$= H U.

The letter repeated = so as to mark the feathering upon tails of birds, is a peculiarity of Sicilian sil= ks.(1883m1)

$H Ua. Egypt

Ua= . An Egyptian of= ficer, the scribe of the cavalry of an unnamed king of the = XVIIIth dynasty. He had two sons Teti and Mai, and a daughter Taia. (1876c1)

Ua= . The Egyptian n= ame of the sacred boat in which the ark of the gods was placed to be carried on = the shoulders of the priests. (1876c1)

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

The Grecian form of the name of an unidentified Nabathean deity. (1876c1)

$H Uab-tot. Egypt

An Egyptian official who was called "= The Lover of the King," or Suten-rekh, but of what king and of what dynasty is unknown. (1876c1)

$H Uaem-kau. Egypt

The father of the Egyptian officer Amen-i-senb of the XIIth dyn= asty, which see. (1876c1)

$H Uaem-ma. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the wife of an officer n= amed Murkau of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uagi. Egypt

The Egyptian name of a Syrian desert which= was crossed by Seti I. on his way to conquer the Rotennu. (1876c1)

$H Uah. Egypt

Uah. The father of Senbu, an Egyptian priest of Osir= is, whose period is uncertain. (1876c1)

Uah. An Egyptian gentleman, of the period of the XIX= th dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uah-abra. Egypt

Uah-abra. Or= Hophra. A governor of the South country, and superintendent of the royal dwellings in that district in the XXVIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uah-ab-Ra. Egypt

= Haa-ab-Ra , Dynasty XXVI., cir. B.C. 591-572. The Apries of the Greeks, the Pharaoh Hophra of the Old Testament, who leagued unsuccessfully with Zedekiah against Nebuchadnezzar, king of Baby= lon. The Egyptian fleet, however, was successful against the Babylonian, and w= ith its help Tyre held out against Nebuchadnezzar for thirteen years.

Hophra built a beautiful temple at Saïs, in the Delta. His soldiers revolted against him, shut him up in his own capital,= and made Aahmes II., a man of low origin, but who= had married the daughter of Psammetichus II., his successor.(1902b1)

$H Uah-er-meri. Egypt

Uah-er-meri. "Increase of Love." The surname of an Egyptian named Neferhebef, which see. (1876c1)

$H Uah-mani-amen. Egypt

The second prophet of Amen Ra in the reign= of King Aspalut of the XXVt= h dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uah-prahet. Egypt

Uah-prahet. A prince of the blood royal of Panki, an obscure king of the XXIVth dynasty.(1876c1)

Uah-prahet. "The Sun enlarges his Heart." A king of Egypt of the XXVIth dynasty= , and the son of Psametik II. He was successful in some wars which he undertook against the people of Cyprus and Phenicia, and induced the Jews under King Zedekiah to revolt from the Assyrians. The result was unfortunate for both parties, as the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, and then invaded the Eastern provinces of the Delta. At that time Uahprah= et was attacking the Greek settlement of Cyrene with the help of Adiacras, king of the Libyans. His army being defeated, = he returned to Egypt<= /st1:place> only to find his Greek subjects discontented at the threatened approach of the Babylonians. To appease them he sent a favourite officer named Aahmes= or Amasis, but him they immediately proclaimed king in despite of his master, who raised an army against Amasis, who defeated him in a battle near Momemphis, but placed him in honourable confinement in the royal palace at Sais. Before long, however, the Egyptians and Greeks clamouring for his death, he was strangled in prison after a reign of nineteen years, and was succeeded by the usurper Amasis. Uah-prahet was the Hophra of the Hebrew writers. (1876c1)

$H Uak. Egypt

An Egyptian sacred feast. (1876c1)

$H Ua-khons. Egypt

An Egyptian gentleman in the XIXth dynasty. His wife's name was Aahartais, and that of his son Nesa-khons. (1876c1)=

$H Uapat. Egypt

One of the thirteen petty kings of Egypt who rebelled against, and were subdued by King Piank= hi, the Ethiopian, of the XXIInd dynasty. (1876c1= )

$H Uarseken. Egypt

A great officer in the court of Ramen-kheper, the last king of the X= XIInd dynasty. He married the daughter of his sovereign, and his son Sheshanka was adopted by Ramen-kheper, and afterwards ascended the throne of Egypt. Uarseken was of Libyan or Semitic parentage, and all his family had Chaldean names. (1876c1)

$H Uart. Egypt

An Egyptian lady of the family of the capt= ain Hui of the XIXth dynast= y. (1876c1)

$H Uaruu. Egypt

The Egyptian title of any very high milita= ry and civil officer in the realm. It is sometimes translated "Prince." (1876c1)

$H Uaserken. See Osorkon I. (1876c1)

$H Uashasha.

