$H Usaau. Egypt

The name of the third of the seven halls o= f Osiris in the Ritual or the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Usanata.

A small Syrian state, one of the confedera= cy which was defeated by Shalmaneser II., against whom they rebelled. (1876c1)=

$H Usaphaidos.

Usaphaidos. = Or Ousaphais. The Greek form of the name Hespu, which see. (1876c1)

$H User. Egypt

User. A sceptre with greyhound (?) head found almost always in the hands of the gods. It is symbolical of power.(1902b1)

User. "Power." A mystical pool n= ear the celestial Nile, which is figured i= n the vignette to the CXth chapter of the Ritual of= the Dead. (1876c1)

$H User-ches.

The Greek form of the royal name User-kaf, which see. (1876c1)

$H User-hat. Egypt

User-hat. An unidentified Egyptian town sacred to the worship of Amen Ra. (1876c1)

User-hat. A priest of Amen Ra, the son of the scribe= and treasurer Neb-uau. The period when he lived is unknown. (1876c1)

$H User-ka-f or User-kaf. Egypt

User-ka-f. The first king of Dynasty V., cir. 3721 B.C., reigned twenty-eight years.(1902b1)

User-kaf. The first king of the Vth dynasty. He reig= ned twenty-eight years, and was the Userches of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H User-kera. Egypt

A competitor for the throne of Egypt in the time of Ati, a king of the VIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H User-mat. Egypt

An unknown Egyptian king, the father of Pr= ince Setnau Chaem-u-se= t in the Egyptian romance called "The Story of Setnau." He has been conjectured to have been Rameses = II. (1876c1)

$H User-son. Egypt

An Egyptian monarch of the XIth dynasty. He is not placed in the regnal lists. (1876c1)

$H User-t. Egypt

User-t. "Sustenance." A mystical being who= is adored in the CXth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)

$H Usertsen I. Egypt

, Kheper-ka-Ra . Second king of Dynasty XII., cir. 2758 B.C., reigned forty-four ye= ars, perhaps longer. Carried on building works throughout Egypt. At Begig, in the Fayûm, lies a red granite obelis= k of this reign which is unique, as it differs in shape from all other obelisk= s as yet found.

In the tomb of Ameni at Beni Hasan, we have an admirable picture of the li= fe of one of the great hereditary nobles of this period.(1902b1)

$H Usertsen II. Egypt

Kh= a-kheper-Ra <= /span>. Fourth king of Dynasty XII., cir. 2684 B.C. A queen, Nefert, and three daughters are known.

The pyramid of Illahûn, at the entrance to = the Fayûm, marks the burial place of this Pharaoh= . The workmen's town lay a mile to the east; and was completely excavated by Petrie, who published plans of both streets and houses.(1902b1)

$H Usertsen III. Egypt

, Kha-= kau,-Ra , fifth king of Dynasty XII., cir. 2660 B.C. His queen, Henut-taui, is known from h= er sandstone sarcophagus in the N. pyramid at Dahshur. It was in this pyramid that de Morgan found in 1894 the beautiful jewelle= ry of the Princess Set-Hathor, probably a sister= of Usertsen III.

This Pharaoh, according to a tablet at Seh&ec= irc;l, first cataract, ordered a channel to be made through the cataract, 34 ft. wide and 24 ft. deep, preparatory to the conquest of Nubia. At Semneh and Kummeh, about thirty miles south of the cataract, are two fortifications erected = by Usertsen III., for the protection of his southern frontier against the Nubians.(1902b1)

$H Ushabtiu. Egypt [See Shabti - Editor]

$H Ushas.

In Vedic mythology the goddess of the dawn. The analogue of the Eos of the Greeks, and the Ostar= a of the Germans. (1876c1)

$H Ushe. Egypt

Oshe. Or= Ushe. An Egyptian officer, whose mon= ument is in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Ushitti.

The king of Tuna, a state in Syria. He paid tribute to <= span class=3DSpellE>Tiglath Pileser II. (18= 76c1)

$H Usil. Etruria

The Etruscan Apollo. He was represented on= a mirror from Vulci as carrying a bow. He wore = laced sandals, and was crowned with the rays of the sun. (1876c1)

$H Usirtasen. Egypt

Another form of the royal name Osirtesen, which see. (1876c1)

$H Usous. Phoenicia

In Phenician mythology one of the early giants. He was the inventor of the art of maki= ng clothes from the skins of animals, and also of navigation by swimming upon the water on a bough of a tree which he broke off during a storm.(1876c1)=

$H Uspina.

