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TAS, TAX OR DIAS IN VEDAS, EGYPT & BRITAIN 353

litanies, where he is hailed as “‘ Divine leader, the Heand as the protector of “‘ the Goat-

Goat’! (Indara) ; man = (7.e., Goth).

Fic. 7o.—Tascio cr Taxi as ‘‘ Daxa,”’ Fic. 69.—iascio in Egypt as Vedic Hindu Creator-god. “ Resef,”” or Corn-Spirit. (After Wilkins.)? Note his Goat’s head, and stending in field of Food-Crops and giving his blessing.

(After Renan,)* Note his Goat’s head chaplet and handled Cross-of-Life, and Spear.

The spelling of the name “ Tascio”’ on Briton coins is also parallel in its variations to the variations in the HittoSumerian and Sanskrit and in the Phcenician and Greco-

Phoenician coins.

Thus in Briton coins the name is spelt Tas, Tasc, Tasci, Tascio, Tascia,> Taxci,* Tevi, Tascif,? Tascf,* Tasciovan, Tasciovani, Tigiio,® Dias,*° Deas, Deascio.11 In Sumerian Taxi, Takhi or Dias, also Ta-xu,!2 Tas, Tuk or Duk. In Hittite

1 Elim., C.UW-.A., 2, 55, 314. and S.H.L., 284, 446; cp. M.D., 271. *Cp. S.F.L., 447. Sigga-ni+-“‘ man,” and Sigga=‘‘ Goat.”

3 Hindu: Mythology, 309. HGASISY 3y, 2ysh * See Fig. 67. SE C.B:, 5, 9: 7See Fig. 62, 5 .CBS PL toyz ihe sere Si

10 Figs. A and B.

11 Brit. Num. Jour., rg1z2. P. Curlyon-Britton, 1-7.

* Br., 4052, and significantly it is written by character for “ Wing’’ or Hand Bird, i.e., ‘‘ The Winged Michael.” A variant Tig-xu (hitherto read TiS-pak) is ‘* The Bird Messenger of God.”’