AMYRTAEUS OBELISKS. Two small obelisks of a king of the XXVIIIth dynasty, who revolted against Artaxerxes I., the king of Persia, but was conquered and driven into the Delta. His two obelisks, which are made of dark green basalt, are at present in the British Museum. His name in Egyptian is ^{10} nuter nefer User-mâ·t-Râ-sotep-en-Amen neb taui Amen-rud-Amen-mer The gracious "Strong in Truth, the Sun, the lord of "Amyrtæus, beloved god, chosen of Amen", the two of Amen". countries, AN. The Egyptian name of Heliopolis. ^{51 52 53 56 58 69 91} ANDROSPHINX. A Greek word ([Greek: Androsphinx]), which means "man-sphinx". This is the figure of a lion with the head of a man, and typifies the Pharaoh as the incarnation of divine wisdom. The Egyptian figure of the androsphinx is [glyphs]. ^{46} ANIMALS, SACRED. Zoölotria or animal-worship was carried on extensively in Egypt from the earliest times down to the Christian era. The Apis-bull was sacred to Ptah, the Mnevis-bull to Osiris, the cat to Bast, the cobra or Uræus-snake to all deities, the cow to Hathor, the crocodile to Sebek, the cynocephalus-monkey and the ibis to Thoth, the eel to Tum, the latus-fish to Isis, the frog to Heqet, the hippopotamus to Taûrt, the jackal to Anubis, the lapwing to Osiris, the lion to Sekhet, the ram to Ptah and Khnum, the scarabæus-beetle to Kheper-Râ, the scorpion to Selq, the sparrow-hawk to Horus, the shrew-mouse to Buto, and the vulture to {99}Mut. The worship of these animals was in some instances, however, confined to a province or city, for while an animal would be worshiped in one district, it would be hunted down and killed in another. Some of these sacred animals were also embalmed as mummies, especially the Apis-bull, the ibis, and the cat. ÂNKH. The Egyptian word for "life", written [glyphs]. This refers to terrestrial as well as celestial life and carries with it our notion of "eternal life". The sign resembles the St. Anthony's cross, and is called the _crux ansata_ "the cross with a handle"). It occurs in almost every Egyptian inscription and is represented as the most precious gift of the gods to man. ^{29 46} AN-MENTH. The Egyptian name of Hermonthis. ^{87} AN·T. The Egyptian name of Denderah. ^{88} ANTEF THE GREAT. A king of the XIth dynasty of whom we know almost nothing. He erected a few small obelisks and was buried at El-Assasîf in Thebes. He was a great hunter and delighted in dogs. His name in Egyptian, according to Lepsius, is ^{9 11} suten-kaut? Sekhem-Râ-ap-mâ·t sa Râ Antef-â The king of Upper "The image of the Sun, the Sun's "Antef the and Lower Egypt, the proclaimer of Truth", offspring, Great".