Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Arts, Manufactures, Religion, and Early History ; Derived from a Comparison of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existing, with the Accounts of Ancient Authors, Volume 2

Murray, 1847

Rights of the Farmers Skill in Agriculture Gardeners	4

Amphora closed and covered with Gypsum or other Com	8

The public Weighers and Notaries Things sold by Weight	10

False Weights	14

The Receivingroom Different Courts of a large Man	16

Cymbals among the sacred Instruments A smaller Kind	27

Punishment inflicted on those who led a disreputable Life	35

Spirit of their Laws to protect the Weak	40

No Pleading allowed all Classes equal before this Tri	222

Not considered unbecoming the Priests to delight in	223

Music introduced at the earliest Times	226

Reed Pipes mentioned by Julius Pollux The Giglarus	227

Jingling Instruments Band of Choristers consisting	234

Study of Music	241

28	248

Jewish Instruments Various Names of Greek Instruments	279

Rape The Bastinado The important Benefits of	43

Another Law to prevent Debt Showing their Respect	51

Egyptian Writing of Three distinct Kinds besides many	57

12	63

The Governors of Provinces	72

CHAP V	93

Bricks probably a Government Monopoly Captives	97

Common to	109

23	113

Walls and Ceilings painted	125

39	164

Plinys just Remarks on the constant Irrigation required	176

Various Trees grown in Egypt Egyptians fond of Flowers	182

Practising the Bow as an Amusement	189

Custom of reclining Couches probably also used as Bed	190

Threelegged and solidsided Tables Mode of sitting	203

42	215

Washing before Dinner The Greeks	221

Lyres ornamented Berlin and Leyden Lyres	292

The Guitar Three Strings corresponding to the Three	298

The Monochordium an Arab Invention the Parent of	304

Made of various Materials Men and Women played on it	311

Female Musicians admitted to the Temple with the Jews	320

Musical Notation Its Invention Notions of Plato	344

Leather Bottles	364

Thieves the Chief of the Thieves Stolen Property	367

Abundance of Vegetables in Egypt The Lotus Papyrus	372

273	375

Laws Truth or Justice the main Cardinal Virtue Their	376

276	383

Question respecting the Custom of reclining at Meals	394

The moral Intent of this Custom perverted by the Greeks	415

Hoop Dice According to Plato in the Phædrus	423

47	424

Buffoons Impromptu Remarks on those who passed	431

Titre	Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Arts, Manufactures, Religion, and Early History ; Derived from a Comparison of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existing, with the Accounts of Ancient Authors, Volume 2 Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Arts, Manufactures, Religion, and Early History ; Derived from a Comparison of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existing, with the Accounts of Ancient Authors, John Gardner Wilkinson
Auteur	John Gardner Wilkinson
Édition	3
Éditeur	Murray, 1847

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