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XXXVI. HOW THEY DENOTE THE HEART.

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When they would denote the heart they delineate the Isis; for this animal is consecrated to Hermes [Thoth],

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the lord of every heart and of reasoning. The Ibis also is itself in its own shape like the heart, respecting which great discussions are maintained by the Egyptians.


Footnotes

56:2

Ibis, the emblem of Thoth or Hermes.


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