5^ CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



"thmai" or "thmaio" or "thmei" justification, to justify, just and true ; "thahs "or "th&hs" 

 unction, to anoint ; " thle " or " thleli " or " thoftgf " to distil by drops. — The character occurs 

 from the Third dynasty to the Ptolemies (Leps. d. ii. pi. 5, iv. pi. 36, and k. pi. 5 and 7). 

 "tshthom " or " thaSit ''' or " haSit " porch, gate, door ; " thouai " or "thvai " threshold, cell ; 

 'hthes" or " thous" top ; " thae " end ; — in Hebrew the fourth letter "thld" meaning gate or 

 door. The character occurs under the . . dynasty (sepulchr. tablet Brit, mus., Buns, and Birch). 



ps, its pervading meaning to lapse. 

 \! "shaps " shoulder-blade or shoulders ; " haps " of necessity, it must needs be ; " shatps " fail- 



^\ ing, maim. — The character occurs in the Book of the Dead, also under the .... dynasty (Buns, 

 and Birch). The substitution of the ram —^ occurs in the Book of the Dead, and from the Seven- 

 teenth dynasty to the Ptolemies (Leps. k. *%-> pi. 25 to 36 and 57). 



The dorcas antelope is besides figured entire as a hieroglyphic character — (Champ, diet. 126) ; 

 and the living animal may probably inhabit Egypt on its borders. 



{Octopus "polupotha " signifying having consumed the sustenance of others and his own ; 

 for in the absence of other food the animal eats its own arms, Horap. ii. 106) ; ''ships'' 

 wrinkles of the brow, extremity of the skin of the eyes and ears ; " laps " any one ; " shilapsi " or 

 "lapsi" to bite; " lapsi " or " ISpsS " morsels ; — in colloquial English "crow-feet." The character 

 occurs from the Third dynasty to the Ptolemies (Leps. d. ii. pi. 18, and k. pi. 5 to 5$). 

 ._, sledge: " aps " number, " daps " to number; " psit "' or "p.sis" nine; " jp-psitfi " the ninth 

 "" hour. — The character occurs from the Fourth dynasty and the Book of the Dead to the Twenty- 

 fifth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 98, and k. pi. 24 to 47). 



(crocodile incurved signifying going down, Horap. i. 66) ; " psan£ " waves ; " saps " or 

 sfips " or " sops " supplication, prayer. — The character occurs in the Book of the Dead, 

 and from the . . dynasty to the end of hieroglyphic writing (Champ, gram. 74 and diet. 176, Rosel- 

 lin. mon. stor. ii. 25. 7, and titles of Vespasian, Buns, and Birch), 

 u long or u, in Greek 6u, its pervading meaning a truce. 



T(moon with its horns turned upward in the beginning and first half of the month, Horap. i. 4) ; 

 " 6ut£ " between ; " 6u6tsh " interval ; " aouS " covenant. — The character occurs under the .... 

 dynasty (Sharpe pi. 16, Buns, and Birch). A second form ^FpJ occurs under the Twentieth dynasty 

 (Leps. d. iii. pi. 227). 77 



"VO^^~ (bull tied with wild fig signifying made wise by misfortune, Horap. ii. 73); "oue'm- 

 C~ t=iFf t -^2>| 1 g t » or u o U 5 ra _]-|gt " to chew one's heart, repent ; "sat-ou5m" or "sathmi" rumination, 

 "sathmi" to ruminate. — The character occurs under the . . . dynasty (tablet biblioth. Paris, 

 Buns, and Birch). 



"%> (eagle carrying a stone signifying safely dwelling in town ; for the bird carries a stone to its 

 Vm nest, rendering it more stable, Horap. ii. 46) : " 6u£hs6i " or " ouahsoi " roof ; "ouahmi" or 

 "ouahmfi " upper chamber, floor or story ; " vouka " city ; " ou£h " or " oueh " or " ouoh " or " 6u6h " 

 to sojourn, dwell ; " phooui " or " etpho " or " ouetpS " burden, " aouin " ship's lading ; " ouaji " or 

 " ouoj " or " ou6j " safe ; " oujai " safety. — The character occurs as early as the .... dynasty (Champ. 

 gram. 1 11). A second form U occurs under the Eighteenth dynasty (Luxor obelisk, Champ, mon. 

 iv. pi. 320). I* 



(quail's bone " ortugos osteon" signifying permanence and security, the bone of this animal 

 being insensible to pain, Horap. ii. 9) ; " moun " to bear patiendy, endure ; " moun-evol " to con- 

 [\ tinue, permanence ; " mStouveh " baldness. — The character occurs under the Third dynasty and 

 perhaps the same under the Fourth (Leps. d. ii. pi. 3 and 17). 



(scarus "skaron " signifying gluttonous ; being the only kind of fish that ruminates, de- 



CXr"-^ vour ' n S a " small fishes that come in its way, Horap. ii. 103) ; " ouisi " to swell ; " SualS " to 

 increase ; " ouetshsi " breadth, " ouStshs " breadth, big fish ; " ouomt " fat ; " ouara " or " 6u£m " or 

 " 6u<3m " to eat ; " ooushouesh " to chew ; " oufim-metsh " voracious, eating many ; " r£f-6u6m " 

 glutton; "ouuiMe" or "ousia'' riches; " nouf " or " nouv '' gold. — The character occurs from the 

 Fourth dynasty and the Book of the Dead to the Eighteenth dynasty (Leps. d. ii. pi. 28, iii. 32, and 

 papyri, Buns, and Birch). 



The seart/s of the ancients has been identified, and is known to inhabit the Eastern portion of 

 the Mediterranean. — The account of the " skaron " ruminating, is also given by Aristotle, and Pliny 

 ix. 29 ; and the latter states, that the living fish was successfully introduced along the Italian coast by 

 Optatus Elipertius in the reign of Tiberius Claudius. 



\1 ^ " sousou " moment; " ounou " or " £unou " hour; " ounooue' " or " oundoui " hours; 

 [j£ "r5uh£" or " rouhi " evening; " outshe " or " ouotshe " or " eutshe " night; " haou " or 

 "hoou " or " ghoou " day. — The character occurs in the Book of the Dead v. 15, 29, and lxv. 146. 

 ^_^ (moon with its horns turned downward signifying month, Horap. i. 4 and 63); "6011" or 

 " Ooh " or " ioh " moon : " soua " or " souai " new moon or month. — The character occurs from 

 the beginning of the Seventeenth dynasty to the Persian conquest ( Leps. k. pi. 23 to 40). 



