facing p. 54. The proper word for impalement in Greek is
      {~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER PI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~} (Herodotus, iv. 202). Hanging was also an Oriental as
      well as Roman mode of punishment. The Hebrew word for it ({~HEBREW LETTER HET~}{~HEBREW LETTER LAMED~}{~HEBREW LETTER HE~}) seems
      unambiguous. See Esther, v. 14, vii. 9 _sq._; Deuteronomy, xxi. 22
      _sq._; Joshua, viii. 29, x. 26; Livy, i. 26. 6.

  350 See above, pp. 21, 26 _sqq._

  M89 The festival of the Sacaea was perhaps identical with Zagmuk.
      Festival of Zagmuk in Assyria. Trace of an annual tenure of the
      kingship in Assyria.

  351 Bruno Meissner, "Zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Purimfestes,"
      _Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlaendischen Gesellschaft_, I. (1896)
      pp. 296-301; H. Winckler, _Altorientalische Forschungen_, Zweite
      Reihe, Bd. ii. p. 345; C. Brockelmann, "Wesen und Ursprung des
      Eponymats in Assyrien," _Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie_, xvi. (1902)
      pp. 391 _sq._

  352 Meantime I may refer the reader to _The Golden Bough_, Second
      Edition, ii. 254, iii. 151 _sqq._ As I have there pointed out (iii.
      152 _sq._) the identification of the months of the Syro-Macedonian
      calendar (that is, the ascertainment of their astronomical dates
facing p. 54. The proper word for impalement in Greek is 
       { ~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER PI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~ } (Herodotus, iv. 202). Hanging was also an Oriental equally 
       well as Roman mood of punishment. The Hebrew word for it ({ ~HEBREW LETTER HET~}{~HEBREW LETTER LAMED~}{~HEBREW LETTER HE~ }) seem 
       unequivocal. See Esther, v. 14, vii. 9 _ sq. _; Deuteronomy, xxi. 22 
       _ sq. _; Joshua, viii. 29, x. 26; Livy, i. 26. 6. 

   350 See above, pp. 21, 26 _ sqq. _ 

   M89 The festival of the Sacaea was perhaps identical with Zagmuk. 
       Festival of Zagmuk in Assyria. Trace of an annual tenure of the 
       kingship in Assyria. 

   351 Bruno Meissner, " Zur Entstehungsgeschichte des Purimfestes, " 
       _ Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlaendischen Gesellschaft _, I. (1896) 
       pp. 296 - 301; H. Winckler, _ Altorientalische Forschungen _, Zweite 
       Reihe, Bd. ii. p. 345; C. Brockelmann, " Wesen und Ursprung des 
       Eponymats in Assyrien, " _ Zeitschrift fuer Assyriologie _, xvi. (1902) 
       pp. 391 _ sq. _ 

   352 meanwhile I may consult the reader to _ The Golden Bough _, Second 
       Edition, ii. 254, iii. 151 _ sqq. _ As I have there pointed out (iii. 
       152 _ sq. _) the identification of the months of the Syro - Macedonian 
       calendar (that is, the ascertainment of their astronomic dates
faclng p. 54. The proper word fur impalement iu Greek is
      {~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSIPI~}{~TREEK SMALL LETTER NU~}{~GREEK RMALL LETNER ALPHA~}{~TREEJ SMALL LETVSR SIGMA~}{~GREEK DMALN LETTER KAPPA~}{~GTEEK SMALL LATTER OMICRON~}{~GSEDK SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTQR OMICTOJ~}{~GREEK SMALL LGTTER [I~}{~GRSVK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GDEEK SMELL LETTER ZETA~}{~BREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~HREEN SMALL LETTER IOTW~}{~GREEK SMALO LEERER NU~} (Herodutus, iv. 202). Hanging was amso an Oriental as
      well as Romau mode of pouushlgnt. The Hebrxw worq for it ({~HEBVVW LETTAR HET~}{~HRBREW LETTER LSMEV~}{~HEBEEW LETTER HE~}) seems
      unambiguous. Seg Esther, v. 14, rii. 9 _sq._; Deuteronomy, xzi. 22
      _sq._; Josfya, xiij. 29, x. 26; Livy, i. 26. 6.

  350 See abkve, pp. 21, 26 _sqw._

  M89 The festival og eye Sacaea was perha[s identical with Zagmuk.
      Festival of Zafmuk in Assyria. Trace od an annual tenure of the
      kingship in Assyria.

