LXI. How They Designate a Ruler of the World
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Hieroglyphics of Horapollo, tr. Alexander Turner Cory, [1840], at sacred-texts.com
LXI. HOW THEY DESIGNATE A RULER OF THE WORLD.
Again when they would
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signify and designate a king who rules the world, they delineate the same SERPENT, and in the middle thereof they represent a LARGE HOUSE, and with reason for the royal abode from him - - - - - - in the world.
Footnotes
I. After the king's name has been once or twice given in an inscription, a serpent seems to be sometimes substituted.II. From Belzoni's tomb.
III. Golden house or palace.—Sh. 380.
IV. King's house or palace.—Sh. 379.
V. God's house or temple.—Sh. 371.
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