$H Na. "The Sky."

Na. "The Sky." Another form of the name of= the Assyrian deity Anu, which see. (1876c1)

Na. A mystical title of Amen Ra, which occ= urs in the CLXVIth chapter of the Ritual of the D= ead. (1876c1)

$H Naa. Egypt

The mother of Smen, a great Egyptian captain in the reign of Thothmes IV. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Naal.

A mountain district between Assyria and Armenia<= /st2:place>. It was conquered by Tiglath Pileser II., who built there a garrison city called Assur-ba= sa. (1876c1)

$H Naarath.

The name of two Canaa= nitish cities: one in Palestine in the tribe of Ephraim, and the other a Tyrian settlement on= the West coast of Sardinia, now called Nor= a. (1876c1)

$H Na-au. "Air.&quo= t; Egypt

A mystical divinity wh= o is mentioned in the CXLth chapter of the Ritu= al of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Nabatu.

A tribe in Mesopota= mia which was conquered by Tiglath Pileser II. (1876c1)

$H Nabirtu.

A deity of the Susian= s, of whom nothing is known. (1876c1)

$H Nabla. Egypt

Another name of the Egyptian guitar. See Nefer. (1876c1)

$H Nablia.

Nablia, Nablum. A stringed musical instrument; a kind of cithara in the shape of a semici= rcle.(1883m1)

$H Nablum. [See Nablia - Editor]

$H Nabo.

Nabu. Or Nabo. Another form of the name of the Assyrian deity Nebo, which s= ee. (1876c1)

$H Nabo-bal-atir-rib. Chaldaea

A Chaldean chi= ef, the father of Nabonahid, the last king of Babylon before i= ts conquest by the Medes and Persians. (1876c1)

$H Nabonahid. &q= uot;Nebo is Majestic."

The son of a Chaldean= chief named Nabo-bal-atir-rib. He was raised = to the throne of Babylon= by an insurrection of the great lords against Bellab= arisruk, the infant son of Nergalsarussur. He did litt= le but repair a few temples of the deities whose worship he declared himself to = have neglected, and had throughout his reign to contend with the encroachments= of the Persians. Towards the close of his reign he made his son Bel-sarra-uzur joint king of Babylonia, and left hi= m to sustain the defence of = Babylon against Cyrus, king of Persia. After the fall of the city he tendered his submission to the victor, by w= hom he was sent into exile into Carmania, where h= e died in obscurity after a troubled reign of seventeen years, and with him peri= shed the second empire of Babylonia. He was the Labynetus= of the Greek historians. (Lenormant.) (1876c1= )

$H Nabonassar.

The Greek form of the Babylonian royal nam= e Nabu-nazir, which see. (1876c1)

$H Nabonidus. Chaldaea

Another form of the C= haldean royal name Nabonahid, which see. (1876c1)

$H Nabu.

Nabu. Or Nabo. Another form of the name of the Assyrian deity Nebo, which s= ee. (1876c1)

Nabu. "Proclaimer." In Chaldean astronomy = the name both of the planets Venus and Mercury as morning stars. (1876c1)

$H Nabua. Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-ahi-eris.

A prefect of Samalla<= /span>. He was the eponym of the year B.C. 681, in which Sennacherib was assassin= ated by his sons. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-ba-ba-dukin.

The Tukulu of = Assyria under Shalmaneser III. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-bal-idinna. Babylonia

A king of Babylonia who assisted Sadudu, king of Suhi, t= o fight against Assur-na-zir-pal, king of Assyria. His endeavours were unsuccessful, and the Suhites being defeated he had to make peace with the Assyrians. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-bel-shum. Chaldaea

Another form of the C= haldean royal name Nebo-bel-zikri. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-bel-uzur.

The governor of Arbah= a in the last year of the reign of Assur-Nirari= II. He was eponym of the year B.C. 745, the chief events in which were the accession to the throne of Tiglath Pileser II., and a march to the borders of the rive= r. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-bel-uzur. "Nebo, protect the Lord."

The governor of Sihim= a in the reign of Tiglath = Pileser II. He was eponym of the year B.C. 732, the chief event in which was an expedition to Damascus. He may have been the same as the preceding. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-damiq.

An officer and ambassador of Tiumman, king of Elam. See Umbadasa. (1876c1)=

$H Nabu-dan-anni.

The Tartan of the first years of the reign= of Tiglath Pileser II. He = was eponym of the year B.C. 742, the chief events in which were the conquest of Arpad, and the overthrow of = Damascus. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Nabu-dan-nin-anni.

