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Games, 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.
Garments worn at feasts, i. 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.

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Glue, ii. 114, 115.

Goats browsing on vines after the
vintage, i. 45.

God, division of, into various attri-
butes, i. 327.

spirit of, was Nef, Nû, Núm, or
Nûb, i. 327.

or Goddess, with several names,
i. 329.

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

-, nature, i. 332, 333.
worshipped throughout Egypt,
i. 331.

of different cities, i. 331, 332.
Goddesses with various names, in dif-
ferent countries, really the same,
i. 333.

Goeffreying machine, ii. 92.

Gold-dust in bags, i. 148, 260, 261; ii.
149.

Gold in Egypt 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.

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Gold, fetters of, in Ethiopia, ii. 155.
of Colchis, ii. 240.

of Spain, ii. 240, 242.
and silver, ii. 238-247.

and silver, relative value of, at
different times, ii. 242.

See Precious Metals, Wealth,
and Jewelry, ii. 243, 244.

quantity of in ancient countries,
ii. 243.

teeth stopped with, ii. 350.
statues of, ii. 243.

of David and Solomon, ii. 243.
loss by wear and other causes,
ii. 245.

in Rome, ii. 244, 245.

before and after the discovery
of America, ii. 246.

Golden-calf ground and reduced to
powder, ii. 136.

mode of worshipping with
dances, i. 140.

mosaics. See Mosaics.

ewer and basin, i. 76, 77.
Good, Goodness, i. 327; ii. 358. See
Osiris.

Goose and beef much eaten, i. 66.

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Grace before meals, i. 186.
Grain, pigs and other animals trod in
the, ii. 11, 12, 13.
Grain, abundance of, ii. 3.

of "seven plenteous years" laid
up, shows the abundance of, ii. 3.

exported and belonging to Go-
vernment stores, ii. 3.
Granaries, i. 13, 31, 32; ii. 43, 46.

with vaulted roofs, i. 31, 32.
Granite, difficulty of cutting, ii. 157.
not cut and worked when less
hard, ii. 157.

stunning the crystals of, ii. 157.
-, early use of squared, ii. 287.
painted, ii. 291.

imitation of, ii. 232.

walls cased with, ii. 292.
Grapes, gathering of, i. 40-43.
watched by boys, i. 43.
Gratitude of the Egyptians, ii. 227.
Grease used in moving large stones,
ii. 309.

Greece, pictures of, ii., 278, 279.

in its infancy, when Egypt had
long been the leading nation, ii.
263.

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Greek temples traced from wooden
buildings, i. 5.

- lyres. See Lyres.

instruments, name of, i. 126.
flute, name of, i. 126.
mercenaries in Egypt, i. 309.
statues coloured, ii. 279, 280.
artists painted on panel, not on
walls, the best, ii. 278, 280.

- pictures in temples and galleries,
ii. 279.

- pictures carried off to Rome, ii.
279.

oldest paintings monochrome,
ii. 279.

statues and bas-reliefs coloured,
ii. 279, 291.

colours, ii. 291.

taste, colour, form, and propor-
tion, ii, 293.

architecture at first simple, ii.

297.

21.

towns wanted lofty buildings, i.

Ionic, and Corinthian capitals,
ii. 297.

and Egyptian temples of a dif-
ferent character, ii. 298.

architecture and bas-reliefs co-
loured, ii. 291.
Greeks claimed discoveries of others,
ii. 109.

--, vases of the, far superior to
those of Egyptians in taste, ii. 109.

did not copy natural objects for
ornament, ii. 288.

copied from the "Barbarian"
what was beautiful, and made it
their own, ii. 289.

knew but did not use the arch
in buildings, ii. 302.

considered music a necessary
accomplishment, i. 94.

indebted to Asia for stringed

instruments, i. 111.

long-haired, ii. 327.

Grove or Temenos. See explanation

of Frontispiece, List of woodcuts,
vol. i.

or Temenos, i. 409.

Guard at the gate of a camp, i. 407.

had no shield, i. 406.

Guards, royal, i. 337.

Guests, reception of, and arrival of,
i. 73.

Guests had flowers and wine brought
them on arriving, i. 81, 141.

anointed on arriving, i. 78.
received bouquets of flowers and
necklaces, i. 78, 79.

crowned with flowers, i. 78, 80.
admired the furniture and
knick-knacks, i. 76, 146.

at dinner sat on the ground, or
on chairs, i. 181, 182.

amused with music and danc-
ing, i. 141.

Guilloche ornament, i. 19; ii. 290.
Guitar of 3 strings, i. 84, 86, 123, 124.
knowledge required for the in-
vention of the, i. 84.

Kithára, Chitarra, i. 124, 129.

an instrument found at The bes
not unlike the, i. 125.

Gúsla of Montenegro, with one string,
i. 125.

