The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous

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XI. HOW CONCORD.



TWO MEN JOINING THEIR RIGHT HANDS denote concord.

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XII. HOW A CROWD.

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AN ARMED MAN SHOOTING WITH A BOW denotes a crowd [troop or army?]

Footnotes

98:1 XII. This signifies soldiers.—Sh. 988, 910. Perhaps an army. Sh.

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XIII. HOW ADMEASUREMENT.


The FINGER OF A MAN denotes admeasurement.

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XIV. HOW A WOMAN PREGNANT.


When they would denote a woman pregnant, they portray the ORB OF THE SUN WITH A STAR AND THE SUN'S DISK BISECTED.

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XV. HOW WIND.



A HAWK soaring on high towards the east, signifies the winds; [the spirit or soul?] and again otherwise, a HAWK with its wings expanded in the air symbolizes the wind, as having wings.

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XVI. HOW FIRE.


SMOKE ascending towards heaven denotes fire.

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XVII. HOW A WORK.



A BULL'S HORN when depicted signifies work.

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XVIII. HOW PUNISHMENT.


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A cow's HORN when depicted signifies punishment.

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Footnotes

100:1

XVIII. The Horns are used as the syllable "An," as in Anepo.


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XIX. HOW IMPIETY.

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A BUST portrayed WITH A SWORD denotes impiety.

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Footnotes

101:1

XIX. Not ascertained.

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XX. HOW AN HOUR [EXECRATION?].

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A RIVER HORSE when delineated, denotes an hour.

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Footnotes

101:2

XX. Commonly found near Osiris in the judgment scenes. Qy.

101:3 Causs. sug. ἄραν, A curse.—De Pauw. φθόραν, Destruction.

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XXI. How Anything of Long Duration.

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A STAG shoots its horns every year, and when depicted, signifies anything of long duration.