Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1873)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 297
at luminaries, we findthat one star is associated with them, and there isevery reason to believe that it represents Gad, orVenus, that star being still considered by the Arabsas the star of good fortune. Figure 21. The accompanying wood- cut is copied from Lajard,who states that the medallionwas… … read thus % nnnj*?, I n b r b, which I take to denote, at the high place, or sanctuary, (of) the great whilst below the inscription are the bull and cow, emblems of the sunand moon, Osiris and Isis. 277 we Meni] But this inscription may be read in another way,if we give a literal rather than a…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
Internet Archive · Princeton University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
