=Precession=, cause of, 124, 126 effects of, 23, 123, 157 model illustrating, 125 =Priests=, Theban, hatred of Set, 319 =Prithivī=, earth god, 7 =Ptah=, connection with Capella, 296 in pyramid times, 329 god of Memphis, 153, 318 personification of, 296 temples of, 248, 296, 317 =Pun-t=, Hak of, 347 land of, 347 possibly in S. Africa, 348 =Put-ser=, meaning of, 174, 175, 178 =Pyramid= builders, 325 -building in 12th dynasty, 338 Isis temples at, 329 of Dashûr, 336 Gîzeh, 82 Mêdûm, 335, 337 Sakkarah, 333 oldest, 369 orientation of, 333 Step, age of, 369 Q =Qebhsennuf=, 147 R =Rā=, eyes of, 280 hymn to, 27 manifestation of, 111 meaning of, 194 sun-god, 25, 26, 35, 227 =Rā=--Tmu--Horus, hymn to, 26 =Rā-t=, symbol of, 290 =Rameses III.=, date of, 135, 184, 221 building of temple T, Karnak, 186 temple M, 115, 214 =Ramessids=, Thoth, sign of, in time of, 269 time of, year used, 263 =Ramesseum=, old month-table at, 141, 275 =Ranke=, 227 =Red= and Green Nile, difference of time between, 240 =Redisieh=, temple of, 208, 341 Set worship at, 310 =Refraction=, 48 =Renouf=, Le Page, 23 =Rhamnus=, temples oriented to Spica, 424 =Rig-Veda=, 38 =Right= ascension, definition of, 52 =Risings.= _See_ Stars and Sun =Rôda=, nilometer at, 234 rise of Nile at, 237 =Rome=, St. Peter's, 96, 102 =Rosetta= Stone, 11 =Ross=, Col., R.E., 237, 241 =Rougé=, De, on Hor-Shesu, 150 Silsilis inscriptions, 263 Mêdûm pyramid, 336 manifestation of Rā, 111 S =Saïs=, 82, 329 =Sakkarah=, step-pyramid of, 333, 337 =Samas=, 377 =Sanctuary=, 102, 340 illumination of, 106 darkness of, object of, 109 =Sargon I.=, King, date of, 360, 369, 403 =Sarzec=, M. de, discoveries at Tel-loh, 369 =Sati=, symbol of, 290 =Sayce=, Ann and Bīl, 364 Asari and Osiris, 384 Eridu, 371 Ía-star, 380 sun-god, Tammuz, 372, 393 =Scorpion=, constellation of, 143, 378, 399, 401, 403 known in pyramid times, 329, 360 =Scott=, Gilbert, on church architecture, 96 =Se-ānχ-ka-Rā's= expedition to land of Pun-t, 348 =Seb=, the god, 33, 35 =Sebak-Rā=, 25 =Sekhet=, goddess, 31 symbolised γ Draconis, 290 statues of, at Thebes, 290 =Semneh=, temple at, 311, 351 =Seneferu=, Dashûr pyramid, 336 King, title of, 346 Mêdûm pyramid, 335 temple foundations, 354 =Senti=, 174 =Sept=, 196 =Serk-t= = Antares and α Centauri, 358 in pyramid times, 329 symbol of, 290, 329 =Sesheta=, goddess, 29, 173, 175