. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . priests whose rightit was to bury all bodies of men or beasts cast up by theriver ; for the god had claimed them, and to his servants Several towns were dedicated to him : Hâthâpi, Nûit-Hâpi, Itwas told in the Thebaid howthe god dwelt within a grotto,or shrine (tophit), in the islandof Biggeh, whence he issuedat the inundation. This tra-dition dates from a time whenthe cataract was believed tobe at the end of the world,andtobring down the heavenlyriver upon Two yawn-ing gulfs (qorîti), at the footof the two gra
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . priests whose rightit was to bury all bodies of men or beasts cast up by theriver ; for the god had claimed them, and to his servants Several towns were dedicated to him : Hâthâpi, Nûit-Hâpi, Itwas told in the Thebaid howthe god dwelt within a grotto,or shrine (tophit), in the islandof Biggeh, whence he issuedat the inundation. This tra-dition dates from a time whenthe cataract was believed tobe at the end of the world,andtobring down the heavenlyriver upon Two yawn-ing gulfs (qorîti), at the footof the two granite cliffs[monîti) between which itran, gave access to thismysterious A bas-relief from Philse represents blocks of stone piled oneabove another, the vulture of the south and the hawk of the north, each perchedon a summit, and the circular chamber wherein Hapi crouches concealed,clasping a libation vase in either hand. A single coil of a serpent outlinesthe contour of this chamber, and leaves a narrow passage between its over-.
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