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The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo

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How a Man Who is Tardy in Moving With His Feet

When they would symbolise a man who is tardy in moving with his feet, they delineate A CAMEL 1; for this is the only animal which bends the thigh, whence it is called κ?μηλος 2, a camel.

Footnotes
147:1 It is a singular fact, that in a country like Egypt, where Camels must have been abundant, there is no known instance of a Camel among the existing sculptures, hieroglyphics, or paintings. Bonomi.
147:2 κ?μηρος, Al.