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The wife of King Atef=
-nuter-Ai
of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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The wife of the royal secretary Ai, in the
court of the heretic King Atef-nuter-Ai of th=
e XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian lady, the mother of a priest n=
amed
Hor-naskht. (1876c1) |
$H <=
span
class=3DSpellE>Tiakken.
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Seken-en-ra. Or
Rasekenen. The sacerdotal na=
me of
Tiakken, king of |
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Tiakken=
span>. Or Sekenen-ra. One of the vassal kings of |
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Tiara, Gr. (<=
span
style=3D'font-family:"WP Greek Courier";mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New =
Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-f=
ont-family:
"WP Greek Courier";mso-no-proof:no'>J4VD"[=3Dtiara]). A hat with a tall high crown; the
characteristic head‑dress of the north‑western Asiatics; especially the Armenians, Parthians,
Medes, and Persians. Tiara recta<=
/i> or
cidaris was an upright tiara, the regal head&=
#8209;dress
of
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Tiara, Chr. The Pope's triple crown, emblematic of h= is authority in the three kingdoms of heaven, earth, and the lower world. (S= ee Fig. 653.) Fig. 653. Persian soldier wearing the = tiara.(1883m1)
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Tiara. A headdress worn by the kings of
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A wind instrument made of reed, wood, or the shin‑=
bone
of an animal. There were in use among the ancients several kinds of tibia=
e,
but they all had points of similarity, and were provided with holes for t=
he
fingers. ILLUS.<=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>
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R. (Greek, aulos).=
A pipe
or flute of reed, bone, ivory, horn, or metal, perforated with holes for =
the
notes like a flute; the principal varieties were: ‑ the monaulos or
single pipe, including the bagpipe (utricolarius); the diaulos, or double pipe, bound round the cheeks with a
bandage called by the Romans capistrum, and in Greek phorbeia; and the syrinx =
or Pandaean pipe, of three to nine tubes.(1883m1) |
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R. A kind of flute c=
urved at
its broadest end.(1883m1) |
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R. The right‑h=
and pipe
of the diaul=
os,
usually constructed of the upper and thinner part of a reed.(1883m1) |
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R. A flute made of a=
long
thin tube of reed with a mouth‑hole at the side of one end.(1883m1)=
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R. A flute resemblin=
g the
modern flageolet.(1883m1) |
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R. A flute used espe=
cially
in religious worship.(1883m1) |
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R. A flute having the
mouthpiece at right angles to the tube.(1883m1) |
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R. The left‑ha=
nd pipe
of the diaul=
os,
usually constructed of the lower and broader part of a reed.(1883m1) |
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R. The ancient
bagpipe.(1883m1) |
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R. A flute having the
mouthpiece at a right angle.(1883m1) |
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R. A name for the do=
uble
flute when the tubes were exactly alike, impares when they
differed.(1883m1) |
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A Roman word denoting a player on the flute.(1891a1) |
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Tibilti.
"Stream of Fertility." An ancient name of the river |
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An Assyrian city which revolted to Assurdan, and was reconquered<=
/span>
by Samas-Rimmon III. (1876c1) |
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Arch. The strong horizontal on=
which
the king‑post and other uprights rest, which support the beams of a
roof.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A term applied to the horizontal piece of wood i=
n a
roof. In Gothic buildings, in which the timber‑work of the roof is
apparent, the tie‑beams are decorated, at the ends set into the wal=
ls,
with carvings, which generally take the forms of the heads of fantastic
animals. 2 ILLUS.<=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>
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A chief of the pure house (temple) of an
unnamed deity. Period of the |
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A priestess or "Divine Spouse" of
Amen Ra. Her statue is in the |
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The mystical name of one of the planks of =
the
boat of souls in the XCIXth chapter of the Ri=
tual
of the Dead. (1876c1) |
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Tierce, Per Tierce. =
Her.
