OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 49 



or " pdhs ' 



checkered or variegated ; in English "living from hand to mouth." The character occurs as early as 



the Fourth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 21). 



The hymia is well known in Egypt where it is called " dabeh," extending besides through- 

 out North Africa and into Syria (Clot-Bey ii. 58). — Apart from hieroglyphic writing, is figured under 

 the Fourth dynasty at Gizeh in a seemingly reclaimed or semidomestic state (Leps. d. ii. pi. 10). Its 

 flesh, I was informed by Mr. Birch, is sometimes represented on the monuments as served up at 

 feasts : and to the present day, Bayard Taylor centr. "Afr. 35 found the flesh of the hyaena eaten by 

 the people along the LIpper Nile 



(pewit or lapwing " epopa " prognosticating abundant vintage, Horap. ii. 88); 

 ^/^/ "karapipi" or " pStepet " lapwing; " petep " profit, interests; " epS " or " epi " num- 

 ber ; " 6p " or " op " or " ep " to number, reckon, estimate ; " platikos " ease, relaxa- 

 tion of mind. — The character occurs under the Fourth dynasty; and the single lapwing, from the 

 Fifth to the Seventeenth (Leps. d. ii. pi. 18, 48, and iii. pi. 16). 



The lapwing, Vanellus, was observed by myself to be frequent in Egypt, at least during the 

 winter season.— North of the Mediterranean, the " epops " is mentioned by Aeschylus (Plin. x. 44), 

 Aristophanes av. 47, and Plato phaed. 85 ; but by many writers is referred to the hoopoe; in fact the 

 description of the " upupa " by Pliny, belongs in part to the hoopoe. 



(" p6shS " or " shop " sole of the foot, basis ; " shop " or " sh6pS " or " sh<Spi " to gain posses- 

 sion ; — in Greek "pous" foot; in English "position." The character occurs as early as the 

 Fourth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 28). A second form \ occurs in the Book of the Dead, and from 



pi. 138, iii. pi. 5, and k. pi. 27 to 57). A 

 nasty (sepulchr. tablet Brit, mus., Buns. 



the Twelfth dynasty to the Ptolemies (Leps. d. ii. 

 possible /\. combination occurs under the . dy 

 and I I Birch). 



, 1 " pe " or " pS " or " phS " celestial, the heavens, firmament ; " pitS " or " phettS " or 



" phid " bow, rainbow ; — in Greek, the name " pi " of the sixteenth letter ; in English " pity." 

 The character occurs as early as the Fourth dynasty, also in the Book of the Dead, and continues in 

 use until the end of hieroglyphic writing (Leps. d. ii. pi. 36, 98, and k pi. 14 to 63) : is besides the 

 possible origin of the flat-topped form 1 of the Hebrew letter " pha," and Greek P "pi" (compare 

 also the round-topped form). 



_ _. "sp£r" or "spir" or " sphir " the side; "pira" soul, life; "p6k" or " pS " or "p£k"or 

 Xi4 " p£t£n " your ; " pai " this ; " pa " or " p6i " mine ; " panikiros " quiet, placid, mild ; " peraoud " 

 arrival, meeting; " pattshelSt " or " pattsh5156t " bridegroom; — in Latin "spiritus" air or life or soul, 

 " spirans " living or breathing ; in English " aspire, inspire, respire, expire." The character occurs 

 under the .... /-^r^j*. dynasty (Champ, diet. 50). A second form occurs from the Twenty-first 

 dynasty to the K. il Ptolemies (Leps. d. iii. pi. 246 to iv. pi. 41). 



1 (tongue on teeth signifying taste not perfected, Horap. i.. 31) ; " pok " soft; " pokinos " desire, 

 love ; " pouei " fervour ; " paitshS " remedy. — The character occurs in the Book of the Dead, also 

 under the ... . dynasty (papyri, tablet Brit, mus., Buns, and Birch). 



(beginning of the mouth signifying taste "geusin," Horap. i. 31) ; " dpS " or " tgipS " taste; 



" top " or " t6p " to taste ; " top " beginnings or extremities ; " spotou '' or " sphotou " lip ; 



" pgi " or "pi " or " phi " a kiss ; " dpSi " or " dpi " or " dphi " to kiss ; " polh " to be wounded ; 



" sps«p " to propitiate, be appeased ; " eling " or "piling " or " pMh " will. —The character occurs 



under the .... dynasty (Champ, diet. 71). 



ts or tz or ds or dz, its pervading meaning courtship. 

 \ fish-spear ; " tshats " perforation ; " kots " entanglement, craftiness ; " dso " or " dsa " to 



^■ -7 -. spare; —in Hebrew, the eighteenth letter " dz," " dzwth " or "dzyth" hunting, fishing; in 

 Greek, the name " zeta" of the sixth letter. The character occurs from the Fourth dynasty to the 

 Twenty-sixth (Leps. d. ii. pi. 10, iii. pi. 26). A second form occurs in the Book of the Dead, also 

 under the Eighteenth and Nineteenth dynasties (Leps. d. iii. pi. I S3, and k. pi. 28 and 68). A third 

 form \j. occurs under the Twenty-second dynasty (Leps. d. iii. pi. 257). The fish-spear is said 

 to be the origin of the eighteenth Phoenician and Hebrew letter tsadi, some of whose forms f ¥ V 

 present decided confirmation. ,.,„,„ 



*« "dsa&t" or "dso£it" or "dsoou" or "dsdit" to praise, celebrate, glorify ; " rahts " pros- 

 j[ trator. — The character occurs in the Book of the Dead, also under the Twentieth dynasty 

 (Champ, gram. 387, and Leps. d. iii. pi. 237). 



"dsa" or "tsano" or " sano " beauty, to render beautiful, adorn ; " tsana or tsaneu 

 becomingly, gracefully ; " tsamieu " ornamented. — The character occurs under the Third 

 dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 3, and Champ, diet. 285). A second form ^ occurs under the 

 .... dynasty (Champ, diet. 285). ? 



