$H Ra-na-nito. Egypt

A prenomen of = Amen-hotep II. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ra-neb-kru. Egypt

The prenomen o= f Mentu-hotep II. of the XIth dynasty. (18= 76c1)

$H Ra-neb-nem. Egypt

An Egyptian king, or perhaps the prenomen of an Egyptian king of the XIth dynasty, of whom little is known. (1876c1)

$H Ra-neb-nito.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

A name given by some Egyptologists to Amen= -tu-ankh, whom they consider to have been the brothe= r of Amenhotep III. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ra-neb-peh. Egypt

The prenomen o= f Aahmes I., which see. (1876c1)

$H Ra-nef-ankh.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the mother of En-antef, the overseer of the altar of Osiris, in the reign of Amenemha II. of the XIIth dynasty.(1876c1)

$H Ra-nefer. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king, whose n= ame occurs on a scarabeus in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Ra-nefer-ab.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

An Egyptian priest of the Alexandrian epoc= h, the father of the priestess and princess Philoterahe= rsankh, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ra-nefer-ka-sotep-en-ra. Egypt

The sacerdotal title or prenomen of Rameses IX. (1876c1)

$H Ra-nefer-nito. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king, whose n= ame occurs on a scarabeus in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Ra-nefer-u. Egypt

Ra-nefer-u. "Most Beautiful Sun." The daug= hter of a prince of Bakhtan, probably Bagistan, in Meso= potamia. She married Rameses XII., the last king but one of the XXth dynasty. (187= 6c1)

$H Ra-nefru. Egypt

A daughter of Thothmes III. of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ranen. [See Ranno - Editor]

$H Ranieri, St.

St. Ranier= i is the patron saint of Pisa<= /st1:City>, and representations of him are not found outside that town. He was horn in 1100, and after a youth spent in dissipation he was converted, travelled = to Palestine, and = lived for many years in a desert. On his return to Pisa, his native city, he was much reverenced, and when he died he was buried in the Du= omo.(1891a1)

$H Ranno. Egypt

Ranno. Ranen, "To Suckle." In Egyptian myt= hology the serpent goddess of corn and of harvest. She was generally represented= as a goddess with the head of an uraeus serpent, or the crown of Hathor. It = was her province, together with the god Shai or Shu, to give new life to the deceased in Hades. (1876c1)

$H Ra-noub-hotep. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king. (1876c1= )

$H Ranpu. Egypt

According to Wilkinson the Egyptian goddes= s of war. She was generally represented as a woman in male costume, holding a sword and shield. See also An= ta or Anaitis<= /span>. (1876c1)

$H Ranseur.

Ranseur, Fr. A sort of partisan in use in the time of = Edward IV., having a broad long blade in the centre, and projecting shorter blad= es on each side.(1883m1)

Ranseur. A ranseur is a weapon, consisting of a long, cutting blade, from the base of which = two smaller blades project. It underwent several modifications of form; that = shewn in our cut being its earliest. ILLUS. ranseur(1891a1)

<= /o:p>

$H Ra-ns-neb. Egypt

The name of an Egyptian archer, probably of some renown, of the family of Ressenba. His p= eriod is unknown, except that it was between the XIIth and XVIIIth dynasties. (1876c1)

$H Rantle‑tree.

Scotch. (1) The beam= in the chimney from which the crook is suspended, when there is no grate (Angl. GALOWS. See also REEKING‑HOOK).

(2) A tree chosen wi= th two branches, which are cut short, and left in the shape of a Y, built into t= he gable of a cottage to support one end of the roof‑tree.(1883m1)

$H Ra-nub-kheper. Egypt

The prenomen o= f Antef IV. of the XIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Raphael.

In Cabalistic astronomy the angel of the s= un. (1876c1)

$H Raphia.