Divided into three equal parts.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) The point of intersection of two pointed
arches.(1891a1) |
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O.E. A shallow drink=
ing‑bowl
with four handles, made to pass round the table from hand to hand as a loving cup.(1883m1) |
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(Arch.) In some systems of ornament the term tige is=
applied
to cylindrical branches, from which foliage emerges. Sometimes the tige, s=
lightly
swelling at the end or spreading out into a bud, is decorated with flutin=
gs
or striae; sometimes its surface is unbroken.=
ILLUS. tige(1891a1)
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Tiger‑wood, obtained from=
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Tiggaba. "Lofty Head." An Assyrian city,
probably |
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The Accadian n=
ame of
a city or district called by the Assyrians Kute,
and at present Ibrahim. (1876c1) |
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(Paint.) A painting is said to be tight, when it is hand=
led
without breadth or freedom, when the outlines are harshly defined and
abruptly cut off from the background.(1891a1) |
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Tiglath=
span>. Or Tuklat. The Assyrian name which the Egyptians changed into Takarut or Takelot, whe=
n it was
borne by the kings of the XXIInd dynasty. (18=
76c1) |
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Tiglath=
span> Pileser
I. Or Tu=
klat-pal-assur
I. One of the most famous of=
the
older Assyrian monarchs. He was the son and successor of Assur-ris-ilim,
about B.C. 1120. He began his reign by resubduing the
tribes around Assyria which had revolted from their allegiance, after whi=
ch
he conquered the Muski, a people of Hittite o=
rigin,
who had invaded the region of the |
$H Tiglath Pileser
II.
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Tiglath=
span> Pileser
II. According to the inscrip=
tions
this monarch was not related to the royal family, but was an
usurper who fought his way to the throne of |
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R. In a general sens=
e wood
used in carpentry, a beam or joist; in a more restricted sense, a tieR=
09;beam,
rafters, brackets, &c.(1883m1) |
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A fortress in |
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Tiger‑tables. =
Great
importance was attached in Roman decorative art to the grain of the wood.
Tables having "veins arranged in wavy lines," were called Tigrinae, from the resemblance of their pattern to =
that
of a tiger's skin. Those having "veins which formed spirals, or litt=
le
whirlpools," were called pantherinae, or panther‑tables.(1883m1) |
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Tigulti-ninip I. Or
Tuklat Samdan I. A king of Assyria who conquered all |
$H Tigulti-ninip II.<=
/b>
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The son and successor of Vulnirari,
ascended the throne B.C. 1191, and died after a short reign of six years.=
He
warred in the North in the district of Nairi,=
and
set up a commemorative tablet near the sources of the |
$H Tihamtu.
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Tiamat. In Accadian mythology the goddess who presided over the
creation. She was a form, or rather another name, of the goddess Tihamtu, "The Sea." See Tihamtu. (1876c1) |
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Tihamtu=
span>. Or Tiamat, "The Deep." The Assyrian goddess Tihamtu represented the principle of chaos, and was=
given
the form of "The Dragon of the Sea," or "The Seven-headed
Serpent." She was the Ταυθ<=
span
style=3D'background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>ε of =
Endemus (Damasc. De Princ=
.,
ed. Kopp. p. 324), and in the legend of the creation she is "The
Begetter" of the universe. Bel-Merodach =
fought
against her and her allies in heaven, and drove her back to primaeval darkness. This war forms the subject of a=
grand
myth, at the bottom of which lay a representation of the defeat and repul=
se
of the storm-cloud and the powers of the night by the Sun-god Merodach, a subject often represented on the walls =
of the
Assyrian temples. (1876c1) |
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Another form of the Egyptian royal name |
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Another form, adopted by some Egyptologist=
s,
of the name of Queen Taia, of the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1) |
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The wife of Seti-nekh=
t,
king of |
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An Egyptian lady, wife of Djobbons,
and mother of Ankh-s-nef, which see.
(1876c1) |
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Tile. (Arch.) A square of burnt earth used in roofing
houses. Tiles of convex form are placed at the ridge of a roof and known =
as
ridge‑tiles (q.v.). Some tiles are varnished and coloured, and by m=
eans
of these roofs may be decorated with geometrical designs. Roman temples w=
ere
sometimes covered with bronze tiles laid side by side, while the roofs of
Chinese temples generally consist of tiles of coarse porcelain painted gr=
een
or yellow. The term tile is also applied to plaques of marble, stone, or
earthenware, sometimes decorated, sometimes with a uniform surface, which=
are
used to cover walls or pavements. As a rule they are either square or
rectangular. Sometimes, however, they are triangular or in the shape of a
lozenge, hexagon or octagon; they are then capable of very varied combina=
tions.
