Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . 457 wliite silk, embroidered in gold, with appropriateemblems of her attributes. The procession formed in the court of the Templeof Isis, and after the sacrifice moved westward in acertain order. Fii-st in the train was seated a youngwoman with a mask in imitation of the head of thegoddess Isis as the divine mother, the car being dr
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . 457 wliite silk, embroidered in gold, with appropriateemblems of her attributes. The procession formed in the court of the Templeof Isis, and after the sacrifice moved westward in acertain order. Fii-st in the train was seated a youngwoman with a mask in imitation of the head of thegoddess Isis as the divine mother, the car being drawnby white horses; after which the priests walked inthe order of their rank, in their most gorgeous attire,bearing their sacred symbols, the vessels of the tem-ple, tlie Holy Writings of Thot, the tablets of Isis,which were her mysteries engraved on silver, and fol-lowing these were the people in the order of their sev-eral stations in public or private life, dressed in whitelinen or cotton. The newly initiated walked in themidst of these, distinguished only by his head veil beinglonger than that of the others, reaching to the feet. The houses along the route were decorated withbanners and flowers as on festal days, and perfumeswere showered over the passi
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