The Tartan under Tiglath Pileser I., king of Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-den-ipus.

The governor of Nineveh under the reign of Sargon II.= He was eponym of the year B.C. 704, the chief events in which were an expedi= tion to Babylon, and the construction of the = palace of the city of Kalzi. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-dim-tir.=

A relative of Merodac= h Baladan, the deposed king of Babylon. He attempted to raise a revo= lt in Babylonia, aided secretly by Urtaki, king of = Elam. The Chaldean chiefs refused, however, to revo= lt from their lord Nahid-maruduk, who was their = ruler and a tributary of Assurbanipal. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-edir-anni.

The Rabbitur o= f Tiglath Pileser II. He = was eponym of the year B.C. 740, the chief event in which was an expedition t= o Arpad. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-ekhi-erba. Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer, some observations by whom have been preserved. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-esdu-ukin.

The Tukulu of = Shalmaneser III. He was eponym of the year B.C. 777= , the chief event in which was an expedition to Ituha. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-ikbi. Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer, some astrological tablets by whom are preserved (1876c1)=

$H Nabu-kin-uzur.

The governor of Nineveh in the reign of Assurdan III. He was eponym of the year= B.C. 761, the chief event in which was the commencement of a revolt in the cit= y of Arbaha<= /span>. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-kudur-uzur. See Naditabiru= s. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-kudur-uzur I. [See Nebuchadnezzar I - Editor]

$H Nabu-kudur-yut-sur.<= /span> Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer of Elamite origin. He recorded the phases of Jupiter. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-kudu-zur.

The son of Nabonahid<= /span>, the last king of Babylon. Under this name a Chaldean, one Nidintabel, usurped the throne of Chaldea= for a short time on the death of Cambyses. (1= 876c1)

$H Nabu-kullani.= Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer; a tablet of observations by whom has been preserved. (1876c1)=

$H Nabu-liha.

The governor of Arbela in the reign of Sargon II. He w= as eponym of the year B.C. 702, the chief event in which was an expedition t= o Kassi and Ellipi. (1876= c1)

$H Nabu-mu-set-si. Chaldaea

An early Chaldean astronomer. Some records on the planet Jupiter by him are in the British Museum. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-nazir. Babylonia

One of the later kings of Babylonia. He was conquered and his kingdom ravaged by Tiglath<= /span> Pileser II., king of A= ssyria. He was succeeded by Nabu-sabri, the last king= but one of Babylonia before its annexation to Assyria<= /st2:place>. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-pak-id-ilani.

An Assyrian officer who was placed as Satr= ap on the throne of Babylon by Sargon I., after his conquest of Merodach Baladin I. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-pal-uzur.

A great Assyrian general who defeated the revolted Babylonians for his master Bel-zikir-iskun<= /span>, by whom he was made vice-king of Babylon. On the accession of Assur-ebil-ili to the thr= one of Assyria, he and his son Nabu-kudur-uzur consp= ired with Necho, king of Egypt, and made war with = the king of Assyria, whom he defeated in his own capital city of Nineveh, and thus terminated the Assyrian empire. Shortly afterwards he quarrelled with Pharaoh Necho<= /span>, and sent his son against him, who completely routed the Egyptians. He was succeeded by his son Nabu-kudur-uzur, the Nebuchadnezzar of Hebrew history. Nabu-pal-uzur married the Saite princess Neitaker, and was the Nabopalassar of the Greek writers= . (Lenormant.) (1876c1)

$H Nabu-salim.

The son of Balasu, a Chaldean who was raised to the kingship of th= e Dakkusi by Esarhaddon, = after the death of Samas-ibni, which see. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Nabu-sar-uzur.

The governor of Kurba= n in the reign of Vul-nirari or Rimmon-nirari III. He was eponym of the= year B.C. 784, the chief event in which was an expedition to Hupuskia. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-sha-pik-zir.

Se= e Nabu-zikir-iskun, king of Babylon. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-tariz.

An Assyrian officer in the reign of Shalmaneser IV., whose titles are lost. He was epon= ym of the year B.C. 721, the chief event in which was a war with Babylon and Elam. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-u-sabsi.=

A Chaldean chi= ef, the son or descendant of Silani. He ruled at = Sarrapanu, and upon Tiglath Pileser I. proclaiming himself king of Babylon, of = Sumir, and of Accad, he= rose in rebellion against him, whereupon the king of Assyr= ia besieged him, and taking his capital city, impaled him alive upon its wal= ls. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-zakir-eres.

