Note 1377 — Chapter I · TORTURE IN EGYPT AND ASIA.

See the translation of the Amherst Papyrus by Chabas, Mélanges Égyptologiques, III.e Serie, T. II. p. 17 (Sept. 1873). The interpretation of the groups relating to the hands and feet is conjectural, but they unquestionably signify some kind of violence. M. Chabas qualifies this passage as highly important, being the first evidence that has reached us of the judicial use of torture in Egypt. The question has been a debated one, but the previous evidence adduced was altogether inconclusive.