 ... right. The order in which the characters were to be read, was shown by the direction in which the figures are placed, as their heads are invariably turned towards the reader. A single line of hieroglyphics—the dedication of a temple or of any other...  Elements of Precise Surveying and Geodesy - Page 40by Mansfield Merriman - 1899 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
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...— the dedication of a temple or of any other monument, for example — proceeds sometimes one half from left to right, and the other half from right to left ; but in this case a sign, such as the sacred tau, or an obelisk, which has no particular direction,... | |
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...which are known as the broken twills. We get them from the regular twills by running the twill one-half from left to right and the other half from right to left. In the first we have a six- end twill, up for one and down for five ; the first three ends are lifted... | |
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