3° CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



" hep " judgment ; " hSthfit " or " hothgt " to investigate, seek, doubt ; " h6d " or " hod " or " haps " 

 or " hops " it is proper, it must needs be ; " th6hth6h " or " htor " or " hodpe' " necessity ; — in He- 

 brew " 6yphy." The character of the ibis-standard occurs in the name-ring of the second king of 

 Egypt, and from the Fifth dynasty to the Roman conquest (Leps. d. ii. pi. 56, k. pi. 5 to 58). 



The living bird, Ibis religiosa, though not met with by myself, is known to be indigenous in 

 Egypt. The fact of being associated with Thot and the art of writing under the second Egyptian 

 king, goes far towards establishing Egypt as the locality of the invention. 



, " gai " or " ha " or " has " wlnnowing-fan ; " h6f " or " h6v " or " hveufi " work ; " hase' " or 



' ' "hase" or "hast" or "hisg " or " hisi " or " hose " labour, to labour, toil, become fatigued ; 



"heMshla" assiduity, to cause to turn. — The character occurs under the Twelfth dynasty, also in the 

 Book of the Dead xxxvi. 17 (Leps. d. ii. pi. 129, and Champ, gram. So and 373). 



(ape urinating, signifying to conceal one's delects, for the animal conceals its urine, Horap. 

 J ii. '13) ; the sight suggesting concealment: " kaheu " or " k£heu " naked. — The character 

 occurs under the Fourth dynasty, also in the Book of the Dead (Leps. d. ii. pi. 26, and Buns, and 

 Birch). The " Concealed Ammon " of the ancient Egyptians, or Concealed Supreme, is our current 

 idea of God, expressed in a different mode of writing. 



^_^ " kah " or " kahi " or " k£hi " land ; " kahi " top or head, as head of a book ; " hra " or " ha " or 

 •' ho " face ; — The character occurs as early as the Fourth dynasly (Leps. d. ii. pi. 19, and k. pi.). 

 j^^ " houklias " snail or cockle; " hnte " or "hod" or "had "fear; " el-had " to be cautious ; 

 "h£nf" i.r "hour " to be afraid ; " hemi " solicitude, care ; "h6mi" to go upon. — The character 

 occurs as early as the Twelfth dynasty (Leps., and Buns, and Birch). A second form ^5/ occurs 

 under the Twenty-sixth dynasty (Leps. d. iii. pi. 276). 



T"h61" or "hoi" hole, cavern; "hepi" covering, roof; "hielt" or "hepi" pit; " hlol " obscure; 

 "haraS" black; "hr£ms" or " hfims " or " haki " or "hiomtm" darkness; "hikma" hidden 

 place ; " halmi " or " hair£ " or " hdire" " or " hoiri " or " hdri " dung. — The character occurs from the 

 Twentieth dynasty to the Twenty-eighth (Buns, and Birch). 



n " bdvs " lid or cover ; " hvs " or " h£vs " or " hevs " or " hovs " or " hofs " or " hoft " to 



1 ~^i cover ; " hSp " or " hep " or " hop " to hide ; " hoti " hiding ; " h6p " hidden. — The char- 



acter occurs from the Fourth dynasty to the Roman conquest (Leps. d. ii. pi. 19, and k. pi. 7 to 58). 

 "hok" or "hSk" or "hek" to bind around, gird, arm ; "h6k" armour, belt, corslet; "hi6t" 

 or "dhiot" to put on. — The character occurs from the Fourth or Fifth dynasty and the Book 

 of the Dead to the Roman conquest (Leps. d. ii. pi. 8;, iii. pi. 77 and 151, and iv. pi. 13). 



S (hyena conquered turning to the left, Horap. ii. 67); "hoite " or "hSid" hyaena (badger, Min- 

 gar. and Kirch.) ; "hoi US " or "hoSitS " or " hotS " or "hvos " or"hvos" garment; "hevso" or 

 " hvs6 " or " hfs6 " robe ; " hevs nahv " cloak ; " hv66s " or " hvoos " linen ; " hvour " the left. — 

 The character occurs under dynasty (Champ, gram. 361;, and diet. 197). 



m> ("origanon" signifying departure of ants, for when placed in their midst it drives them away, 

 \h Horap. ii. 32; i.e. inquirers); "hal" deception; " h£r " or "I16I Svol " to expel; " hed " or " hel " 

 ' or " hoi " or " halai " to depart, fly, fly away : " halad " or " hal<5d " or " halet " bird. — The char- 

 acter occurs under the Fourth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 21). 



Origanum J-lgvptiacum of Middle Asia? Called in Egypt " saatar " (Forsk. p. no), and cor- 

 responding to the " origanon " in question : — " aegyptium origanum " is mentioned by Pliny xix. 50 : 

 (.). ^Egyptiacum was observed by Alpinus pi. 95, and Delile, in the gardens of Egypt, but is not known 

 in its indigenous state. (The name " sater " given by the Turks to O. Smyrnasum, celebrated in 

 ancient times, is in confirmation). 



Q^3 "hot " or " h6t " leather bag, blown up bag ; " h6t " to navigate; "hiallf'much speaking; 

 7 j — in English "bag of wind." The character occurs under the Twelfth dynasty (Leps. d. 



\ii. pi. 148). 

 "hie "rudder; " hie " or " hie " way, course, to direct; "ha" or " I16 " to establish, insti- 

 tute; " h6n " decree, edict ; " h6n " or " hSnhfin " or " he"nh£n " to command; " hmm8 " gov- 

 ernment, steering; " hdv " position; " hetsh " prepared; "h6imi" or " hioimi " waves, storm; 

 " hd|>t " or " hotp " carved work resembling waves. — The character occurs under the . . dynasty 

 (Wilkinson mann. and cust. ii. pi. 47). 



^j* (leopard signifying hypocrite, Horap. ii. 86); "hov" skin; " heli " alarm, threats; " h5vk " 

 *?$. to threaten; "heft " or " h5ft " to take away, steal; "h61£m" rapine, spoils; " h&ila " to op- 

 -"> press, spoil; " ah 8 " or " hag6 " or "hik " magician, poisoner; " nahk " to be healed. — The 

 character occurs under the . . . dynasty (Champ, gram.). Apart from the hieroglyphic writing, 

 figures of Egyptians clad in a leopard-skin occur under the Fourth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 9. and 21, 

 and observed by myself at Gizeh). The character of the separate leopard-skin ,Sv_ — z occurs un- 

 der the Twelfth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 126). 11 '"^\ 



The leopard, Felis pardalis, once inhabited Egypt ; by this route reaching Palestine ; — where 



