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II. Syllabic, or those used to represent syllables, either with alpha- 
betics after and before them or not; thus, a chisel is used for ab, a 
mat for men , a loop for ua or va. . 
HI. Ideophonetics, or those representing one syllable in the same 
way as No. II., but only when the syllable conveys one idea ; thus, a 
branch of a tree (nakht ) represents victory, power; a lute (; nebel ), 
liefer, good, &c. . , ... , 
IV Symbolics, or objects used to represent one idea, as the ibis to 
express an ibis; an ape to express anger They often have their 
pronunciation written before them in Alphabetic (No. I.) or by a- 
bic (No. II.) hieroglyphics. . £ a 
Y Determinative, or those which determine the sense ot words 
written in Alphabetic and Syllabic hieroglyphics, and are used m 
more senses than one; thus, a pair of legs after all sorts of motion, 
with legs, after the Alphabetic or Syllabic, as ha, aha, un, shows that 
they mean to stand, go, appear, &c. . . £ , 
Hieratic is the written hand, of which hieroglyphics are the finished 
characters employed on monuments. . 
Demotic, or Enchorial, is a writing more abridged than Hieratic, in- 
troduced about the age of Cambyses, for the purposes of law docu- 
ments, letters, and accounts. 
EXPLANATION OF EGYPTIAN TERMS. 
Ci aft -Head-dress with long lappets pendent on the shoulders and neck. See 
C tSaeof AmenopMsHI. fgyptU Saloon, 21. Coffins of mummies, &c 
Com qnrt of scentre terminating in the head of an animal called the koucoupha. 
sS'in the hands of a male figure in a fresco painting, Eg. Sal. 176, and object 
Egypt. Room, Cases 10, 11. No. 2022. ~ n omccM 
OsKH.-isemicircular collar or tippet worn round the neck. See bust of Raineses 
IX. or 111. (Sesostris), Eg. Sal. 19. Object m Case 46, 49. Div. 2. 
Atf -Crown of Osiris and other deities, composed of a conical cap i flanked b,i ;wo 
ostrich feathers, with a disk in front, placed on the horns of a goat. See fig of 
Osiris, Cases, 3, 4, No. 601. ,,, , j 
Pschent.— Cap or crown worn hy deities and Pharaohs, composed of the shaa and 
teshr. See Pharaonic head. Eg. Sal. 15. . . „ 
Shaa. — C onical cap, upper portion of the pschent, called also out and uobsh or 
white. See statue of Seti-Menephtah II., Eg. Sal. 61. 
Shenti. — Short garment worn round the loins. See statue ofAl ^ en °P hls 111,5 g * 
Sal. 21. Bronze fig. of Amoun-ra, Egypt. Room, Cases 1, 2. No. 9. 
Tfshr —The ‘red’ cap, lower portion of the pschent, cylindrical cap, with tall 
T Schned peakbehindand spiral ornament in front. Seefig. Neith, Egypt. Room, 
Amulets, Case 88. Div. 5. . . .. . _ 
Tosh.— Royal military cap. Bas-relief of Rameses II. (Sesostris). Cases 1, 2. 
No. 308. 
ETRUSCAN ROOM. 
In this Room is a collection of vases discovered in Italy, and 
known by the name of Etruscan, Grseco- Italian, or painted Vases. 
They are of various epochs and styles. # ,. 
The present collection is arranged chronologically and according 
to the localities in which they were found. In the Cases 1--5 
are vases of heavy black ware, some with figures upon them m bas- 
relief, the work of the ancient Etruscans, and principally found 
