his daggers in it; to the common man it served the purpose of
keeping in place the cloth which he wore round his body. According to
Herodotus, it was also universal in Babylonia to carry a seal and a
walking-stick.

Special costumes, differing considerably from those hitherto described,
distinguished the king and the priests. The king wore a long gown,
somewhat scantily made, but reaching down to the ankles, elaborately
patterned and fringed. Over this, apparently, he had a close-fitting
sleeved vest, which came down to the knees, and terminated in a set of
heavy tassels. The girdle was worn outside the outer vest, and in war
the monarch carried also two cross-belts, which perhaps supported his
quiver. The upper vest was, like the under one, richly adorned with
embroidery. From it, or from the girdle, depended in front a single
heavy tassel attached by a cord, similar to that worn by the early kings
of Assyria.

Tho tiara of the monarch was very remarkable. It was of great height,
nearly cylindrical, but with a slight tendency to swell out toward the
crown, which was ornamented with a row of feathers round its entire
circumference. The space below was patterned with rosettes, sacred
trees, and mythological figures. From the centre of the crown there rose
above the feathers a projection resembling in some degree the projection
which distinguishes the tiara of the Assyrian kings, the rounded, and
not squared, at top. This head-dress, which has a heavy appearance, was
worn low on the brow, and covered nearly all the back of the head. It
can scarcely have been composed of a heaver material than cloth or felt.
Probably it was brilliantly colored.

The monarch wore bracelets, but (apparently) neither necklaces nor
earrings. Those last are assigned by Nicolas of Damascus to a Babylonian
governor; and they were so commonly used by the Assyrians that we
can scarcely suppose them unknown to their kindred and neighbors. The
Babylonian monuments, however, contain no traces of earrings as worn by
men, and only a few doubtful ones of collars or necklaces; whence we
may at any rate conclude that neither were worn at all generally.
The bracelets which encircle the royal wrist resemble the most common
bracelet of the Assyrians, consisting of a plain band, probably of
metal, with a rosette in the centre.

The dress of the priests was a long robe or gown, flounced and striped,
over which they seem to have worn an open jacket of a sim