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xiv PREFACE.
Alphabet of Letters. — For that this was one
of the first at least, is not the moil ancient
known way of inscribing the memory of past
adions to posterity, not only in Egypt but
in moil other the untutored Nations of the
world, has, I think, been evinced with great
force of reason and hiilorical probability by the
learned Mr. Warburton in the 2d Vol. of his
Divine Legation of Mofes.
Thus, in the Inilance before us, according
to this imitative, or pidure-manner of writing,
when they intended to express Ofirisy they
would naturally attempt the Figure of a Man,
adding thereto an Eye and Scepter, in order to
denote his Power together with his great skill
and vigilance in the art os Government. The
exceeding usefulness of the Ox in all the ser-
vices os life, rendered this animal another very
expressive Symbol or Representation of that
good and benevolent Prince, to whole care and
continual labour for the common good they
owed so many Angular advantages. The Hawk
and Serpent would denote other his excellent
Qualities, according to the notions they enter-
tained of these Creatures — Ifis, the wife and
constant assistant os Ofiris in all his under-
takings, could not be better charaderized
than under the iimilitude of a Cow: as the
watch-
Alphabet of Letters. — For that this was one
of the first at least, is not the moil ancient
known way of inscribing the memory of past
adions to posterity, not only in Egypt but
in moil other the untutored Nations of the
world, has, I think, been evinced with great
force of reason and hiilorical probability by the
learned Mr. Warburton in the 2d Vol. of his
Divine Legation of Mofes.
Thus, in the Inilance before us, according
to this imitative, or pidure-manner of writing,
when they intended to express Ofirisy they
would naturally attempt the Figure of a Man,
adding thereto an Eye and Scepter, in order to
denote his Power together with his great skill
and vigilance in the art os Government. The
exceeding usefulness of the Ox in all the ser-
vices os life, rendered this animal another very
expressive Symbol or Representation of that
good and benevolent Prince, to whole care and
continual labour for the common good they
owed so many Angular advantages. The Hawk
and Serpent would denote other his excellent
Qualities, according to the notions they enter-
tained of these Creatures — Ifis, the wife and
constant assistant os Ofiris in all his under-
takings, could not be better charaderized
than under the iimilitude of a Cow: as the
watch-