A town on the borders of Syria and Egypt, where Sargon II., king of Assyria, defeated the combined armies of Sibahe or Shabaka, king= of Egypt, and Hanun, king of Gaza, whom he carried off into <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Assyria. It was continually the scene of military conflicts between the Egyptians and the Asiatics. (1876c1)

$H = Rapier.

Rapier. A light, narrow sword worn by gentlemen from the 16th century onwards. It was a weapon of personal adornment rather than of warfare.(1891a1)

Rapier, introduced f= rom Spain in the 16th century, remained the favourite w= eapon of gentlemen. It is a light sword with a narrow blade adapted only for thrusting. It used to be called a tuck.(1883m1)

--- $H Ra= pier‑dance.

A theatrical dance s= till practised in Yorkshire, consisting of evolutions of the dancers with naked rapiers round a perfor= mer who kneels in the centre and finally simulates death. (Compare SWORD̴= 9;DANCE.)(1883m1)

$H Raphaelesque.

A picture is said to be Raphaelesqu= e when it suggests the work of Raphael, or is in the style of that master. = We speak of a Raphaelesque drawing, Raphaelesque beauty, &c.(1891a1)

$H Raphael, St.

St. Raphael is one of the archangels. His special missio= n is to guard mankind, and especially to protect travellers. His attributes ar= e a casket or wallet and a pilgrim's staff, and he is generally represented winged and wearing sandals. The legend of Tobit and the Archangel Raphael has suggested subjects to many painters, and it is = in allusion to this legend that Raphael sometimes carries a fish.(1891a1)

$H Rapin.

A word of constant occurrence in French artistic slang, = of which many etymologies have been suggested, all of them unfortunately inadmissible. For instance it has been derived from = râpé, "shabby," a derivation which is not altogether unlikely, for th= e rapins of old were not generally millionaires. Then, again, some say it comes from rapiner, "to steal," a purely gratuitous calumny. Other etymologists see in the word the pun, rat qui peint, but this is too far‑fetc= hed to be entertained for a moment. Whatever is the derivation of the word the <= span class=3DSpellE>rapin o= f fifty years ago was a jovial student of art, always on the watch to play tricks= and practical jokes on the terrified "Philistines." For this engaging pursuit he too often neglected the study of his art. In= the present day the race of rapins of = the ancient school has entirely disappeared. It has gone the way of the old&#= 8209;fashioned students and of the sch= ool of Bohemians, who advertised their ideas and affected eccentric costumes. The modern studen= t of art is too often a Philistine himself and avoids any suspicion of eccentricity. His costumes and manners are conventional, and whatever els= e he may be he is seldom a rapin.(1891a1)

$H Ra-pioses. Egypt

According to the Greek lists the name of an Egyptian king of the XIXth dynasty. He is not certainly identified.(1876c1)

$H Rapiqi. Or = Rabilu.

Rapiqi. Or Rabilu. A Babylonian t= own which was conquered by Tugulti-palesar, or Tiglath Pileser II., king of <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Raploch.

Scotch. Coarse undyed woollen cloth.(1= 883m1)

$H Rareca.

Peruvian aqueducts; = distinct from the subterranean aqueducts called HUIRCAS or Pinchas (q.v.).(1883m1)

$H Ra-saa-ka-nekht-kheperu. Egypt

The prenomen o= f a king of Egypt in the XVIIIth dynasty. He was one of the contending successors of Amenhotep IV., whose daughter Aten-merit he married. (1876c1)=

$H Ras-abourgabeh.

The modern name of the Arabian sea-port Mosylon, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-ankh. Egypt

A priest of Horus about the time of the IIIrd or IVth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-an-kh-ka. Egypt

An Egyptian monarch of the XIth dynasty, of whom little or nothing is known. (1876c1)

$H Ra-sebek-nefru. Or Neferu. Egypt

Ra-sebek-nefru= . Or Neferu. The eighth king of the XIIth Egyptian dynasty. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Ra-senb. Egypt

Ra-senb. An Eg= yptian gentleman, the son of Tuba, which is all that is known respecting him. (1876c1)

Ra-senb. An Egyptian officer of state, = one of the council of ten in the XIIth dynasty. His = wife was the lady Nub-na, one of the dames of the = royal palace. This name is sometimes written Ra-n-senb. (1876c1)

$H Rasenna.

