Sistrum

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·- An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.

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sistrum
sīstrum, i, n., = σεῖστρον, a metallic rattle which was used by the Egyptians in celebrating the rit...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
sistrum
sīstrum ī, n , σεῖστρον, a brazen rattle, Isisrattle (used by the Egyptians, esp. in the festivals ...

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