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118 SCIOPTICON MANUAL. of Osiris, under the form of a bull. It was into this form of idolatry that the Israelites were so constantly lapsing, termed in Scripture, the Worship of the Golden Calf. PHARAOH'S BED, PHIL^E. —This temple is almost per- fect; it never had and never was intended to have a roof. It is one of that class termed Hypoethral temples, from their being open to the sky. Its name, Pharaoh's Bed, is derived from a tradition that Osiris was buried at Philse, and from this it was that the Egyptians were in the habit of swearing by him who lies at Philae. SCULPTURED GATEWAY. —This is a good illustration of the way in which almost all parts of the buildings were covered with inscriptions. The large figures on this doorway were originally painted in bright colors, and on some of these, patches of the original paint still re- main. TEMPLE EDFOU. —This is perhaps the best specimen extant of the pylon of the Egyptian temples; it is up- wards of one hundred feet in height, but a considerable part of the base is covered up with sand, which has also almost filled up the area of the temple. In this part the valley of the Nile is wider than in many places; it varies from about ten miles in width to only enough to allow of the passage of the river. Many of the temples are built close to the waters of the sacred river. TEMPLE OP KALABSHE, NUBIA. —The space inclosed within the ruins of this temple is covered with sculp- tured figures, among which the most remarkable is the representation of a human sacrifice, where the victim, whose whole clothing consists of a scanty waist-cloth, is on his knees with his hands tied behind his back.