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"soeit" or " dsogit" illustrious ; " sStsot " or " sdSlli " to shine forth ; " sStS-vrej " lightning. — The 

 character occurs under the ... . dynasty (Champ, diet. 126, 261). 



The gazelle, Antilopa, is known to be frequent in Egypt, along the initial portion of the Desert, 

 sometimes at night venturing upon the river-flat ; — is called at present " gazal," and according to 

 Clot-Bey 11. 61 multiplies in the semi-domestic state ; was observed in court-yards by myself. 



"sokmaji " a long table ; "tots " conclave ; " s«6uh " or " seuh " or "s5uk'' or "soouh" 

 or " s6ouh " to assemble ; " soouh " or " soouhs " assembly ; " s6ki " to collect ; " satem " 

 or "setem" or " sStm " or " sotem " or " shi-sme " to hear ; " sme " or "smai" rumours, 

 clamour; " smet " obedient; " sdtem " or "s6tm" obedience, to obey; " soshni " consultation, 

 counsellor; "sah6" or "sohg" or "sohi" or " soohe " or " soouhfi " to argue, reprove ; — in Latin 

 "sessio," in English "session." The - - character occurs under the Third dynasty (Leps. d. ii. 

 pi. 3). A possible modification occurs 4=t=L under th e Fifth dynasty, also in the Book of the Dead 

 (Leps. k. pi. 5, pap. Sams 15, Buns. 9 and Birch). 



I string of beads; " hos " or"hSs" necklace; "son" or " s6n " brother; " sneu " or "sneou " 

 ^ brothers; " soni " or " s6ni " or "sone " sister ; " sonn-tshou-snau " relative, cousin ; " snaf " or 

 " snof " or " sn66f " or " snav " or " sn5v " blood ; " senh " or " s6nh " or " sanah " or " sonh " bound, 

 tied together; " snauh " or " sneuaji " chain, bond. — The character occurs under the .... dynasty 

 (tomb at Memphis, Bonomi). 



f| "sai" or " s6i " rafter or beam; " s6i " or " soi " or "shisi" back; "souet" or "southon'' 

 l| straight, upright; — in Hebrew the fifteenth letter "smk" signifying prop, to sustain ; in Greek the 

 eighteenth letter "sigma" sometimes signifying table, " sagma " load of a beast of burden. The 

 character occurs on the Gliddon mummy-case and from the Third dynasty to the end of hieroglyphic 

 writing (Leps. d. ii. pi. 2, and k. pi. 5 to 67). The implement represented is the back of a jar-stand ; as 

 appears from the following hier /,. oglyphic character jll/i which occurs under the . . dynasty 

 (Champ, diet. 285). The form 'I of the Phoenician J/ "J. l e t ter " sm ^ " ma y also t> e compared. 



"stir" collections or contributions; "s6r £vol " or " sor & vol" or" soor Svol " or "seV 

 eVol " to distribute ; " sasa nim " or " sasS nim " on all sides, all around ; " s6ouv£n " or " sim " 

 or " smeh " herbs, fodder ; " sma " or " smah " clusters, grapes ; " sahni " supply ; " sSmk" to 

 suck ; " sat " or " s£t " or " sit£ " or " sid " to sow ; " sid " seed ; — in Greek " sp£iro," in Latin " sero " 

 and " semino," in English " to sow " ; in Greek "spSrma" and " sporos," in Latin "semen," in Eng- 

 lish "seed." The character occurs from the Fourth dynasty to the Roman conquest (Leps. d. ii. pi. 

 98, and k. pi. 5 to 59). 



" sili " hole in the shuttle from which the thread is drawn out ; " s£6uk " or " s6k " traction, 

 g ■ to draw, draw out or protract ; " sad " to spin ; " sankap " or " sSgi " weaver ; " sdhi " or " saht " 

 woven work. — The character occurs under the . . . dynasty, and continues in use (Rosellin. mon. 

 cul. Ii. 4. 12, and lxxvii. 10). 



<^ " sah " or " sahf " an auger; " sSuotSn " to perforate ; — in English, the figurative expression 

 T" to bore." The character occurs in the Book of the Dead and from the .... dynasty to the 

 Twenty-sixth (sarcoph. queen of Amasis, Buns, and Birch). 



(eel "gghSlun" signifying hostile to everybody, Horap. ii. 98); " salouki " eel; " fdukasi " eel 

 ^~or murana ; "hallos" enemy; "at-sSmni" enemy of peace; " sankots " perverse ; "sohi "or 

 " sdhi " crimination, censure, refutation ; " sguhi " or " sahou " or " sahoui " imprecation ; " s-hour " 

 or"s-hou£r"or " s-hou6r " to curse; "s-houort" or "s-hou6rt" cursed; " sStsh " or " sotsh " or 

 " sotshn " to revile, treat contemptuously. — The character occurs under the . . . dynasty (Lee- 

 mans xiv. 55. 9). 



" tshoos " or " tshfls " or " tshStsh " or (" s6s " of Manetho in Jos. c. A. i. 14) shepherd ; " sart " 

 or " sort " wool ; " sa " region, part ; " sa " towards, to, from ; " sap " or " sep " or " sop " or " soop " 

 by turns ; "s6p" rebellious ;— in vulgar 6$ English "into your wool." The Asiatic foreigner, 

 dwelling in or beyond the Sinai peninsula, «A? is figured under the Third- dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 

 2), and" as a hieroglyphic character as J~>> early at least as the Twelfth (Leps. d. ii. pi. 131). 



\" sad " or " sote " or " soote " arrow ; " set " or " sot " to redeem, ransom ; " sod " or " s6t£ " 

 redemption, price of redemption ; " sott " appalled, fear. — The character occurs under the 

 . . dynasty (Champ, gram. 76). 

 (crocodile signifying pillager, or furious, or having numerous offspring, Horap. i. 64) ; 

 "S^S^" msa h » or " gmsah " or " emsooh " or " sohi " or " souhi " crocodile ; " s66uhi " egg ; " sa- 

 ani " or " soni " or " soong " robber ; " s6ni " or " sin6oui " robbers ; " sura " or " sera " to drag away, 

 to take by violence ; " sihi " insanity ; " sihg " to be insane, furious ; " svete " or " sphid " foam, to 

 foam ; " sal^s " or " soj " or " sosh " insane, foolish ; — in Greek " sur6 " to drag along. The char- 

 acter occurs in the Book of the Dead and from the Twelfth dynasty to the end of hieroglyphic writ- 

 ing (Leps. k. pi. 13 to 65). To the present day the crocodile is called " temsah " in Egypt (Clot-Bey 

 ii. 92), or as pronounced by my Nubian attendant "tumsah." 