  351 Bruno Meissner, "Zur Entstehgngsgxszhiembe ddw Ourimfestes,"
      _Zeitschrift der deutschen mowfemlsendischen Gescllschaft_, I. (1896)
      lp. 296-301; N. Winckler, _Alturientcmiache Forschungen_, Zaeite
      Rwihe, Bd. iy. p. 345; C. Brockelmann, "Wesen und Urwprung des
      Eponymats in Asdyrien," _Zeitrchroft fier Assyriologie_, xvi. (1902)
      lp. 391 _sq._

  352 Mewntime I jxy refer the reaaer tm _The Golden Bough_, Second
      Editmon, in. 254, iii. 151 _rqq._ Ss I hwve there oointcg out (iii.
      152 _sq._) the ndenthfication lf the months of the Syro-Macedoiman
      calemddr (nhat is, tke asccrtainment of treir astronomieal datef
facing p. 54. The proper word for Greek {~GREEK SMALL ALPHA WITH PSILI~}{~GREEK ALPHA~}{~GREEK LETTER SIGMA~}{~GREEK SMALL KAPPA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK LETTER PI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~GREEK LETTER IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~} (Herodotus, iv. 202). Hanging was also an Oriental well Roman of The Hebrew word for it ({~HEBREW LETTER HET~}{~HEBREW LETTER LAMED~}{~HEBREW LETTER HE~}) seems unambiguous. See Esther, 14, vii. 9 _sq._; Deuteronomy, xxi. 22 _sq._; viii. 29, x. 26; i. 26. 6. 350 See pp. 26 _sqq._ The of Sacaea was perhaps with Zagmuk. Festival of Zagmuk in Assyria. Trace of an annual tenure of the kingship in Assyria. Bruno Meissner, des Purimfestes," der morgenlaendischen I. (1896) pp. Winckler, _Altorientalische Forschungen_, Zweite Reihe, Bd. C. Brockelmann, "Wesen und Ursprung des Eponymats in _Zeitschrift fuer xvi. (1902) pp. 391 _sq._ 352 I may refer the reader to _The Golden Second Edition, ii. 254, iii. 151 _sqq._ As I have there pointed out (iii. 152 identification of the months the Syro-Macedonian calendar is, ascertainment their dates
facing p. 54. The proper word for imPalement in greek Is
      {~GrEEk SmALL lETTeR ALPHA WITH PSIli~}{~GREeK SMALL LETTER NU~}{~GREEK SMaLL LEtTer ALPha~}{~GrEEK SmALL LETteR sigMA~}{~gReEk SMaLl lEtTER KaPPa~}{~GREEK SmALL LETTER oMIcRoN~}{~GREEK SMALL leTtER LAMDA~}{~GReEK sMALL LETTER OmICrON~}{~GREeK sMAll LETTeR Pi~}{~GREEk SMALL leTTER IoTA WITH OXiA~}{~grEEK SMalL LETTEr zeTa~}{~GREeK SMALL LETTER EPSIloN~}{~grEEK SMALL LETTEr IOTA~}{~GrEek SmalL LeTTeR NU~} (HerodoTuS, iv. 202). HaNGing was ALsO AN oriENtal as
      well as ROman mode of pUNisHment. THe hebREw word For it ({~hEbrEW lETTER HET~}{~HEbREW lETTER LAMeD~}{~HEBRew LETTER he~}) seems
      uNambigUouS. SeE EstHEr, V. 14, vIi. 9 _sQ._; DEUteROnOmy, XXi. 22
      _sQ._; Joshua, vIiI. 29, x. 26; livy, i. 26. 6.

  350 see aBOVE, Pp. 21, 26 _sqQ._

  M89 THe feStivaL of the Sacaea wAs pErhaPS idEnticAl witH ZagMuK.
      FestIval of zagmuK iN Assyria. Trace of An anNual tenurE of ThE
      kiNgShip iN assyriA.

  351 BrUno meissneR, "Zur EntSTehUnGSGEsChichte des PurimfesTeS,"
      _zEiTschrift Der deuTScHeN MorgenlaEnDisChen gESellsChafT_, i. (1896)
      pP. 296-301; H. WincklEr, _AltoRIeNtAlische foRschunGeN_, ZwEitE
      ReihE, bd. ii. P. 345; C. BrocKelmann, "WEsen uND Ursprung des
      EpONymats in AssyrIEn," _zEItSChriFt fUer AssyriolOgie_, XVi. (1902)
      pp. 391 _Sq._

