M. Maspero's description of temple--Mr. Rawlinson's account--Psammetchas--Nebo and Thoth--Symbols--The month--Its device--Tablet of Khufu or Cheops-- Hieroglyphically described--Names of gods--Qualities and titles of Thoth--At judgment seat--Sacrifices--Books-- Colleges--Priestess of Thoth--Khufu--Thotmes--Cleopatra's needles--Generations of priests--Gypsies--Hermetic books--The ghosts--Book of knowledge--Its boxes--Magical texts--Amulets--Ritual of the dead--Hall of two truths--Osiris--Confession--Three Writings--King of Sais--The dumb children--Some of the books of Thoth--The temple--Wall pictures--Origin of Atouts. CHAPTER V--NEBO OR NABU 109-123 Chaldean god--Different names--Parent--Wife--Presides at birth and death--Sword as symbol--Assyrian gods--King's temples--Protector--Hymn to Nebo--Borsippa--E-Zida--Great library--Invocations--Titles--Emblems--Stylus--God of Revelations--Nabi, Naypes or prophet--Mr. Chatto's derivation--Early cards in Italy--Planet--Assyrian gods identical with Roman gods--The Moon--The month--Dog star--Sacrifices--Card emblems--Boar--Temples--Cult-- Nebuchadnezzar--All wise--Asshurbanipal--Assyrian invasion--Mingling of cults--Highway of Egypt--Cuneiform inscriptions--Tablets--Texts--Hymn to Nabu--Origin of letters. CHAPTER VI--THE ATOUTS OF THE TAROTS 124-174 Consultation of the divinities--Wave offerings--Prayers-- Priests and Priestess--Hermetic books--Ishtar--Rods-- Jackstraws--Rites--Graven images--Divining arrows-- L'Ombre--Egyptian gods on the cards--Number One--The Pagat--Quotation--Baton de Jacob--Meaning of Rod--Choice of the boy--Lottery Chart--Aleph--Meaning--Bohas and Jakin--Initiation of youth--Tablets of fate--Korean superstitions--Fringes of temple--Numbers or letters-- Number Two--La Papesse--Isis--Emblems--Qualities--Eve-- Derivation of name--de Gebelin--Juno--Emerald Tablet--Mr. Willshire--Juno's worshippers--Ritual of dead--Beth-- Number Three--The Empress--Maut--Attributes-- Significances--Figure--Gimel--Dress--Girdle--Titles-- Number Four--Emperor--Ammon--Daleth--Persian cards-- Titles--Invocation--Number Five--Le Papa--Phthah-- Attributes--Hands--Fatima--Number Five's Meaning--Number Six--Lovers--Cupid--Significance--Vau--Symbolism--Number Seven--Chariot--Mystic meanings--Zain--Arrows--Marked Yes and No--Chinese sticks--Mercury--Pythagoras--The occult seven--Three ages of the world--Seven evil spirits--Hymn to them in Assyric--Seven in the Bible--Other references to that number--Number Eight--Justice--Ma or Truth--The Judge--Attributes--Tiemei--Heth--Ceres--Cups--Number Nine--The Hermit--Aspect--Diogenes--Significance--Rod-- Texts--Typical of shelter--Teth--Number Eight--Rota,