The sacred city of the Ethiopians, being a record of travel and research in Abyssinia in 1893 (1896)
Bent, J. Theodore (James Theodore), 1852-1897, Müller, David Heinrich, 1846-1912, Garson, J. G. (John George) · London ; New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 52
28 THE SACRED CITY OF THE ETHIOPIANS used in the mystical music at the worship of Isis (Ovid, Met. ix. 784). Concerning this instrument, … RATTLE OR ' SISTRUM priests study with such vigour. ^n'o wonder their minds never get beyond the Jack- the-gi ant-killer stage of our childhood. As the trumpet has only one note, so has the Abyssinian flute, the imhilta. To make an Abys- sinian band suitable to escort a great man or perform at a…