A maritime people of Europe who were completely subdued and scattered by Rameses= III. They were the Osci of the Greeks. (1876c= 1)

$H Uast. Egypt

The name for Thebes generally, and the capital of the fourth nome of Upper Egypt. Chief deity, Amen Ra.(1902b1)

$H Uat. Egypt

Another name of the Egyptian goddess Buto, or Bubastis, which see. (1876= c1)

$H Uat. Egypt

Uat. Or Buto, "The Lake." In Egyptian mythology the fema= le principle of water personified as a goddess. The Lat= ona of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Uata-hor. Egypt

A royal scribe in one of the later Egyptian dynasties. (1876c1)

$H Uatha. Egypt

Uatha. "Lengthy Reeds." A mystical lake= near the celestial Nile, which was figured = in the vignette to the CXth chapter of the Ritual of= the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Uati. Egypt

The name of one of the royal crowns of Egypt. (1876c1)

$H Uatit. Egypt

A name of the Egyptian goddess Bast. See Sekhet. (1876c1)

$H Uat-ur. Egypt

The Pehu of the first North-eastern n= ome of Egypt. (1876c1)

$H Uat-ur. Egypt

The Egyptian name of the Red Sea. (1876c1)

$H Uau. Egypt

An Egyptian title now generally rendered "Captain." (1876c1)

$H Ua-ua-t or Uau-at. Egypt

Ua-ua-t. A district of Ethiopia, east of Korosko.(1902b1)=

Uau-at. A people of= Ethiopia nearest to Southern Egypt, who were rendered tributary by T= hothmes III. (1876c1)

$H Uazit. Egypt

The tutelary goddess of the north, the Buto of the Greeks. She is represented wearing the crown of Lo= wer Egypt; but sometimes, especially when figured with Nekhebt, the goddess of the south, she takes the fo= rm of a winged uraeus, wearing the same crown. Into= her charge Horus was given while Isis, his mother= , went to search for Osiris. ILLU= S. Uazit.(1902b1)

$H Uazuz. Egypt

The Egyptian name of the Mediterranean Sea. (1876c1)

$H Ubaratutu. Chaldaea

Ubaratutu= . "Worshipp= er of (the god) Tutu." The father of Adrahasis= , the hero of the Chaldean legend of the Deluge. Th= is name in another form Ardu-tutu may have given= rise to the Ardates of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Ubruhunda.

A people in the mountains of Mesopotamia w= ho were subdued by Assurrisilim, king of Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Ubudu.

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

$H Ubulu.

A tribe in Mesopota= mia conquered by Tiglath Pil= eser II., probably another reading of the name of the preceding. (1876c1)=

$H Ubummi.

An Assyrian district which was invaded by = the rebel Tartan, Iludaria, who was slain while attacking one of its cities named Kullimir. (1876c1)

$H Uccumu.

One of the dogs of Ma= rduk. He was called a god by the Assyrians. (1876c1)

$H Uda.

A city and district in Mesopotamia, which was conquered, together with its chief, Labtur= i, by Assurnazirpal. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Udaki.

The king of Minni. Upon Dayan-assur, the Tartan of Shalmaneser II., entering his dominions, he abandoned his capital city, Zirtu, and the whole of his country was pillaged by= the Assyrians. (1876c1)

$H Ud-is.

A district of Minni, which unsuccessfully revolted against Sargon II. (1876c1)

$H Ud-ki.

The Accadian n= ame of several cities or districts whose sites are not known. (1876c1)

$H Ud-kip-nunu-laki.

