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, Volumen2

John Murray, 1847

Leather Bottles Skins for carrying Water and Wine	2

Rights of the Farmers Skill in Agriculture Gardeners	5

Amphora closed and covered with Gypsum or other Com	8

Their Money consisted of Rings of Silver and Gold	12

Origin of their Hatred of Shepherds Swineherds the most	16

Punishment inflicted on those who led a disreputable Life	35

Debt and Usury Written Contracts alone binding	49

Egyptian Writing of Three distinct Kinds besides many	59

Much Meat at Table out of Compliment to the Guests	195

They anointed the Guests on their Arrival	204

26	218

Strabo and Plato say Music was studied in Egypt Dia	223

Music introduced at the earliest Times The Greeks	226

Reed Pipes mentioned by Julius Pollux The Giglarus	227

The Triple Symphony The Band variously composed	232

At the Festival of Ptolemy Philadelphus were 600	238

Black and White Female Slaves	64

Different Lawgivers The Custom of pretending to	70

The Governors of Provinces	72

Egypt under the Romans Mr Hamiltons Ægyptiaca	78

CHAP V	93

Bricks probably a Government Monopoly Captives	97

Spirit of their Laws to protect the Weak	98

The Portico Trees before the House protected by	102

23	113

Invention of the Arch Want of Wood in Egypt Rare	117

Egyptian Battlements originated in Shields may have	123

24	124

Poulterers Shops Villas large with many Tanks	127

The two Wings often differed Farmyard Stable	133

25	145

The Words Tibia and Sébi Length of the Flute	154

naked	155

Wine used in Offerings to the Gods Said to be forbidden	164

Factitious or artificial Wine Beer called by the Greeks	170

Palms or Date Trees Preserve of Dates found in	176

Various Trees grown in Egypt Egyptians fond of Flowers	182

Practising the Bow as an Amusement	189

Musical Soirées The Darabooka Drum	190

The Pellices Pallaces or Pallacides of Amun David	244

Ordinary Height of the Chairs and Stools Kangaroo	250

Ottomans Captives represented in humiliating Positions	260

Music taught to Slaves The Roman Slaves	262

No Pleading allowed all Classes equal before this Tri	263

Post of the Drummer and Trumpeter A short Drum	268

Jewish Instruments Various Names of Greek Instruments	279

No Greek Harp Different Instruments mentioned by	295

No Appearance of Pegs in the Guitar	300

Greek Tambourine with Metal Balls Story of Ana	315

The Sistrum Plutarchs Description of	321

The Berlin Sistra Songs and clapping of Hands	327

Vases with single Handles or Rings or without Handles	349

Mode of eating at present in Egypt The lower Orders	364

Laws Truth or Justice the main Cardinal Virtue Their	368

273	375

The Order in which the Joints were cut off The chief	376

276	383

Wine given to unmarried as well as married Women	389

The round Table with a single Leg similar to that of	395

The moral Intent of this Custom perverted by the Greeks	411

Feats of Dexterity and Strength	433

Título	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, Volumen2 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
Autor	John Gardner Wilkinson
Edición	3
Editor	John Murray, 1847
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Gante
Digitalizado	12 Nov. 2008

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