Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volum 11

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Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society, 1879
Most years contain the Proceedings and Annual report of the society.

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Pàgina 25 - Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language ; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
Pàgina 24 - On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded...
Pàgina 24 - That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan ... the palace, - 3 -In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants ; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him...
Pàgina 34 - a daughter, whom her father has decked in gay attire, ' when the sacrifice is already begun, to the officiating ' priest, who performs that act of religion.
Pàgina xxvi - Edward Thomas, FRS— Notice of the Scholars who have Contributed to the Extension of our Knowledge of the Languages of British India during the last Thirty Years. By Robert N. Cust, Hon. Librarian RAS- AncientArabie Poetry: its Genuineness and Authenticity. By Sir William Muir, KCSI, LL.D. — Note on Manrique's Mission and the Catholics in the time of Shah Jahan.
Pàgina 74 - And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped there by the waters.
Pàgina 34 - The seizure of a maiden by force from her house, while she weeps and calls for assistance, after her kinsmen and friends have been slain in battle, or wounded and their houses broken open, is the marriage styled Racshasa.
Pàgina 24 - Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine...
Pàgina xxiv - She must not let herself be led astray by mediums and divineresses and enter into an irreverent familiarity with the gods, neither should she be constantly occupied in praying. If only she satisfactorily perform her duties as a human being, she may let prayer alone without ceasing to enjoy the divine protection.
Pàgina 180 - A name is given to an infant immediately on its birth. The name is derived from some trifling accident, or from some object which had struck the fancy of the mother, or any of the women present at the child's birth. Thus, if the dog happened to be near on the occasion, the infant is probably named Kelab (from kelb, a dog...

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