunting, mode of, i. 218, 221, 224.
Huntsmen, i. 213, 215, 218.

of the 3rd class. See Class 3rd.
Hyæna, i. 213, 224, 227, 246.

caught, i. 213, 224.
apparently not eaten, i. 224.
spotted, i. 227, 246.
Hyrax, or Wabber, i. 228, 247.

JACKAL, i. 227, 246.

Javelin lighter than the spear, i. 355.
of reed, an inferior kind of, i.
357.

Ibex, i. 227, 247.