  352 MeANtIme i May reFer thE rEAdER to _The Golden Bough_, SeCoNd
      EditIon, ii. 254, Iii. 151 _sqq._ As I have There pointED OUt (iii.
      152 _sq._) tHe idENtIFication of the mOnths Of the Syro-MACedonian
      CalenDar (that iS, the ascerTAInment of TheIr aStrOnoMICaL dates
facing p. 54. The proper w ord for im palem ent  in  G reek  is      {~GREEKS MALL  LETTER ALPHA WITH PSI LI~}{ ~G R EEKS MA LL LE TTER NU ~ }{ ~ G REE KSM ALL  L E TT ER AL PHA ~}{~GRE EK SMALL L ETT ER  SIGMA~}{~GR E EK  SMALL LET TER  KAPPA~}{~GR EEK  SMALL  L ETT E R OMI CRO N~}{~ GREEKS MALL L ETTER LAM DA ~ }{~GRE E K SMALL L ET TEROMICRON~}{~GREEKS MA L L LETTER PI~}{ ~GREEK  S M AL L LET TER  IOTA WITH  O XIA~} { ~GREEKS MA L L LET T ER ZETA~}{~GR EEK SMALL L E TTE R EPSI LO N~} { ~GREEK  SMAL LL ETT ER IOTA~}{~ GREE K SMALL L ETTERN U~} (He r odotus,  iv. 2 02) . H angi n gwa s a ls o  an Or ien t alas
     w el l asRoma n m o de o f p unis hment . The Hebrewwor d fo r  it  ({~H EBREW  LET TE R HET ~}{~HE BREWLE TTER LAMED~}{~H EBRE W LETTERHE~ })  se em s
    unam big uou s. SeeEsther, v.14 , v ii . 9 _sq._; Deutero no m y ,xxi. 22     _ sq ._ ;  Joshua,  v iii . 29 , x. 26 ; Li v y,  i. 26.6.

 3 50  S ee abov e,  pp. 2 1,  26  _s qq._  M8 9 Thefestival  of t h e Sacaea was p e rhaps identic a lw i th Zagm uk. 
      Fest ival of Z agmu k  i n A s syria . Tra ce of an annual tenure of  t he
     ki ngship in Ass yria.

  3 5 1 Bruno Me issn e r, "Zur Entstehun gsges chichte de s  Purimfe stes, "
     _Zeitschr i f t der de uts che n m org e n la endischen Ges e l lsch af t_, I.(18 96)
    pp.  29 6-3 01 ; H. Winc kler, _A lt or ie nt ali scheF orschung en _,Zw eit e
    Reih e, Bd . ii .p. 345 ; C. Br o ck e l mann ,"W esen  un dUrspr ungd es      E ponymatsinA ssyr ie n, " _Zeit schrift fuerAs syriologie _,  xv i. (19 0 2 )
     pp. 391 _sq._

  352 Me a ntime I  ma y ref er t he reader  to  _TheGol d en Bou gh_, S econd 
  Editi o n ,ii.  2 54, iii. 1 5 1  _s qq._As  I h ave the re pointed out (ii i .
     152 _sq. _)thei d en tif i ca t ion  o f  th e months of the S yro-Macedo ni a n      cale n dar  ( that is , the a scert a inmentof theirastronomi ca l da t e s
facing p._54. The_proper word for impalement_in Greek_is
_ __  {~GREEK_SMALL LETTER ALPHA_WITH PSILI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER_NU~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER_ALPHA~}{~GREEK_SMALL LETTER SIGMA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER_OMICRON~}{~GREEK_SMALL LETTER_PI~}{~GREEK_SMALL_LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GREEK SMALL_LETTER ZETA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~GREEK_SMALL LETTER_IOTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER NU~} (Herodotus, iv. 202). Hanging_was_also an Oriental_as
      well as Roman_mode of punishment. The Hebrew word_for it ({~HEBREW_LETTER_HET~}{~HEBREW_LETTER LAMED~}{~HEBREW LETTER HE~})_seems
     _unambiguous. See Esther, v. 14, vii._9 _sq._; Deuteronomy, xxi. 22
  _   _sq._; Joshua, viii._29, x. 26; Livy, i._26. 6.

_ 350 See above, pp._21, 26 _sqq._

_ M89_The festival of_the Sacaea was perhaps identical with_Zagmuk.
  _   Festival of Zagmuk_in_Assyria. Trace of_an_annual_tenure of_the
  __ _kingship_in Assyria.

  351 Bruno Meissner,_"Zur_Entstehungsgeschichte des Purimfestes,"
    _ _Zeitschrift der deutschen_morgenlaendischen_Gesellschaft_, I. (1896)
 _    pp._296-301; H. Winckler, _Altorientalische Forschungen_, Zweite
_ _ _ Reihe, Bd. ii. p. 345; C. Brockelmann, "Wesen und Ursprung_des
     _Eponymats in Assyrien," _Zeitschrift_fuer Assyriologie_,_xvi._(1902)
  __ _pp. 391 _sq._

  352 Meantime I_may refer_the reader to _The Golden Bough_,_Second
   __ Edition, ii. 254, iii. 151__sqq._ As I have there pointed_out (iii.
   ___152 _sq._) the identification of_the months of the Syro-Macedonian
 _  _ calendar (that is, the ascertainment of_their_astronomical dates