The Accadian n= ame of the Babylonian city called Old Sippar, in contradistinction to Sippara, the modern Sura. See Sippara. (1876c1)

$H Ud-labki.

An Accadian ci= ty which was called by the Assyrians Larsa. (187= 6c1)

$H Ud-nunki.

An Accadian ci= ty, site unknown. (1876c1)

$H Udo.

R. A sock made of go= at‑skin, or felt.(1883m1)

$H Udr. Scandinavia<= /st1:place>

In Scandinavian mythology the son of Naglfari and the goddess Nott. See Audr. (1876c1)

$H Uduran.

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

$H Uer-mer. Egypt

Name given to the sacred bull at = Heliopolis, the Greek Mnevis (q.v= .).(1902b1)

$H Uer-mu. Egypt

The guardian of the magazines of an unnamed king, probably Seti I. His wife's name was Ta= -ament, his father's Ra-er, and his mother's Uer-naro. (1876c1)

$H Uer-naro. Egypt

Uer-naro. A daughter of Rameses II. of the XIXth dyn= asty. (1876c1)

Uer-naro. The wife of Ra-er, and mother of Uer-mu, t= he royal guardian of the magazines. (1876c1)

Uer-naro. A priestess of Amen Ra, and wife of the ca= ptain Aai, of the XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)

Uer-naro. An Egyptian lady, mother of the priestess Ta-kha, of the XVIIIth or XIXth dynasty. (1876c1)

<= /o:p>

$H Uertheku. Egypt

An Egyptian goddess who was represented as= a serpent. (1876c1)

$H Uetu. Egypt

The chief of the Kene= b in the reign of an unnamed king of the XVIIIth dynasty. His wife's name was Apu= , his son's was Meriui, = and his daughters' Ta-kha and Nub-nofre. (1876c1)

$H Uez. Egypt

An Egyptian amulet, in the form of a papyr= us column. It was generally wrought in green feldspar, and bore the meaning = of prosperity especially in a mystical sense.(1876c1)

$H Uga. Egypt

Uga. "The Eye." A mystical divinity who is mentioned in the CXLth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Uhki.

The Accadian n= ame of the city or tribe of Ruha. (1876c1)

$H Uhyama.

A fortress in Armenia, where the army of = Dadarses the rebel was defeated by Darius Hystaspes for a third time. See Zoza and Tigra. (1876c1)

$H Uka. Egypt

An annual festival of the deity Thoth. (1876c1)

$H Ukani.

The father of the prince Mu-sal-lim-Maruduk, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ukhauaha. Egypt

Ukhauaha. "Meadow." A mystical being, who = is mentioned in the CXth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Ukhsyad-erema.

Ukhsyad-erema. "The Increasing Light." One= of the three prophets descended from Zarathustra, by whom the evil principle, Agramainyus, was to be ultimately destroyed. (1876c1)

$H Ukhsyad-ereta.

Ukhsyad-ereta. "The Increasing Truth." One= of the three spirits, or prophets, by whom Agramainyus was to be destroyed. (1876c1)

$H Ukhulaga. Chaldaea

Another form of the C= haldean name of the star Urakhga. (1876c1)=

$H Ukku.

The chief city of <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Maniyahe,= king of Dahi. It was completely demolished by Sennach= erib. (1876c1)

$H Ukni.

A small river in Ba= bylonia. (1876c1)

The name of a precious stone in use among = the Assyrians, by some thought to have been the onyx. (1876c1)

$H Ulamburyas.

An early king of Ba= bylonia. He succeeded Sim-ma-sihu, but he has left no monuments, and nothing else is known respecting him. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Ulam-khala.

An early Babylonian proper name, meaning <= span class=3DSpellE>Lidan-Gula, "Offspring of Gula." (1876c1)

$H Ulba-sur-ki-dina.

Another form of the name of the successor = of Nergal-sar-usser. See Bella-ba= ris-ruk. (1876c1)

$H Ul-khum-khum.= Chaldaea

Ul-khum-khum. "The Sultry." In Chaldean astronomy one of the seven names of the planet Mars. (1876c1)

$H Uller. Scandinavia

In Scandinavian mythology the god of winte= r. (1876c1)

$H Ullu-sunu.

