Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Art, Manufactures, Religions, and Early History; Derived from a Comparison of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existng, with the Accounts of Ancient Authors. Illustrated by Drawings of Those Subjects, Volumen2

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J. Murray, 1837
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Thefts Actisanes commuted the Punishment of Death
46
Another Law to prevent Debt Showing their Respect
51
Number of Witnesses necessary
57
Marriage with a Sister allowed in patriarchal Ages with
63
Gratitude of the Egyptians The fine Feeling which
69
The wise Rule of Darius and the Respect shown him
72
The principal Persons after the King and the Senate
78
State of Property nearly the same as in former Times
84
Oppressive System and Corruption of those in Office
90
Disproportionate Scale of the Possessions of the Priests
95
Brickmakers at Thebes erroneously supposed to be Jews
98
Other Plans Isolated Parlour
104
When found it contained Grain in the small Storerooms
108
Some richly painted Doors opened inwards as of
114
Invention of the Arch Want of Wood in Egypt Rare
117
Egyptian Battlements originated in Shields may have
123
Poulterers Shops Villas large with many Tanks for
127
Royal Villas and Forts Extent of these Villas Arrange
132
Gardens Mode of Irrigation The Shadoof and Buckets
137
Water Skins also used The Garden laid out in Walks
141
Vines supported on Columns and Rafters or in Bowers
147
Egyptian Writing of Three distinct Kinds besides many
149
The Greeks represented the Gods dancing Restrictions
152
Winepress in a Frame A Liquid heated on the Fire
153
Mode of arranging the Amphoræ Several Kinds of Egyp
160
Wine used in Offerings to the Gods Said to be forbidden
164
Beer of Egypt reckoned good even by Persons accustomed
170
Palms or Date Trees Preserve of Dates found in
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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
Ordinary Height of the Chairs and Stools Kangaroo
195
Ottomans Captives represented in humiliating Positions
199
Tables The Monopodium Vide other Tables used
202
Song of Maneros More than one of this Name
250
Musical Soirées The Darabooka Drum
253
Extravagance of the Greeks and Romans in Music
259
Music taught to Slaves The Roman Slaves
265
Harps varied in Form and the Number of their Strings
271
Another Instrument No Pedals or Means of shortening
277
Jewish Instruments Various names of Greek Instruments
279
Other Instruments which rank neither with the Harps
285
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
Various kinds of Flutes in Greece
305
Made of various Materials Men and Women played on it
311
A Fluteplayer often headed the Sacred Processions
317
Mr Burtons Sistrum of the best Style Others found
324
Slaves taught to dance Some danced in Pairs a Suc
334
Sacred dancing
340
VOL II
341
Some ornamented with Figures of Monsters
348
Bottles of Glass and other Materials their numerous
354
Conversation before Dinner
365
The Rock of the Pyramids supposed by Strabo to contain
371
The Order in which the Joints were cut off The chief
376
They gave way to Excesses in later Times Hors dæuvres
382
The Arrival of the Guests A pet Animal beneath
389
The round Table with a single Leg similar to that of
396
The Table sometimes brought in with the Dishes placed
399
Washing before Dinner The Greeks
406
Music and Feats resumed after Dinner
414
Other Games
422
Game of Ball Different Modes of playing 428
428
Conjurors or Thimblerigging Dwarfs and deformed Per
435
Buffoons Impromptu Remarks on those who passed
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