The Assyrian governor of a Babylonian province. Together with Urtaki, king of Elam, and Belbasa, king of Gambuli, he revolted against Assurbanipal, king of Assyri= a, who defeated him and his allies. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-zar-adan.

The general of the Ch= aldean army of Nabukuduruzur the Great. He entered <= st2:place w:st=3D"on">Jerusalem after = the fall of the Hebrew kingdom, and destroying the temple and all the principal buildings of the city, carried the people into captivity to various citie= s of the Assyro-Chaldean empire. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-zikir-iskun.

A king of Babylonia= who reigned about B.C. 1050. He was conquered by the king of Assyria, but afterwards concluding a treaty of pe= ace with him, married the daughter of his conqueror, and was restored to his kingdom. (1876c1)

$H Nabu-zir-napis-ti-esir. Babylon

A son of Merodach-Bal= adan, king of Babylon. On the death of Sennacherib he proclaimed himself king, and went to attack the city of Ur, which was held by a prince named Ningal-idina= . Him he defeated, and added his principality to his own. As soon, however, as = Esarhaddon ascended the throne of Assyria, he sent = an army under some trusted generals against Babylon, and Nabu-zir-napis-ti-esir, with his brother = Nahid-maruduk, fled for shelter to the king of Edom, Ummanaldas, who not only refused him an asylu= m, but put him to death. Nabid-maruduk escaped, and = was pardoned by Esarhaddon. (1876c1)

$H Nacka.

The name of one of the books of the origin= al Zendavesta, of which there were said to have been twenty-one prior to the period of Sassanidae.= There is now only one left, the Vidae-vadata or Vendidad, which see. (1876c1)

$H Nacre.

Fr. Mother‑of‑pearl, the iridescent inner lining of the pearl mus= sel or oyster.(1883m1)

$H Nacreous Shells.

Iridescent shells. Several kinds are used for manufactures, as some species of Meleagrina, Turbo, Nautili, &c.(1883m1)

$H Nadan.

The governor of Pekod= . He joined the revolt of Saulmugina against Assurbanipal, and was defeated and severely punishe= d by the victor. (1876c1)

$H Nadir.

(Arab. nadhir, opposite). The part of the heavens directly under our feet; opposite to t= he ZENITH.(1883m1)

$H Naditabirus.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

A Babylonian chief, who called himself Nabu-kudur-uzur, the son of Na= bonidus. He revolted against Darius Hystaspes, by whom= he was twice encountered and defeated, once on the Tigris, and once on the <= st2:place w:st=3D"on">Euphrates. Darius then entered Babylon in triumph and slew Naditabirus. (1876c1)

$H Naditu.

An Elamite city which was destroyed by Sennacherib. (1876c1)

$H Naeia.

An overseer of the bulls of Pthah. His funereal statue is in the Leyden Museum. Period uncertain. (1876c= 1)

$H Naenia. (See NENIA.) (1883m1)

$H Nafi. Egypt

A priest of Amen Ra in the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Naga. Jars

Malay. Jars with the figure of a dragon traced on them.(1883m1)

Among the Dyaks of Borneo a certain kind of jar, to which the name of n= aga (a dragon) is given, is very highly prized. It is uncertain when and by w= hom these jars were made, but all have a figure of a dragon traced upon their surface.(1891a1)

$H Naga Architecture. Hindu

(Hind. naga, a poisonous snake). Temples dedicated to t= he worship of the seven‑headed snakes are found in Cashmere, remarkable for their identity of style with the Grecian Doric, unlike anything found= in any other part of = India. [Consult Fergusson, History of Architecture, ii. 703‑732.](1883m1)

$H Nagara.

A Hindoo name for a music‑gallery in fron= t of the Jain temples.(1883m1)

$H Nagiel.

In Cabalistic mythology the intelligence of the sun. (1876c1)

$H Nagitu.

