ly kingdom on the same plan becomes significant and the distribution
of races figured by Mr. Hewitt assumes utmost importance. The
representation of the four races by "tribal triangles," is of special
interest when collated with the Egyptian sign for city or state and the
pyramid, the building of which I have several times alluded to as an event
facilitating, symbolizing and commemorating the foundation of a
quadruplicate state (pp. 220 and 221).

ARABIA.

"In the land of Arabia, of the irrigating and building Minyans and
star-worshipping Sabaeans, the land of the Queen of Sheba, or the number
seven (sheba) ... a fresh confederacy was formed, to rival that of the
Kushite mountain of the East ..." (Hewitt, p. 291).

It is significant that among the Sabaeans the seven-day period prevailed.

ASSYRIA.

Seven directions of heaven and earth, seven territorial districts, seven
mountains, seven kings, seven-staged towers, seven year and day periods,
etc., pp. 328, 348 and 358.

Four-god cities, square cities, square four-storied towers, four cities,
four regions or provinces, four-fold power embodied in king wearing cross,
tetrarchies (?).

EGYPT.

Seven classes of people, seven districts, seven-day period, pp. 300 and
375.(137)

Quadruplicate division of capital and state, four fields of heaven, p.
372.

Sacerdotal group consisting of 12+1=13 individuals, p. 437.

Division of the country, at one time, into twelve parts (Ast).

CHINA.

Seven Manchurian tribes, p. 302.

Four provinces, four mountains, four seas, p. 286; four classes of seven
each, p. 292.

At the summit of the present administration in Pekin, Four Grand
Secretaries, two of whom are Manchus and two Chinese.(138)

Twelve districts, p. 292.

ANCIENT JAPAN.

The "Seven divine generations," each consisting of a god and goddess.

Four classes of people, 2x4=8 holy quarters, eight great islands.

Imperial council of twelve divided into the higher council of five called
Golosew="Imperial Old Men" and the lower council of seven members termed
Waka Tosiyori="Junior Old Men" (Chambers' Encyclopaedia). The imperial
council, with the emperor, thus constituted the sacred thirteen.

PERSIA.

Seven divisions of Cosmos, seven regions, seven spirits personifying
celestial bodies and moral qualities.

Ancient confederacy of Iran consisted of six kingdoms grouped around the
central royal province, "situated under the pole-star," and called
Kwan-iras