2 ILLUS. tile1, tile2(1891a1)
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Tiles for roofs are of two kind=
s: ‑
plain tiles and pan tiles; they are mentioned in an ancient statute of Ki=
ng
Edward IV. (1477), =
regulating the "Fesure, Glazed or encaustic tiles were anciently m=
uch
used for paving sacred edifices. English designs are generally heraldic in
character. In Spanish architecture tiles were used for the decoration of
walls instead of hangings; and richly decorated pavements are found in As=
ia
Minor and the |
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A hollow tile placed at the ang= le formed by the intersection of two roofs inclined in opposite directions, = and serving to carry off rain water. Sometimes plates of lead or zinc are used instead of tiles. ILLUS. tileg= utt(1891a1)
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(Arch.) A tile rounded or cut to a sharp point, principa=
lly
used to cover turrets or circular roofs. In the Middle Ages ridge tiles w=
ere
largely used to protect the beams of timber‑built houses from the
effects of rain water. They are still sometimes put to this use. <=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New R=
oman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>ILLUS. tilehang(1891a1)
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An Elamite cit=
y,
destroyed by Sennacherib. (1876c1) |
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O.E. The word is pro=
perly
applied to the exercises in training for the joust, against the QUINTAIN,=
the
PEL, the ring, and other objects.(1883m1) |
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A lance with a broad, blunt point, which was used in
tournaments, not to inflict mortal injuries, but simply to dislodge an
opponent from the saddle. ILLUS. tiltingl(1891a1)
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An Elamite cit=
y,
destroyed by Sennacherib. (1876c1) |
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Her. (1) Anciently, =
the crest; (2) Modern French, the helm, in a coat of arms.(1883m1)=
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An ancient tambourine, with a double row of=
gingles.(1883m1) |
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The name of the inscribed cylinder of burnt
brick, which was generally placed by the Assyrians under the foundations =
of
their public buildings. Four were always used,=
one
at each corner of the edifice, and their preservation was the subject of
terrible curses and formulae. (1876c1) |
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A Syrian city, which was conquered by Shalmaneser II. (1876c1) |
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Very
little tin has been discovered in |
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Tina. R. A large ves=
sel used
for holding wine; its shape is unknown.(1883m1) |
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Tina. Or Tinia. The Etruscan Jupiter, who wields the thunderbolt. (1876c1)=
span> |
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Tinctures, Her. The =
two
metals and the five colours of heraldry.(1883=
m1) |
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Tincture. (Her.) In heraldry the term tincture is used as a general expression for the colouring of=
a
shield and includes all the three terms, colour,
metal, and fur. There are five colours, azure
or blue, shown by lines drawn horizontally across the shield; gules or red, shown by vertical =
lines;
vert or
green, shown by diagonal lines downwards from dexter=
to sinister; purpure
or purple, shown by diagonal lines downwards from sinister to dexter; sab=
le
or black, shown by horizontal vertical lines crossing each other. There a=
re
two metals, or and argent, or gold and silver. Argent is represented by a perfe=
ctly
plain shield; or by a plain f=
ield
powdered with dots. There are eight furs, descriptions of which will be f=
ound
under their respective names: ermine, ermines, ermin=
ois;
peau; vair, count=
er‑vair; potent, counter‑potent. The accompanyin=
g cut
shows a sable on an
argent on an azure shield. ILLUS. tincture(1891a1)
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A priestess of Amen Ra at |
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Tints. (See TONE.) (1883m1) |
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Tint. (Paint.) A light shade; also the colour which resu=
lts
from the mixture of several colours; the application of a particular colo=
ur
with varying intensity.(1891a1) |
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Tint of colour
=3D degree of intensity. In painting in oils this is lowered by the addit=
ion of
a white pigment, in water colours by dilution.
"Tint is any unbroken st=
ate of
any colour, varying between the intensity of =
its
parent colour and the purity of white." =
(J. B. Pyne, in the Art Union of 1844.) (See
TONES.)(1883m1) |
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(Paint.) Covered with a tint, uniformly covered with a l=
ight
shade.(1891a1) |
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The Etruscan form of the name of a deity
analogous to the Tithonus of the Greeks. See Thesan<=
/span>.
