. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . mselves on the ground beforegreat personages, in obeisance bowingthemselves to the earth (Gen. xlii. 26,28i, and knelt or bowed the kneebefore them, as the people were orderedto do before Joseph (Gen. xli. 43^. Andit is worthy of remark that the word Chap. 79-81.
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . mselves on the ground beforegreat personages, in obeisance bowingthemselves to the earth (Gen. xlii. 26,28i, and knelt or bowed the kneebefore them, as the people were orderedto do before Joseph (Gen. xli. 43^. Andit is worthy of remark that the word Chap. 79-81. DRESS OF THE EGYPTIANS. 113 voimg men are present, these latter rise from their seats. In athird point they differ entirely from all the nations of of speaking to each other when they meet in the streets,they make an obeisance, sinking the hand to the knee. 81. They wear a linen tunic fringed about the legs,® and abrek or berek is the name ap- up both arms, and uttered an excla- plied in Arabic to the kneeling of a mation, probably resembling the I ο camel to the present day. (Cp. ruhbeh, triumphe, and lo Bacche, of later knee, haraka, a blessing, from times.—[G. W.] kneeling in prayer.) Before a king, or The great use of linen has been the statue of a God, they often held noticed above (see n. oh. 37). The.
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