According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the native and proper name of the Etruscans. Rasne, which occurs in the inscription of the Cippus Perusinus and elsewhere, has been identified with Rasenna, but, as it would seem, incorrectly. (1876c1)

$H Rash.

"A species of i= nferior silk, or silk and stuff manufacture." (Nares.)(1883m1)

$H Ra-sha-a-kheper-s-nab. Egypt

Ra-sha-a-kheper-s-nab. Surnamed Ankh. A schoolmaster of Heli= opolis. Period uncertain. An inscribed board with rhetorical instructions used in= his school is in the Britis= h Museum. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Ra-sha-ankh.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king, perhaps= one of the Sebek-hoteps. (1876c1)

$H Ra-sha-ken. Egypt

The sacerdotal or = divine name of Osirtesen III., an Egyptian king of the= XIIth dynasty. He is supposed by some to have been the Asychis of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Ra-sha-keu-asychis.<= /span> Egypt

Another name of the Egyptian king Osirtesen I. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab. Egypt

A priest of Pthah, the son of the following. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab-ankh-netem. Egypt

A priest of Pthah, the son of Neb-pu, and a Sam of the XIIth dynasty. He was = the father of the foregoing. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab-senb.<= /span> Egypt

Ra-s-hotep-ab-senb. The prenomen of Amenemha I. of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Ra-s-hotep-ab-senb. A sacred scribe, the son of Senb= , the Kherheb or funereal priest of Ho= rus Khem or the Generator. His name is the same as that of the prenomen of Amenemha I.<= /st2:Sn> of the XIIth dynasty, in whose reign he may therefore have been born. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-hotep-het. Egypt

Another form of the p= renomen of King Amenemha I. of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ra-s-khem-ka.= Egypt

The son of an early Egyptian king. (1876c1= )

$H Ra-s-khem-ka.= Egypt

A grandson of Tetet, an early Egyptian king. (1876c1)

$H Ra-skh-het-sotep-en-amen. Egypt

A prenomen of = Amyrtaeus, a prefect king of Egypt under the Persian rul= e. (1876c1)

$H Rasp. Sculpture

(Sculp.) An iron tool used by sculptors in working on their marble. Our cuts will give an idea of its s= hape and character. ILLUS. rasp(1891a1)

<= /o:p>

$H Rass.

A province in Yemen which was inhabited b= y the Hadura. See= Shoaib and<= /i> Hadura. (1876c1)

$H Rassu.

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

$H Rassuah.

An Assyrian pilot in the reign of Sennache= rib. (1876c1)

$H Raster, Rastrum.

R. (rado, to scrape). A rake.(1883m1)

$H Rat. China

In Chinese symbolism= , the month of November. (See TCHY PERIODS.)(1883m1)

$H Ra-t. Egypt

A goddess not frequently met with. She represents the feminine principle of= Ra, and was rather an abstract idea of the priests than a distinct deity. She= is represented as a woman with the sun's disk and cow-horns on her head, and also as a uraeus with the same head-dress.(19= 02b1)

$H Ratams. Egypt

A mystical deity mentioned in the XLth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Rath.

Celtic. An ancient f= ortress or castle of the Irish chiefs, consisting of a circular intrenched enclosure, with buildings in the centre.(1883m1)

$H Ra-theris. Egypt

According to the Greek lists the successor= of Mencheres, king of Memphis. He has not yet been certainly identified. (1876c1)

$H Ra-thos. Egypt

Ra-thos. Or Ra-thoth= . According to the Greek lists t= he name of an Egyptian king of the XVIIIth dynas= ty. He is not certainly identified. (1876c1)

$H Ra-thoth. Egypt [See Ra-thos - Editor]

$H Ra-thoures. Egypt

The Greek form of the royal name Ra-en-use= r, which see. (1876c1)

$H Rational.