An Elamite cit= y on the Persian gulf, where Merodach-Baladan soug= ht to establish a Babylonian colony after his expulsion from Chaldea by Sennacherib. See Merodach-Baladan. (1876c1)

$H Naglfari. Scandinavia<= /st2:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the first husban= d of the goddess Nott, who bare to him the deity Udr. (1876c1)=

$H Nahab. Egypt

A mystical viper in the first abode of Osiris, who is mentioned in the CLth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Nahai. "Sycam= ore Land."<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

An Egyptian adjective signifying the land of Egypt. (1876c1)

$H Nahal. Egypt [See Nahar – Editor]

$H Naham-s-rata.= Egypt

A priestess of Amen Ra. The period in which she lived is uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Naham-ua. Egypt

Naham-ua. Or= Nehemcou. A name of the goddess Hathor, under which she was adored in her emblem of= a fish. (1876c1)

$H Nahar. Egypt

Nahar, or Nahal. A Semitic = word signifying "river"; and by Brugsch = it is thought to be the origin of the word "Nile."(1902b1)

$H Naharaina.

The Egyptian name for the whole district of Mesopotamia. (1876c1)

$H Nahar-hammurabi. "Canal= of Hammurabi." See Hammurabi. (1876c1)

$H Naharmalcha. = "River of the King."

The Chaldean n= ame of the great canal of Hammurabi when it was re-opened and enlarged by Nabu-kudur-uzu= r, the Nebuchadnezzar of Hebrew writers. (1876c1)

$H Nahi. Egypt

A prince who was appointed by Thothmes III., of the XVIIIth<= /span> dynasty, to the viceroyalty of Ethiopia. (1876c1)

$H Nahid-maruduk. Babylon

The son of Merodach-B= aladan, king of Babylon. On the death of Sennacherib he and his brother both revolted from the pow= er of Assyria, but after a little while his brother Nab= u-zir-napis-ti-eser was defeated by Esarhaddon, and put to death = by the king of Elam, whereupon Nahid-maruduk, who ha= d fled into Elam, recrossed the frontier, and placed himself at the mercy of Esarhaddon, who pardo= ned him and restored to him his brother's dominions. (1876c1)

$H Nahinna.

A Persian manufacture of majolica. The Comte de Rochec= houart says that the ancient faience of Persia is as admirable as t= he modern is detestable, though it retains a degree of oriental elegance.(1883m1)

$H Nahr-el-kelb.= "Dog River."=

The modern name of the wady near Beirout, called by the Assyrians Bahlirasi, where Esarhaddon and Rameses II. both s= et up rock-cut stèle recounting their Syrian victories. (1876c1)

$H Nahresi. See Khnum-hotep, an Egyptian governor in the time o= f the VIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Nahsi.

Nahsi. The Egyptian n= ame of the Negroland generally. (1876c1)<= /span>

Nahsi. A tribe of Neg= roes in Ethiopia, from whom king Pepi-Merir= a of the VIth dynasty formed an army. This is t= he first mention of the Negroes in Egyptian history, but they were afterwards conquered repeatedly by the later Pharaohs. (1876c1)

$H Naiad.

A water‑nymph.(1883m1)

$H Naiant. Heraldry

(Her.) This term means swimming, and= is used in heraldry of a fish represented on a shield in a vertical position= . When a fish is shown in a horizontal position, it is said to be hauriant (q.v.). ILLUS. naiant(1891a1)

$H Nai-f-aa-rut.= Egypt

A king of Egypt under the XXIXth or Mendesian dyn= asty. He restored several temples and aided the Lacedemonians= in their wars against their mutual enemies the Persians. He reigned seven years, and was the Nepherites of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Nail.

In cloth measure, 2 1/4 inches.(1883m1)

The heads of nails form one of the simplest method= s of ornament in the world. They are frequently employed to decorate the panel= s of doors or of small pieces of furniture such as coffers, cabinets, &c. = In this case brass‑headed nails are generally used.(1891a1)

$H Naila. Arabia

An ancient Arabian goddess. She was possib= ly a form of the moon. (1876c1)

$H Nail‑head Moulding.

Arch. An ornament formed by a series of projections resembling round or angular= nail‑heads.(1883m1)

$H Nail Ornament. Architecture

(Arch.) A system of ornament frequently used in the Romanesque style. The "nails" often present the appearance of diamond points and are = set side by side. Sometimes, however, they are spaced out and the heads of monsters are incised upon them. In this case they are commonly known under the name of corbels or modillions. 2 ILLUS. nailorn1, nailorn2(1891a1)=

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$H Nainsook.

Hind. A thick sort of jaconet muslin.(1883m1)

$H = Naipes.

Sp. Playing= 209;cards. The word is supposed to be derived from the initials of Nicolao Pepin, the inventor. (Diccionario de la Lengua Castellana.) Hence = the Italian naibi= .(1883m1)

$H = Nairi.