A district near Media, containing more than 200 cities. It was ravaged and the people taken into captivity by Mulisassur, or Multarizassur, the commander in chief of Samas-Rimmon. (1876= c1)

$H Ussur. Assyria

Another form of the name of the Assyrian d= eity Adar. See also Bar and Ninip. (1876c1)

$H Ustasa.

A district bordering upon Assyria, which was rendered tributary by Samsi-Vul III= . See also -(1876c1)

$H Ustassai.

A country near Media rendered tributary by= Samas-Rimmon or Samsi-Vul III., king of Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Ustrina.

Ustrina, Ustrinum. R. (uro, to burn). A public place for burning the bodies of the dead, in contradistinction to BUSTUM, a private place of cremation, situated within the sepulchral enclosure. It was in the public ustrina that the bodies of people of moderate means as well as the poor were burned.(1883m1)

$H Ustrinum. [See Ustrina - Editor]

$H Usu.

A city near Tyre whic= h was subjugated and plundered by Assurbanipal. It = was also called Hosah. (1876c1)=

$H Usur-ha. Egypt

A royal scribe in the time of the XVIIIth dynasty. He had two sisters named respectiv= ely Khat and Ser-hat. (1876c1)

$H Usur-t-kau. Egypt

Usur-t-kau. "The Most Powerful of Beings."= A title of Hat-a-su, a queen of the XVIIIth dynasty. This epithet was said = to have been given to her by the deity Thoth himself, after whom her brothers Thothmes II. and III. were= named. See Hat-a-su. (1876c1)=

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

Usuru-swamy. "Lord of Life." The name give= n by the Todas to the Christian Deity. (1876c1)

$H Ut. Egypt

The Egyptian name of the town called by the Greeks Lycopolis, which see. (1876c1)

$H Uta. Egypt

Uta. In Egyptian mythology the left symbolical eye, = an emblem of the moon. All good beings were created from the eye of Ra, and = all evil things from the eye of Typhon. (1876c1)

Uta. The amulet in the form of the right eye of Osir= is, called uta, was extensively u= sed by the Egyptians both as the pendant or ornament of a necklace during life, = or else as a sepulchral amulet. It represented the eye of a cow, especially = that of the cow form of the goddess Hathor, who was supposed to be the mother = of the sun. The right eye was supposed to symbolise the sun, the left the mo= on. It was also called the eye of the god Har or Horus, probably in allusion = to that which he snatched from Set or Typhon, swallowed and gave the sun. Another of its names was the eye of the god Shu, a solar deity, and as su= ch it preserved the body from decay. (Birch.) (1876c1)

Uta. The gold pectoral plate of the ancient Egyptian= s. That worn by officers had often the royal cartouche upon it, that of the judges the figure of the goddess Tmai, or "Truth," and that of = the priests the figure of the jackal of Anubis, the god of the dead. (1876c1)

Uta. "Pectoral Tablets." These objects, wh= ich were called also uta, were suspended as a pendant on the neck or throat of the mummy. They are principally in the shape of a pylon or other small building, and are made= of basalt, steatite, or porcelain. Their subject is generally the boat of the sun holding the scarabeus or khep= er, placed vertically, supposed to signify the mystical regeneration of the d= ead. This scarabeus has frequently the XXXth or the latter part of the LXIVth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead upon it, and probably was used instead = of the sepulchral scarabei when they were not employed. The goddesses Isis a= nd Nephthys are represented standing at the sides of the boat, saluting it in the same manner as they do Osiris. The jackals of Anubis, symbolic eyes, = and other subjects, are occasionally introduced upon them. (Birch.) (1876c1)<= /p>

$H Uta-har-pen-res. Egypt

An Egyptian priest and high admiral of Egypt under Cambyses, who bestowed peculiar honours upon him, and allowed him to use a royal prenomen. He restored peace to the country under Da= rius after the revolt of the Magi. (1876c1)

$H Uta-hor. Egypt

Uta-hor. "Eye of Horus." The chief of the = palace of Heliopolis in the XXIVth or XXVth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uten. Egypt

A measure of value, or standard of exchange, more recently transl= ated tabnu. = It consisted of a piece of copper (?) wire, weighing from 91 to 92 grammes. So uniform was its weight that it was also= used in the scales as a weight. Th= e uten was only a standard, the piece itself did not necessarily change hands in transactions. (See MONEY.)(1902b1)

$H Utensu. Egypt

The name of a mystical box mentioned in th= e CLIVth chapter of the Ritual of the Dead. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Uter.