(1876c1) |
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R. Carrying a bell (=
tintinnabulum<=
/span>);
a term applied especially to animals which carried a bell hung round their
neck.(1883m1) |
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Tintinnabulum, R. (G=
r. 6f*T<[=3Dkodon]). A bell=
used as a
hand‑bell; they took very various forms in antiquity, hemispherical,
pear‑shaped, or cylindrical, and some were square. The Romans also =
made
use of a kind of swinging gong similar to that shown in Figs. 654 and 655=
, of
a specimen discovered at |
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Tintinnabulum, O.E. A
musical instrument made of a set of bells, arranged in order within a fra=
me. Fig. 654. Tintinnabulum. Front view. Fig. 655. Tintinnabulum. Side view.(1883m1)
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Tint‑tools. In=
copper
and wood engraving, gravers used for skies, still waters, architecture,
&c. The word "tint" in engraving means colour,
and skies are tints cut
horizontally.(1883m1) |
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Tinting Tool. (Engrav.) A to=
ol
used by engravers on copper as well as on wood to cut lines of different
breadths. They vary in size according to the purpose for which they are
required. ILLUS.<=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>
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An Egyptian royal lady, the mother of the
princess Seten-isi, which see.
(1876c1) |
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An Etruscan female divinity, who carried a mirror in her hand, and was an attenda=
nt of Alpanu. (1876c1) |
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An Etruscan goddess. This name is read by =
Corssen as the name of a goddess who, on an Etruscan
mirror, stands by Atunis (Adonis). It would,
therefore, be a title of Turan. Mr. Taylor be=
lieves
it represents the Latin diva Anaitis. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian lady, the sister of the priest=
Fai-iten-hemh-bai, which see.
(1876c1) |
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Tir-anna. "Life of Heaven." In Chaldean astronomy an unidentified fixed star. (1876c1) |
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Arab. The ancient na=
me of
the apartment in an Arab palace set apart for weaving; also of the rich
silken stuffs woven there.(1883m1) |
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O.E. A kind of head&=
#8209;dress.
(Shakspeare<=
/i>.)(1883m1) |
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In Cabalistic mythology the Intelligence of
the planet Mercury. (1876c1) |
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An early Amardian or
Cassite deity. His attributes and offices are=
not
known. (1876c1) |
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In Accadian
mythology the name of the Assyrian goddess Ishtar.
She was called the "Mistress of Armies." See Ishtar. (1876c1) |
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A process of relief engraving invented by Louis Tissier between 1831 and 1839, by means of which dr=
awings
with pen or pencil, or tracings on autographic paper, may be printed
typographically.(1891a1) |
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The "Superintendent of the Royal
Grooms," in the reign of an unnamed king of the XIXth
or XXth dynasties. (1876c1) |
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A king of the Samasai=
,
a mountain district in |
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A fortress near to |
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Titi. The name of the
mother of one of the last of the Ramesside ki=
ngs of
the XXth dynasty, who is
called by some writers Rames-Miamun. (1876c1)=
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Titi. The name of th=
e wife
of the preceding monarch. (1876c1) |
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Titi. The name of the
sister of the preceding monarch. (1876c1) |
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Titi. The name of the
daughter of the preceding monarch. (1876c1) |
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The chief of the scribes of Amen Ra, in the
reigns of Aahmes and Tho=
thmes
III. of the XVIIIth
dynasty. His wife's name was Aui. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian governor of a district, the na=
me
of which is destroyed, in the XVIIIth dynasty=
. His
wife's name was Hats-cheps or Hat-a-su. (1876c1) |
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R. (1) The title or =
INDEX of
a book. (2) A notice in fron=
t of a
house to be let or sold. (3) An epitaph or ot=
her
inscription on monuments. (4) A large board mo=
unted on
a spear and inscribed with the numbers of the prisoners, cities, and
standards that had been captured from the enemy; carried in a TRIUMPH or
OVATION.(1883m1) |
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Another form of the name of the infernal d=
eity
Tautmutf, which see. (1876c1) |
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The governor of |
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Another name for Utna=
s,
an early king of |
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A sacred scribe. Period uncertain. (1876c1=
) |
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Tna. "Basket." An Egyptian measure of capa= city. Quantity unknown. (1876c1) |
$H Tnephachthes.<=
/span>
The Greek form of the Egyptian royal name =
Tafnekht, which see. (1876c1)