A wild district near the Upper Euphrates, which was conquered by = Tiglath Pileser I., and was repeatedly subdued by the Assyrian monarchs. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Naissant. Heraldry

(Her.) This term is applied to demi‑lions, or = other charges rising out from the middl= e of a fess or some other ordinary. It differs from issuant, which implies that the charge rises from the lower edge of the ordinary, whic= h in this case is always a chief.(1891a1)

$H Najaran.

A Himyaritic c= ity in South-western Arabia. (1876c1)

$H Nakarah.

A deity of the Himyar= ites, who was worshipped at the city of Main. (1876c1)

$H Naked. Architecture

(Arch.) A term applied to the surface of a wall to which projecting ornaments are applied, or to the actual surface or vertical line, beyond which a moulding or decorative motive projects. In a cartouche, for instance, the vol= utes and foliage project beyond the na= ked of the surface which they decorate, while the centre of the cartouche may project still further from the na= ked, may be so depressed as to coincide with it, or may be so hollowed out as to recede from it. The latter is often the case when the cartouche is incrus= ted with marble. ILLUS. naked(1891a1)

$H Naked Flooring.

Arch. The timber‑work which supports a floor.(1883m1)

$H Nakh-ke. Egypt

A king of Khininsi or Herakleopolis. One of the petty kings of <= st2:place w:st=3D"on">Egypt under the Assyrian Icosarchy. (1876c1)

$H Nakhla. Arabia

An ancient Arabian town near Mecca. It was sacred to the worship o= f the deity Alozza. (1876c1)

$H Nakht. Egypt

Nakht. An Egyptian lady, the wife of Uah and the mother of Senbu a priest of Osiris. See Senbu. = (1876c1)

Nakht. "Strength.&= quot; An Egyptian officer, whose period is uncertain. He was the son of a function= ary named also like himself, Nakht. (1876c1)

$H Nakht-ankh. <= span class=3DGramE>"Life and Strength."

An Egyptian gentleman, the son of Khair. His wife's name was Ann= eke. His period and acts are uncertain. (1876c1)

$H Nakhti-kharu-anshini= . Egypt

The Assyrian form of the Egyptian royal na= me Nekht-har-en-shen, which see. (1876c1)

$H Nalakhu. Egypt

One of the twenty petty kingdoms of Lower Egypt which were established by the Assyria= ns under Esarhaddon. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Namar-bili. <= span class=3DGramE>"The Illumination of Bel.&qu= ot;

The name of the great astrological cyclopaedia of the Chaldeans, which was compiled for Sargon, or Sargina, of= Agane. Of this work considerable portions remain in= the Collection in the Briti= sh Museum. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Namby‑pamby.

Affectedly pretty. The term originated in criticism of an English poet of the 17th century ‑ Ambrose Phillips.(1883m1)

$H Namerta. Egypt

The brother of Uah, an Egyptian gentleman, which see. (1876c1)

$H Namms. Egypt

The Egyptian name of the double flute. (1876c1)

The peculiar striped or plaited shawl worn= by the Egyptians on the head, and generally gathered up into a queue behind.= It was used from the earliest to the latest times. (1876c1)

$H Namrot. Egypt

Namurot. Or Namrot. The son of a late Egyptian king, but of what king it is not known. (1876c1)

$H Namrut. Egypt [Also see Nimrod – Editor]

Namrut. A son of Uaserken II. and father = of Takarut II., of the XXIIIrd dynasty, who on the death of Sheshanka II. became king of Egypt. Nothing else is know= n of him. (1876c1)

Namrut. Or Nimrod. A pet= ty king of Egypt in the XXIInd dynasty. He reigned over Hermopolis, but rebelled against Piankhi of Ethiopia, who besieged and took his capital city after a three days' siege, and compelled him to pay tribute and do homage. He married a queen named Nestennest, whom together with his other wives he sent to make peace with Piankhi. (18= 76c1)

$H Namtar. Literally "T= he Fixer of Destiny."

In Accadian mythology "The Plague Demon," which was ado= pted into the Assyrian mythology. (1876c1)

$H Namurot. Egypt

Namurot. Or Namrot. The son of a late Egyptian king, but of what king it is not known. (1876c1)

Namurot. The son of Takelot I. of the XXIInd dynasty. (1876c1)

Namurot. The grandfathe= r of Sheshonk or Sheshanka I. of the XXIIIrd dynasty. (1876c1)

Namurot. A son of Osorkon II. of the XXIIIrd dynasty; probably the same as Namrot the father of Takarut II. (1876c1)=