The Book of Saphah
Mira, - a lamp.
What is the sign of the men ascending the Orugh (the stairs), and lamp and the trees and the black fish?
First Servant: Alas, O Master, we can not make a light; the oil will not burn; the lamps are cold.
The lamps are cold.
The Lords’ Second Book
Because the tribes of darkness cannot be made to understand, behold their souls go out of being as a lamp that is burned out.
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Festa was about to light her new lamp, and when she had done so in the presence of all the people, Frya called from her watch-star, so that every one could hear it: “Festa, take your style and write the things, that I may not speak.” Festa did as she was bid, and thus we became Frya’s children, and our earliest history began.
Then shall the lamp which I have lighted for you never be extinguished.
However, Kalta again missed her aim; for Min-erva, her maidens, and her lamp were all saved by the alertness of the seamen.
His admiral and some of his people saved the lamp and the maidens, but they could not catch Sijrhed (or Kalta).
The landsmen who were fighting were all caught, but Jon with his seamen took refuge on board his fleet, taking with him the two lamps, as well as Min-erva and the maidens of both the citadels.
The Gauls gradually obtained dominion over the whole of Britain, partly because they no longer had any citadel; secondly, because they had there no Burgtmaagden; and thirdly, because they had no real lamps.
The greater part stopped with Min-erva, but the young sailors went with Jon. Jon took the lamp of Kalta and her maidens with him.
Min-erva retained her lamp and her own maidens.
To him a priestess had prophesied that he should become the king of all Italy provided he could obtain a lamp that had been lighted at the lamp in Texland.
According to the report of the maidens, he obtained a lamp from her; but it did him no good, because when he got to sea his ship was lost, and he was taken up naked and destitute by another ship.
Two years afterwards Magy himself came with a fleet of light boats to steal the lamp from the mother of Texland.
As soon as she was well enough to speak clearly, the Magy told her that she must sail with him, but that she should keep her lamp and her maidens, and should hold a station higher than she had ever done before.
After the murder of the mother, he brought the lamp and the maidens into his own ship, together with all the booty that he chose.
Thus the maidens came unhurt to us; but the lamp was extinguished, and no one knew how that had happened.
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The worship consists in the maintenance of a perpetually-burning lamp, foddik, by priestesses, virgins.
Festa was about to light her new lamp, and when she had done so in the presence of all the people, Frya called from her watch-star, so that every one could hear it: “Festa, take your style and write the things, that I may not speak.” Festa did as she was bid, and thus we became Frya’s children, and our earliest history began.
Then shall the lamp which I have lighted for you never be extinguished.
Whenever a citadel is built, the lamp belonging to it must be lighted at the original lamp in Texland, and that can only be done by the mother.
The mother of Texland may have twenty-one maidens and seven assistants, so that there may always be seven to attend the lamp day and night.
They appointed priestesses under their own care, who were apparently under the protection of Festa, our first Eeremoeder, to watch over the holy lamp; but that lamp they lit themselves, and instead of imbuing the priestesses with wisdom, and then sending them to watch the sick and educate the young, they made them stupid and ignorant, and never allowed them to come out.
However, Kalta again missed her aim; for Min-erva, her maidens, and her lamp were all saved by the alertness of the seamen.
His admiral and some of his people saved the lamp and the maidens, but they could not catch Sijrhed (or Kalta).
The landsmen who were fighting were all caught, but Jon with his seamen took refuge on board his fleet, taking with him the two lamps, as well as Min-erva and the maidens of both the citadels.
The Gauls gradually obtained dominion over the whole of Britain, partly because they no longer had any citadel; secondly, because they had there no Burgtmaagden; and thirdly, because they had no real lamps.
The greater part stopped with Min-erva, but the young sailors went with Jon. [99]Jon took the lamp of Kalta and her maidens with him.
Min-erva retained her lamp and her own maidens.
To him a priestess had prophesied that he should become the king of all Italy provided he could obtain a lamp that had been lighted at the lamp in Texland.
According to the report of the maidens, he obtained a lamp from her; but it did him no good, because when he got to sea his ship was lost, and he was taken up naked and destitute by another ship.
Two years afterwards Magy himself came with a fleet of light boats to steal the lamp from the mother of Texland.
As soon as she was well enough to speak clearly, the Magy told her that she must sail with him, but that she should keep her lamp and her maidens, and should hold a station higher than she had ever done before.
After the murder of the mother, he brought the lamp and the maidens into his own ship, together with all [119]the booty that he chose.
Thus the maidens came unhurt to us; but the lamp was extinguished, and no one knew how that had happened.
In the tower hangs the lamp.
In our citadel this is the arrangement: Seven young maidens attend to the lamp; each watch is three hours.
Thus shall Babylon sink
The End of Music and Industry: The sound of music, the industry of craftsmen, and the light of lamps will cease in Babylon.
and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more; and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more; for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.