The wise Rule of Darius, and the Respect shown him by Little Information respecting the early Government of Government of Egypt at a later Period The principal Persons after the King and the Senate in The Caste of Soldiers lost its Consequence. Respect for Transmission of Grain to the Capital of the Empire State of Property nearly the same as in former Times. Corrupt Administration. Distress of the People Reduced to Poverty. The Peasants fled Houses of the Egyptians. Expense incurred in beauti- Disproportionate Scale of the Possessions of the Priests. Heavy Rain rare in Upper Egypt. Use of crude Brick Bricks probably a Government Monopoly. Captives em- Brickmakers at Thebes, erroneously supposed to be Jews. They are said to be engaged in making Bricks for a building at Thebes, where the Jews never were More Bricks found of the Time of Thothmes III., the Pharaoh of the Exodus than of any other King Features of Captives resembling the Jews, common to all the Syrians. Houses not lofty. Sometimes extensive 100 Plans. The Court-yard. The Entrance. The Disposition The Receiving-room. Different Courts of a large Man- Different Modes of arranging the Apartments. Plan of a Granaries. Small Houses in the Villages. Mr. Salt's When found, it contained Grain in the small Store-rooms. Keys, said to bear a Lion's Head upon them. (Plutarch says, "the Doors of the Egyptian Temples were orna- mented with the gaping Jaws of the Lion." De Isid. - Probably also used at Medéenet Háboo, in the Pavilion Invention of the Arch. Want of Wood in Egypt. Rare Woods part of the Tribute exacted from conquered Na- tions. Ground Floors. Rooms for entertaining Guests and sleeping generally up Stairs. Mills A larger Mill turned by Cattle. Made of Granite and Floors flat, whether over Rafters or vaulted Roofs. Mul- guf, or Wind Conductor on the Top of the House - 120 Tower of a House. Parapet. Embattled Wall in imita- Walls and Ceilings painted. Devices similar to those of - Pleasure Boats on the Water, within their Grounds. ing. Angling. Mode of laying out their Villas. Some- Entrances to the large Villas. Walls ornamented. Pan- Granaries. Mode of filling the Store-rooms. Stewards - 135 Gardens. Mode of Irrigation. The Shadóof and Buckets 137 by the Egyptians. The same applies to the Greeks and Some Trees easily recognised in the Sculptures. Orchard Description of a large Garden, with Vineyard and other The Orchard and Vineyard. Figs and other Trees often Vines supported on Columns and Rafters, or in Bowers, or as standing Bushes. Usual Mode of training their Vines 147 Vineyard often contained the Winepress as well as a Tank Monkies in Abyssinia now taught to hold Torches at a Doubts respecting the Cultivation of the Vine in Egypt, Winepress in a Frame. - A Liquid heated on the Fire and poured into the Sack containing the Grapes. The Ro- man Torcular The Wine poured into Vases, after the fermenting Pro- cess Amphora closed and covered with Gypsum, or other Com- Mode of arranging the Amphora. Several Kinds of Egyp- Different Egyptian Wines mentioned by ancient Authors 161 Wine used in Offerings to the Gods. Said to be forbidden Wine forbidden to the Priests at certain Times, not always. Beer of Egypt reckoned good, even by Persons accustomed 176 Now common in the Oases. Date Wine in Nubia. Va- rious Fruits from which they made Wine. Fruit Trees 175 Palms or Date Trees. Preserve of Dates, found in the The Theban Palm. The Nut used for Carpenters' Drills - 179 Carpenters' Tools found at Thebes. The Leaves for Bas- *This distinction between Egypt and the Thebaïd confirms what I have |