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The name of the great primordial water in =
the Ist chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) |
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The
celestial ocean, the father of the gods, the water traversed by the solar
bark; perhaps the Egyptian idea of the macrocosm, since they considered h=
im
the source of all that is. Pictures of him in the "Book of the
Dead" show a seated figure wearing the disk and =
plumes
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The
instrument used for the mystical opening of the mouth of the mummy.(1902b=
1) |
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The Egyptian phrase for an upright walk. T=
he
exact rendering is "the water of Amen," the water or Nile being=
the
"highway" of |
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The form in which the Egyptian royal name =
Antef or Entef is writt=
en by
some Egyptologists. (1876c1) |
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Nub. "Gold." A priestess of
"Amen Ra, king of the gods." Uncertain period. (1876c1) |
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Nub. "Gold." An Egyptian goddess.
She was a form of Hathor as a funereal deity.
(1876c1) |
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An uncertain Egyptian goddess. (1876c1) |
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The daughter of an Egyptian king, but of w=
hat
king it is not known. (1876c1) |
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An unknown Egyptian princess, probably of =
the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian lady, the wife of Piaa, a functionary of the XVI=
IIth
dynasty. (1876c1) |
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Common Egyptian names in the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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Nub-hotep. "Peace of Nub." The son of an e= arly Egyptian king. (1876c1) |
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Nub-hotep. The wife of Neb-em-khutet, the son of Tet= et, an early Egyptian king. (1876c1) |
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R.
A shed used as a barn; it was situated close to the threshing‑floor=
.(1883m1) |
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Nub-khas. The =
consort
of Antef III. of t=
he XIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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Nub-khas. The =
wife
of King Sebek-em-saf of the XVIIIth
dynasty. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian lady of rank. The wife of the =
councillor Ra-n-senb of=
the XIIth dynasty. She was a Bekte=
nhak,
which see. (1876c1) |
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The daughter of Uetu<=
/span>,
the chief of the Keneb in the XVIIIth
dynasty. (1876c1) |
$H Nub-nofre. An Egyptian lady, the wife of Amenmes, and the mother of Ame=
nhotep,
who was surnamed Hui. (1876c1) $H Nub-sas. An Egyptian queen of the XIth
dynasty, the consort of Antef III. (1876c1) $H Nubukha. The consort of Sebekh=
otep
V. of the XIIIth dynasty. (1876c1) A
term applied to studies of the figure made from the naked living model. F=
or
instance we speak of a drawing of the nude and at the same time we term t=
he
drawing itself a nude.(1891a1) Another name of the Assyrian goddess Nukimmut, which see. (1876c1) A deity worshipped at Nishem
in $H Nuher. A mystical region of =
Amenti,
which is often mentioned in the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) An Assyrian goddess. She was the mother of=
the
gods Ninip and Nebo. (1876c1) R.
A kind of pillory for keeping men and animals in a fixed position. It was
made use of in surgical operations, and as an instrument of torture.(1883=
m1) The
Egyptians employed a decimal system. Units were figured thus,
$H Nude.
$H Nuha.
$H Nuhem.
$H Nukimmut.
$H Numella, Numellus.
$H Numeration.
; tens,
; hundreds,
; thousands,
. Therefore
signifies
1335.(1902b1)$H Numia. "=
Is
wanting," i.e. recedes.
Chaldaea
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In Chaldean as=
tronomy
a name of the planet Mars. (1876c1) |
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(numisma,
coined money). The science of coins and medals. The earliest known coins =
were
issued by the Greeks, probably in the 8th century B.C. (See the Article in
the Encyclop=
aedia Britan., 8th edition, from which reference can be taken to
exhaustive treatises on the various ramifications of this science.)(1883m=
1) |
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The
science which treats of the coins and medals of all ages and their artist=
ic
and historical significance. From an artistic point of view the study of
ancient Greek coins is of the utmost importance, for not only are they in
themselves of great beauty, but they preserve for us the representation of
many Greek statues in miniature, and so supply links in the chain of art =
history
which otherwise would be missing.(1891a1) |
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A
term denoting those who collect and study coins and medals.(1891a1) |
$H Numki.
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The Accadian n=
ame
for the district of Elamu, now called Khuzistan. (1876c1) |
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Persian.
A carpet of felt much used in Persia.(1883m1) |
$H Nun.
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This deity was properly the personificatio=
n of
the primordial water of chaos, out of which all life, even that of the go=
ds,
and all material things proceeded. On the sarcophagus of |
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(novemdinae;
from novem=
i>,
nine, and dies, days). Roman =
weeks;
the nomenclature including the day before and that after the seven days. =
The
name was given to the weekly mark=
et‑days
at Rome.(1883m1) |
$H Nu-nekht-ik-nu-en-neb-bek-i.
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An Egyptian scribe. His period and works a=
re
uncertain. (1876c1) |
$H Nun-nu.=
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An Egyptian gentleman in the latter years =
of
the XVIIIth dynasty. His mother's name was |
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A
kind of thread formerly made to a large extent in Paisley.(1883m1) |
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(Fr. oeuvre de
nonnain). As early as the 14th
century needlework was generally so described. Ancient lace is still so
called in many parts of the country.(1883m1) |
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An uncertain deity who was worshipped in <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Upper Egypt in later times. (1876c1) |
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Another form of the Arabian royal name |
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Fig. 491. Nurembe=
rg
Vase, enamelled in relief.(1883m1)
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(Sardinian
Noraga=
span>).
