Ahaseurus takes his signet off his hand, and gives it first to Haman, and again to Mordecai : and Herodotus notices that each of the Babylonians wore a seal-ring. The Greeks and Romans had their rings curiously engraved with devices, and that cast by... The Bakhtyar Nama: A Persian Romance - Page 149by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Daqāyiqī - 1883 - 232 pagesFull view - About this book
| Hindus - English drama - 1835 - 450 pages
...periods commonly used in the East. Ahasuerus takes his signet off his hand and gives it first to Hainan and again to Mordecai ; and Herodotus notices that...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. Thus also in the Demagogues of Aristophanes : — " Demi/*.... | |
| John Garrett - Hinduism - 1871 - 978 pages
...applied. Seals or signets of this kind were from the earliest periods commonly used in the East. Ahaseurus takes his signet off his hand, and gives it first...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. — WILSON, Works, XII, 163, Animisha — One whose eyes do... | |
| John Garrett - Hinduism - 1871 - 980 pages
...periods commonly used in the East. Ahaseurus takes his signet off his hand, and gives it first to Hainan, and again to Mordecai : and Herodotus notices that...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. — WILSON, Works, XII, 163. Animislia — One whose eyes do... | |
| English drama - 1871 - 430 pages
...notices that each of the Babylonians wore a seal-ring. The Greeks and Romans had their rings curiouslj engraved with devices, and that cast by Polycrates...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. Thus also in the Demagogues of Aristophanes : — Nip. I will... | |
| John Garrett - Hinduism - 1873 - 174 pages
...applied. Seals or signets of this kind were from the earliest periods commonly used in the East. Ahaseurus takes his signet off his hand, and gives it first...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. — WILSON, Works, XII, 163, Animisha, — One whose eyes do... | |
| John Garrett (director of public instruction in Mysore.) - 1873 - 174 pages
...applied. Seals or signets of this kind were from the earliest periods commonly used in the East. Ahaseurus takes his signet off his hand, and gives it first...the work of an engraver whose name the historian has not thought unworthy of commemoration. — WILSON, Works, XII, 163. Animisha — One whose eyes do... | |
| Edward Balfour - India - 1873 - 1230 pages
...to Hamau and »gain to Mordecai ; and Herodotus notices that each of the Babylonians wore a seal™g The Greeks and Romans had their rings curiously engraved...was the work of an engraver whose name the historian "** not thought unworthy of commemoration. The seal is alluded to, also in the Demagogues of Aristophanes.—... | |
| Edward Balfour - India - 1873 - 1226 pages
...Babylonians wore a sealnog. The Greeks and lîomans had their rings curiously engraved with devices, and 'W cast by Polycrates into the sea was the work of an engraver whose name the historian a« not thought unworthy of commemoration. The seal is alluded to, also in the Demagogues of Aristophanes.—... | |
| prince Bakhtiyâr - 1883 - 302 pages
...property.' " A aiushri/is an officer of the treasury, who authenticates accounts and writings. The dihkiin gave him his signet, in order that he might transact...signature. Amongst the natives of Hindustan, both Miihammadan and Hindu, the seal is engraved with the name of the wearer, and the surface being smeared... | |
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