This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...headed, and one ram headed demon, each of them presenting the sign of life to the child; in their midst are symbols signifying that life, stability, eternal duration, shall be its portion. Immediately below these symbols, and in the lowest register, are others denoting divine protection, and the sovereignty to which ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...headed, and one ram headed demon, each of them presenting the sign of life to the child; in their midst are symbols signifying that life, stability, eternal duration, shall be its portion. Immediately below these symbols, and in the lowest register, are others denoting divine protection, and the sovereignty to which the babe is destined; on either side of them are divinities, mostly in attitude of invocation. Two are hawk headed; and the figure of a third, together with that of a third jackal headed god, doubtless occupied the blank space to the right of the symbols. The hawk headed gods--Horus, Amset, and HAPI, according to the Book of the Dead--are the souls of Pe, the temple of Buto, and were held to be the spirits of the North; the jackal headed figures--Horus, DUAMuTEF, and Kebehsenof--are the souls of Nekheb, that is the spirits of the South. Thus the homage of these divinities symbolically expresses the homage of Northern and Southern Egypt to the new born Pharaoh. Near them stand the god Bes and the goddess Taurt. Alljis transacted in the presence of MESKHENT, the goddess of birth, who is shown seated on her throne. The accompanying texts promise the new born princess life, stability, might, health, joy, and the rule over Upper and Lower Egypt on the throne of the god Horus. The subject of this scene is found, similarly treated, in a bas relief in the temple of Luxor which represents the birth of King Amenophis III.1 There is a similar scene in a temple of Denderah,2 dating from about the time of Trajan and 1 Lepsius, Denkmaler, iii. 74. Ibid., iv. 82 b. representing the birth of the Sun god. Here Bes is a seated divinity with the name Ahti. In like connexion the figure of Bes appears in all the "Birth Houses" of Egyptian temples. The &quo...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Gilt on backstrip and front cover. Front cover torn and loose. Backstrip torn and loose. Loose binding. Fraying covers. Bumped corners. Pen markings throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1000grams, ISBN:
