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according æra alphabet ancient animals antiquity applied authority body celestial stems ceremony character China Chinese language cloth Confucius customs death deities denote derived designated divine duties dynasty earth Edition Egyp Egypt Egyptian Egyptian hieroglyphics Egyptian numerals elements emperor empire existence favour Fcap female filial five Greek Han dynasty heart heaven hence Herodotus hieroglyphic honour Horapollo human idea ideographic imperial INDIANENSIS influence intercourse majesty male marriage MDCCCXX means medium Mencius ment mind ministers mode moral native nature object officers original parents perfect persons practice prince principles province Ptolemy punishment racters reason reign rendered represent rites sacred sacrifices sages sect sentiments SIGILLUM silkworm sincerity sound sovereign species spirit superior superstitious Supreme Ruler symbols taels Tartar term theory things throne tion universe University of Giessen VERITAS virtue virtuous words worship writing Yin and Yang