CONTENTS. XXV 



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 Large Sacrifices. Sistra presented by the Pallacides. An 



Emblem supposed to be a Tail - _ . - 375 



Men beating themselves before a Mummy ; another with 



Two of those Emblems. An Offering apparently a Lamp - 376 

 An uncertain Ceremony or Game. The Egyptian Cere- 

 monies numerous . - . . . 377 

 Mode of approaching the Gods. Bowing Postures in the 

 Presence of a Superior. Libations performed by the 

 Priests on one or both Knees ... 373 

 Prostration before the Gods unusual. Instances of it in 

 Ptolemaic Temples only. Artifices of the Ptolemies to 

 court the Good-will of the Priesthood - - - 379 



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Funeral Rites. Offerings to tlie Dead _ - 381 



The Relations performed the Services to the Dead, or were 

 present while they were performed. The Nature of those 

 Ceremonies --.... 353 



The Priest who ofliciated was a Pontiff. The Services 

 long continued to be performed. The Munnnies kept in 

 the House in a Closet. The Offerings - - 384. 



Several Priests attended ; not of the Grade of the Pontiffs, 

 Single Oblations. One of these singular, appears to sig- 

 nify " the chosen part " - - - . 335 



Lamps kept burning. Funeral Oblations. The Altars at 

 the Tombs - - - - - . 337 



The Trench around the Altar - - - . 388 



Liturgies or Services for the poor Priests paid by Collec- 

 tions, like our Parish Rates. The Mummies often kept 

 in the House a long Time, and brought to Table _ 389 



The v£(cpo2f iTTvov, or Feast in Plonour of the Dead. Small 

 Tables of Offerings deposited in the Tombs - - 391 



Though Mummies kept, great Care taken to establish their 

 Right to Burial. Cases of Debt. The Tombs - 392 



Kept ready for Sale. Subjects common to all Tombs. 

 Question, why the Egyptians paid so much Attention to 



