. 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 . pearance of the amentum(???????), or thong for throwing thespear, in any of those subjects ; thoughthere is a kind of thong which fittedinto a notch at the end of the fishing-spears of the Egyptians ; but the amen-tum passed round the shaft about halfway down, an
. 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 . pearance of the amentum(???????), or thong for throwing thespear, in any of those subjects ; thoughthere is a kind of thong which fittedinto a notch at the end of the fishing-spears of the Egyptians ; but the amen-tum passed round the shaft about halfway down, and \vas sometimes left on itwhen thrown; as when Philopoeaienwas wounded by a javelin that passedthrough both his thighs. Those in No. I. are—1. the Shaire-tana ; 2. the Tokari; 3. the Sh .. .. ; 4. the Rebo. In No. II. are—5. a man of Pount; 6. Chiefs of Shari ; 7. the Rot-h-no, andone of their women. In No. III.—1. a man of Kufa; 2 to 5. some of the Khita (Hittites ?;. In No. IV. are—5. a man of Asmaor(Samaria ?); 6. of Lemun (Lebanon ?); 7. of Kanana or Kannan (Canaan) ; 8, of Dar-sus and Dar-Ao ?; and10, 11. Chiefs of Cush (Ethiopia).—[G. W.] The hat or cap here described, andcalled by Herodotus indifferently ???-????? (v. 49) and ?????, seems to be the 4G COSTUMES OF ASIATIC lUiOK (.????. (Jl. AND AFRICAN NATIONS. 47
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