Architecture, ftudy of, why not cultivated by ancient Irith 462, 464 Aftro ADDITIONAL NOTES. "After these came another fet of people, who were fojourners in Ægypt in the reign of Amenophis. These, says Manetho, chose themselves a leader; one who was a priest of Heliopolis, and whose name was Ofarfiph; and after he had lifted himself with this body of men, he changed his name to Mofes." "The first intruders, add: Manetho, at length conftituted one of their body to be their King, whofe name was Salatis. He built the city of Abaris a name that had fome relation to the ancient theology of the nation) and placed in it a garrison of two hundred and forty thousand men." The learned Bryant, in his obfervations on the ancient history of Egypt, has clearly proved that these Royal Shepherds (as the Greeks called them) were distinct from the Ifraelites and prior to them; and were also called Aurita; a name he thinks derived from aur, fire, i e. Fire-worshippers. As to the first name, Hukfos, which Eufebius writes Hukouffos, I think it plainly appears to have been Scythian, derived from the Irish Oc, or Oic, a prince, and Efs, a fhip: that is, our Southern Scythians who navigated the Egyptian hips, and had fettlements in Ægypt, as the foregoing history has fhewn) were called Oic-Efs, or Ship-commarders. We have also thewn that Aorth in Irish is a fhip, (Introd. p. xxxvii) and that Cadis (or the Ship-ifland, p. 58,) was called Erytha by the Greeks, from the Irish or Scythian Aorth-aoi, i. e. the Ship-ifland; I conjecture, they called themselves in Egypt Aorthi, that is Shipmen, Mariners, whence Aurita. Abaris was also a Scythian name, fignifying the Father of Holinefs, from Ab father, and Iris religion, faith. Aftrology, firft taught by the Chaldees Atlantes, Scythians B • Page 221 3 Baile and Clann, Irish words, of Oriental origin 378 329 faith. Salatis is a Scythian word fignifying a Ruler, from Slat a rod or fceptre. To this let us add, that they dwelt in Oman on the fea-coaft of Arabia (p. 137); that they were settled there, according to ancient hiftory, when the Ifraelites paffed the Red Sea, and alfo in Pihachiroth in Ægypt; thefe circumstances coinciding with the etymology of the names Hukfos and Aurite, in my humble opinion ftrengthen the conjecture that the Royal Shepherds of Ægypt, fo called by the Greeks, were our Oic-Efs or mariners, mistaken by Manetho for Oc-oife, or Royal Shepherds, that is, a Prince of Sheep; and fuch a mistake might readily occur by Jofephus was not Manetho referring to the Scythian Language. fatisfied with this explanation of Manetho, and deduces the name from an etymology more agreeable to his own opinion, supposing it to fignify a Captive. The Egyptian word Erhoti, mariners, fhipmen, might alfo have been written Aurite by the Greeks. It is univerfally allowed that the Greeks have corrupted and confounded the writings of Manetho, fo that we have good authority for deviating from them in the Etymologies of the names of this body of obfcure people who over-run a corner of Ægypt. And we are told that Manetho extracted his history from certain pillars in Ægypt, whereon inscriptions had been made by Thoth, in Hieroglyphic characters: how far all this is to be depended on, the Reader may judge, from Mr. Richardfon's learned Differtation on Oriental Languages. Bard, of Britain, shoved out of office by the Irish Drui Bard, etym. of the name Bearla, etym. of the word Belgi, Bolgi, Fir-bolg, why fo called Bithynia, why fo named Bible, not to be found in Hebrew characters (b) Britain peopled before Gaul when firft inhabited deriv. of the name Britons, ignorant of the manuf. of glass Bramins study the Chaldæan language read Chaldaic books Brigantes, or Ship-people, etym. of the name Page 411, 424 425 ib. xxviii 10 lx iii 410 xvii XX 157, 222 xxiij XXX, 55 (b) There are many Jews in China. One of the city of Caifamfu, capital of Honan, told Father M. Ricci, at Pekin, that the city whence he came, contained twelve thousand families. That they had there preserved the PENTATEUCH, written upon Rolls, which they held in great veneration. The Jew in pronouncing fome Hebrew words differed much from our inanner. It were to be wifhed Ricci, or fome other Miffionary, had been fufficiently acquainted with the Hebrew, to have compared our copies of the Pentateuch. These Jews are certainly defcendants of the Ten Tribes, carried away into captivity, and difperfed over the East. F. Ricci fhewed this Jew the Bible of Philip 2d, printed by Plantin in the Chaldee characters, (ufed of late by the Jews) and the Jew knew the characters, but could not read them.-May we not suppose these Jews use the old Hebrew letter, fo long loft to all the Hebrews. (See Eufeh. Renaudot's Remarks on Abu Zeid al Hafan's Voyage to China, p. 168. See alfo F. P. Bayeri, De Numis Hebr.-Samaritanis.) Bri Brigantes were Celtes Breber, Shiloa or Showiah of Africa, curious account of language collated with the Irish understood by the Welch ufe the Irish cry at funerals Bull, why the conftellation of Taurus Page ib. 53 102 115 103 112 541 C Cadis, the Ship Island why fo named or Caras (c), the Ship Island Cadmus, a Scythian, the Niul of Irish hist. Cai (d), in Perfic, and Ke or Ce in Irish, a Prince or Magiftrate Canaan, a merchant, in Heb. and Irish Caper Cheroth of Irish hist. Pihachiroth of Scripture Caledonia, etym. of the name 58 16 100 263 145, 181, 550 37 275 xvi xvii 401 xxviii 430 398 Ceanin Cioniuda of the Irish; facrificium poft partum mu lieris oblatum Cepheni and Chalybes, Chaldees fo called ADDITIONAL NOTES. (c) What does Caros King of Ships? (Fingal, an ancient poem, p. 110.) Caros, fays Macpherson, was probably the ufurper Caraufius, who defeated Max. Herculius in several naval engagements, which gives propriety to his being called King of Ships, in the poem. (d) Hence the Magiftrates of the Isle of Mann are called KEYS. P. 550. Chadreanak, Chadreanak, Irish name of Carthage Clann. See Baile. Coll, the Irish Mercury, Chaldee Kolis Page 39 476 286 35 480 Dagdae of Irish hift. a Chaldæan, taught letters to the Daghda-rath of the Bramins Dance, facred, of the ancient Irish Deutronomy, C. xxxiv. 9, explained by the Irish langu. Diomruch, a Chaldee word. See Laibe Caille. Deities of the Pagan Irish, of oriental origin Dorites of Gaul, Scythians from Phinicia Drui, an Irish priest, Daru of the Perfians 481 55 198 Druid, etym. of the name Irish, foretels coming of the Meffiah of England, of Irish origin 411, 416 199 399 Erinich and Albanich, deriv. of the names xiv 273 Erythrus, |