The son of Iranzi, king of Minni, and brother of the assassinate= d King Aza. He was placed upon the throne of Minni by Sargon II. after that monarch had put down the Armenian rebellion, and had caused its chief, Bagdatti, to be flayed alive. He afterwards himself revolted against his benefactor, who when he had put down this second rebellion forgave him, and restored him to his throne as a tributary. Aft= er this he revolted a second time, and he was a second time taken prisoner, = but compelled to forfeit his throne, and to go into slavery into Hamath. (1876c1)

$H Ul-man-ma-cacab-akhu= . Chaldaea

Ul-man-ma-cacab-akhu. "The Luminary Reigning ov= er the Star of the Hyena." In Chaldean astronomy one of the seven names of = the planet Mars. (1876c1)

$H Ul-maski.

An Accadian ci= ty, the site of which is not known. (1876c1)

$H Ulna. Rome

R. A measure of leng= th, subdivision of the foot measure.(1883m1)

$H Ul-nacaru. Chaldaea

Ul-nacaru. "The Hostile." In Chaldean astr= onomy one of the seven names of the planet Mars. (1876c1)

$H Ultramarine.

Ultramarine. A pigment of a beautiful azure blue, which is valuable f= or its intensity. It was formerly obtained by the calci= nation of lapis lazuli, but it is nowadays artificially prepared by mixing kaoli= n, sodium, and sulphur.(1891a1)

Ultramarine or Lapis Lazuli (azurrum= transmarinum). A beautiful blue pigment obtained = from lazulite, highly esteemed by early painters. In consequence of the costliness of this pigment its use in a picture was regulated by special contract, and it was either supplied or paid for by = the person who ordered the picture. Lely has reco= rded that he paid for his as much as 4= l. 10s. the ounce. The pigment i= s now artificially compounded. (Cf. GUIMET'S U.)(1883m1)

$H Ul-tsarru. Chaldaea

Ul-tsarru. "The Enemy." In Chaldean astron= omy one of the seven names of the planet Mars. (1876c1)

$H Ululu. Assyria

The sixth month of the Assyrian year. It w= as sacred to the goddess Ishtar, and it was call= ed by the Accadians Ki-gingir-= na, "The Errand of Ishtar." It answered roughly to our August. (1876c1)

$H Ul-zibu. Chaldaea

Ul-zibu. "Of the Wolf." In Chaldean astron= omy one of the seven names of the planet Mars. (1876c1)

$H Umba-dasa.

An officer of Teumman= , king of Elam, who sent him, together with Nabudamiq<= /span>, to demand the return of his nephews, who had taken refuge with Assurbanipal, king of Assyria. The Elamite war resulted from that mission. He killed himself when a prisoner in Nineveh, at seei= ng the head of his master brought in triumph before Assurba= nipal. His companion Nabudamiq at the same time comm= itted suicide also. (1876c1)

$H Umba-gna.

An Elamite off= icer who on the death of Indabigas, king of Elam, contested the crown with Umman-aldas, the usu= rper, a contest in which he was unsuccessful. (1876c1)

$H Umba-kidinna.=

An Elamite chi= ef who deserted the cause of Teumman, king of Elam, and proffered his submission to Assurbanipal. (1876c1)

$H Umbella.

Umbella, Umbraculum. R. (umbra, shade). An umbrella, made= to open and shut like those of modern times. It is represented on vases held= by a female slave over the head of her mistress. (See also UMBRELLAS.)(1883m= 1)

$H Umber.

Umber. A massive min= eral pigment used by painters as a brown colour, a= nd to make varnish dry quickly. Raw umb= er is of an olive brown, which becomes much redder when burnt. (See OCHRES.)(1883m1)

Umber. (Paint.) Umber is found in a native state, and is= a mixture of iron and manganese. The pigment derived from it is of an olive brown colour when in a raw state, but it acquires a reddish tint when it = is burnt. Umbers, both raw and burnt, are useful pigments and permanent alik= e in oil and water.(1891a1)

$H Umbilici.

R. (lit. navels), were the ornamental bos= ses which projected from each end of the staff round which a volume of papyru= s or parchment (l= iber) was rolled. They were also called cornua, and geminae frontes. (See LIBER.)(1883m1)=

$H Umbo.