Primitive buildings in the |
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An
old English game like trap, bat, and ball. It is played with a kibble, a nur, and a spell. When the end of the spell
is struck with the kibble, th=
e nur ris=
es into
the air, &c.(1883m1) |
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An early Babylonian king. He reigned at |
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An early Egyptian goddess, who was worship=
ped
in the city of |
$H Nusthieh.
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A mystical dragon, who=
was represented on an Etruscan mirror as devouring a man armed with a swo=
rd.
(1876c1) |
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Nut. In Christ=
ian
symbolism, an emblem of the Divinity of Christ hidden in His manhood. |
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Nut.
The female principle of Nu. She is represented
arching her body over the earth, which she touches with her toes and fing=
ers.
Her body is studded with stars, since she represents the sky. Frequently =
Shu stands underneath to support her, and Seb, the earth god, lies on the ground beneath. She=
is
also depicted in the form of a cow. There are two variations of the story=
of
Nut. One speaks of Shu as violently separatin=
g Nut
from her husband Seb. The other tells that her
father, Ra, was anxious to leave the earth where men rebelled against his
rule, and that Nut of her own will left Seb, =
and
raised herself from the earth in the form of a cow, while Shu,
her son, dutifully supported her in this position. Still as a cow she
represents the sky, in which Ra, the sun, was safe from his troublesome
mortals. ILLUS. Nut.(1902b1)
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Nut.
A goddess distinct from Nut, the female principle of Nu.
She is depicted in the "Book of the Dead" with a snake's head
surmounted by a disk, or with a cat's head. In tombs and on stelae she is seen emerging from a sycomore
tree, and offering the bread and water of the underworld to the deceased.=
In
this capacity she is sometimes confused with Hathor<=
/span>
(q.v.).(1902b1) |
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Nut. A name of the firmament adored as a
goddess in the Egyptian Ritual of the Dead. Like Hat=
hor
and Neith this goddess personified the celest=
ial
space, but more especially the vault of heaven, under the form of a woman
bending down and touching the earth with her hands. She was also called t=
he
mother of the gods, and of the stars also, bei=
ng
often represented as having them in her womb, or giving birth to them. She
was also often sculptured or painted on the underside of the lids of the
sarcophagi, as protecting the mummy of the deceased. On the sarcophagus o=
f A-ero-ai in the Amhurst (=
formerly
Lee) Collection, she is represented as a woman, blue in flesh, extended o=
ver
a man, also blue in colour, who
is rising up towards her, while his body falls to the ground, the body be=
ing
painted red or flesh colour. In the LIXth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead, her office=
was
to sustain the soul of the deceased by pouring out the water of life; the
goddess herself standing in the boughs of the sacred sycamore tree. Nut m=
ust
not be confounded with the deity Nun, the personification of the primordi=
al
waters of chaos, or with the goddesses Hathor=
, Neith, or Nephthys, alt=
hough
she fulfilled very much the same offices, and was also represented
occasionally like them as cow-headed.(1876c1) |
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Nuterhek<=
/span>. The surname of=
Amenhotep II. of the |
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Nuterhek<=
/span>. The original s=
urname
of Amenhotep IV. of the XVIIIth dynasty. See
Khu-en-aten. (1876c1) |
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Arch.
A common feature in Early English work in the north of |
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Another form of the Egyptian royal name Am=
en-meri-nut, which see. (1876c1) |
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This
medium for colour‑grinding is derived f=
rom
the walnut; as a vehicle it is preferred to linseed oil, and is the quick=
est
dryer. (See MEDIUMS, OILS.)(1883m1) |
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Hind. A nose=
8209;stud
or ornament worn by Indian women, often set with brilliants, rubies,
emeralds, and pearls.(1883m1) |
$H Nyaya. Hindu
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An ancient Hindu sacred treatise upon ethi=
cs
and morality. One of the greater Shastras. (1=
876c1) |
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(<b:N"4@<[=3Dnumphaion] and =
<L:N,Ã@<[=3Dnumpheion]). Literally, a building consecrated to the nymphs. It was a large and rich=
ly‑decorated
chamber, with columns, niches, and statues, and a fountain in the centre.=
Nymphaea were often erected near the head of a spri=
ng,
and formed cool and agreeable retreats. Fig. 492 represents a portion of =
the
ruins of the nymphaeum of Egeria,
near Fig. 492. Nymphaeum of Egeria, ne=
ar
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Inferior
goddesses of the mountains, forests, waters, or meadows. Those presiding =
over
rivers, &c., were OCEANIDES, NAIADS, NEREIDS; those over mountains,
OREIADS; those over woods and trees, DRYADS and HAMADRYADS; those over
valleys, NAPAEAE, &c. They were represented in art as beautiful young
women. The waters of Hades had their presiding nymphs, the AVERNALES.(188=
3m1) |