R. A wine‑skin= or large leathern bag made of goat‑skin, pig‑skin, or ox‑h= ide, and used for holding wine or other liquids. Uter unctus was a goat‑skin inf= lated with air and thoroughly greased on the outside. The peasants of Greece were fond of dancing and leaping upon these wine‑skins, which it was extremely difficult to do without frequent falls. This was a very popular rustic game, and formed a principal feature of the second day of the fest= ival of Bacchus, called by the Greeks Ascolia (z!F6f84"[=3DAskolia]), •F6ÎH[=3Daskos] being th= e Greek equivalent of uter.(1883m1)

$H Utet. Egypt

Utet. "Green." A mystical being who is mentioned in the CXth chapter of the Ritual of Dead. (1876c1)

$H Uti Rogas.

R. A voting formula affirmative of the proposition in debate, written on the ticket in the abbreviated form V. R. for uti rogas (as you propose).(1883m1)

$H Utnas. Egypt

Utnas. Or Tlas. The fourth king of the second Thinite dynasty of Egypt. He reigned seventeen years. (1876c1)

Tlas. Another name f= or Utnas, an early king of Egypt. (1876c1)

$H Utricularius.=

R. (from uter). A performer on the= bag‑pipe.(1883m1)

$H Utriculus. Diminutive of U= TER (q.v.).

$H Utte-dum-mari. Chaldaea

In Chaldean astronomy the name of an unidentified star. (1876c1)

$H Utu. Egypt

An Egyptian amulet in the shape of a sceptre. It was usually made of feldspar. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Utu-altar. Chaldaea

In Chaldean astronomy an unidentified star. (1876c1)

$H Utu-cagaba. Chaldaea

Utu-cagaba. "Light of the White Face." In Chaldean astronomy one of the seven stars of the week. (1876c1)

$H Utug. Akkad

In Accadian mythology the name of a specific class of evil spirits or demons which afflict mankind with diseases. (1876c1)

$H Utultar. Chaldaea

Utultar. "The Light of the Heavenly Spark."= ; In Chaldean astronomy the name of the deity Marduk as the planet Mercury, in= the month of Iyyar. (1876c1)

$H Uuhetu. Egypt

The mother of Sebek-hotep II. of the XIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uuhetu. Egypt

Uuhetu. Surn= amed Fent. A princess of Egypt, the daughter of Sebek-hotep II. and his wife A= nna, of the XIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Uupeka. Egypt

An unidentified Egyptian town, which was sacred to the worship of the deity Osiris. (1= 876c1)

$H Uwaja.

The ancient Persian name of the kingdom of Elam. (1876c1)=

$H Uwakhshatarah.

A king of the Medes, who is mentioned in t= he Behistun inscriptions of Darius, and is by some wri= ters believed to have been Cyaxares. (1876c1)=

$H Uxians.

An Aryan people inhabiting Susiana. (1876c1)

$H Uz.

A district in Arabi= a, probably the same which was known to the Assyrians as Hazu, which see. (1876c1)

$H Uza. Egypt

Ouza. Or= Uza. The Egyptian name of the symbolic= al eye of Horus. It is supposed originally to have had an astronomical import. (1876c1)

$H Uzal.

A province of Yemen, in South-western Ara= bia, where is now situated the town of Sana. (1876c1)<= /span>

$H Uza-rans. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the = wife(?) of Psen-maut. (1876c1)

$H Uzat. Egypt

See EYE, THE SACRED.(1902b1)

$H Uze.

A town in South-eastern Assyria which was conquered by Assur-nazir-pal. (1876= c1)

$H Uznu.

A city in Palestine, on the sea-coast, which was conquered by Tiglath-Pileser II. (1876c1)

$H Uzziah. A king of Judah

Uzziah. Call= ed also Azariah. In Assyrian, Azriyahu. A king of Judah, and the son of Amaziah, = whom he succeeded about the eighth century B.C. He reigned prosperously fifty-= two years, dying finally of leprosy. Uzziah conquered Elath, on the Red Sea, and subdued the Philistines and some of = the tribes in Arabia Petraea. He formed an alliance with Hamath, but the Hamathites were defeated by Tiglath Pileser II., and their land parcelled= out among the Assyrian generals.(1876c1)