$H Un. Egypt
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Un. Another form of the name of the city of An, whic= h see. (1876c1) |
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Un. The Egyptian name for the city and nome in |
$H Una. Egypt
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A great general and officer under King |
$H Un-amen. Egypt
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The king of Nalakhu,
one of the petty kings of |
$H Un-amunu.
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The Assyrian form of the Egyptian royal na=
me
Un-amen, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Unas. Egypt
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Unas.
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Unas. The last Egypt=
ian
king of the Vth dynasty. He reigned thirty-th=
ree
years, and built the town of |
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$H Unasagos. Cyprus
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The king of Lidini
in the |
$H Unbu. Egypt
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Unbu. "Flower." A mystical title of the so= ul of the deceased in the LXXIst chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1) |
$H Uncia.
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(Gr. @Û(6\"[=3Doungkia], Angl. o=
unce).
The unit of measurement. The
twelfth part of anything. In currency, a copper coin; the twelfth part of=
an
As. Its value was expressed on the obverse and reverse by one ball; in lineal measurement,=
the
twelfth of a foot, whence our inc=
h;
in square measure, the twelfth of a jugerum; of liquids, the twelfth of a sextarius; in weight, the
twelfth of a pound (libra).(1883m1) |
$H
Uncial.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
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A term applied in manuscripts to initials or texts, cons=
isting
of capital letters, sometimes richly ornamented and gilded. Uncial writing
took the place of capitals in Greek manuscripts, and was employed until t=
he
9th century and as late as the 12th century for the books of the Church. =
In
the 9th century uncials were sometimes replaced by d=
emi‑uncials,
and in the 10th century, manuscripts being executed in small letters, a m=
uch
less tedious process, uncials were no longer employed except in titles and
the headings of chapters. 2 ILLUS. uncial1, uncial2(1891a1)
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When writing on papy=
rus or
vellum became common, many of the straight lines of the capitals, in that
kind of writing, gradually acquired a curved
form. From the 6th to the 8th, or even 10th ce=
ntury,
these uncials, or partly roun=
ded
capitals, prevail in illuminated MSS. (See also MINUSCULE SEMI‑UNCI=
ALS.)(1883m1) |
$H Uncus.
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R. (Ð(6@H[=3Dongkos]). A hook such as (1) that with w=
hich
the corpses of gladiators were dragged out of the arena; or those of
criminals from the carnificina where they were
executed. (2) The fluke of an anchor, &c.(1883m1) |
$H Undasi.
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The son of Teumman,
king of |
$H Undé. (Her.) [See Wavy.] (1891a1)<=
o:p>
$H Undée.=
Her. Wav=
y.
(1883m1)
$H Undercroft or Under‑croft.
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Under‑croft, A=
rch. A
subterranean chamber.(1883m1) |
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Undercroft= . A chapel or chamber below a church. The undercroft is frequently the most ancient part of a church, as it is, for instance, = at Ripon Cathedral.(1891a1) |
$H Undulated.
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Arch. (unda, a wave). Moulded or sculptured in the form of a wave; as for instance the undulated torus=
.
(See NEBULE.) (Fig. 673.) Fig. 673. Undulated moulding.(1883m1)
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$H
Undulating Moulding.
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An ornament consisting of curves alternately concave and
convex. This decorative moulding is frequently met with in buildings of t=
he
Romanesque style. ILLUS. undulati(1891a1)
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$H Undy, Undée. Her. Wav=
y.
(1883m1)
$H Unguentaria & Unguentarium .
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Unguentaria, R. Flasks or boxes of costly workmanship for
holding perfumes, essences, oils, and salves, for use in the baths, &=
c.
(See NARTHECIA.)(1883m1) |
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Unguentarium. (Pot.) A small vase or
bottle, which contained the oil used by athletes in the bath, or perfumes=
and
scents. The =
unguentarium
was generally simple in form and not often provided with a foot, as is on=
e of
those engraved here. 2 ILLUS. unguent1, unguent2(1891a1)
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$H Unhewn.
