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or hands ; and this was the cafe with the Egyptians, as may be 

 feen in Horus AppoUo, and Pierius, The hand open and ex- 

 panded was the hieroglyphic or fymbol of" benevolence and pro- 

 pitioufnefs ; and the hands in the monument before ns are placed 

 clofe to the fide of Chrifl, pointing to the names of the deceafed 

 — correfponding to the prayer. — quorum animabus propitktur 

 Chriftus *. 



It is no very great compliment to the Hiberno-Scythians or 

 ancient Irilh to allow them the ufe of piflure writing. Almoft 

 all nations, even the moft barbarous, have pradifed it. The 

 authors of the ancient part of the Univerfal Hifloryf tell us of 

 a curious Hunno-Scythian MS. partly hieroglyphical, and partly 

 alphabetical, ftill exifting at Florence, and promife to treat at 

 large upon it in the Modern Hiftory of the Hungarians. The 

 authors of the modern part of this hiftory have negleded to fay 

 more of it. Mat. Belus does alfo aflure us the Hunno- Scythians 

 do at this day make ufc of an alphabet, partly fymbolical, and 

 partly alphabetical |. 



It is recorded by the moft ferious hiftorians, that when Darius 

 demanded earth and water of the Scythians, as a token of homage. 



• To efFeft this, the infcrlpHon commences at the foot of the flone, inflead of 

 the heid, as ufual. 



f Vol. XX. p. 18. 



% Two very learned nations, the Egyptians and Chaldeans, did the fame. See 

 Caylus and Cassiodorus, ube facra prifcorum Chaldafcis fignis, quafi Uteris, 

 indicantur. See alfo Marsham, Seculum, xvi. p. 4333. 



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