Heb. A square piece = of richly‑embroidered cloth worn by the Jewish high priest upon the breast, above the ephod.(1883m1)

$H Ratis.

R. A raft of strong = beams or planks; and thence a flat boat, a bridge of boats, &c.(1883m1)

$H Ra-tmeto. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king. Leyden Collection. (1= 876c1)

$H Ra-to. Egypt

Another form of the name of the Egyptian goddess Ratta or Ritho, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ra-to-ker. Egypt

A prefect of the palace of an Egyptian kin= g of the XXVIth dynasty. His father was named Fai-horouser, and his mother S= otemeit.(1876c1)

$H Ra-to-men. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king. Leyden Collection. (1= 876c1)

$H Ra-to-neb. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king. Leyden Collection. (1= 876c1)

$H Ra-tser-kheper-u-sotep-en-r= a. Egypt

The sacred title of H= orus Haremhebi, king of Egypt of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Ratta. Egypt

Ratta. Or Ritho= . An Egyptian goddess, the wife of the god Mentu. = She was adorned with the disk and horns of Hathor= , and was particularly invoked at the accouchement of royalty. Her analogue was= the Lucina of the Romans. (1876c1)

Ritho. The wife of the deity Mentu, or Month, who was the sun deifie= d as a death giver. Her Egyptian name was Ra-Taoui. (Wilkinson.) (1876c1)

$H Ra-ua-hab. Egypt

Another form of the surname Ouahbra, or Hophra, of = Psametik I. (1876c1)

$H Raunle‑tree. Scotch; for RANTLE‑TREE (q.v.= ) (1883m1)

$H Ra-user-ma. Egypt [See Piankhi III - Editor]

$H Ra-user-ma-sotep-en-ra-mi-a= mun-ra-mes-su. Egypt

Ra-user-ma-sotep-en-r= a-mi-amun-ra-mes-su. "Sun Strong in Truth, Approved of the Sun, Loved of Amen, Born of the Sun." The full name and= prenomen of Rameses II. (1876c1)

$H Raven.

Raven, the ensign of= the ancient Danes, was the bird of Odin. In Christian art, the emblem of Divi= ne Providence (in allusion to the history of Elisha); attribute of certain saints, especially of ascetics. (See CROW.)(1883m1)<= o:p>

$H Ray.

O.E. (i.e. rayed). Striped cloth much worn = in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Chr. The fish (rina diaudan= ) which was burned by Tobias (vii. 2, 3), and the eggs of which are still b= urnt for intermittent fevers among the Greeks. (Harris, 408.)(1883m1)

(Her.) A ray or beam of light is sometimes found as a ch= arge in heraldry. The following is a description of our cut; Azure, a ray of t= he sun issuing out of the dexter corner of the escutcheon. ILLUS. ray(1891a1)

<= /o:p>

$H Rayam.

An unidentified Himya= ritic deity, which according to Mahometan authors w= as worshipped at Sana. (1876c1)

$H Rayère. Architecture

(Arch.) A French term denoting a long, narrow opening in= the thickness of a wall of a medieval castle, through which light was admitted.(1891a1)

$H Raynes.

O.E. (from Rennes in Brittany). Fine linen.

"Cloth of raynes to sle= ep on soft." (Chaucer.)= (1883m1)

Rains, or Raynes, Cloths. (A.D. 1327 ‑ 1434, &c.). Fine linen woven at Rennes in Brittany.(1883m1)

$H Rayonnée. Heraldry (See R= ADIANT.) (1883m1)

$H Razanu.

