. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . THE DEAD MAN SAILING IN HIS BARK ALONG THE CANALS OF THE FIELDS OF IAlO.* haling the fresh north breeze, under the shadow of trees which were alwaysgreen. Tliey fished with lines among the lotus-plants ; they embarked arcliejlogique de Langres, 1863), and more especially by V. Loret, Les Statuettes funéraires du muse-;de Bouîaq, in the Recueil de Travaux, vol. iv. pp. 89-117, vol. v. pp. 70-76. Drawn by Faucher-Gudin. from a vignette in No. 4 Papyrus, Dublin (Naville, Das MgxjptischeTodtenbuch, vol. i. pl. xxvii. Da). The name of draughts is not
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . THE DEAD MAN SAILING IN HIS BARK ALONG THE CANALS OF THE FIELDS OF IAlO.* haling the fresh north breeze, under the shadow of trees which were alwaysgreen. Tliey fished with lines among the lotus-plants ; they embarked arcliejlogique de Langres, 1863), and more especially by V. Loret, Les Statuettes funéraires du muse-;de Bouîaq, in the Recueil de Travaux, vol. iv. pp. 89-117, vol. v. pp. 70-76. Drawn by Faucher-Gudin. from a vignette in No. 4 Papyrus, Dublin (Naville, Das MgxjptischeTodtenbuch, vol. i. pl. xxvii. Da). The name of draughts is not altogether accurate ; a descrip-tion of the game may be found in Falkner, Gaines Ancient and Oriental and how to play them,pp. 9-101. 2 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from the Papyrus of Nebhopit, in Turin (Lanzone, Dizionario diMltologia Egizia, pi. v.). This drawing is from part of the same scene as the illustration onp. 192. CONFUSION OF OSIIÎIAN AND SOLAR IDEAS. 195 ia their boats, and were towed along by their servants, or they wouldsometimes deign to paddle themselves slowly about the canals. Theywent fowling among the reed-beds, or retired within their painted pavilions to read tales, to playtheir wives who It was but andivested of all suffer-by the favour of theThe feudal gods at draughts, to return tofor ever young and beau-ameliorated earthly life,ing under the rule andtrue-voiced adopted this newmode of life. Each oftheir dead bodies,mummi-fied, and afterwards reani-
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