offering of, i. 259, 260. on heads of guests, i. 77, 78. of various kinds, i. 259; ii. 23, 78. found in jars in the tombs, i. ,pots of different materials for -, sagdas, or psagdæ, i. 259; ii. 342. soldiers carried a twig of, at Ombos (Ombite nome), i. 242. offered and eaten, i. 323, 324. error respecting, i. 168. of Egypt of excellent flavour, i. stories respecting, i. 169. Ornaments worn by women, ii. 336- Ornan, threshing instruments of, ii. Osiris, loss of, Osiris found, i. 287, Osiris, history of, the great mystery, the abstract idea of good, or before 18th dynasty only kings after that time all good men souls of good men returned to, remarkable and peculiar cha- , eye of, i. 244, 257; ii. 127, 367, -, sceptres of, i. 257, 266; ii. 381. or Bacchus, i. 286. See Bacchus. rites of, i. 129, 299, 301. mummies in form of, ii. 383, 385. wooden figure of, brought to allegories connected with the the original Sesostris, i. 307. Ostrich feathers and eggs, i. 224. caught for its eggs and plumes, Ottomans, i. 58, 67. Oxen for sacrifice not necessarily free clean, belonged to Epaphus, or Oxyrhinchus, city of, i. 307. - fish, i. 254; ii. 191. Paamylia, i. 286. Painted walls and panels, i. 19-21 See Greek. 168. requires water to enable it to a great gift to the people, i. 168. the Dôm, or Theban, i. 56, 57. formerly said to be sterile in of the Oasis called Lowbgeh, i. 55. Panegyries, or assemblies, i. 280. Pantomime, Italian, i. 101. of cotton and silk, ii. 101. in Arabic called "leaf," ii. 100. when first used in England, ii. Papremis, or Mars, fête of, i. 209, 298. used for making punts, baskets, early use of the, ii. 98. or book, i. 274. eaten, i. 168; ii. 3. garlands, i. 57, 81. punt a security against croco- and another water plant, em- Papyrus not now in Egypt, ii. 97, 100. prophecy fulfilled respecting the, its name perpetuated in "pa- modern paper made from the, or paper, when found very mode of making, ii. 96-98. Pliny wrong in supposing, not breadth of sheets of, ii. 98. continued in use till time of -, monopoly of, resold, the original substitutes for, of pottery, Parchment, invention of, ii. 98, 99. Parks and covers, i. 37, 215. Party. See Guests. Pasht, Bubastis, Diana, i. 296. Passport system in Egypt, ii. 200, 201. Pastry, i. 174, 177. Pavilion and palace of the King, doubled the Cape of Good Hope, traded in tin, ii. 133. See Tin. went to Britain for tin, ii. 134, 134. commercial jealousy of the, ii. trade of the, ii. 133-136. See Phrah, "the sun," changed into paste figure of a, offered by poor 's flesh abhorred by the priests, treatment of, not kept in a sty, eaten sometimes by the Egypti- turned into the fields, ii. 18, 19. Pillows, or head stools, of wood and Pipe, the Egyptian, very old, i. 127. double, of modern Egypt, or Pipes and flutes at first rude, i. 84. Pirouette danced 4000 years ago, i. Pitch called "zift" or "sift," i. 397; Plants of Egypt, i. 57, 167-169; ii. from Pliny, ii. 23, 24, 27-35. brought as part of a foreign tri- number of, in Egypt about 1300, producing oil. See Oils. wild and indigenous, of the ii. 26. Plate, or silver, few pieces of Greek light furrows made by the, ii. 14. ii. 15. 17. perhaps shod with metal, ii. 15, Ploughing the land, ii. 13, 14. with an ox and an ass, not in Pointed ball, the principle of the, Pole and bucket, or Shadoof, i. 33, 35, Pole-axe, i. 363. Pomegranate, i. 36, 54, 57, 256. the Rhodon (rose) that gave its Pompeii, red panels, and "reeds for of the world the same now as of of Alexandría, i. 305. of many colours, yellow put on Potter's wheel, ii. 107. Coptic names for different kinds of, ii. 107. of modern Egypt has succeeded Egyptian, far inferior in taste to that of Greece, ii. 109. Poulterers, ii. 184, 185. used stone mortars, ii. 165, 166. cut with the diamond, ii. 67. See Gold, Wealth. Preserves, or covers, i. 37, 215. Priest, each, had one wife, i. 5; ii. Priestesses, i. 316, 317. See Women, Priesthood kept up their influence Priests, worldly possessions of the, the law was in the hands of the, and military class had the highest of various grades, i. 316, 319. dress of the, i. 333, 334. who wore the leopard-skin dress. chief, and the prophets called paid no taxes, but had public 321. initiated into the mysteries, i. education of the children of the, had great ascendency over the 325. abstinence of the, i. 322, 324, 268. brought in the shrine, i. 269. wore the leopard-skin dress Primitive habits traced long after a mountains in the desert, i. 228. lock of hair, the badge of, i. 312; in chariots, i. 370. office of, i. 311, 342, 344. i. 342. Principles of nature, the vivifying treatment of, i. 406, 410. Prizes for gymnastic exercises, cattle, at the King's coronation, i. 272, Processions, order of, from Clemens, Professions, only two, i. 311; ii. 1. dress, he was called "Sem," i. 270, Prostration before great people, i. Psagdæ, ointment, i. 259; ii. 342. Pthah, the creative power, i. 327. Pthah-Sokari-Osiris, i. 204. boat of, i. 284, 285. Ptolemies, titles of some of the, in a -, tyranny of the, ii. 229. , corruptions under the later, ii. Pullies known in Egypt, but may not Pump, ii. 318. Punishment of the offending member, See Prevention of crime. military, i. 418; ii. 210. with the corbag whip and the commutation of, ii. 209. of great men now in Egypt, ii. of public weighers, notaries, pent roof construction over en- - during the inundation (vignette tombs near the. See Tombs. Pyramids, arches of crude brick, ii. of Gebel Berkel in Ethiopia, ii. the oldest monuments, ii. 237. Quails, numerous, i. 234. Quarry, mode of beginning a, ii. 303, Quarries of Syene, ii. 309, 311. 141. Queens, sceptre of, i. 276. held priestly offices, i. 317. Rahab, an instrument of one string, Rain, very little, in Egypt, i. 7; ii. falls occasionally, and signs of 394. Reclining, not an Egyptian custom, Red paint on walls, censured by Vi- Sea, ports on the, ii. 235-237. changes in the, i. 329, 330, 332. abuses crept into the, i. 326. had no mixture of Sabæism, i. subjects connected with, i. 257- name of Sesostris transferred treasury of, i. 155. same as the Rhampsinitus of Herodotus, i. 155. change in the sculptures, in the conquests of, i. 308, 394, 398, 401, 418. |