The king of Damascus. After the defeat of the Syr= ian kings by Tiglath Pileser= II. at the battle of Kumm= uha, he paid tribute to the Assyrians. He was the Rezon of Hebrew history. (1876c1)

$H Razors. Egypt

Bronze razors, somewhat resemb= ling English ones, have been found, and specimens may be seen in museums.(1902= b1)

$H Ra-na-nito. Egypt

$H Ra-neb-kru. Egypt

$H Ra-neb-nem. Egypt

$H Ra-neb-nito.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

$H Ra-neb-peh. Egypt

$H Ra-nef-ankh.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

$H Ra-nefer. Egypt

$H Ra-nefer-ab.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

$H Ra-nefer-ka-sotep-en-ra. Egypt

$H Ra-nefer-nito. Egypt

$H Ra-nefer-u. Egypt

$H Ra-nefru. Egypt

$H Ranieri, St.

$H Ranno. Egypt

$H Ra-noub-hotep. Egypt

$H Ranpu. Egypt

$H Ranseur.

$H Ra-ns-neb. Egypt

$H Rantle‑tree.

$H Ra-nub-kheper. Egypt

$H Raphael.

$H Raphia.

$H = Rapier.

--- $H Ra= pier‑dance.

$H Raphaelesque.

$H Raphael, St.

$H Rapin.

$H Ra-pioses. Egypt

$H Rapiqi. Or = Rabilu.

$H Raploch.

$H Rareca.

$H Ra-saa-ka-nekht-kheperu. Egypt

$H Ras-abourgabeh.

$H Ra-s-ankh. Egypt

$H Ra-s-an-kh-ka. Egypt

$H Ra-sebek-nefru. Or Neferu. Egypt

$H Ra-senb. Egypt

$H Rasenna.

$H Rash.

$H Ra-sha-a-kheper-s-nab. Egypt

$H Ra-sha-ankh.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

$H Ra-sha-ken. Egypt

$H Ra-sha-keu-asychis.<= /span> Egypt

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab. Egypt

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab-ankh-netem. Egypt

$H Ra-s-hotep-ab-senb.<= /span> Egypt

$H Ra-s-hotep-het. Egypt

$H Ra-s-khem-ka.= Egypt

$H Ra-s-khem-ka.= Egypt

$H Ra-skh-het-sotep-en-amen. Egypt

$H Rasp. Sculpture

$H Rass.

$H Rassu.

$H Rassuah.

$H Raster, Rastrum.

$H Rat. China

$H Ra-t. Egypt

$H Ratams. Egypt

$H Rath.

$H Ra-theris. Egypt

$H Ra-thos. Egypt

$H Ra-thoth. Egypt [See Ra-thos - Editor]

$H Ra-thoures. Egypt

$H Rational.

$H Ratis.

$H Ra-tmeto. Egypt

$H Ra-to. Egypt

$H Ra-to-ker. Egypt

$H Ra-to-men. Egypt

$H Ra-to-neb. Egypt

$H Ra-tser-kheper-u-sotep-en-r= a. Egypt

$H Ratta. Egypt

$H Ra-ua-hab. Egypt

$H Raunle‑tree. Scotch; for RANTLE‑TREE (q.v.= ) (1883m1)

$H Ra-user-ma. Egypt [See Piankhi III - Editor]

$H Ra-user-ma-sotep-en-ra-mi-a= mun-ra-mes-su. Egypt

$H Raven. Raven, the ensign of= the ancient Danes, was the bird of Odin. In Christian art, the emblem of Divi= ne Providence (in allusion to the history of Elisha); attribute of certain saints, especially of ascetics. (See CROW.)(1883m1)<= o:p>

$H Ray.

$H Rayam.

$H Rayère. Architecture

$H Raven.

Raven, the ensign of= the ancient Danes, was the bird of Odin. In Christian art, the emblem of Divi= ne Providence (in allusion to the history of Elisha); attribute of certain saints, especially of ascetics. (See CROW.)(1883m1)<= o:p>