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Blocks of stone, rough and rugged as they were when brou=
ght
from the quarry, are said to be unhewn.(1891a=
1) |
$H Uni. Etruria
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An Etruscan goddess, who was represented as
assisting at the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus. Elsewhere she is
conjoined with Menerva, =
Tinia,
Letham, and Laran=
; or is
figured as present at the chaining of Here by Hephaestus. (1876c1) |
$H
Unicorn.=
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A fabulous animal, with a horn in its brow, which figure=
s as
a charge in heraldry and sometimes as an architectural ornament. In heral=
dry
it is generally represented passa=
nt;
it is said to be salient, whe=
n it
stands on its hind legs; and in d=
efence,
when its horn is lowered in a horizontal position. ILLUS. unicorn(1891a1)
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In Christian art a symbol of purity, especially of f=
emale
chastity. Attribute of St. Justina of "We were shown at It is frequently mentioned in ancient inventories: ‑ "1391. Une manche d'or d'un essay de lincourne pour=
attoucher
aux viandes de Monseigneur le Dauphin." =
Comptes=
Royaux, quoted by Mrs. Bur=
y Palliser." In allusion to this
property, Alviano, the champion of the Orsini family, adopted as his device a unicorn at a
fountain surrounded by snakes, toads, and other reptiles, and stirring up=
the
water with its horn before he drinks, with the motto, "I expel
poisons." Fig. 674. Unicorn. Device of the Or=
sini
family.(1883m1)
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$H Union Cloths.
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Fabrics of wool with=
wefts
of cotton.(1883m1) |
$H Union Jack.
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The National Ensign of the United Kingdom of Great B=
ritain
‑ exhibiting the
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$H
Unity.
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A work of art is said to possess unity when all its parts are so arranged that they produce an
harmonious effect, and when the eye of the spectator is not irritated by
meaningless detail.(1891a1) |
$H =
Un-nefer. Egypt [=
See also, Ounnefer
- Editor]
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Un-nefer. Or Ounnefre=
,
"The Good Being." A
funereal title of Osiris. (1876c1) |
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Ounnefer. Or= Unnefer. "The Good Being." In Egyptian mythology a title applied to Osiris, and by incarnation to the soul of the deceased as an Osirian. (1876c1) |
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Un-nefer. One of the names of Osi=
ris.
As Un-nefer he is god and judge of the dead i=
n the
underworld. The name signifies "the good being."(1902b1) |
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Ounnefer. The chancellor of King Ouaphres, an early Egyptian monarch. (1876c1) |
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Un-nefer. A gr=
eat
Egyptian priest of the XVIIIth dynasty. His
sarcophagus is in the |
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Un-nefer. The =
son of
Iuiu, high-priest of Osi=
ris,
whom he succeeded in his office. He was the grandson of the preceding |
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Un-nefer. A hi=
gh-priest
of Osiris in the XIXth
dynasty. He was one of a noble Egyptian family having that surname. (1876=
c1) |
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Un-nefer. The =
shrine
keeper of the deity Amen Ra, at |
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Un-nefer. A gr=
and priest
of Osiris in the reign of Rameses
II. His father's name was Meri, and he also w=
as a
chief priest of the same deity. His mother's name was Maanai,
and that of his wife Taia. She was attached t=
o the
worship of |
$H Unqi.
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A petty kingdom in |
$H Unsu. Egypt
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A royal steward of |
$H Upangas.
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The name of four treatises or commentaries=
on
the Hindu Vedas, which are called the Puranas=
, the Nyaya, the Mimansa, and=
the
Dharma Shastra respectively. (1876c1) |
$H Upapitha.
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Hind. The pedestal o=
f the Hindoo orders, which included, besides the pedestal
properly so called, the base (athisthama), the pillar or shaft (stambu) which was either =
square
or polygonal and only rounded at the upper part near the capital or cushion which took its place, and
lastly the entablature (prastura).(1883m1) |
$H Upas.
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The son of Kipsi, a
Median prince, who vainly attempted to oppose Tiglat=
h
Pileser II. on his
invasion of Media. (1876c1) |
$H Upa-vedas. Hindu
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The collective name of four commentaries on
the Hindu Vedas, called respectively the Ayus=
, the Gandharva, the Danu, an=
d the Silpa or Sthapatya Veda=
s, which
see. (1876c1) |
$H Uperi.
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The king of Dilmun,
on the |
$H Uppis.
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The king of Partakka<=
/span>,
a district in Media. He was attacked by, and paid tribute to, Esarhaddon, king of |
$H Upri.
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Another form of the name of the petty Kypriote |