. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . riestly Character of the EarliestEgyptian Civilization (Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archxology, 1889-90, vol. xii. p. 355,et seq.). 4 This appears from the sacrificial ritual employed in the temples up to the last days ofEgyptian paganism ; cf., for instance, the illustration on p. 123 (Mariette, Abydos, vol. i. pi. liii.),where the king is represented as lassoing the bull. That which in historic times was but au image,had originally been a reality (Maspero, Lectures historiques, pp. 71-73). THE THEORY OF PRAYER AND SACRIFICE. 123 per
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . riestly Character of the EarliestEgyptian Civilization (Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archxology, 1889-90, vol. xii. p. 355,et seq.). 4 This appears from the sacrificial ritual employed in the temples up to the last days ofEgyptian paganism ; cf., for instance, the illustration on p. 123 (Mariette, Abydos, vol. i. pi. liii.),where the king is represented as lassoing the bull. That which in historic times was but au image,had originally been a reality (Maspero, Lectures historiques, pp. 71-73). THE THEORY OF PRAYER AND SACRIFICE. 123 perfumed, eating and drinking of the best that was set on the table before him,and putting aside some of the provisions tor future use. This was the time toprefer requests to him, while he was gladdened and disposed to benevolenceby good cheer. He was not without suspicion as to the reason why he wasso feasted, but he had laid down his conditions beforehand, and if they werefaithfully observed he willingly yielded to the means of seduction brought. to bear upon him. Moreover, he himself had arranged the ceremonial in akind of contract formerly made with his worshippers and gradually perfectedfrom age to age by the piety of new Above all things, he insistedon physical cleanliness. The officiating priest must carefully wash—ûâbû—his face, mouth, hands, and body ; and so necessary was this preliminarypurification considered, that from it the professional priest derived his nameof ûîbû, the washed, the His costume was the archaic dress, modified 1 Bas-relief from the temple of Seti I. at Abydos ; drawn by Boudier, from a photograph by M. DanielHeron. Seti I., second king of the XIXth dynasty, is throwing the lasso ; his son, Ramses H.,who is still the crown prince, holds the bull by the tail to prevent its escaping from the slip-knot. 2 The most striking example of the divine institution of religious services is furnished by theinscription relating the
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