Hair of women, ii. 335.

of children, i. 312; ii. 328. See
Child.

of men shaved, i. 312; ii. 327.
of servants, ii. 334.

Halfeh or Poa grass, i. 57.
Hand-writing to tell a character, i.

211.

Hands cut off, as a return of the
enemy's killed, i. 373.

clapping the, i. 89, 90, 92, 95,
101, 128, 135, 139, 296.
Handles of vases, i. 153, 154.
Hare, i. 227, 228, 246.

Harness. See Chariot.
Harp of the Paris Collection, i. 113,
114.

unknown to the Greeks, i. 111.
head of a, from Thebes, i. 110.
Harps, the oldest, i. 85, 111.

of various sizes, i. 110, 111.
catgut strings of. See Catgut.
with a support, i. 87, 111, 112.
of wood covered with bull's
hide, i. 87, 113.

113.

113.

of tortoiseshell, i. 87, 113.
of coloured leather, i. 88, 89, 90,

shortening the strings of the, i.

had no pedals and no pole, i. 113.
used for religious services, i.
113, 129, 130.

in the hands of Deities, i. 113.
Harpers, i. 108-112.

of the tomb of Remeses III.,
called Bruce's, i. 108-110.

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or reproduction on dissolution,
ii. 382.

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
temple at, i. 51.

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

288.

Mnevis, the sacred bull of, i.

said to have been founded by
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.
Hermoty bies, soldiers, i. 337.
Heroes, no divine honours paid to, i.
328.

Hieraphori, bearers of standards,
images, &c., i. 273, 284, 285.
Hierogrammat (sacred scribe), Hie-
roscopus, and Stolistes, i. 276.
Hieroglyphics cut to great depth in
granite, ii. 156.

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Horns for instruments, i. 105.
Hors d'œuvres to excite the appetite,
i. 174.

Horses exported from Egypt, i. 386.
originally from Asia, i. 234, 386.
called Sus as in Hebrew, i. 396.
abundant, i. 231.

of Egypt esteemed, i. 234.
-, trappings of, i. 381.
Horus, or Orus, i. 242, 275, 288, 300,
312, 330.

the child, or Harpocrates, i. 256,
312, 333; ii. 182, 382.
House in the British Museum, model
of a, i. 13, 14.

Houses, plans of, i. 11, 12.

-, they slept in summer on the
roofs of, i. 7.

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small, i. 13.

large, 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,

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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.

Ibis, two kinds of, sacred, i. 251.

shoulder of an, broken and set,
ii. 172

Ichneumon, i. 227, 229, 246.

destroys serpents and the eggs
of crocodiles, i. 229, 243.
Jerboa, i. 227, 230, 246.

Jerusalem, temple of, pillaged, i. 308,
340.

Jewels of silver and gold, &c., i. 146;
ii. 147, 336-341.

Jewish music, i. 94, 95.

musicians, numerous, i. 96.
instruments and music, i. 94, 96,
98, 105, 120, 129, 130, 140.
trumpets, i. 96, 104, 105.

Jews, features of the, ii. 197.

included among Syrians by the
Egyptians, ii. 197.

anointed the king, i. 275.
brought in the ark, i. 268.
mourning and songs at funerals,

i. 98.

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offered, i. 324.

offered to the dead, ii. 358.
brought from Asia, ii. 397.

India, resemblance of the religions
of Egypt and, i. 329.

329.

arrival of the Hindoos in, i.

aborigines of Scythian origin in,

i. 329.

trade with, ii. 134, 234, 235, 237.
Solomon's trade with, ii. 235.
trade of Tyrians with, ii. 235.
Indian productions went to Egypt, ii.
134, 235, 237.

Indigo used by the Egyptians, ii. 78,
79.

Infantry, heavy and light, i. 386, 387.
Inn, this life only an, i. 187; ii. 356.
Insects of Egypt, i. 255.

fabulous, i. 255.
Instruments. See Musical.

with a neck for shortening the
strings, i. 84.

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with three strings, i. 84.
unknown, i. 133.

to which they danced, i. 133.
resembling lyres, i. 118-122.
of sacred music, i. 129.

triangular, i. 118, 119, 126.
names of Greek, i. 126.

of jingling sound, i. 89, 92, 93, 119.
held on the shoulder, i. 121.

found at Thebes not unlike a

guitar, i. 125.

of one string, i. 125.

Interest not allowed to increase be-
yond double the original sum lent,
ii. 217.

Intestines of the dead, how buried,
ii. 388, 300, 391.

Inventions, few represented, ii. 320.
of the Egyptians, ii. 315-319.
Inventions, many older than we' sup-
pose, ii. 57.

Investiture to office, i. 275, 282, 283.
Inundation, water of the, retained by
dykes, ii. 11.

11.

kept out from certain crops, ii.

subsiding of the, ii. 11.

the land dries quickly after the,

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