Umbo (Gr. Ï:N"8`H[=3Domphalos]). (1)= The boss of a shield, often sharp and projecting so as to form an offensive weapon= in itself. (2) A bunch formed by the folds of the toga tacked in to the belt across the chest.(1883m1)

Umbo. The point or cone, which projects from the centr= e of a shield. In ancient times umbo sometimes denoted the whole shield. Round Italian shields of the time of the Renaissance, which were only displayed on para= de, were decorated with umbos in the form of Medu= sa's head. In oriental shields round the central umbo, several smaller ones are found of engraved and damascened steel. <= 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. umbo= (1891a1)

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>

$H Umbraculum. [See Umbella - Editor]

$H Umbrae.

R. The shades of the departed; represented in the forms in which they abandoned life. Those ki= lled in battle, mutilated, &c.(1883m1)

$H Umbrella.

Umbrellas. ANGLOR= 09;SAXON manuscripts sometimes represent a servant holding an umbrella over the he= ad of his master. In the sculptures of ancient EGYPT and ASSYRIA they are represented borne= by the attendants on a king. The GREEK and ROMAN ladies used parasols in all respects resembling those of modern times. In the PANATHENAIC procession = the daughters of foreign settlers in Athens had to carry parasols over the heads of the Athenian maidens taking part = in the procession. They were substituted later on by broad hats, the Roman PETASUS and the Greek THOLIA. In the SIAMESE empire an umbrella is the em= blem of the royal dignity.(1883m1)

Umbrella. A white linen umbrella is one of the indispens= able accessories of artists who make studies in the open air. The umbrella generally has a long handle, with an iron point at the end which may be driven into the ground. The handle is made in pieces,= so at it may be bent in all directions, and always keep the artist, and = the canvas upon which he is at work, in the shade, whatever be the position of the sun. ILLUS. umbrell= a(1891a1)

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-no-proof:no'>

$H Umbrere, Umbril.

In mediaeval armour, a projection on a helmet acting= as a guard to the eyes. Fig. 672. Umbril.(1883m1)

<= span style=3D'mso-no-proof:no'>

$H = Umbril. (See UMBRERE.) (1883m1)

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

The son of Attamitu, an Elamite officer. He revolted against his m= aster Indabigas, king of Elam, and killed him and al= l his family, and then became king. Ummanigas, who = was made king by Assurbanipal, joined battle with= Ummanaldus, and was defeated by him. About that tim= e his ally, Nabu-bel-zikri, fled to him for refuge,= but killed himself, fearful that he would be deliv= ered up to make peace with the king of Assyria. Ummanaldas sent his head to = Nineveh, and soon after war broke out in favour of Tammaritu, the former monarch. The war was carried on with great severity on both sides, but in the end the usurper = was entirely defeated, and his capital and kingdom ravaged. (1876c1)

$H Umman-appa.

One of the three sons of Urtaki, king of Elam, who af= ter their father's death fled for refuge into Assyria<= /st1:place>. (1876c1)

$H Umman-igas.

One of the three sons of Urtaki, king of Elam, who on the accession of their uncle Te= umman, fled for shelter to Assurbanipal, king of Ass= yria, who received them favourably, and made them officers in his army. Ultimately Ummanigas wa= s made king of Elam. He then joined the revolt of Saul-mugina, kin= g of Babylon, against= Assurbanipal, and being again defeated was slain by= his nephew Tammaritu. (1876c1)<= /p>

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

King of Elam, brother and successor= of Kudurnankundi. He commenced his wars with Sennacher= ib by combining with Suzub and Nebo-zikir-iskun, king of Babylon, against Assyria. The allied armies took up their position at the town of Halule on the Eu= phrates, and there waited. Owing to the treason of an Elamite= chief, Humba-undasha, the fatal battle soon t= ook place, and the king of Elam had to fly for his life, and his entire army was dispersed and slaughtere= d. (1876c1)

$H Ummiah-ziriti.

An early Babylonian king of the Kassite dynasty. Nothing is known respecting him, e= xcept that he was succeeded by his son Agu-ragas. (1876c1)