. 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 . .) This lawwas introduced by Bocchoris, who alsoenacted that no agreement should bebinding without a contract in writing;and if any one took an oath that themoney had not been lent him, the debtwas not recognized, unless a writtenagreement could be produced. Then
. 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 . .) This lawwas introduced by Bocchoris, who alsoenacted that no agreement should bebinding without a contract in writing;and if any one took an oath that themoney had not been lent him, the debtwas not recognized, unless a writtenagreement could be produced. Thenumber of witnesses, required for theexecution of the most ti-ifiing contract^is shown by those discovered at Thebes,of the time of the Ptolemies; wheresixteen names are appended to the saleof the moiety of certain sums collectedon account of a few tombs, and of ser-vices performed to the dead, amountingonly to 400 pieces of brass. ( Discovs. in Eg. Lit.) So greata number also proves how necessarythey thought it to guard against falsewitness, which was even provided forin the Jewish covenant by a distinctcommandment. See At. Eg. W. vol. 49, 57, 70.—[G. Chap. 136. HIS BRICK PYRAMID. 183 cessors upon the throne, left as a monument of his reign apyramid of brick. ^ It bears an inscription, cut in stone, which. mmm π π ν %UUL•
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